Mirror / Messenger

No matter how far they go out of style, electric guitars will never go out of style. There’s something about rock that connects to our primal urge as well as the childish desire to do nothing but have fun and play. Wayne Rogers and Kate Village long ago tapped into this impulse and have been measuring out the days, months and years of their career with massive guitar solos and songs that can barely contain them. They put out four Major Stars albums as a quintet and one previous album as a sextet, but this sixth one captures the sound of the triple-guitar-headed Major Stars beast best. With lead-singer Sandra Barrett leading the non-side-length tracks with her brassy pipes (and threading fluidly through the epic songs), Mirror/Messenger is spin-ready classic rock at the ready — and if you don't believe us, check out one of the tour dates coming down fast in the east and midwest in late November and December. If ever a group was meant to be seen, heard and generally experienced live and LOUD, Major Stars are it.