The table has been set for the helium-filled wonders of Velocity Of Sound, the superb new Apples In Stereo album destined to become a career-defining opus. It's all here: from the delightful sweet, 'n' sour hum of lead-off hitters "Please" and "Rainfall" to the Ramones-ish teenage angst and Motors-like power-chord buzz of cleanup men "That's Something I Do" and "Do You Understand?"--followed by the Satanic Majesty of "Where We Meet," with plenty of Brian Wilson and Ray Davies dustings scattered throughout, Velocity Of Sound hits it out of the ballpark every time. Curiously, it's the Apples at their most melodic and noisiest!