This week on New Hot, we're taking a look at three of the most under-the-radar, acclaimed albums of 2013 spanning garage rock, alternative hip-hop and shoegazey metal.

Being the house band on 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' has generated some amazing collaborations for The Roots, but this collaboration with Elvis Costello is the first to be put to record.

This week on New Hot, read about a band from Raleigh, NC releasing their second album with Merge Records, the return of Gogol Bordello's signature gypsy punk sound and more. These are our recommended releases for July 23.

Daft Punk gets UN-lucky...again! As Alt-J vacated the top spot last week, #1 was there for the taking, but The National stole it, spurred by fans eyeing tickets to their big show at Roy Wilkins Auditorium August 6.

Mayer Hawthorne stopped by The Current studios for a Theft of the Dial with Barb Abney. They talked about his new record Where Does This Door Go, including what one rule he set for himself during the recording process and what artists collaborated with him for the album.

This week on New Hot, read about a musician who has gotten nods from some of Top 40's most popular artists, plus some young kids whose song "Awkward" took the world by storm in 2012. These are our recommended releases for July 16.

In the course of three studio albums, Hawthorne has transformed himself from underground indie-soul curiosity to imminent star. Hawthorne has long been a student of the music that precedes him, with skills as a composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist that take him well beyond mimicry.

When Charles Normal came across Trouble Is a Lonesome Town in Oslo, Norway, it stuck with him. He decided to carry out Lee Hazelwood's original vision for the tracks. He recruited musician friends and formed the group known Thriftstore Masterpiece. Together they would rerecord Hazelwood's Trouble Is a Lonesome Town.

San Cisco, one of Western Australia's finest recent musical exports, are back with a full-length debut on RCA Records, and The Current is giving you a first listen before it releases July 16.

This week on New Hot, we'll look at three albums widely considered to be among the most critically and commercially successful albums of the year so far.