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Remember De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising and wacky skit host Don Newkirk?

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Canada's Broken Social Scene excel at drawing memorable hooks out of sprawling, eccentric arrangements. But when cofounder Kevin Drew sublets the name for this solo debut, he caves in to a self-indulgence the collective would never allow, even in its shaggiest moments.

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Taking a cue from the Violent Femmes' hopped-up folk, this Seattle trio brings subtle twists to seemingly simple sounds. Singer Pete Quirk combines the vigor of Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham and the word-slurring flair of a young Michael Stipe, then adds his own neurotic charisma, making anxiety seem like a real swell time.

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The good news for Cult fans who fretted when Ian Astbury split to front the re-formed Doors is that the singer hasn't gone completely Lizard King. On the U.K.

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Now a New York resident, Steve Earle announces, "Good-bye, Guitar Town," on "Tennessee Blues," the first track of his 12th studio album. But even with added hip-hop textures (courtesy of Dust Brother John King), Serenade hardly signals a break from the singer/songwriter's folk-country roots -- he's reworking his own territory here.

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Bitchin' is the Donnas' first album since exiting the major-label system that subtracted any irony from their sexed-up rock-chick spectacle. So you'd expect the new stuff to sound empowered and celebratory. Instead, the Donnas have never seemed less enthused; none of these 14 tracks contains a melody as catchy or a beat as pumping as those on Spend the Night or Gold Medal.