I never saw this beauty coming. After a ten year hiatus Tesla return with a supersonic rock 'n' roll that somehow slips into the present as if it was from a striking new act with balls. The sound is heavier and breezier, of course, Tesla will always remain universal, but there's an attitude this time round as the band swagger and swoon through a variety of well produced stompers. This is no regurgitation of past glories, instead the band up the anti, creating anthems aplenty but without any type of cheesiness, instead throwing out a ballsy rock groove that could actually stand alongside Beautiful Creatures, Saigon Kick, but more so Kik Tracee, although it doesn't have the sharpness of BC or alternative colours of SK, this is still a revitalising record. The middle section features two toned down jams which sway with acoustic splendour, but what you must really marvel at is the band's ability to remain in time, and I guess that's why the album is called 'Into The Now'. It's a bold statement from a band who have gone from being consistently good to now very cool. I'm sure this won't go unnoticed with the Tesla fans, but as always, the tragedy is, will the mainstream overlook such a decent record ?
8/10
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