I've been avidly listening to Matthew Sweet since his days with The Golden Palominos, so I was excited to hear his new band (with Shawn Mullins and Pete Droge), The Thorns. I've been listening to their new CD for a few days now and it's growing on me. There are a couple of great tracks and a couple of very good ones, plus a couple bland throwaways. Overall, I like it a bunch.