have undergone personnel changes since being formed in Washington, D.C., in 1990, but they have seen their greatest upheavals in recent years, which may help explain why is their first studio album of new material since 2002. Already by the time of the release of the previous album, , they had suffered the loss of bassist and songwriter , who died of a heart infection in November 2001, although this was not reflected on that disc. Since then, another longtime member, guitarist and songwriter , has departed. , who had played trumpet in the group, has moved over to guitar, but the major addition to the lineup is , whose participation as bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, and producer of the album rivals the preeminence of ' founder, gruff-voiced singer . But despite these changes, the band's musical approach is much the same. The inner sleeve of the CD package provides a good indication of the contents. It displays mock-ups of 45-rpm records, as if each song on the album had once appeared on a 7" single in the 1960s or '70s. The labels of the faux discs indicate the musical styles of the songs -- some are on the purple label, with the map of Detroit in the upper section, others are re-creations of the Jamaican label, etc. The label signals whether the song is arranged to sound like '60s , , or . (There is also one track, done as , that would fit nicely on the compilation.) are proudly retro, but as a third-generation outfit, their performances are just that much more removed from the sources. When they play , they sound more like than ; their is more reminiscent of ; and their recalls rather than . Fans of the styles may care only that are reverent about their favored music, that they are fans themselves moved to emulation. ~ William Ruhlmann