Alt adorkability got this classically trained pianist to the dance, but it also keeps her from being queen of the pop prom. Two albums removed from her heavy-VH1-rotation hit ''Fidelity,'' Spektor still lets her theater-kid id run free, with affected accents (''Oh Marcello'') and self-conscious heavy-breathing tricks (''Open''). Even if she's not trying to date the quarterback, that doesn't mean gorgeously ambling vignettes like ''Jessica'' need irksome, cred-building quirks. B
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