Former Blake Babies front woman Juliana Hatfield has her thing honed to a science. That thing—which she’s been doing since 1987—is indie rock that unfailingly finds the golden mean between sweet and tart melodies, with her endearingly pleading voice lending everything a diaristic feel. The last few years have seen Hatfield on a prolific roll, including a savage Trump diss song (“Short-Fingered Man”), surprisingly enjoyable full-length tributes to Olivia Newton-John and the Police, and the 2019 solo joint, Weird, another sparkling power-pop effluence that proves her inspiration’s still running high all these years later. by Dave Segal