#1: The Fame - Lady Gaga

(C) 2008 Streamline/Interscope/Konlive/Cherry Tree.

#2: Fearless - Taylor Swift

(C) 2008 Big Machine.

#3: Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

(C) 2009 .

#4: Halo - Beyoncé

(C) 2008 .

#5: Viva La Vida - Prospekt’s March Edition - Coldplay

(C) 2008 .

#6: The Sound Of Madness - Shinedown

(C) 2008 Atlantic Records.

#7: Right Round - Flo Rida

(C) 2009 .

#8: I’m Yours (Album Version) (Single) - Jason Mraz

(C) 2008 Atlantic Records/ATG.

#9: Intuition - Jamie Foxx

(C) 2008 .

#10: Dont Trust Me (Single) - 3OH!3

(C) 2008 Photo Finish Recordings.

The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night

Artist:
The Besnard Lakes
Review:
At its website, Montreal’s Breakglass Studios — run by
Besnard Lakes bandleader Jace Lasek — trumpets its custom
1969 Neve mixing board, used by Led Zeppelin on Physical
Graffiti. The same piece of equi

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Beat The Devil’s Tattoo

Artist:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Review:
Five studio albums in, California psych-garage trio Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club are still religious zealots — worshippers in
rock’s Gothic cathedral. The song titles tell the tale: “Bad
Blood,” “War

Serj Tankian - Elect The Dead

Artist:
Serj Tankian
Review:
System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian’s 2007 solo debut,
Elect the Dead, was a harmless brain-dump, but the idea of
recording it live with an orchestra is another story. The Auckland
Philharmonia Orchestra gamely chase

Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune

Artist:
Jimi Hendrix
Review:
Some grousing from fans greets most posthumous Jimi Hendrix
studio releases. And fair enough: Hendrix can’t offer his opinion
anymore, and between past dubious product (i.e., the heavily
overdubbed Crash Landing) and on

Broken Bells - Broken Bells

Artist:
Broken Bells
Review:
Part Kanye West, part Brian Eno, producer-musician Brian Burton
— a.k.a. Danger Mouse — has defined himself with his
excellent taste in brilliant misfits. His biggest smash was Gnarls
Barkley, with whom he t