New and Notable

Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Aftermath/Interscope. The rapper puts on disc all the forbidden thoughts and scandalous scenarios that accompany adolescence and just watches the fallout. The creative advance is in the way he weaves more autobiographical elements into the lyrics.

Don Henley, “Inside Job,” Warner Bros. Despite some grating social commentary, this is personal and affecting music. Henley is most rewarding in a series of songs about a family man’s blessings.

Lucy Pearl, “Lucy Pearl,” Pookie Records/Beyond Music. Sexy fun from this modern R&B; supergroup, in the neighborhood of D’Angelo or Maxwell, but more like hanging out on the street than cocooning in the boudoir.

Pearl Jam, “Binaural,” Epic. Winningly touches on classic traditions, with a wider musical vocabulary and more sophisticated shadings than the band has shown before.