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Oct 22, 2010 12:10 pm

Ingrid Michaelson follows her fourth album, 2009's "Everybody," with pop single "Parachute."

Oct 01, 2010 03:10 pm

With roots in Britain's house music/rave scene, Seal has also migrated into pop and dance during his career.

Jan 17, 2012 08:01 am

Work on the xx's as-yet-untitled sophomore set began in November.

Aug 13, 2010 04:08 pm

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush of Sugarland are poised for a whopping pop crossover with "Stuck Like Glue," which has already achieved the chart milestone of highest Billboard Hot 100 debut (No. 20) for a country duo or group.

Mar 09, 2012 11:03 am

Dig into Billboard's track-by-track review of each new Madonna song off "MDNA."

Feb 19, 2011 05:02 pm

Cold War Kids made a singular splash in 2006 with "Robbers & Cowards," an album filled with angular and oddly catchy songs like "Hang Me Up to Dry" that was driven by frontman Nathan Willet's high, unmistakable yowl.

Apr 23, 2010 01:04 pm

Martin Sexton hasn't met a musical style he doesn't like—at least that's the sense you get from the Massachusetts singer/ songwriter's ninth album, "Sugarcoating."

Jan 29, 2010 03:01 pm

Vampire Weekend's second album, "Contra," finds the New York-based band pushing its eclectic, intellectual indie rock further using a mash-up of musical genres, clever wordplay and emotional heft.

Oct 30, 2009 03:10 pm

For some longtime Lips fans, the band's 12th studio album, "Embryonic," will be hailed as a welcome return to the experimental, psychedelic form of its early years.

Jul 09, 2010 06:07 pm

The second single from Melissa Etheridge's lauded new album, "Fearless Love," is an expectedly anthemic dose of full-tilt American rock, with a Wall of Sound-style production that leaves little room to breathe during its four-minute run.

Sep 17, 2010 05:09 pm

Interpol's self-titled fourth album suffers from everything the band did right on its first three albums.

Apr 15, 2011 10:04 am

In their early days the Kills were a menacing lo-fi outfit whose sonic dynamic played out onstage.

Nov 30, 2010 12:11 pm

One thing’s for sure: Ke$ha knows the score. “Guess it worked out/Got here by runnin’ my mouth,” she declares on “Crazy Beautiful Life,” one of nine tracks on the follow-up to her No. 1-debuting 2010 album, “Animal.”

Apr 23, 2010 01:04 pm

As temperatures rise, those searching for the song of the summer will find a solid contender in "Lay Me Down."

Jul 09, 2010 05:07 pm

Train revived its career this year with "Hey, Soul Sister," its biggest hit to date and one of the catchier songs of 2010.