The Dirtbombs, Dan Sartain, Terrible Twos

Detroit's Dirtbombs are back with their first full-length in five years. That's big news for Mick Collins fans; they're more obsessed than a wolverine devouring a pack of rancid pork chops. Of course, the guy sounds a little older, a little less aggro these days. We Have You Surrounded, the band's latest, trades the sandpaper punk-soul of High Octane Salvation-era Dirtbombs for more of a quirky indie funk/disco-wave aesthetic. On tracks like "Sherlock Holmes" and "La Fin Du Monde" (great beer), Collins and his buddies rely more on mood and atmosphere than sweaty groove research. It's a pretty nifty album overall, although it's not nearly as mind blowing as his work with the Gories. But hey, how many classic records can one man produce? With Dan Sartain and Terrible Twos. Neumo's, 925 E. Pike St., 709-9467. 8 p.m. $12 adv. JUSTIN F. FARRAR
Tue., May 13, 8 p.m., 2008