Love and Rockets have always had a penchant for the sins of the flesh. And while their lyrics sometimes border on the cartoonish with their over-the-top fantasies, the songs themselves are irresistibly catchy. The English trio's sixth album, Sweet F.A., is a return to the Love and Rockets sound found on the late-'80s efforts Express and Earth Sun Moon, with many of Sweet F.A.'s songs combining...

Bands that cough up a big racket are as common as cold sores these days, but not too many rock groups know about silence. Love and Rockets, three refugees from an excessively pretentious early-Eighties outfit called Bauhaus, utilize the space between noises in a way that's subtle and maybe even unique. You've heard the elements of Express before – off-center Brit-accented vocal harmonies,...