In Brief
* * 1/2 Gutterball, “Gutterball,” Mute. Grunge is where you find it, and basement tapes don’t have to come from an actual basement. L.A. rock- noir auteur Steve Wynn huddled with rock duo House of Freaks and some cronies in a converted Virginia barn, generating spirited garage-rock and raising many a toast to the spirits of Neil Young, Dylan and the Stones. It pays the price for its spontaneity, coming up pretty uneven, if occasionally inspired.
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