Tim Presley's return for his sixth album as White Fence finds him for once in a proper studio, with Ty Segall behind the controls for a second time and Drag City footing the bill for the first time. Apart from that For The Recently Found Innocent is as recognisably a White Fence record as any of the previous five & comfortingly so.

One of the highlights at last year's Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht, Presley & his touring players delivered a joyfully souped-up take on all things '60s beat & garage. His abilities as a songwriter run the whole gamut of styles from back in the day so whilst For The Recently Found Innocent does have its pounding, floor-filling tracks ('Arrow Man', 'Paranoid Bait') there are also lighter and more wistful songs redolent of Syd Barrett ('Goodbye Law'), darker gems bringing to mind The Pretty Things ('Anger! Who Keeps You Under?'), Kinks-like wit in the shape of 'Raven On White Cadillac' and the expected numerous nods to US bands of the same era.

What's so utterly enjoyable about this album is Presley's continued habit of starting many songs on notes that sound like they've been going for longer than the record button's been pressed for, lending the whole package a kind of cut and paste aura, as if randomly compiled from a prolific but unknown in their time older group's extensive catalogue. Such an approach could be a disaster for less able practitioners than Presley & Segall and with the wrong collection of songs being used you'd end up with a total dog's breakfast but here it works wonderfully well.  

For The Recently Found Innocent is released on July 21 and available from amazon and iTunes.

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Titling your second album Jaded & Faded hints rather heavily at a loss of love for a career in the recording industry you might think and who could be surprised if a young band have had the desire drained out of them in the face of the increased pressures all acts face nowadays?

Happily though, right from the start of 'Another Day', this is obviously as energetic and feisty a baker's dozen of hardcore tracks as you'll have expected from the Brooklyn quartet (currently they've slimmed down following a parting of the ways with guitarist Mason). 'Off With Your Head' offers up a near-polished and pop-like two and a half minutes of vigour whilst elsewhere The Stupids are vividly brought to mind ('Pretty In The City', 'City's Girl').

Though obviously not likely to go on to the same ultimate lengths that The Horrors have done with their sound there is a definite parallel with the UK band in terms of the retention of the core elements from Cerebral Ballzy's self-titled 2011 debut and their marrying up with a more mature set of production values. Song lengths are still resolutely short and sharp but with the clearer sound overall they arguably punch harder than the first album's contents due to the extra accessibility which that affords the works.

Firmly cementing their place in the firmament of punk worldwide and not solely amongst their native New York's illustrious heritage the band have fully delivered on their earlier evident promise and look set to enjoy a successful time until they need to do it all over again for album number three (which should be a dawdle).  

Jaded & Faded is available from amazon and iTunes.