
Bad news, Buzz readers (and America): Apparently, we have all been suffering from a crisis of uncoolness for some time now. And the worst part is we didn't even know it (or, at least, I didn't). This is all according to the
British music magazine NME — but there's good news, too, since NME has now managed to find 25 American bands that are making us cool again.

Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: Not only do all the new DVD releases
hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. Here are today's selections:
The provocateur: Finally the album that
made headlines long before it was ever released is here, and getting
fairly good reviews.

Manhattan may be home to
Vampire Weekend, but it's just across the river in Brooklyn where the real magic is happening. From the borough is emerging a movement of young bands — led by Yeasayer and MGMT — that are making exciting and innovative new music.
Yeasayer's (right) first album,
All Hour Cymbals, is a smorgasbord of eclectic inspirations, with equal parts Ravi Shankar, 60s hippie rock, barbershop quartet, and even Phil Collins. They have the hipster aesthetic, but there's nothing disaffected about their spirit-touching melodies.