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Shelby Lynne, “Just a Little Lovin'” (Lost Highway)
Lynne applies her malleable voice to the flavor- of-the-moment project (a covers record) by tackling nine Dusty Springfield tunes and one Dusty- inspired original.
Vampire Weekend, “Vampire Weekend” (Beggars/XL)
The heir to Paul Simon’s “Graceland”-era Afro- pop, this buzzed-about New York quartet follows up a winning EP with this watered-down full- length.
The Mars Volta, “The Bedlam in Goliath” (UMVD)
This blustery, art-damaged prog band is the definition of overwrought, but its ambitious, concept- laden records are at least unique.
John Wenzel
