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The Breeders, “Mountain Battles” (4AD)
Kim Deal and Co. return with another collection of muted explosions and ragged melodies, trading guitars for hissy beats and hazy imagery. A different kind of Breeders album — but then, they all are.
Marie Digby, “Unfold” (Hollywood)
Digby grabbed attention with an acoustic cover of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on YouTube, and her full-length is about as lifeless, generic and rushed-to-market as that pedigree would imply.
Foals, “Antidotes” (Sub Pop)
U.K. dance-rockers Foals get help from Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) and the Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra on this square-jawed debut.
