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It’s only appropriate that the mentor-minded underachievers of Superchunk open their label’s anniversary set with another band--Neutral Milk Hotel, whose leader Jeff Mangum disappeared after two intimately surreal indie-rock masterpieces.

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A bunch of cork-popping remixes celebrate the 100th release from Kompakt, a Cologne-based collective that’s pretty much the only techno label that matters. The surfaces are magnesium-smooth with rusted edges, the arrangements minimalist but surprisingly melody-rich.

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Give her a break—it’s not Norah Jones’ fault your mom played her debut, Come Away With Me, ten times a day. Or that nine million SUV owners bought it. Or that every wine bar and vegetarian restaurant in America kept it on repeat for a year. I mean, Jones drinks beer and loves lamb. And she made a sweet little record: chilled-out melodies, easy, sexy voice, short on corn.