You - Jesse Powell

Aug 11, 2009 04:08 pm

Six years have passed since the release of the rock band's last album, but the new set finds the group is still writing upbeat and off-kilter pop songs.

Jul 27, 2009 06:07 pm

Vampire Weekend keyboardist/producer Rostam Batmanglij and Ra Ra Riot singer Wes Miles make bold moves with their new experimental electro-pop musical project.

Aug 11, 2009 05:08 pm

On the lead single from her first album in seven years, Whitney Houston is both vulnerable and in control.

Jul 24, 2009 04:07 pm

On her 2007 self-titled debut, former "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks compared love to permanent body art and her entire supply of oxygen. Lyrical themes get a bit murkier on her appropriately titled sophomore effort, "Battlefield."

Aug 24, 2009 01:08 pm

Urban continues his winning streak with an affectionate ballad that could easily be a wedding song.

Sep 25, 2009 02:09 pm

Honor Society wraps post-breakup angst into a cathartic, three-minute package on "Over You," the opening track from the group's just-released debut album, "Fashionably Late."

Aug 11, 2009 04:08 pm

In the wake of Terence Blanchard's 2008 Grammy Award-winning album, the New Orleans-based trumpeter/composer embarks on a new, dramatic song cycle.

Jul 24, 2009 04:07 pm

Our Lady Peace's newfound sense of freedom seems to have carried over to its seventh album.

Aug 11, 2009 12:08 pm

But perhaps more impressive than Spencer Krug’s active status in several bands is his expansive songwriting skills, which is exhibited on Sunset Rubdown’s fourth release, “Dragonslayer.”  

Aug 27, 2009 07:08 pm

After 15 years of performing with his band Spearhead, Franti breaks the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time with "Say Hey."