Martial Solal Dodecaband Plays Ellington (Dreyfus/Koch) A decidedly different look at Ellingtonia. 9 (LD)

Various Spill the Beans (EEC/Fusion III) Nice sample-source tell-all, but 20-second pieces of songs are no damn good. 7.5 (SC)

Kleenex/LiLiput LiLiput (Kill Rock Stars) Reissued complete recordings (1978-83) by these two-name, Slits-y Swiss chicks. 7.5 (LC)

Troublemakers Doubts & Convictions (Guidance/Fusion III) Nonchalant grooves from Marseilles in the now-too-familiar spy-fi/sinister-cinema vein. 7 (RB)

Various SoulJah Story (BMOD) Keep workin', guys, you'll have nappy heads bobbin' real soon. 6.5 (SC)

Good Riddance The Phenomenon of Craving (Fat Wreck) Dear G.R.: Could you please live up to your name? 5 (JC)

Zerodown With a Lifetime to Pay (Fat Wreck) The fuckin' Moffats are punker than these pesky mallrats. 4 (JC)

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