Selena Gomez & The Scene
When the Sun Goes Down
Pop

Selena Gomez recently told Fox News, “I should be allowed to grow up.” So how much of that does she …

Beyoncé
4
Pop, R&B

She’s one of R&B’s most revered divas. She’s the wife of unofficial hip-hop head Jay-Z. She has the No. 1 …

August Burns Red
Leveler
Alternative, Christian/Gospel, Metal

This rising Christian metalcore quintet from Pennsylvania administers a pummeling sonic beatdown that paradoxically brims with hope, forgiveness and redemption.

Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Alternative, Folk

Indie rock insiders have been waxing euphoric over Bon Iver for several years now. For the rest of us, it …

Owl City
All Things Bright and Beautiful
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Owl City’s lone member, Adam Young, follows up 2009’s hit “Fireflies” with another dose of unabashed enchantment, earnest innocence and …

Brad Paisley
This Is Country Music
Country

God, country and marital faithfulness. Backwoods trysts, ogling girls at the beach and hoisting a tall cold one. Want the …

Foster the People
Torches
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

Foster the People generated lots of conversation with its provocative hit about school violence, “Pumped Up Kicks.” Is the rest …

Tyler, The Creator
Goblin
Alternative, Rap/Hip-Hop

The sophomore effort from this influential 20-year-old rapper is so shockingly extreme it makes Eminem and Howard Stern look like …

Christina Perri
lovestrong.
Pop

Singer/songwriter Christina Perri cozies up to the maidens of ’90s-era Lilith Fair on her melancholy debut about love and loss …

Jennifer Lopez
Love?
Pop

“Love is a many-splendored thing,” the old song goes. But here it’s mostly just bumping and grinding on the dance …

Beastie Boys
Hot Sauce Committee Part Two
Rap/Hip-Hop

Nearly 25 years after the Beastie Boys first fought for their right to party, this influential rap trio is still …

The Airborne Toxic Event
All at Once
Alternative, Rock

Born of its frontman’s pain and literary tendencies, this indie band explores life, death, doubt and love with an anthemic, …

Various/Soundtrack
Lemonade Mouth
Pop

Is it possible for a Disney Channel movie not to feature fledgling rock ‘n’ rollers reaching up for fame’s fair …

Foo Fighters
Wasting Light
Rock

Dave Grohl and Co.’s return to the Foos’ grinding garage-grunge roots … and deliver yet another dose of lyrics that …

The Pretty Reckless
Light Me Up
Rock

Insisting that neither Jesus nor rock ‘n’ roll can help her now, Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen decides to stop searching …