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Forget that he's estranged from original guitarist James Iha and bassist D'arcy--Billy Corgan was already bucking incredible odds when he announced that he was joining drummer Jimmy Chamberlin for a full-fledged Smashing Pumpkins "reunion." After all, in the high-stakes world of rock revivals, it's universally agreed that you should never record a new CD.

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As the only band who might show up at this summer's Warped Tour with a glockenspiel, this Long Island-based troupe is obviously more sophisticated than your average emo act. But in the past, they've struggled to find a balance between co-songwriter John Nolan's dramatic piano pop and his sister Michelle's sultry balladeering.

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On their second album in less than two years, this melodic Tennessee foursome deliver everything that a group of new-school mall punks angling for the big time should -- massive guitar riffs, sweetly infectious choruses, and soaring power ballads that are sure to get some play at this year's winter formal.

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When your first album sells four million copies, you're bound to try to play out a few musical fantasies with the follow-up, and these modern-pop lotharios are now dabbling in everything from nouveau disco to sleazy funk to big-band balladry.

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On his side-project debut, drummer Aaron Gillespie works outside the boundaries of his bills-paying gig with Underoath, dropping that band's emo-tinged Christian metal in favor of slickly produced, radio-ready rock.

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Well, it finally happened. After years of being groomed for mainstream stardom, Bert McCracken, the onetime king of screamo, has had it with the shallow world of music-biz phonies.