The Words We Say Before We Sleep (Marriage Records). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Blue (). Review by Ben Varkentine.

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Live – No Food Jokes Tour (Image). Review by Andrew Ellis.

Maxeen (Side One Dummy). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Maxeen (Side One Dummy). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Soundtrack (Capitol). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Heavier Things (Aware). Review by Sean Slone.

Remixed 2 (Verve). Review by Ben Varkentine.

Any Given Thursday (Aware/Columbia). Review by Dan Stapleton.

Fly Below the Radar (Food Chain). Review by Sean Slone.

The New Song (Townhall / Redeye). Review by Stein Haukland.

Human Conditions (Virgin). Review by Sean Slone.

Between his music and photography, how does ex-Police guitarist Andy Summers find time to get in trouble with Mexican drug cartel heavies? Ian Koss uncovers the story.

Signs Of Passing (Stone Circle). Review by Stein Haukland.

Sing (Sparrow). Review by Daniel Mitchell.

Steve Stav finds himself tongue-tied when he engages his favorite chanteuse-next-door in a revealing Q&A.

Jools Holland’s Big Band Rhythm + Blues (Rhino). Review by Ian Koss.

…All This Time (AMC). Review by Vanessa Bormann.

Christopher R. Weingarten gets a few words with the punk rocker most hated by his own community, the “Atom” half of Atom and His Package, Adam Goren. The Package, alas, remains unavailable for comment.