The Damn Truth

This Is Who We Are Now

If the meeting story of The Damn Truth’s frontwoman Lee-la Baum and guitarist Tom Shemer suggested tree-huggery to come (“We were both totally naked at a music festival”), this smashing highlight from third album Now Or Nowhere confirms the Vancouver band as a heavier prospect. Producer Bob Rock (Metallica, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith…) adds a little Black Album muscle to the dirty jangle, and Shemer’s off-kilter solo is something to hear, but it’s Baum’s flayed twang that commands an indelible chorus that feels like you’ve known it all your life.