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Steve Stoll The Blunted Boy Wonder (Novamute/Fusion III) An exceptional bleepcore album. Minimal electronics that aren't boring. At all. 8.5 (MS) Radio Tarifa Temporal (Nonesuch/Warner) From Spain, a mixed bag of old and new, flamenco, Latino, medieval and Arabic elements. It works. 8 (RB) Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire Thrills (Ryko/Outside) Ye olde style folky swing, outzipping the Squirrel Nut Zippers (two of whom play here). 8 (RB) Cows Sorry in Pig Minor (Amphetamine Reptile) Like spending an entire acid trip in a washing machine's spin cycle... repeatedly. 7.5 (JC) Dakota Moon Self-titled (WEA) Fresh, sophisticated urban folk. Think a more credible Hootie times four. 7.5 (GD) Various Shooting Fish Soundtrack (EMI) A completely stupid-fun comp of pedestrian Brit-ish happy-slappy pop music. Bouncy! 7 (MS) Supernova Rox (Amphetamine Reptile) Stuck between tired joke status (see: Gwar) and self-seriousness (see: KISS sans makeup). 6 (JC) Fastball All the Pain Money Can Buy (Hollywood) Fastball? More like softball... three-pitch... t-ball... 4 (CY)
Tadros I'm Gonna Be Somebody (Due Bélier) Aspiring teen idols from St-Hubert. Boys, in the hallowed halls of high camp, you ARE somebody. 0 (CY)
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