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High Llamas Lollo Rosso (V2/BMG) Sean O'Hagan's heavenly pop machine gets worked over by the likes of Cornelius, Kid Loco and Mouse on Mars. 9 (RB) Shudder to Think First Love, Last Rites Soundtrack (Epic/Sony) STT writes and plays behind the voices of Jeff Buckley, Liz Phair, Robin Zander... Soul, doo-wop, pop, more! 8.5 (CY) Anoushka Shankar Anoushka (Angel) Ravi's little girl proves that she's no slouch on the sitar, either. 8 (RB) Various Bustin' Loose (Wall of Sound/Koch) Propellerheads and E-klektik lead a barrage of dumbass big beat (frat-house? Gyp-hop?) fun. 7.5 (RB) Joyce Astronauta (Blue Jackel/FusionIII) A bossa Brazilian tribute to Elis Regina, warmly abetted by Joe Lovano, Mulgrew Miller and Renee Rosnes. 8 (LD) Rhythm Activism Jesus Was Gay (G-7 Welcoming Committee) Jesus was gay? Who said that? Norm Nawrocki or Cartman? 6 (CY) Various Bad Boy Greatest Hits Vol 1 (Bad Boy/BMG) Some certified classics, but most of it we've heard way too many times to even think about buying again. 6 (SC)
Jonny Lang Wander This World (A&M/PolyGram) The Club Med of blues. 3 (JC)
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