The Wavves/Mountain Dew Corporation may be the Kings of the Beach, but the UK's Star Slinger may have the greatest claim to the King of the Summer title. The DJ/Producer's signature thump was the soundtrack to the hottest months of the year as he remixed his way through your favorite up-and-coming artists from Cool Runnings to Small Black . His remix of Rollerskaters' "Sleep Tight" keeps up the pace, as the bearded Brit makes his bid to astonish into the fall and beyond.
3. Ra Ra Riot : The Orchard (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Ted Chase Ra Ra Riot's head is in the clouds more than their feet are on the ground as they embrace the high & orchestral on The Orchard.
5. Rah Rah : Breaking Hearts (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Brendan MaGee The fiery Canadian seven-piece has returned with their second full-length
album, and it's anything but a sophomore slump.
7. Rufus Wainwright : All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu (Reviews/Album Reviews)
Author : Brendan MaGee Rufus
Wainwright's first studio album in three years revolves around two main
themes:
the romanticism of the past and the deterioration of the present.
8. Rival Schools (Reviews/Concert Reviews)
Author : Jayne Yong Rival Schools, a collective of hardcore legends, played
Union Pool, Brooklyn on a very special one-off show.
The Wavves/Mountain Dew Corporation may be the Kings of the Beach, but the UK's 
The R.E.M. record most in need of a re-discovery gets its deluxe edition release.
Ra Ra Riot's head is in the clouds more than their feet are on the ground as they embrace the high & orchestral on The Orchard.
The fiery Canadian seven-piece has returned with their second full-length
album, and it's anything but a sophomore slump.
One of the year’s most quietly hyped albums contains a fundamentally intriguing combination that stands alone in recent memory.
Rufus
Wainwright's first studio album in three years revolves around two main
themes:
the romanticism of the past and the deterioration of the present.
Rival Schools, a collective of hardcore legends, played
Union Pool, Brooklyn on a very special one-off show.
Ra Ra Riot lent their 'cool' to a fashion launch party.
Alt-hoptronic mad scientist devises another wild concoction.
The Stills stay anything but on Oceans Will Rise, as the band comes out more confident and assured than ever before. 
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