Harmonies and Abysses

Decency is its own reward ("My Daddy Never Was," "That Was Us").

U.S.
The Necessary Evil
(Reality Check)

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Rapper dresses Unabomber, name-checks Che ("Brooklyn," "Rome Too Burned").

Choice Cuts

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
"The Lyre of Orpheus"
"There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
"Hiding All Away"
(Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, Mute)

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
"Losing My Edge"
(LCD Soundsystem, DFA)

BJÖRK
"Triumph of a Heart"
(Medulla, Elektra)

ALAN JACKSON
"The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" "To Do What I Do"
(What I Do, Arista)

INTERPOL
"Next Exit"
(Antics, Matador)

Duds

THE CURE
(Geffen)

HOPE OF THE STATES
The Lost Riots
(Epic)

MONTGOMERY GENTRY
You Do Your Thing
(Columbia)

NEW FOUND GLORY
Catalyst
(Drive-Thru)

SIMPLE PLAN
Still Not Getting Any . . .
(Lava)

ELLIOTT SMITH
From a Basement on the Hill
(Anti-)

SUM 41
Chuck (Island)

THREE DAYS GRACE
(Jive)

THE VON BONDIES
Pawn Shoppe Heart
(Sire)