After the belated surprise success of Heart Shaped World, Chris Isaak let four years go by before following that album up. The wait was worth it as San Francisco Days is a magnificent collection of retro-rockers from the king of brood. The title track opens the album with a country flavor, while "Beautiful Homes" explores envy and heartache. "Two Hearts" is a pretty little number and "Can't Do A Thing (To Stop Me)" has a languid, dreamy sound with Mr. Isaak finding the higher end of the vocal scale. "Except The New Girl" has a nice steel guitar passage and "Waiting" is a mournful moaner. "5:15" chugs along with a pulsating guitar and Neil Diamond didn't write "Solitary Man" for Mr. Isaak, but no one has covered a song that was more appropriate for them than this. "Solitary Man" is classic Isaak and he sings it with the verve and it closes this great album on a perfect note.