Ra Ra Riot / Photo by Sarah Cass

Here's a rundown of the essential albums available online and in record stores today, with more after the jump. Click each album title to read Spin's review:

• Ra Ra Riot, The Rhumb Line:
  Rousingly scrappy anthems tinged with eerie musings.

• The Fiery Furnaces, Remember:
  Feel the avant-indie confusion in the privacy of your own home.

• Human Highway, Moody Motorcycle:
  Indie pals blithely examine the sand between their toes.

• Jaguar Love, Take Me to the Sea:
  Refining the bratty squeal without losing the punky squirm.

• Juliana Hatfield, How to Walk Away:
  Alt-rock homecoming queen (finally) grows old gracefully.

Read reviews of 12 other vital albums also out today on page 2.

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