Beach Boyz harmonies and a great hook brighten the raw and fuzzy "Is This The Time?"; NIN, Nature, Sponge and Monkees influences are layered over a full-throttle beat on "Intravenous"; a ravaged Paul Weller is brought to Top 10 life on the ebullent "Out Of The Sunlight"; an edgy, sonic doom is achieved on the frenetic "Shiver"; and a bizarre prog-rock brand of lounge pop is explored on "Crawl Mary."
Sort'a what Bush would sound like with Bob Mould frontin' 'em at times, the highlights on Sterling U.K.'s Monster Lingo come at you fast and frequent.