The time couldn't be riper for a look back at a decade of The Brian Jonestown Massacre: This year's excellent documentary Dig! chronicles the strange muse of singer (and sole permanent member) Anton Newcombe, painting him as a mad genius who inspires awe even in those who've felt the brunt of his volatile personality—including his own bandmates and the members of friendly rival outfit The Dandy Warhols. Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective does the curious a service by cutting the prolific band's catalog—10 albums in 10 years, including three in 1996—down to a somewhat more manageable 38 songs. Though still a monumental load to digest, the two-disc set favors Newcombe's least wandering moments, arranging them in a slapdash manner, without regard to chronology or flow: "Nevertheless," a swirling pop nugget from 2001 that could have materialized intact from 1966, nudges up against 1995's dense, shoegazing "Evergreen." The juxtaposition eventually feels like part of the scheme, though, since every song shares one element: Newcombe's undeniable ear for a pop song, no matter how it's dressed up.