Scott: I don't get how people can't be moved by music this compelling and beautiful. Here's two tracks off The Velvet Teen's new album, Elysium [review]:
The Velvet Teen - A Captive Audience The Velvet Teen - Forlorn
For more info on The Velvet Teen, go to TheVelvetTeen.com or Slowdance.com.

Aubin: In what will likely be a pretty sharp contrast to Scott's selection, I've picked a track from the upcoming record Leviathan from Mastodon; it's hard to really put my finger on the genre this band plays, but it certainly straddles hardcore, hard rock and there is certainly a tech-metal influence as well. It's probably a little different than what you're normally into - I felt the same way - but it's quite intruiging and worth a listen.
Mastodon - Blood and Thunder Adam: …and in sharp contrast to both of the above… Bedouin Soundclash put on one of the best performances at the Toronto Warped tour date. I was lucky enough to catch their set from the side of the stage and it was incredible to see their crowd of curious onlookers grow larger and larger as time went on. The band's soulful dub / reggae had many a punker dancing and singing along. As the Kingston Ontario band wrapped up their set, tour head (and closet Bedouin fanatic) Kevin Lyman strolled onto stage and asked them to keep playing to the delight of the crowd. Here's the single from their latest full length Sounding A Mosaic [review], recorded with Darryl Jennifer of Bad Brains:
Bedouin Soundclash - When The Night Feels My Song