For his second album, Elvis Costello fine-tuned his aesthetic by abandoning the California studio cat accompanists of his debut for the more aggressive, quirky and very British Attractions, who would define Costellos sound over the next several years.Where My Aimis Truehighlighted Costellos rootsy influences (the Band, etc.),This Years Modelwholeheartedly embraces the new wave out-with-the-old mindset, favouring tightly wound ferocity over back-porch-isms. Irresistibly catchy, in a twitchy, neurotic, white-knuckled way,This Years Modelis Costello at his edgiest.