The debut album by the Pigeon Detectives, 2007's 　　 　　 　　Wait For Me 　　 　　 　　, was a fairly scrappy, almost punky take on the great Britpop revival of the late '00s, full of refreshingly concise two-minute rockers owing much to the 　　 　　 　　Buzzcocks 　　 　　 　　/ 　　 　　 　　Undertones 　　 　　 　　tradition. Unfortunately, the rush-released follow-up, barely a year later, loses most of what was appealing and fun about the debut. The album was produced by 　　 　　 　　Stephen Street 　　 　　 　　, whose work for the 　　 　　 　　Smiths 　　 　　 　　, 　　 　　 　　Blur 　　 　　 　　and more recently the 　　 　　 　　Kaiser Chiefs 　　 　　 　　has made him a major figure in the style, but unfortunately, his production seems uncharacteristically weak, or perhaps it's merely that his briskly efficient sound shows up the inherent weaknesses of the Pigeon Detectives' sound. Indeed, the latter interpretation unfortunately seems more likely, because the handful of manic sub-180-second rockers -- "Say It Like You Mean It," "You Don't Need It," "I'm Not Gonna Take This," etc. -- sound more or less like retreads of the band's earlier singles. Sadly, those songs that try to expand the group's musical focus, like the 　　 　　 　　Oasis 　　 　　 　　-style rocker "Everybody Wants Me" and the dreary 　　 　　 　　Kaiser Chiefs 　　 　　 　　knockoff "Keep On Your Dress," fare even worse, coming off as both derivative and not particularly interesting, the worst possible combination. Oh well, the original spate of Britpop bands had trouble coming up with decent second albums too.