Q-Tip

The storied New York rapper's varied talents combine on his powerful new solo album, The Renaissance, out today.
Q-Tip

What? In the rap game it's all about credentials, and Q-Tip has 'em: From his 1989 appearance on De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising to Tribe Called Quest's 1993 magnum opus Midnight Marauders and his collaborations with the likes of Slum Village, Busta Rhymes, and R.E.M., the New York rapper Q-Tip is a hip-hop renaissance man.

Little Joy

Strokes drummer Fabrizio Moretti and friends spawn whimsical, tropical-tinged pop project.
Little Joy: Fabrizio Moretti, Rodrigo Amarante, Binki Shapiro

What? Complaints from those pining for the return of New York City's finest garage-rockers, the Strokes, continue to be quelled by the recent upswing of solo

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Kaiser Chiefs

With their third album, the Mark Ronson-produced Off With Their Heads, the Leeds lads fall victim to conformity. And that's not good.

What? Specializing in chant-alongs that question the social mentality of chant-alongs, the Kaiser Chiefs have made a name for themselves peddling Britpop 2.0 to fans on both sides of the pond.

Pink

The edgy pop diva lets loose on her new album, Funhouse, which SPIN gives a four star review!

What? While Avril Lavigne flip-flopped between punk grrrl and touchy balladeer, Christina Aguilera got "Dirrty" before going classy, and Britney just went straight crazy, in-your-face, Pink has stayed the course.

Forgive Durden

Seattle indie-rock whiz taps members of Panic at the Disco, Saves the Day, and the Hush Sound to craft an epic musical.
Forgive Durden's Thomas Dutton

What? For every rock concept album that's great (The Who's Tommy, Pink Floyd's The Wall), there have been too many that aren't (Rush's 2112, Coheed and Cambria's No World for Tomorrow).

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals

With their new album Cardinology, out today, Adams and Co. celebrate sobriety with a classic rock sound.
Ryan Adams / Photo by Neal Casal

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