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As befits an albino Muslim MC, this Minneapolis stalwart sets out to embody apparent contradictions.

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Steeped in '60s-style harmony and post-rock noise, Panda Bear's third release deftly mashes up traces of the Beach Boys with digital burbles, elevator chimes, and something that sounds like bubble wrap being popped.

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These dance-punks exude At the Drive-In's blistering intensity, ¡Forward, Russia!'s wiry delivery, and Bloc Party's rhythmic pulse ("Cutback" could even serve as a comedown from the last's "Little Thoughts").

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Though they've been a turd in the Warped punch bowl since 1994, San Diego synth-grind iconoclasts the Locust have finally gotten around to irritating the rest of the planet. And as with 2003's Plague Soundscapes, they sound more relevant and confrontational than upstarts ten years their junior.

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Twisted Black might be the most legit coke rapper ever -- he was recently convicted in federal court of conspiracy to distribute crack. But he's not just a rap sheet; he's also a storyteller whose lyrics recall Proust's madeleines (a piece of jewelry, the sound of a drug dealer's shoes when he runs from the cops) as much as Biggie's hustler tales.

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Pharoahe Monch is one rapper who shouldn't stop singing. His vocals on "Push" and "So Good" are so effective that they almost threaten to overshadow his powerful rhymes.