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When I was Born for the 7th Time (Luaka Bop)
The title may refer to Hinduism, but the music is an excellent
collage of hip-hop, Cajun, country and new wave influences.
Modus Operandi (Astralwerks)
Fire up the holodeck for some intergalactic drum 'n' bass that
would get even Captain Picard's backside in motion.
Lonely Days EP (Slowriver)
The Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt teams up with his old chum
Christopher Ewen for dreamy, '80s-style synth-pop. Where's a John
Hughes movie when you need one?
The Barn Tapes (Creation)
Holy smokes, Brit-pop that isn't horrendously overproduced? These
free 'n' folky ditties make you want to fly up, up and away.
If You're Feeling Sinister (Enclave)
How can saccharine-sweet music manage to be both snide and soothing?
(Now munch down a handful of Saltines and say that again five
times fast.
The Last Dance of Mr. X (RCA)
Imagine if someone strung together all of the instrumental music
from Beverly Hills 90210. Listen to this and you'll realize Sting had some very good reasons
for breaking up the Police.
Mindset (Noise)
Mindset's opening line: "I saw a painting of your lover on the
wall/ Right next to the Lizard King/ I think it's funny how my
life is put on hold/ Every time I hear the telephone ring." 'Nuff
said.
Fabric (Scrimshaw)
Imagine bad Porno for Pyros. Hold it, that's redundant.
Sex and Anxiety (Egg)
Look, censorship is horrible (yada yada), but playing two-bit
grunge in this day and age should be punishable by electrolysis.
(hed)pe (Jive)
Recipe for a recording contract: Take a handful of tired hardcore
riffs and throw a hip-hop beat under them. Bam, you're "Alternative."