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Pajo is David Pajo, creator of the bands M, Aeriel M, and Papa M and former member of the iconic rock band Slint. This moody-broody side project, a one-off recorded on the music software included with his laptop, is solid enough to make him come off as a bit of a showoff. How many artists could whip up something this contemplative and cohesive on such cheap equipment? Yet the songs' content cancels inclinations to categorize him as a Moby style megalomaniac. "High Lonesome Moan" and "Ten More Days" dole out glinty guitar work that hints at hope amid serious desperation, and the beautiful, hushed "Manson Twins" sounds like something Simon & Garfunkel never got around to recording. If you notice a single, borrowed sound surfacing more than others on "Pajo," it's that of Elliott Smith. His trademark gorgeous ruefulness is stitched artfully through nine of this CD's 10 tracks. -Tammy La Gorce