Fresh off of a jaunt opening for power-pop titans Weezer, Canadian post-punk quartet Tokyo Police Club are gearing up a North American tour kicking off February 24 in Providence, RI. The boys will hit major cities along the East Coast and Midwest before concluding March 19 in Pontiac, MI.

As you get ready to celebrate Columbus Day, check out our scoop on Green Day's next full-length and Metallica's upcoming tour, and listen to exclusive new tunes from Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear, and others. Plus: Get more of the best from the past week:

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With spiky Americana rock'n'roll riffs, mournful lyrical reflections, and plenty of punk sass, Chrissie Hynde and her Pretenders return with their much-anticipated new album, the SPIN-approved Break Up the Concrete. Below, listen to the record in its entirety.

What? Over nearly 30 tumultuous years, pop-punk luminary and raucous frontwoman Chrissie Hynde's tried and true dedication to music's creation has kept her perennially underappreciated Pretenders alive and able to turn out multi-faceted new wave sonic stylings.