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Rock critic Ken Tucker recommends three songs that are recent additions to his playlist: "Are You Even Real," by Swims; "Same Kind of Lonely," by Booker; and "big change," by Young.

The two alt-rock queens have both established themselves as solo artists in the last few years. Gordon has been involved in ...