Picks and Pans Review: Quick Cuts

UPDATED 02/15/2010 at 01:00 AM EST Originally published 02/15/2010 at 01:00 AM EST

>SPOON

Transference

Whether it's arty or funky, power pop or garage rock, these indie dudes serve up plenty of hooks on their seventh album. Standout tracks include the grimy "Got Nuffin."

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NNEKA

Concrete Jungle

Part Lauryn Hill, part India.Arie, part Angelique Kidjo—with a voice that brings to mind a less-heliumed Macy Gray—Nigerian-born Nneka impresses on her U.S. debut.

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BARRY MANILOW

The Greatest Love Songs of All Time

He no longer writes the songs; he covers them. On his latest set of remakes, Manilow pours on the schmaltz. Surely fans will eat it up.

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CELTIC WOMAN

Songs from the Heart

Managing to bring a new level of cloyingness to a song like Phil Collins's "You'll Be in My Heart," these five Irish lasses make Enya look cool.

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