Basement Jaxx, 'Scars' (Ultra/XL)
October 6, 2009 For three studio albums, this London DJ duo asserted their dance-floor eclecticism with a wallop every bit as combustive as it was ornate. While 2006's Crazy Itch Radio blunted that intensity and immediacy, Scars is a return to form: "Feelings Gone," a divine disco tearjerker, becomes practically Prince-ly in the hands of soul-pop singer Sam Sparro. …
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