Sometimes all it takes is an album like Jet's debut, Get Born to restore your faith in Rock and Roll. Comprised of the brother tandem of Nic and Chris Cester, this Australian quartet brings the goods with just a bit of Oasis-like insouciance and swagger and plenty of the no-nonsense rock tradition once forged by a couple of other brothers from down under - the Youngs of old (Angus and Malcolm).

Jet takes their name from the Paul McCartney song, but their approach is far more akin to the Stones than it is The Beatles. Jet trades on no-frills, straight-ahead blues-based rock and roll with AC/DC as their touchstone and guiding light. Cam Muncey and Mark Wilson round out the foursome and brother Nic struts his stuff with a natural, born-to-be-a-rockstar, stage presence that reminds of yet another brother outfit that they also bear a certain likeness to, The Black Crowes.

Get Born was produced by Dandy Warhols' knob-twister Dave Sardy and here he relies on the strength of the band's live sound and solid material. Sardy pretty much elects to steer clear of any extraneous electronic dabbling in favor of tough, but clean production that occasionally swells to climactic grandeur a bit like Verve here and there. Moments that allow the end user to show off their stereo system. Jet is manna from heaven for the Rock and Roll purist.

While there's nothing particularly original about what Jet does, they borrow from good sources and don't make any bones about it. And despite everything I've mentioned above, they do manage to nicely balance the hard rockers with enough softer, more melodic tracks. The Oasis-like "Radio Song," proves that Cester can croon as well as he can attack a song with his perfectly gritty rock voice and there are several other down tempo tunes that give Get Born an impressive amount of variety. "Look What You've Done," "Move On," and "Come Around Again," are great tunes that I like just as much as their hard-stomping rockers.

Often times a band will come along with a great breakthrough single like "Are You Going to be My Girl," which lures you into buying a CD that finds the hit surrounded by alot of crap and filler. Not the case here - you won't be taking Get Born back to exchange for cash or credit. Nor does this debut peter out towards the end - the last two tracks, "Lazy Gun' and "Timothy" might be the best songs on the record. Trust me this is an album that will get your blood pumping, your foot stomping, and is solid from top to bottom - Jet passes their freshman test with flying colors.