Afghan Whigs: Congregation (Sub Pop/All formats)

YOU THINK the world is f—ed? Take time out for a long, hard constitutional inside your own heart, friends, and chances are things won't look any prettier. At least, this is the message from the Afghan Whigs, who channel their fascination for the less inhibited aspects of human behaviour into a blues-grunge attack that's become more refined since 1990's variable Up In It, yet still heightened in potency.