Some information is in order, then: The D4 are a vigorous quartet from the suburbs of Auckland, New Zealand, who play raw rock that lies somewhere between the Stooges, the Cramps and the Who. Guitarist Dion even spearheads the band's energe...

Lots of bands try to strip away the excess, but singer-guitarist Jimmy Christmas of New Zealand's D4 can't even be bothered with real lyrics -- for most of 6Twenty, he merely barks out variations of "Come on!" and "Rock & roll!" or "Oh, yeah!," then drowns them in a fuzzy guitar blast straight outta the MC5. Meanwhile, his bandmates blitz through their blues-punk-garage-rock playbook on hyperdrive -- when an organ sneaks in during "Ladies Man," it's just...