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** 1/2 Sarah Dougher, “Day One,� K Records. Indie rock is no longer much in fashion, and maybe it was never meant to be. The extended Sleater-Kinney family of Olympia, Wash., can at least take satisfaction in music that communicates a measure of warmth and intelligence. Dougher, singer-keyboardist for the Sleater-Kinney offshoot Cadallaca, is rooted in that same sound, and her solo debut offers a bare-bones, sometimes sloppy rendition via the upbeat “Hold the Bar� and the melancholy “Everywhere West.� Not all the songs are up to that memorable standard, but Dougher’s romantic meditations suggest that the Northwest scene is still a crowd worth listening to.

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