Drugstore return with a new single on September 7. Their comeback will be a source of stress for me, as the forthcoming album will be their third. I don't think you can become truly comfortable with a band until album number four. The debut is obviously stressful because it's their FIRST TIME. Who knows how it's going to turn out? For the second album they have to conquer the sophomore jinx. When the third album comes out, it's a question of whether or not the first two were lucky accidents (and the band is now passe) or if they're really in it for the long haul. I recall being nervous as hell when Spiritualized's "Ladies and Gentlemen..." was released, for despite the fact that the first two Spiritualized albums were outstanding, I was deathly afraid of the post-sophomore letdown. It would have partially invalidated the previous five years of listening to them, for how could I say their name with my head held high if I knew they had gone to crap? Well, Drugstore have reached that exact stage in their career. Their eponymous debut was, quite simply, the best debut album since Joy Division's "Unknown Pleasures". The follow-up, "White Magic For Lovers" was a fine album, but for various reasons (i.e. a colour-by-numbers fascination with the production on Radiohead records, happy songs, etc.) it was a noticeable step down from it's predecessor. The third album will settle the following question once and for all: are Drugstore one of the most talented bands in Britain, or was their debut album merely one of the biggest flukes in the history of recorded music??