There's been something of a trend for guitar trios coming out of Scandinavia in recent years. First, Scorch Trio blew the doors off with their explosive blast of free-fusion, making it possible for Bushman's Revenge to roll through with their slightly more swinging take on jazz-rock. Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad's trio is notably different again – and not just because she and bassist Ellen Brekken are rare feminine presences in a decidedly macho environment. The best tracks on this debut capture a swaggering blues-rock with curling riffs not unlike early Rush's take on Led Zeppelin-style cock-rock. Elsewhere, she touches on the funky fusion of John McLaughlin's Fourth Dimension, powered by Brekken's nimble bass, and she does a pretty convincing metal pastiche too, with drummer Ivar Joe Bjørnstad's slothful 4/4 hi-hat summoning Black Country doom. But it's on the more overtly ‘jazzy’ tracks that she's least persuasive, providing tasteful shading and slightly safe solos that somehow lack spark. Just let the woman rock, already.