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With her folky, upbeat acoustics, the ’90s androgynous heartthrob captured the universal feelings of longing and desire.

Noah Kahan and Béla Fleck were folky yet precise in “Friend of the Devil,” while Norah Jones glided smoothly through “Ripple.”

As he should: The band’s self-titled debut, which came out last month, is a tuneful blast of fuzz-bomb pop — glammy, folky, a little psychedelic — with great riffs and a loping, late-Beatles-era groove.

Fascinating to hear too of course: For all the ways in which Mitchell is identified with the folky acoustic guitar, the smokiness of her singing at this age is framed beautifully by Mills’ electric playing; Collier was essential as well on piano, not least during a stunning “Both Sides Now” that found a kind of ecstasy in surrender.

Mexican musicians continually find ways to evolve, whether it’s by incorporating an instrument that dates back to the Mayan civilization or redefining one to create something unique, as in the case of the folky accordion, which came from Europe during the 19th century.