Review

If U2 crossed over to the dark side.
Poppier than many of their peers, Gene Loves Jezebel wrote textural, melodic songs that glistened with icy guitars and echoed with wailing vocals. The band formed in 1981, and enjoyed its greatest chart success in the late '80s. Voodoo Dollies chronicles the group's growth from the lunging beats and desperate yodels of "Upstairs" to the ringing guitars and head-bobbing chorus of "Sweetest Thing." But whether droning like Bauhaus or shimmering like U2, Gene Loves Jezebel always imbue their music with a distinctive element of menace.