EW's GRADE
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Details Lead Performance: Jenny Mae; Genre: Rock

With a lineup of backing musicians borrowed from Columbus, Ohio, punk bands such as Gaunt, New Bomb Turks, and Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Jenny Mae Leffel serves up a beautiful, delicate mix of just about everything but punk. Starting with a brief, lo-fi reinterpretation of Hendrix's ''Third Stone From the Sun'' and ending with a Billie Holiday cover (''Don't Explain''), ... A--holes primarily show cases the former Vibralux singer-guitarist's astounding knack for ethereal pop. A-

Originally posted Sep 15, 1995 Published in issue #292 Sep 15, 1995 Order article reprints

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