Last year, NYC garage-punk mainstays the Mooney Suzuki started edging into the mainstream by landing an opening slot on the Hives tour and scoring TV airplay on both a stylish Nike commercial and The Osbournes. Now frontman Sammy James Junior and company have got themselves a major-label deal, the first fruit of which is this enhanced reissue of their second album, which was originally released a year ago on the indie label Gammon.

Produced by Jim Diamond (White Stripes), the disc combines youthful energy with retro smarts. The first single, " In a Young Man’s Mind, " might be the best summary yet of the new generation’s garage-punk ethos: " In a young man’s mind/It’s a simple world/There’s a little room for music/And the rest is girls. " Sammy and guitarist Graham Tyler are masters of the trash-pop riff, and the rhythm-section members stumble over one another in ecstasy. The Mooney Suzuki aren’t above sophistication: the mod vocal harmonies on " It’s Not Easy " are a highlight, and the tender heartbreak of " Oh Sweet Susanna " is punctuated by acoustic guitar and handclaps. Even the two instrumentals on what they lovingly refer to as " Side Two " are too much fun to be considered filler.