Picks and Pans Review: Recent Raves

UPDATED 02/22/2010 at 01:00 AM EST Originally published 02/22/2010 at 01:00 AM EST

>CORINNE BAILEY RAE

The Sea

Channeling her grief over the 2008 death of her husband, the British singer-songwriter captivates with a haunting, heartbreaking set that's almost painfully exquisite.

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VAMPIRE WEEKEND

Contra

The breezy latest by these Columbia University grads is executed with such understated cool that they barely break a sweat in their cardigans.

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OK GO

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky

Displaying shades of the Purple One (see "WTF?"), the dancing-on-treadmills dudes get downright funky on their third studio album.

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PATTY GRIFFIN

Downtown Church

With Buddy Miller serving as producer, Griffin goes gospel on this righteous collection recorded at Nashville Downtown Church.

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