Clearlake
Amber (Domino)
Between cloudy skies and rainy days, England can be a pretty gloomy place. Clearlake's cure for the blues? Create a feel-good indie-pop album to get the party started right. For his part, lead vocalist Jason Pegg makes merry on the aptly titled limb-loosener "Good Clean Fun." Even when riding the relationship roller coaster on "Here To Learn," Pegg maintains an air of optimism. It's enough to brighten up even the pastiest of faces.
BUMP THESE: "Amber," "You Can't Have Me," "Neon"



Mylo
Destroy Rock & Roll (RCA)
Not even sex compares to the climax of electronic music. The debut LP from Britain's next prime minister of sound delivers thrills with layered, intense rump-shakers like "Musclecars" and the funky reprisal, "Emotion." Like a coital master, the DJ-producer definitely appreciates the importance of a proper buildup. The two slowest tracks, "Valley Of The Dolls" and "Sunworshipper," open the album, saving the exquisite explosion for the last dance. 
BUMP THESE: "Guilty Of Love," "Destroy Rock & Roll"


Aceyalone
Magnificent City (Decon)
"Over your head, I need more bread/Even my ego needs to be fed," quips L.A. rap veteran  Aceyalone, his chest puffed out on the bass-rattling "Mooore." On his sixth album, Acey's as confident as ever, backed by Philly-based underground über-producer RJD2. The result is a coast-to-coast mash-up that unites the two backpacker icons with enough synth-driven melodies to guide many frat-house freestyle
fellowships.
BUMP THESE: "Fire," "Supahero," "High Lights"


Lil Eazy-E
Prince of Compton (Virgin)
Though he lacks his late father's drippy Jheri curl and familiar high-pitched voice, the son of Eazy-E definitely carries on the family legacy of Cali gangsta rap. He even sounds like Pops on "They Killed You,"
a recounting of his father's death, produced by D12's Denaun Porter. "They Know Me" finds E confidently jockeying for position in the L.A. rap game over Sha Money XL's strings. Through his seed, Eazy duz it again.
BUMP THESE: "It Ain't A Game," "The Drive By Continued"
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