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oisettes do two things exceedingly well: modernized girl-group soul and surging pop-rock, both of which are confidently and expertly handled on Wild Young Hearts, a very good album that falls just short of powerhouse status. They sound even better when the two are combined, which happens frequently enough. Unfortunately, they also do other things, like taking halfhearted stabs at creeping ballads and empowered sham-feminist moralizing, strange missteps which dilute the album's nearly perfect blend of styles. Still, the highs here are far more frequent than the lows. Bassist and lead singer Shingai Shoniwa's voice recalls Amy Winehouse's but with a...

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