This Brooklyn duo are one of the perkiest bands in indie rock, routinely whipping crowds into a crazy-dancing frenzy with their cheerfully spry keyboard-and-drums tunes. On their third album, simplicity is key: Most songs are built around simple synth riffs, battered by booming percussion and topped by Matt Johnson's adenoidal voice. But Matt and Kim still cover a lot of ground, feinting at techno on the jittery "Block After Block," creating a sweeping orchestral sound on "Northeast." The album's best asset might be its pervasive optimism. "I hear that shoestrings tend to break/But they tie back together great," Johnson sings on "Where You're Coming From." Call it therapy you can spaz out to.

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“Satisfied”

Only the genius of Tom Waits could combine the subject of mortality, a reoccurring theme in his work, with wordplay that name checks both Mick and Keith, whom he calls "Mr. Jagger" and "Mr. Richards," and the title of their magnum opus, "Satisfaction." And to show just how cool Waits really is, he even got Mr. Richards to play along, one of nine guest appearances the guitarist has made on three Waits albums. "This growling roadhouse stomp is a late-breaking response to the Stones' greatest hit," Rolling Stone said of the track.