Writing bad reviews sucks for me. Sure, if an album is spectacularly horrendous, it can be fun to mercilessly assault the offending musicians with an abysmal review. Usually, though, I just feel rotten about not digging someone else’s art and publicly badmouthing it.

Luckily, I don’t have to worry about that with The Hentchmen's new album, Form Follows Function. This is what good garage rock is all about: loud, rocking guitars; good, occasionally scratchy singing; lo-fi sound. It’s all there.

The Hentchmen know to have a little fun, not only with the music, but also with the lyrics. The songs are interesting and don’t sound generic; they have personality. This is organic-sounding rock, not overly polished, commercial bunk. Go buy the damn CD when it comes out! Rock, readers! Rock!