In Brief

* * The Fireman, “Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest,” Capitol. More like the Busman--as in holiday--with Paul McCartney enlisting post-punk producer Youth to assist with this pseudonymous foray into semi-ambient techno. And how does Macca fare in the rave new world? Well, maybe someone should have told him that the idea is to induce trances, not snores. Don’t give up your day job, Paul.

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