Crystal Method: Tweekend (2012)

On 1997's Vegas, the Crystal Method's whirring, soul-flecked big beat was such a kick even the Gap employed one of its cuts in an ad. Their overdue second album offers more of the same -- nice if one wants to hear gummier variations on the first disc's ''Busy Child,'' but not so interesting if one expected something fresh after such a long time. The slinky vocoder rave-up of ''Over the Line'' breaks the monotony, but charmless, clubfooted collaborations with ex-Rage guitarist Tom Morello and Scott Weiland make this a semi-lost Tweekend.