"The Hazards of Love" is a strange concoction brewed from Colin Meloy's obsession with the British folk revival of the 1960s. It's as if the archetypes and themes of those folk songs were sucked up by an F5 twister (Meloy) and dropped into a foreign landscape: the rock opera.

New wave, rock, punk, danceable. All words that can be used to describe "It's Blitz!" -- the new record by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Neko's fifth studio album in 12 years, Middle Cyclone, is a timeless and genreless collage of sounds and styles.

"No Line on the Horizon" may not be as immediately captivating as some of U2's other albums, but it is still a thoughtful and challenging addition their catalog.

While it's doubtful that this far into his career Morrissey is going to win over oogles of new converts, if you've been there in the past, you're probably gonna like "Years of Refusal" -- one of Morrissey's best solo outings to date.

Some recent all stars of the independent music scene have come together to record exclusive songs for "Dark Was The Night", a double-disc album of covers and rare collaborations whose proceeds will benefit the Red Hot organization's work with AIDS research.

"Heroes" is the newest compilation from War Child International, an organization dedicated to working to help children affected by war.