Franz Ferdinand is back with a strong follow up to their first two albums, but how does this one stack up? We decide, in a PG-13 kind of way.

We join Rolling Stone, Barack Obama and the rest of the free world in heaping praise upon Bruce Springsteen's latest, "Working On A Dream."

But we do it in our own special way.

Kanye West's latest, 808s and Heartbreak, has been hailed as one of the best albums of the year. We politely agree with each other until SOMEONE compares it to Kind Of Blue. Oh no you dint!

The most recent comeback album from Britney Spears would probably take, what, 45 minutes or something to listen to all the way through. We do it for you in less than a minute.

Cardinology is the latest from Ryan Adams, a prolific and sometimes-troubled troubador. He gets three thumbs-up from us.

The latest offering from the duo The Cool Kids creates quite a stir in the Soundcheck studio and incites actual physical violence among your hosts. Guess who wins!

Central Chambers, the third album from Northampton, Mass.-based band Winterpills, is eloquent, charming and complex. So are Philip Price and Flora Reed, two members of the band who sat down with us in a Northampton cafe this week to talk about the record.

Is "Feed The Animals" from Girl Talk a moment of musical genius or pure shameless theft? We agree, more or less.

Death Magnetic marks a return to form for Metallica -- but does that make anyone want to listen to it? We say: Yes!

Is "Breakout," the new record from Miley Cyrus, a decent collection of music, or is it just a piece of Disney? We have an animated discussion.