Reclaiming the word "pop" from the song-doctors and lip-synchers, Sally Crewe's economical take on the new/old wave recalls the vintage Kinks, classic Motown, labelmates Spoon, countrymen Squeeze?if not an expansive, more powerful version of the mean rock machine she unveiled on 2003?s ?Drive it Like You Stole It?. Produced by Sally and Pat Collier and mixed by Crewe and Jim Eno, ?Shortly After Take-Off? is an equal parts tuneful/artful, smart and funny crystalization of Yorkshire-born Crewe?s melodic world-view. There are cameos by Kimberley Rew (Soft Boys, Katrina & The Waves) and Josh Zarbo (Spoon), but we?re only dropping their names in lieu of paying them.