The cocktail-lounge sound of the 1950's has become perversely hip among young pop musicians, but no other band makes easy-listening music that sounds quite like Stereolab's. As reviewer Mark Jenkins explains, this London based group engages in sort of retro-futurism, using older keyboards to make the newest sounds. Their latest album is called "Emperor Tomato Ketchup," on Elektra Records. (4:30) (IN S
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