Stereolab\’s first full-length recording without guitarist/vocalist Mary Hansen, who died in a tragic accident in December of 2002, \’Margerine Eclipse\’ finds the band soldiering on in admirable fashion. Essentially picking up where they left off on 2001\’s \’Sound-Dust\’, the group continues to employ their trademark blend of vintage keyboards, airy French/English vocals, and frothy lounge-meets-electronica pop sensibilities. That\’s not to say that there are absolutely no new developments; one can hear the occasional dash of hip-hop rhythm (\’La Demeure\’), Autechre-like laptop glitch-pop (\’Vonal Declosion\’), and even a bit of disco (on the end of album-closer \’Dear Marge\’) amid the familiarly odd time signatures, quirky socio-political lyrical observations, and postmodern retro-futurism. Most importantly, though, Stereolab\’s finely tuned knack for interesting arrangements, arresting timbres, and modestly elegant melodies remains unsullied. Disc 11. Vonal Declosion – Stereolab (3.33)2. Need to Be – Stereolab (4.50)3. Sudden Stars – Stereolab (4.41)4. Cosmic Country Noir – Stereolab (4.47)5. La Demeure – Stereolab (4.36)6. Margerine Rock – Stereolab (2.55)7. The Man With 100 Cells – Stereolab (3.47)8. Margerine Melodie – Stereolab (6.18)9. Hillbilly Motorbike – Stereolab (2.22)10. Feel and Triple – Stereolab (4.53)11. Bop Scotch – Stereolab (3.59)12. Dear Marge – Stereolab (6.54)