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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Specter at the Feast
Alt-rock
* * * stars out of four

When not at its sleazy, snarling, garage-rattling best, BRMC ranks somewhere between generic and rock parody, as evidenced in Teenage Disease and Hate the Taste. Elsewhere on this seventh effort, the trio rallies, churning out some meaty riffs, heady grooves and droning blues. Edna Gundersen

Download:Lose Yourself, Sell It.

Josh Rouse, The Happiness Waltz
Folk-pop
* * * 1/2
There's more than a trace of Paul Simon in Rouse's delicate, knowing voice; and the beautifully crafted soft-rock tunes on his latest album generally evoke a type of troubadour who flourished back in the '70s, before "easy listening" became a derogatory term (or deserved to be one). Elysa Gardner

Download:This Movie's Way Too Long, Our Love, City People, City Things.

Low, The Invisible Way
Slowcore
* * * 1/2
Like much in Low's 20-year history, evolution moves slowly. The set pulses with hushed piano, rumbling drums and guitars that add tension or loveliness. Mimi Parker shifts from harmonizing with husband Alan Sparhawk to more lead vocals, quietly assuming a greater presence. Brian Mansfield

Download:Plastic Cup, Just Make It Stop, So Blue.