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** 1/2 Stan Ridgway, “Anatomy,” New West. The veteran L.A. noir auteur makes records that are like Santa Ana winds--warm and seductive, prickly and ominous. He has a voice that could dig a shallow grave, which is exactly what one of the characters does in this chronicle of misdeeds and sad lives, all set to a cinematic brand of industrial-cum-cabaret rock. It’s predictable and familiar turf for Ridgway (who plays the Coach House next Friday), but even on autopilot he can bring his trailer-park gothic to vivid life.

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Albums are rated on a scale of one star (poor), two stars (fair), three stars (good) and four stars (excellent). The albums are already released unless otherwise noted.