home metal alt/ indie punk rock hip-hop pop other   login staff reviews charts new releases music news lists message boards Best New Music staff picks, last 300 days The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis Option Paralysis is a work of art, but don’t think for a second they’ve gone soft on us... Titus Andronicus The Monitor I've destroyed everything that wouldn't make me more like Bruce Springsteen.. Liars Sisterworld Sisterworld shows that behind every small and opaque locked door hides a disturbing storyline... Broken Bells Broken Bells Buy this. Buy the vinyl. Buy ten... Fang Island Fang Island This is how you make feel good music... Joanna Newsom Have One on Me Have One On Me is the best hug you'll ever receive... Pantha Du Prince Black Noise Less In McDonalds than in The Splendour, Black Noise sounds distinctly of the earth, an organic piece that wavers between warmth and menace without declaring either one the victor... The Knife Tomorrow, In a Year The Knife go down the rabbit hole... Beach House Teen Dream There's something perpetually charming about Beach House and Teen Dream is their best release yet... Surfer Blood Astro Coast Astro Coast sounds like an honest representation of four gifted songwriters writing what they know and how they know it. Sounds pretty good... Dangers Messy, Isn't It? Dangers make diverse and technical changes to their sound resulting in their best overall record... Animal Collective Fall Be Kind This is Animal Collective at their finest folks, inviting everyone in to see them at their peak and loving the freedom that comes with being on top of the world... Say Anything Say Anything On Mara And Me, Max Bemis asserts that he can't define [himself] through irony and self-deprecation. Watch him try... Shpongle Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland A more than worthy follow-up to their meisterwerk... The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine Twice as heavy, twice as fast, and more musically demanding than ever, The Red Chord's fourth album should solidify the band as a truly formidable force in American death metal... Do Make Say Think Other Truths So then they that are in the flesh cannot please DMST. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of DMST dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of DMST, he is none of his... Thrice Beggars Arguably their best yet... Orphans of Cush White Noize UK hip-hop just ARRIVED, son... Converge Axe To Fall Converge's collective of lost boys does little to improve the group's sound... Paramore Brand New Eyes A slightly safe album from one of the most popular bands out there right now, but it's still great... Brand New Daisy Brand New have completely evolved from the heartbroken adolescents that brought you Your Favourite Weapon, obliterating that memory with each distorted riff and every coarse scream found within Daisy... Yo La Tengo Popular Songs Indie stalwarts Yo La Tengo have been creating a plethora of albums since the late 80's and early 90's. While the trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley and James McNew have always leant towards altering their soun.. Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II The Pyrex is bubbling, the stove is broke; fuck it, use the flame from the oven - the famous dozen about to hit the streets, they buzzing..... David Bazan Curse Your Branches The former Pedro the Lion singer embraces his doubts... fun. Aim and Ignite On its first listen Aim And Ignite is pretty much the definition of fun; as it sinks in it reveals its depth and complexity, and it's basically impossible to come out the same way you started... Mew No More Stories Mew releases one of the year's most endearing records to date... As Tall As Lions You Can't Take It With You As Tall As Lions hit their stride with a collection of soulful and impassioned alt-rock that finds them putting subtlety before extravagance... Rx Bandits Mandala Hornless and open to explore, Mandala is everything Rx Bandits have worked for and more.. Florence and the Machine Lungs The most confident debut and best pop album of 2009 so far... Regina Spektor Far The simple fact behind Regina Spektor's music is that she can do no wrong... Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca Bitte Orca is an unorthodox listen; racking your brain and melting your heart all in the same instant, and that is something to appreciate.. dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion Dredg's fourth album is a centaur of pop and art that walks with a limp but has a heart of gold... Mos Def The Ecstatic The Ecstatic puts Mos Def on an alternative track back towards hip-hop relevance... Taking Back Sunday New Again See I recall, quite perfectly, who I was both before and after the drugs; before and after the drugs...