Last year was a big one for Yuck. In one fell swoop last April, viagra order we learned two things: a new album was on the way (woohoo!!) and frontman Daniel Blumberg had left the group (boo!!). Based out of London, Yuck put our their debut album back in 2011 and began to draw a mixture of Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, and Sonic Youth influences. Critics took notice and the self-titled release ended up on numerous best-of-lists that year.

With the drastic shift in losing Blumberg, fans were left wondering if the (now) shoegaze trio would be able to pull it off. Formerly co-writer and lead guitarist, Max Bloom, was slated in to fill the lead vocal role. While he co-wrote heavily, Bloom only sang on one track off the first release. On 2013’s Glow & Behold, Bloom’s vocals are on every cut. Glow & Behold was met with mixed reviews.

Going into Wednesday night’s Yuck gig at the Sinclair not knowing what to expect as the sound of the sophomore album was described as “Yuck on muscle relaxers” – I kept an open mind. Maybe that one-liner didn’t equate to “bad” or “boring,” just…..”different.”

Yuck might be different,  but they still delivered a hell of a mid-week-pick-me-up for Boston. Some of the edges have been softened but the trio still delivers a set that places you right back in the 90s. Bloom is coming into his own, now finding himself responsible for introductions and light stage banter. “Maybe my British accent will distract you and cover up the fact that I’m not funny,” Bloom chuckled. Don’t worry, Max, I don’t think the majority of Yuck fans (and shoegaze fans, for that matter) expect too much in that department.

While the speaking aspects could use a brush up, Bloom’s singing was on point. He took the lead on almost every track for the night including “Get Away.” At the first chords of the track I felt a bipolarity of “I love this song!” and “Oh no, is it going to sound okay!?” At the close I had a smile on my face and hands in the air. If I hadn’t known the back story, I would have no reason to think that it was ever sung by anyone else.

Later on in the night the band took us back to the “The Wall” for one more deep cut that sadly marked the low point of the night for me. I love Mariko Doi as a bassist but when taking lead vocals on this fan favorite I was left with a sour taste in my mouth.

The rest of the night was filled out with Glow & Behold, which sounded better live than on tape. Standout tracks included, “Middle Sea,” “Rebirth,” and “Operation.” All drenched with appropriate amounts of reverb. I came out of the show with faith restored in Yuck. This was the London group’s first Boston appearance since TT’s back in 2011 and I certainly hope we don’t have to wait that long this next time around.