Caesars 2003 debut, “39 Minutes Of Bliss (In an otherwise Meaningless Universe)” was a well-crafted exploration of mod culture.

Yet, between the sharp guitars and snotty vocals was an organ-driven, dance-happy track tucked four songs into the record that stuck out like a sore thumb. Despite all the promise the record’s dozen songs showed with the in-your-face rock ‘n’ roll, “Jerk It Out” was the album’s best song.

It was the best, not in spite of sounding different, but because it sounded different. It offered a glimpse of the focused, restrained potential the band had bubbling beneath its hardened surface.

Flash forward two years and one iPod commercial to “Paper Tigers.”

Slightly calmer, but by no means calm, the sophomore release from the Swedish foursome lets that aforementioned potential burst through the surface.

Ironically, tucked four songs into the record, is that same organ-driven, dance-happy track the band didn’t even bother to re-record.

Again, it is the album’s best. But this time the song, that stood out drastically two years ago, blends nicely among the other 12.

It blends in because Cesar Vidal sounds happier this time around. Instead of sounding pissed off at a world not listening to his extroverted guitar band, he sounds like a man introvertedly content giving the world music it can tap its feet to while simultaneously rocking out to blazing guitars and blasting drums.

It blends because, despite featuring the traditional drum, bass, guitar format, Caesars has learned to expand its song structure beyond the typical verse/chorus crutch.

Most of all, it blends because it is a great song. And instead of sounding like it was recorded on a whim, intentionally sounding foreign to the record, “Jerk It Out” now works as a compliment to an album as near-perfect as its flagship tune.

And if history repeats itself, it’s a great song we should get to hear on the next Caesars record as well.