This week, a lean and mean Decoder Ring digs a little deeper into the week’s offerings, bypassing most of the big releases — aside from Billy Bragg’s excellent Mr. Love & Justice, whose “I Almost Killed You” would be a standout on almost any playlist — and tuning in songs from new, and newly reissued, albums that deserve your attention. Barry Adamson’s gleefully sinister funk, El Perro del Mar’s pristine pop, the Feelies’ revved-up jangle and Sparks’ mercurial rock all add something special to the Decoder Ring’s mix.

Barry Adamson - “Shadow of Death Hotel” (Back to the Cat)

Billy Bragg - “I Almost Killed You” (Mr. Love & Justice)

George Duke - “Capricorn” (Faces in Reflection)

El Perro del Mar - “Somebody’s Baby” (From the Valley to the Stars)

The Feelies - “Fa Cé-La” (Crazy Rhythms)

Prodigy - “ABC” (H.N.I.C., Pt. 2)

Sparks - “White Woman” (Big Beat (Bonus Tracks))

Young Knives - “Fit 4 U” (Superabundance)