The Barracudas is an England-based band with a Canadian lead-vocalist that has maintained an underground rep for over a decade by migrating through various periods of hip retro influences -- surf, folk-rock, garage-grunge, and psychedelia. It's folk-rock that carries the day on the group's latest release. From the opening single "I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday" to the vibrant "She's Alive,"
Wait For Everything is mostly chiming,
Byrds-like guitars and tuneful harmonies. With their new album,
The Barracudas have delivered a tasty, melodic set of music. All that's missing is a bit more of what gives the group's namesake such a fearsome reputation -- a killer instinct.