Tom Petty and the HeartbreakersMojo

Smoky, loose, and live in one room. Petty traded his pop sheen for greasy after-hours blues-rock, cut at The Clubhouse with no overdubs. Mike Campbell's guitar snarls through the heavy stomp of "I Should Have Known It," "Jefferson Jericho Blues" kicks off on wailing harmonica, and "First Flash of Freedom" stretches into a slow-burning Allman-style jam. Their first record as a band in eight years, and the most road-tested swagger in the catalog. Drop the needle and let it sprawl.