Josh Homme, better known as the one constant member in rock darlings Queens Of The Stone Age, is one of those men who can make things cool simply by looking at them. He's also the kind of man who will make even the most decidedly heterosexual male rock fan question which side his bread is buttered on, and we take it as a given that about 99% of the straight female population of the world want to have his babies, all of whom will presumably be born making the devil horns hand gesture and wearing black sleeveless romper suits. Ever the prodigious artiste, he's teamed up with the similarly hot and extravagantly-moustached Jesse Hughes for this side project, recording this - their second album - with the help of such illuminati as Brody Dalle, Jack Black, Mark Lanegan and Dave Grohl.

Like John Spencer's Heavy Trash, the canon plundered for this stretches from voodoo rock and roll, bluegrass, rockabilly, heavy metal and retro surf rock. Throughout, Homme's unmistakeable holler is perfectly complemented by deep, dark, shuffling and all-out roaring instrumentation from a posse of stars at the very top of their games. Tracks like Cherry Cola are redolent of QOTSA at their most radio-friendly but it's when they go a little off-centre - such as the AC/DC-esque I Like To Move In The Night, the Spencer-esque Don't Speak, or the maraca-heavy Cramps-lite Solid Gold - that they really shine. It's pure rock, but just about accessible enough to appeal to new listeners. Listen to this on your iPod and you can probably just about justify wearing that Skynyrd t-shirt you brought from Topman in the sale.