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Arto Lindsay has been making music since the late 1970s in New York City with the band DNA was shrill and aggressive. These days, Lindsay makes Brazilian music with subtlety and grace.

Music critic Will Hermes takes a listen to the new record from R.E.M., Around the Sun. The band has been making quieter, more introspective, records since drummer Bill Berry left the group in 1997.

The solo album by John Simon, a record producer who worked with many groups from the late 1960s and early '70s, is being reissued. Among one of Simon's most popular projects was his work with The Band and Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Milo Miles talks about the music of Brazilian singer, songwriter, and bandleader Marisa Monte. Monte produces her own records, organizes bands and shapes every aspect of her career. She released a pair of albums earlier this year, Universo ao Meu Redor, and Infinito Particular.

Burdon fronted the British band, The Animals -- the 1960s group that created hits including "House of the Rising Sun," "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood," and "We gotta Get Out of this Place." In 2002, Burdon published his autobiography, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. His new CD is My Secret Life.

The L.A.-based band Ozomatli has wrapped up a tour sponsored by the State Department that took the group to Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia. A side note: Members of Ozomatli are vocal opponents of the war in Iraq.

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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David Greenberger has a review of Private Astronomy: A Vision of the Music of Beiderbecke, the latest CD from musician Geoff Muldaur and the band Futuristic Ensemble. They explore the music of Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary cornet player from the 1920s.

Music critic Milo Miles looks at the career of reggae greats Toots Hibbert and his band, the Maytals. The group's recent re-issues are Time Tough, Funky Kingston (Island Records) and Monkey Man (Trojan Records).