The latest from Stephen Coates and his “Antique Beat” project takes its inspiration from “The Last Werewolf”, a novel by Coates’ childhood friend, Glen Duncan.

Campy werewolf numbers aside (a howling, bluesy tune called “Wolfman”? if you insist, Mr. Coates), the most interesting thing about this set is how much Coates continues to branch out beyond the hot-jazz-meets-trip-hop template that defined so much of his early work. “Love Lust Money” drops horns and filtered girl-group vocals (courtesy of the Puppini Sisters) into a full-blown house anthem; “Come Around”, with its gently strummed acoustic guitars, could pass for a Badly Drawn Boy ballad.

It can’t top 2007’s excellent “The London Book of the Dead”, but even a fair-to-middling Real Tuesday Weld album takes more intriguing twists and turns than most artists can muster. – AH

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