The Vacation
Self-titled
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
In Stores: April 25, 2006

The Vacation’s self-titled debut hits stores in April — a Rick Rubin re-mastered and re-sequenced version of the group’s previously released album, Band From World War Zero (Echo/World’s Fair).

Like Mick Jagger with your mom back in 1971, Rubin turned this album on its head and screwed it sideways. And now with wide release of their self-titled debut, it will soon be obvious to many that The Vacation read every page of the rock ‘n roll playbook and are aiming to write a chapter of their own.

Like The Vines, the Rolling Stones and the Sights, The Vacation partner bright guitar rock with the f-f-f-fresh emotive vocals of a Jagger or Angus with a notably repetitive but rockin’ 11 tracks of swaggering rock.

Tracks of note include The Vines-influenced “Make Up Your Mind,” and AC/DC-influenced “Liquid Lunch.” I’ve also read that this group likes to spit, vomit, break stuff and abuse various substances during live shows. Let’s hope the group has something more original planned before their chapter is complete.

According to the group’s Web site, their tour wraps up today. But I’m positive with this album coming out next month, they’ll soon be on the road again.