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 …

Britney Spears
Femme Fatale
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Britney Spears continues her musical journey from girl to woman to carnal automaton who is now, more than ever, only …

Jennifer Hudson
I Remember Me
R&B

Given all she’s been through since competing on American Idol in 2004—winning an Oscar and a Grammy, enduring the murder …

Chris Brown
F.A.M.E.
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

You’d think Mr. Brown would be on his best behavior these days. But you’d think wrong. He’s dead set on …

Rise Against
Endgame
Metal, Punk, Rock

The sixth set of songs from this veteran Chicago punk outfit seethes with a deep (and at times profane) discontent …

Francesca Battistelli
Hundred More Years
Christian/Gospel, Pop

The sunny sophomore submission from Christian singer Francesca Battistelli majors in irrepressible likeability. In other words, she kicks curmudgeons to …