ALANIS MORISSETTE Under Rug Swept (Maverick) After a three-plus-year hiatus, Alanis is back with Flea, Meshell Ndegeocello, and STP's Dean DeLeo.
ROYCE DA 5'9" Rock City (Game/Columbia) This Detroit shorty gets a big boost from hometown MC Eminem on his debut single, "Rock City."
KYLIE MINOGUE Fever (Capitol) The Aussie--a European pop institution--does a brand-new dance in the U.S. with this breathy, club-oriented collection.
...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD Source Tags & Codes (Interscope) And you will know this Texas rock collective by their personal lyrics, intense sound, and destructive concerts.
GIMME FIVE Choice cuts for your mix tape
THE MOONEY SUZUKI "Oh Sweet Susanna" (from Electric Sweat) Nuggets-style garage pop from the retro-fabulous New York quartet.
GIANT SAND "El Paso/Out on the Weekend" (from Cover Magazine) Medley of typically weird takes on Marty Robbins and Neil Young songs.
THE HEARTBREAKERS "Chinese Rocks" (from the Richard Hell rarities collection Time) Previously unreleased 1975 demo of the punk classic sung by Hell instead of Johnny Thunders, who voiced the best-known version.
CITIZEN BIRD "Joy" (from Citizen Bird) Swedish rock critics (!) form a band, steal organ riff from the Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner." World rejoices.
JOSH ROUSE "Feeling No Pain" (from Under Cold Blue Stars) Winningly optimistic track that sounds like Wilco on Prozac.
