Jim McNeely Tentet Group Therapy (Omnitone) This vastly underappreciated pianist/composer leads some of New York's finest through an array of quirky charts. 10 (LD)

Luomo Vocalcity (Forcetracks) Minimal techno guy does vocal stuff, and does it really, really well. 9 (CH)

Twigs Epicure (Endearing) Nicely crafted, indie rocking, heavy shoegazing tunes by a female-led pack of Norwegian-Brits. 7.5 (LC)

Le Duc Célébration (Nutone/Nettwerk) Digital mondo-mysticism in the vein of Banco de Gaia--less grandiose, perhaps. 7 (RB)

The Prayer Boat Polichinelle (Atlantic/Warner) Beautiful but sometimes maudlin and over-polished pop showcasing the rich vocals and songwriting of Ireland's Emmett Tinley. 7 (LC)

Jon B. Pleasures You Like (Sony) Is it just me, or does anybody else think that the "B" stands for Babyface? 6.5 (GD)

Various Hellhound On My Tail: Songs of Robert Johnson (Telarc) Taj Mahal, Pinetop Perkins and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown almost save this from being completely embarrassing. Almost. 6 (JC)

Stevie Nicks Trouble in Shangri-La (Reprise/Warner) Sounding like a hungover Bette Davis these days, Nicks enlists Sheryl Crow to co-produce a doomed comeback, and presumably blow coke up her ass as well. 2 (RB)

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