Sixteen Stone, Bush, LP Jeff York Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

sliding on emphatic trap beats and making his lyrics hit harder than the snare drums

author of Rise of the Red HandNafiza Azad

rescued the manuscript from obscurity

released on March 14

Sixteen Stone, Bush, LP Jeff York Connie NielsenUnder the guidance of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley the kings of early '80s British pop Bush turn in an album that follows all the rules and sounds of American hard rock, specifically Nirvana and Pearl Jam. The group's two major hits, "Everything Zen" and "Little Things," are slick, assured professional replications of Nirvana's trademarks, but Bush also have a flair for big hooks and in Gavin Rosedale, a front man who has movie star charisma, all