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The Constantines: Steve Lambke Doug MacGregor Bry Webb Dallas Wehrle. The Constantines have done their homework. Of the many influences laced into their fiery raw-edged second full-length for Sub Pop Records one can hear the Pixies the Fall the Replacements and Sonic Youth. It is ironic that a band so firmly entrenched in rock s tradition would announce in their opening song Arizona that they want the death of rock & roll but the Constantines have blended their influences in a compelling authoritative way. The overall punch delivered by this album confirms they ve come to plant a flag of their own. With their raw-throated vocals guitars that alternately chime and crash and songs that range from potent garage rock ( No Ecstasy ) to driving thrash ( Steal This Sound ) to surprisingly intimate ballads ( Saint You ) the Constantines push the right rock buttons. The group is versatile within the realm of their heavy tightly unified sound: They don t miss a beat skipping from the math-rock drone of Young Offenders to the angular nervous blues of Justice (complete with a minimalist synth line). Even given the glut of young post-punk-inspired bands that flooded the scene in the early 2000s the Constantines brand of rock--smart razory and honest--shines with attitude and conviction.