Our picks (L) and pans (R) of the minute.

hi 5/low 5
July


Hi-Five

Lida Husik

Fly Stereophonic (Alias)

This collection of strummy, mid-'60s pop tunes are so breezy you won't need a convertible to feel the summer wind blowing through your hair.

 

Luna

Pup Tent (Elektra)

On their fourth album, Luna take their hypnotic, Velvet Underground sound to new spellbinding heights, weaving much more texture into their sonic waves than usual.

 

Radar Bros.

Radar Bros. (Restless)

Argue with your friends over whether the Radar Bros. sound more like Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr. or Palace. Regardless of who's right, this CD is sure to get those bedroom brooders bopping.

 

Various Artists

Deep Concentration (OM)

This two disc music/CD ROM set features 12 tracks from some of the most prominent hip-hop DJs and also includes a home computer mixing station that enables you to drop dope samples over phat, pre-recorded loops. Aw Yeah!

 

Various Artists

Show & Tell (Which? Records)

Fire up the bong for a goofy compilation of punk bands covering TV show themes. The Meatmen's "Green Acres," Squirtgun's "Welcome Back, Kotter" and Weston's "WKRP In Cincinnati" will turn your world on with a smile.


 

Lo-Five

Pat Benatar

Innamorata (CMC/BMG)

Love may be a battlefield, Pat, but this album of acoustic rock evokes thoughts of massacre.

 

Masters of Reality

How High the Moon: Live at the Viper Room (Malicious Vinyl)

If this kind of two-bit avant-grunge is typical fare for the Viper Room, it's little wonder so many L.A. hipsters wind up outside that club, face down in a pool of their of own vomit. It's probably a byproduct of overwhelming disgust.

 

Sugartooth

The Sounds of Solid (DGC)

When a sample of Rudy Ray Moore, a.k.a. Dolemite, blows away the rest of your album you know you're macking is lacking. Even the Dust Brothers production can't bring a shine to Sugartooth.

 

Styx

Return To Paradise (CMC/BMG)

Needless to say, a live, double-CD cruise with the captains of "Come Sail Away" is a return to '70s schlock hell.

 

Vibrolush

Vibrolush (Interscope)

When we first saw the Vibrolush album we were going to warn local band Vibrolux that they might have to change their name if Vibrolush gets popular. Luckily, Vibrolush's Nirvanabe tunes are so tired and dated, Vibrolux can rest easy. Phew.


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