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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.

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Nothing Tom DeLonge did during his high-flying days with blink-182 suggested he was one for self-flagellation (unless you count, uh, the pleasurable variety).

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On his ninth album as Six Organs of Admittance, Ben Chasny (also of Comets on Fire) is still channeling obscure acid folkies like Gary Higgins and Sun City Girls -- even dedicating one track, "Goddess Atonement," to the latter. Like his heroes, though, Chasny has far

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Second albums often suffer from hurried, weak material, but that's not the problem with Cobra Star- ship's disappointing ¡Viva La Cobra!: On tracks like "Damn You Look Good and I'm Drunk (Scandalous)" and "Smile for the Paparazzi," frontman Gabe Saporta nails the hazards of the high life with witty precision.