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The lyrics to "Modern Diet" could be read as the Redwalls' preemptive defense: "They say it's all been done before / And there's really nothing new / I guess that's just your point of view." That song actually dials back the Brit Invasion influence on this irretrievably unoriginal -- yet ultimately sorta likabl

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Through four albums of dark, existential art metal, Tool have cast a spooky shadow, but the underlying truth about the band (and frontman Maynard James Keenan) is that they're pretty cheeky. Ænima featured a big single about fisting, a nod to acerbic comic Bill Hicks, and "Die Eier Von Satan," whose lyrics sound like a Nazi salvo but are really a recipe for cookies.

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As key as they are to emo's evolution, Saves the Day will always be linked to singer/guitarist/lone original member Chris Conley's identity crisis. He's led STD from their early days aping hardcore heroes Lifetime to the Beatles-tinged commercial flop of 2003's In Reverie to the present: a three-album conceptual saga about self-discovery. Installment No.

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Echoing the scruffy synth pop of early Brian Eno -- minus the intellectual pretensions -- Cleveland's Joe "White" Williams cobbles together a likably ragtag version of electronica. For all the squiggly melodies and bumpy computer beats, however, Smoke's strength is his spacey chameleon voice.

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Don't believe the name -- this fervent Scottish trio are anything but fearful, though they're seriously jumpy. Like a young Billy Bragg who's gulped a gallon of espresso, singer Scott Hutchison and crew play a crackling garage hybrid of punk and folk on their stimulating debut.

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Amid the rehabs, rivalries, and youthful sproutings that characterize current R&B, this Grammy-winning singer/pianist has remained an untainted, immutable force. And on her melodically powerful third studio album, she matures into the matriarch of her genre.