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The cover of Justin Vivian Bond's album Silver Wells, on which the cabaret performer uses other people's songs to construct a plotline that echoes the Joan Didion novel Play It As It Lays.

Watch A Cover Album Is A Tiny Museum Of Songs

June 15, 2012 – It's been a very good year for assertive, interpretive pop music.

IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman is a big fan of the KT Tunstall song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree."

Watch The Nation's Top Taxman Shares His Workout Playlist

April 16, 2012 – IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman offers some upbeat tunes to ease stress during tax season.

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Listen Macy Gray: A Spiritual Comeback With 'The Sellout'

July 22, 2010 – The neo-soul diva returns with her unforgettable voice, a bit less kink and a whole lot of cheese.

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Listen Macy Gray: 'Big' Sound, Bigger Voice

April 14, 2007 – Gray has kept busy since her audacious 2001 debut, working in music, movies, education and fashion.

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Listen Eradicating the Line Between Love and Hate

April 4, 2007 – Love seldom comes easy in Macy Gray's music. She dives into a lurid melodrama on "Strange Behavior."

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