The Afghan Whigs - "Do to the Beast" (Sub Pop) (rating 8 of 10) It's been 16 years since the band released "1965," but "Do to the Beast" is, in many respects, exactly the album you'd expect to follow. For all of its typically dark subject matter, "1965" lightened things up after the bleak, violent "Black Love." Jealousy and murder took a backseat to sex and desire, and the band basically invented an unparalleled mix of fiery rock guitars and cool grooves. It also continued the band's exploration of bigger arrangements, with guest musicians as important to the album's sound as the four Whigs themselves. "Do to the Beast" returns to the guilt, jealousy, betrayal, and revenge that Dulli will...
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