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On this slickly designed, full-length debut, MEandJOANCOLLINS prove they’re more than just a hard-to-type and cheeky moniker: They’re a full-blown rock & roll spectacle. But in this three-ring circus, the starring role goes to the dual lead vocals of the now-married Bo Barringer and Jen Grygiel. It’s particularly clear in the three re-recorded songs from their EP, like “(I Masturbate) A Little Too Much.” The parity is more clear and the sexual tension is more pronounced. We can’t remember a glam-rock sound that included two vocalists as such, so their updated big sound just seems that much more newfangled. They break from the form just enough as well—like in the dreamy “Typical Asshole.” Love gives more ammo to a Boston band already locked and loaded. Brent Ingram