Those people wetting themselves over BRMC because it reminds them of My Bloody Valentine and Jesus And Mary Chain tend to forget that none of those bands are exactly overburdened with songs. Melbourne's The Sand Pebbles have got the Velvet Underground drone thing happening, they've got the Beach Boys tune thing happening, they've got the shoegazer dream state thing happening. But by jingo, by crikey, they've got songs too. Songs that don't sound the same track by track either. You can have a beach party to Hanging Out, creep yourself out with Ghost Girl and get on the nod to Black Sun Ensemble. This is a very impressive return.

- Bernard Zuel