Jane's Addiction, 'The Great Escape Artist' (Capitol)
October 18, 2011 For their previous temporary-reunion album, 2003's Strays, these dark alt gods created a superslick din seemingly designed for radio, but definitely not your heart. Here, the same three vets (still minus bassist Eric Avery) team with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek and Muse producer Rich Costey with results that slam like vintage, drug-addled scuzzbag rock (opening whammy "Underground," closing raver "Words Right Out of My Mouth"). …
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