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Interpol, “Heinrich Maneuver”
The lead single off the New York indie band’s latest album, “Our Love to Admire,” is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. It sticks to the band’s well-received, signature retro sound, coupling it with singer Paul Banks’ pleasingly monotonous vocals, to create a package that fans have grown to expect, love and reluctantly dance to.
Bad Religion, “Heroes and Martyrs”
In classic, old-school, SoCal punk tradition, Bad Religion doesn’t waste any time in the blazingly fast track off the album, “New Maps of Hell.” Over before it begins, the 86-second-long song is a fist-pumping, mosh-pit-inducing bash that gets to its point in a hurry, putting the band’s intelligent use of words and metaphor to good use.
Mayday Parade, “When I Get Home, You’re So Dead”
Now that marriage season is over, Mayday Parade’s got an anthem for every dude whose girlfriend has ever cheated on him. The Florida pop-punks lead off their debut record, “A Lesson in Romantics,” with an emotionally charged song that starts softly, but builds up quickly to a vicariously thrilling, angry reminder that – contrary to popular belief – “girls make boys cry,” too.
King Diamond, “Never Ending Hill”
Despite having a decidedly not metal real name, Denmark’s Kim Bendix Petersen, añkña King Diamond, produces some genuine prog-metal on his new album, “Give Me Your Soul…Please.” It’s impossible not to be drawn into his dark world. with this song’s wailing speed-guitar riffs, falsetto choruses and epic lyrics about how darkness cometh.
Jesse Harris, “Fire on the Ocean”
Best known for being the man behind Norah Jones’ single “Don’t Know Why,” for which he won a Grammy, New York-based, indie-pop singer-songwriter Jesse Harris gets to work on his own music, complimenting his jazzy keyboards with a little island flavor on the smooth last track off his seventh studio album, “Feel.” He plays Joe’s Pub tomorrow night.
