New music: in stores and online

The latest from Van Halen, the Fray, Paul McCartney and more

Van Halen (pictured) return this week with their first album featuring David Lee Roth in 28 years, while piano-rockers the Fray enter their comfortable middle period, Paul McCartney takes a stab at the great American songbook, and a young singer-songwriter named Sharon Van Etten delivers a career best. We've got full reviews of those releases, plus quick takes on the latest from Dierks Bentley, Die Antwoord, Air, Dr. Dog and more, inside the gallery.—Lucy Mueller and Andy Hermann, Metromix

Van Halen, "A Different Kind of Truth"

The Fray, "Scars and Stories"

Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the Bottom"

Sharon Van Etten, "Tramp"

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