Looking for the legitimate heir to Junior Senior and Electric Six? Doesn’t seem like you need to go much further than the Lotterboys who give disco-punk with the lyrics to match a good name. “Heroine,” featuring the couplet “I’m her fantasy / She’s my reality,” is the ultimate love story: both parties are completely enamoured of one another, don’t seem to know why the other one likes them, but still get off anyway. Actually, that’s a pretty good description of why I like a song that features a heavy backbeat, grinding guitars, and a singer that sounds like a glammier Frank Black. Luckily (?), B-side “Superdope” breaks the reverie: superdope being an adjective for a panty-sniffer.

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[Todd Burns]