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Various Popcan: A Refreshing Taste of Pure Canadian Pop (Alert) Roswells, Nines, Punchbuggy... all indie, all hooks, alright. 8 (CY) Various The Jackal Soundtrack (Universal) Great buy alert! Goldie, J. Majik, LTJ with Ani DiFranco, Primal Scream, Black Grape... 8 (MS) The Bells The Ultimate Seaside Companion (Hit It!) Ex-industrialist Chris Connelly continues his quest for the ultimate Bowie ballad. 7 (CY) Soundgarden A Sides (A&M) The inclusion of their early work from the Sub Pop years steers this hits package clear of cheese. 7 (JC) King Kong Kingdom of Kong (Drag City) Slint-er Ethan Buckler's organ-party band break out the streamers. 5 (LE) DJ Company Rhythm of Love (Sony) Paint-by-numbers Europop shoe-ins do serious damage on Alphaville's "Forever Young." 6.5 (MS) Lili Hadyn Lili (Atlantic/WEA) Fiddle me this, fiddle me that, pop violin fluff that falls pretty flat. 5 (RB) The Devlins Waiting (EMI) U2 manqué produced by Lanois manqué (Pierre Marchand) seek songs. Spacious, sunny. 4.5 (CY) The Mavericks It's Now! It's Live! (MCA Nashville) It's country rock! It's boring! 3 (RB)
Rita MacNeil Music of a Thousand Nights (EMI) Ditties culled from her hit TV show Rita and Chins. 1000 (JC)
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