Cherry Pie

These down boys upped the hooks on their sophomore effort. The title track (catch the subtle imagery on the cover?) has been played to death at this point but the real arresting tunes are tracks two and three. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” may not have anything to do with the book but it’s an effective piece of southern-fried noir nonetheless, and “I Saw Red” shows remarkable empathy towards the significant others of the girls the band took backstage. “Blind Faith” is no “Heaven” but it’s hilarious if you think of it as a prequel to “I Saw Red.”