Hilotrons come storming back from a five-year album break with a furiously charged, eclectic new release. At Least There’s Commotion’s 11 tracks weave through various genres, tempos, and themes, undergoing a metamorphosis every time listeners think they have the album figured out.

While At Least There’s Commotion begins with the funky, percussion-driven “Venus at My Backdoor,” it quickly shifts towards a traditional rock ‘n’ roll sound infused with some electric modernity. “Runaway Heart,” the album’s first single, is a soulful lament about a lost woman who ran away to the city and “will never be a small town girl.” It is followed by “Not There Tonight,” a simple, mellow tune about an absent lover.

Lead singer Michael John Dubue has a voice eerily reminiscent of Tom Petty, and sometimes, when he sings in lower registers, Bruce Springsteen. It gives the rock songs a traditional authenticity, despite the presence of more experimental sounds. Yet, when the musical content drifts away from the standard rock schema, Dubue takes on an identity that is all his own. This erratic quality is on full display on “Uncontrollable Me/Uncontrollable You,” one of several songs where he belts about strange, modern relationship difficulties.

Fans of Genesis, Vampire Weekend, and fellow Canadians Arcade Fire, will certainly want to give At Least There’s Commotion a listen. The album stays true to its title by avoiding static moments at all costs, always keeping you guessing about which musical direction it will head in next.