Kings of Leon
Come Around Sundown
Rock

The Followills return with their fifth album, a deep-fried, Southern rock effort many are saying will officially coronate them as …

Sugarland
The Incredible Machine
Country, Pop, Rock

“If John Hughes were still around today … what songs would he be using in his movies?” Well, the very …

P!nk
“Raise Your Glass”
Pop, Rock

Pink’s latest single—a new track from her greatest hits collection—salutes everyone who refuses to submit to the status quo. Translation: …

Mumford & Sons
“Little Lion Man”
Folk, Rock

The first hit from this Grammy-nominated British folk-rock act moves from melancholy reflections on a doomed relationship to surprisingly harsh …

Selena Gomez & The Scene
A Year Without Rain
Pop, Rock

With the release of A Year Without Rain, another young Disney star continues the perilous journey from teen phenom to …

Foster the People
“Pumped Up Kicks”
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Foster the People’s breakout hit sounds as bright and refreshing as a sunny spring morning. And then you listen to …

Anberlin
Dark Is the Way, Light Is a Place
Christian/Gospel, Metal, Rock

Anberlin’s soaring rock melodies explore the emotional distance between light and dark in the confounding context of romantic success and …

Linkin Park
A Thousand Suns
Metal, Rock

Linkin Park explores new musical territory and simultaneously returns to its rap roots in this brooding concept album about the …

Disturbed
Asylum
Metal, Rock

The Holocaust? Werewolves? Global warming? A bad breakup? Murderous revenge? Disturbing new material from one of the fiercest mainstream acts …

Various/Soundtrack
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Pop, Rock

Camp Rock 2 is exactly what you’d expect it to be: It’s the sequel to Camp Rock. It showcases the …

Linkin Park
“The Catalyst”
Alternative, Metal, Rock

Sin, judgment and a strangled plea for salvation consume Linkin Park’s “The Catalyst,” the first single from the September 2010 …

Arcade Fire
The Suburbs
Alternative, Pop, Rock

Arcade Fire invites listeners to take a stroll through The Suburbs. But by their own admission, the neighborhood isn’t precisely …

Avenged Sevenfold
Nightmare
Metal, Rock

Avenged Sevenfold’s latest album isn’t exactly a concept album about death. But the unexpected passing of the band’s drummer, Jimmy …

Newsboys
Born Again
Christian/Gospel, Pop, Rock

The Newsboys have been reborn with new frontman Michael Tait. Can this former dcTalk singer continue the Australian band’s long …

Stone Sour
“Say You’ll Haunt Me”
Metal, Rock

Stone Sour’s latest hit, “Say You’ll Love Me,” isn’t really sour at all … or even haunted, for that matter. …