MURMUR, far from an embryonic debut, shows a fully-formed unit with a strong artistic vision. (It was preceded by two legendary underground releases: The " Radio Free Europe" single--which was re-recorded for MURMUR--and the CHRONIC TOWN EP.) Producers Mitch Easter & Don Dixons lofty reputations would have remained intact even if they had never worked on another record after this one. The gentle-but-insistent arrangements & glorious pop hooks of songs like " Catapult" & " Talk About The Pass