Like previous editions, Minnesota Beatle Project Volume 4 is another collection of inspired versions of the Fab Four's material, applied by musicians from all over the sonic spectrum.

Amy Milan's voice is both haunting and soaring on the latest record from Stars.

It would be easy to write off this band as another garden-variety import of 2012, but Django Django is primed for a late breakout in the new year.

By the end of this album, you won't forget the name Gary Clark, Jr.

Neil Young dislikes mp3s and took pains to make this record as analog as possible, believing this to be the only way that fans can hear his soul, the time he puts into making his music and the wisdom of a life lived playing and performing.

"Channel Orange" revels in the silence between beats; it makes minimalism sound bold and enlightened. It's also masterful in the way it intertwines R&B, jazz, electro-funk and psychedelia.

"We Don't Even Live Here" is P.O.S.'s boldest release to date, and it's set to make an impact on a national scale with or without a tour to support it.

The announcement of Solid Gold's new album came less than a month before the record hits shelves, proving our hometown boys have heard our pleas and wanted to get the record into our hands as quickly as they could.

On Charmer, Aimee Mann's soft-rock approachability creates an interesting meta-experience: she's charming the pants off of us, just like the cads and ne'er-do-wells in her songs.

"Shields" carries the same lush harmonies and dramatic crescendos as their previous releases, but the band has reached a new stage in their career as lyricists and song writers.