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The band name suggests metal, but the wreckage wrought by these Aussies is slower and less immediately impactful, like the devastation caused by erosion, rather than natural disaster.

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Paring down his tuneful new-wave pop to a bare-bones piano-bass-drums lineup might not have been the best idea for Joe Jackson, whose decades-long transformation from young punk to seasoned crooner mirrored his peer Elvis Costello's. Though several cuts exude a cool juke-joint jazz vibe, what Rain really sounds like is Ted Leo covering the theme song from Hill Street Blues.

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Most of the attention these San Diego sleazebags have gotten has been due to their ham-handed obsession with sex, and for good reason: The boys' debut featured a naked lady on its cover, and frontman Jason Hill still can't stop asking if his listeners wouldn't mind taking off their clothes.

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This anonymous U.K. producer blew assorted minds with his self-titled debut last year, adding a sleepy mopiness to the shuddering dancehall time-lapse of dubstep. Untrue deepens and expands his emotional range -- think The Godfather Part II.

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Piecing together rancid bits of funk, punk, and absurdist theater, Future of the Left's debut album spews confrontational noise with exhilarating flair.