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Rufus Wainwright released his 5th album, Release the Stars, today.  And yet, if you are like so many of my friends you have no idea who he is.  Still, there’s a good chance you’ve heard his music.  Wainwright has had songs on at least 11 movie soundtracks including Meet the Robinsons, The Aviator, and Brokeback Mountain.

Rufus is the son of folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle.  His sister, Martha, is also a singer.  His own music is an interesting if not edgy mix of folk, pop and opera. 

So tell me.  Do you know Rufus Wainwright?

Below Left: album cover of Release the Stars.  Below Right: Rufus with incoming British PM Gordon Brown on “Sunday AM.”