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If you’re the kinda lameass who makes those kinda lists, “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” belongs on your desert-island-singles tally: simple, hummable hooks, brilliant, pining lyrics, and just the right amount of white-bread, art-school funkiness. The only flaw is that it’s buried nine tracks into the album. —Mike Kanin