Various/Soundtrack
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Folk, Rock, Soundtracks

The second big-screen installment in the Twilight series features a soundtrack full of established indie acts and obscure musicians with …

Paramore
brand new eyes
Pop, Punk, Rock

This pop-punk band’s third effort nearly topped the charts. Why? Credit Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Twilight. But also credit …

Selena Gomez & The Scene
Kiss & Tell
Pop, Rock

This debut disc from Disney’s 17-year-old Wizards of Waverly Place star spends a lot of time mourning lost love and …

Pearl Jam
Backspacer
Rock

The godfathers of grunge shed (most of) their infamous angst in exchange for a positive outlook on life on this …

Muse
The Resistance
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

It’s the arena-shaking influences of Queen, U2 and Radiohead that stick with you after hearing this British prog-rock trio’s fifth …

Three Days Grace
“Break”
Alternative, Metal, Rock

Three months atop the rock chart says that this latest hit from popular Canadian post-grunge band Three Days Grace has …

The Script
“Breakeven”
Alternative, Pop, R&B, Rock

The Script knows that “when a heart breaks, it don’t break even.” But is there a chance that such a …

Creed
“Overcome”
Metal, Rock

After a seven-year absence, Creed is back with a sound and attitude that make it seem as if no time …

MUTEMATH
Armistice
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Rock

MUTEMATH’s second full-length effort hit No. 18 on Billboard’s album chart.

Breaking Benjamin
“I Will Not Bow”
Alternative, Metal, Rock

The first single from this alternative rock band’s fourth album is an odd blend of determination and despair set against …

Train
“Hey, Soul Sister”
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

Lookout Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz—Train’s biggest hit in nine years appropriates your patented feel-good island vibe—and ups …

Chevelle
“Jars”
Metal, Rock

This popular alt-metal trio’s latest hit is apparently a tongue-in-cheek track about environmentalism. But unless the band’s hanging around in …

Rise Against
“Savior”
Punk, Rock

Hope and punk rock may seem like odd partners. Yet somehow they manage to coexist on Rise Against’s latest rock …

Cobra Starship
“Good Girls Go Bad”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

With help from Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester (who sings about half of this song) and American Idol judge Kara …

Kings of Leon
“Use Somebody”
Alternative, Rock

Until fairly recently, Nashville’s Kings of Leon was one of the biggest American bands in the world that most Americans …