THINK LIKE A KEY MUSIC

Just when you thought the world couldn't get any stranger, Ireland's favorite psychedelic physicians have reopened their musical practice. After a 28-year hiatus that had fans checking their calendars (and their medications), Dr Strangely Strange are back with "Anti-Inflammatory" – a remedy for these troubled times that's definitely not available over the counter.

The original Strangelies, now in their (very) early eighties but still carrying a license to thrill, have teamed up with their 'new' boy Joe Thoma (who's only been playing fiddle and mandolin with them since 1980, bless him) to concoct their most potent brew yet. Recorded in a Clonakilty studio under the watchful eye of producer Brian Casey, this album proves that some doctors really do make house calls after all these years.

From Tim Goulding's elegiac "Like Water like Wind" to Ivan Pawle's cattle-herding romance "Drive 'Em Down," each track is a house visit to a different corner of the Strangelies' peculiar universe. And when Tim Booth's "Baby Bunting" rides a Bo Diddley beat into the afterlife, you'll swear these musical medics have found the cure for aging itself.

For those who've been waiting since 1997's "Alternative Medicine" for another consultation, or newcomers wondering what these doctors have been prescribing all these years, "Anti-Inflammatory" is just what the shamans ordered. No referral necessary.