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

The plucky power pop on Telekinesis' self-titled debut record has us pogo-ing around the office and stoked to see them at Austin's South by Southwest music conference later this month. But the album-closing "I Saw Lightning," available here as an exclusive stream, takes a more subdued, delicate tact, and helps make the 11-song set even more appealing.