While rock n’ roll is always changing and evolving, sometimes it’s just as refreshing to hear a band throwback to the sounds that built the foundation of the genre. Oakland’s The Helltones do this with a flair and panache that makes the songs on their latest album, Medusa, exquisitely timeless. Stirring up a pot of garage rock, doo-wop, lounge, R&B and soul, the group mines gold from the past while never losing track of modern hooks.