Unwritten Law - Here's To The Mourning CDs • Vinyl Records • LPs • Music Albums

the band from its SoCal brethren.

For the lead single, "Save Me," Unwritten Law sensibly called in song doctor Linda Perry, who helps translate their angst into an OC-worthy loser anthem. Elsewhere, Unwritten Law turn to oi-style chants ("F.I.G.H.T."), sunny, multitracked harmonies ("Walrus") and sleazy Velvet Revolver-esque choruses ("I Like the Way"). There's a meat-and-potatoes quality to Here's to the Mourning, but it's more filling than much of the band's previous work.

Here's to the Mourning officially severs the ties to the group's punk-pop of yore. The Unwritten Law of 2005 mix in electronics, crashing guitars and a melodiousness that verges between angry and supremely catchy. "Celebration Song" and the Linda Perry-assisted "Save Me" are radio hits waiting to happen.