>FREAK MAGNET Violent Femmes (Beyond) Neither a femme nor prone to violence, band auteur Gordon Gano is an endearingly quirky songwriter (best known as composer of 1983's "Blister in the Sun") and perpetual adolescent whose voice is still cracking after all these years.
THE HOTEL CHILD Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos (Artists Only) The daughter of an itinerant musician and an artist, swing-band vocalist Lucia sings of growing up in flops that were a long way from Eloise's Plaza but no less charming.
THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL Various Artists (Interscope) Until U2 returns with a new album this fall, fans must make do with the three new songs (plus three by Bono) on this soundtrack CD.
Your Reaction
