And Now... The Runaways

And Now... The Runaways feels like the lights coming up in a hazy club after the party has officially ended. It is a record of transition, capturing a band that has outgrown its initial teenage-rebel marketing and is grappling with the reality of adulthood and internal friction. With Cherie Currie gone, Joan Jett steps fully into the spotlight, providing a vocal grit that anchors the album in a more traditional hard rock and proto-punk territory. The sound is heavier and more muscular than their earlier work, yet it possesses a strange, polished sheen that suggests they were ready for the arenas they would eventually conquer as solo artists.

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