Arkansas Heat

VINYL FORMAT. New album from the Olympia-by-way-of-Arkansas transplants. They really do sound like a vaguely punker, female- fronted version of George Thorogood and the Destroyers. At its growliest, Beth's voice recalls Danzig's early solo work. And, in keeping with a current trend, this is a bassless outfit. Though Nathan (no, they don't have last names) holds his own on guitar, the sparse setup wears out quickly. There's only so much sonic dynamic you can wring out of one barely varied blues-riff and Spartan drumming.