Here's a rundown of the albums available online and in record stores today:

With the transformation of the Followill brothers (and a cousin!) from Southern rockers to arena gods in full swing on their excellent new record, Only By the Night, it was only fitting for Kings of Leon to grace the cover of SPIN's October issue.

Caleb Followill needs a dentist. The day before the biggest gig of his life, the 26- year-old Kings of Leon frontman is standing outside a boutique hotel in London, flanked by his bald, tattooed bodyguard and his girlfriend, a thin, dark-haired model named Lily Aldridge.

Do you think the lyrics for "Sex on Fire," the anthemic first single (listen below) off Southern quartet Kings of Leon's new record, Only By The Night, are a little silly? Well, you're not alone -- singer/guitarist Caleb Followill agrees and claims the tune was nearly scrapped.

The kids may be headed back to school, but SPIN.com has been on a permanent rock vacation this past week; we've brought you musical dispatches from Seattle's Bumbershoot festival, given you the scoop about reunions and upcoming albums, and let you inside the pages of this month's SPIN cover story about alt-rock journeyman Beck. Check out this week's highlights below:

We always knew the Kings of Leon -- yep, those three Southern brothers (raised by a preacher) and one cousin -- had a bit of the Devil under their skin... you know, with the cigarettes, booze, and leggy model girlfriends and all.