EW's New Music Roundup: Brandy, Maroon 5, Lily Allen, and more
Dec 9, 2008, 04:18 PM | by Simon Vozick-Levinson
Categories: Download This, EW's New Music Roundup, Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Welcome to this week's edition of EW's New Music Roundup, a regular post highlighting the "Download This" track recommendations from the latest crop of music reviews found in Entertainment Weekly. All songs are from albums that are in stores now, and most are readily available via iTunes, eMusic, or similar services. Enjoy — and be sure to share with your fellow readers if you've got opinions on any of the following albums or singles...
Brandy, Human
Genre: R&B
EW Grade: B
Download This: "The Definition"
(Check out Brandy online)
Maroon 5, Call and Response: The Remix Album
Genre: Pop
EW Grade: B+
Download This: "Goodnight Goodnight" (Deerhoof remix)
(Check out Maroon 5 online)
Common, Universal Mind Control
Genre: Hip-Hop
EW Grade: C
Download This: "Make My Day"
(Check out Common online)
Pavement, Brighten the Corners: Nicene Creedence Edition
Genre: Rock
EW Grade: A
Download This: "Harness Your Hopes"
(Check out Pavement online)
Avant, Avant
Genre: R&B
EW Grade: B
Download This: "French Pedicure"
(Check out Avant online)
Staff Web Pick of the Week:
Lily Allen's "The Fear" video
The Brit wit skewers modern celebrity as only she can in her fun new clip, with some help from a cast of surreally-costumed dancers.
(Watch it below, or click here)

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