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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

"Sinner" (Blackheart)

"Sinner" gives anyone doubting Joan "I Love rock 'n' roll" Jett's ability to rock as hard as tourmates half her age on the testosterone-heavy Warped Tour this summer a flying middle finger. The rock icon's first proper full-length release in the U.S. in over a decade, "Sinner" finds the former Runaways member reclaiming the straight up, hook-heavy rock of her youth on songs with frank lyrics about identity, sex and politics. Jett's rough-hewn vocals are as sneeringly sweet yet confidently strong as ever, marking a triumphant comeback for the riot grrl forebear.

-Amber Ray