SA Current: Music

Various Artists: The Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Soundtrack

Aural Pleasure: We never thought of Death Cab for Cutie as vampire music, but the band’s maudlin “Meet Me on the...... By Jeff Niesel [10/28/2009]

Daniel Johnston: Is and Always Was

Aural Pleasure: While he has only experienced brushes with mainstream attention, Daniel Johnston’s impact can be...... By Eddie Fleisher [10/28/2009]

Mission of Burma: The Sound, the Speed, the Light

Aural Pleasure: Is it possible for a band to have a sophomore slump halfway through the third album its second t...... By Nicholas Hall [10/28/2009]

Slayer: World Painted Blood

Aural Pleasure: A little more than 23 years after their game-changing breakthrough fulfilled its promise to Reig...... By Jeremy Martin [10/28/2009]

Lou Barlow: Goodnight Unknown

Aural Pleasure: In the ever-shifting spheres of indie and (semi-) popular music, today’s It Boy/Girl is destined...... By Mark Keresman [10/21/2009]

Dead Man's Bones: Dead Man's Bones

Aural Pleasure: Something compels me to tell you, before I describe any aspect of this album, that it is not the...... By Jeremy Martin [10/21/2009]

Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

Aural Pleasure: Ever since her rebirth a few years ago, Mariah Carey has been on a roll. Once destined as a pop-...... By Michael Gallucci [10/21/2009]

Seven-One: Bumps

Aural Pleasure: This 20-minute compilation from San Antonio producer Seven-One features a healthy line of what I...... By Jeremy Martin [10/21/2009]

Dan Auerbach: Keep It Hid

Aural Pleasure: After six consistent albums as a driving force behind grunge-blu...... [10/14/2009]

Air: Love 2

Aural Pleasure: Never has a band’s name fit its sound better than Air, the French electro-pop duo whose music fl...... By Danielle Sills [10/14/2009]

Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Aural Pleasure: I am dying — dying! — to see Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things...... By Chuck Kerr [10/14/2009]

The Flaming Lips: Embryonic

Aural Pleasure: In the grand tradition of double albums, Embryonic — the Lips’ 12th freaking studio full-length ...... By Jeremy Martin [10/14/2009]

Avett Brothers: I and Love and You

Aural Pleasure: On their major-label debut, alt-country buzzmakers the Avett Brothers check in with a Grammy-win...... By Michael Gallucci [10/7/2009]

Kid Cudi: Man on the Moon: The End of Day

Aural Pleasure: You won’t find any rhymes about what a badass Kid Cudi is on his debut album. Like mentor Kanye ...... By Michael Gallucci [10/7/2009]

Girls: Album

Aural Pleasure: It’s always hard to judge a throwback band. Are they paying homage, in love with nostalgia, or j...... By Matt Whelihan [10/7/2009]