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Undercover

Perhaps not quite a match for Randy Newman’s “Putin” in scale, the latest from the fêted Norwegian singer-songwriter nevertheless builds up quite a dramatic head of steam from its simple piano and pedal-steel opening. By the end, “Undercover” is something akin to the 1980s power ballad as reimagined by Joanna Newsom. my Heart Hurts