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How to Dress Well — Total LossWhile there’s definitely more music involved in How to Dress Well’s second record than there was on his comically empty debut, Love Remains, it’s still little more than the sound of a shaking autumn leaf, with reverb turned up to a billion. And maybe more than any of the other Alt-R&B stars this year, it highlights the problem of an influence that practically demands virtuosic singing, in the hands of devotees who aren’t nearly nimble enough in high falsetto.