Len Price Three "Rentacrowd"

"Rentacrowd" from the album Rentacrowd

The Len Price Three hail from the Medway Towns in the U.K., and released Rentacrowd under the Wicked Cool Label last year. Coming off hot from their well received debut, Chinese Burn, the trio from Medway manage to keep the energy high throughout their sophomore effort. They play a sort of Who-meets-Kinks garage pop rock, and keeps things short and sweet. They blow through a baker's dozen worth of tracks in about a half hour, managing to keep everything short and sweet. Upbeat, quick, and sharp seems to be the order of the day with the Len Price Three.

The album is really strong, and it's hard for me to find a song that I did not enjoy. "Rentacrowd", "If I Ain't Got You", "No Good" and "With Your Love" are all favorites, but it's hard not to find time for the rambunctious energy of "Girl Like You". The peppy ballad, "Julia Jones", also has a lot of charm. That said, songs like "Mesmer", "Cold 500" and "Australia" sound like a calm within the storm, and were a bit less appealing. I was left eagerly anticipating the return to the next foot-stomping track.

Some might say that they are simply derivative and unoriginal, but this isn't about reinventing the wheel. There is nothing new in rock n' roll, and sometimes performing and sounding great trumps attempting to sound original. The Len Price Three manages to do just former, and in the process, a bit of the latter. I honestly would not be surprised if this band hit it big.

"With Your Love" from the album Rentacrowd