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Juno All Your Friends 7" (Magwheel) Slint and Chavez ride into a spaghetti western on a Tortoise. Not for the attention deficit set. 8 (JC) Scaramanga Seven Eyes Seven Horns (Sun Large/St. Clair) A lyrical monster on the loose, Scaramanga (Sir Menelik) re-invents himself. Not for kids! 7.5 (SC) Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails Greasing the Star Machine (independent) Ex-Lowest of the Low leader looks up to roots, rumba, swing--the old hybrid thing. 7 (CY) Depeche Mode The Singles 81-85 (Mute/Warner) Enough with the singles, remixes and tributes, already! Give us some new stuff! 7 (LM) Various Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 5 (Compost/Fusion III) Frosty, ultramodern J-word jams. Sharp, smart, but light and ever so safe all the same. 6 (RB) Dig Life Like (Universal) "Life like" is a nice idea, but being alive is better. 5 (CY) B*Witched Self-titled (Epic/Sony) How does a Dublin quartet distinguish themselves in the overpopulated world of girlie pawp? Stick a fiddle in it! 4 (CY)
Fish Kettle of Fish (Roadrunner/Attic) The term "shooting fish in a barrel" takes on a whole new mental picture. 3 (JC)
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