Beneath the shaking, edgy fear of the future, the sentimental nightmare of the past, and general incomprehension of the present, there exists a kind of wistful humor. Rockin' their way through that struggle comes the New Lou Reeds. Not quite 'heartland rock' and not what most people call 'punk' anymore, the band owes its sonic debt to a surprisingly diverse array of sources, both musical and literary. But it's their honesty that perhaps best defines them; they may have read a lot...