Scott: Criteria is the brainchild of Stephen Pederson, formerly of Cursive and The White Octave. This is the first track off Criteria's debut album, En Garde [review here], and it rocks hard:
Criteria - The Coincidence
For more info on Criteria, go to CriteriaMusic.com.

Adam: A little bluebird just left the superb new Joe Strummer album on my doorstep along with the new record from Paul Westerberg's Grandpaboy. This is the lead track from the country / blues album. Expect Dead Man Shake in stores on October 21st.
Grandpaboy - MPLS
For another track and more info check out his page at Anti.