* * 1/2 Gene, “Drawn to the...

* * 1/2 Gene, “Drawn to the Deep End,� A&M.; This London outfit’s lush and orchestral second album employs everything from choir-perfect harmonies to sexy string arrangements, from atmospheric Mellotrons to swirling Hammond organs. The cool wit of “New Amusements� and the insatiable torment of “Fighting Fit� kick it off well, but after a while Martin Rossiter’s voice feels warbling and unreal, and the sound atrophies. This high-vaulting work just barely misses its mark.

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