Pitchfork

TV on the Radio elected to share this cut as a free download dedicated to those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Less a song of hope, more a call to arms ("Grab your fife and drum/ Grab your gold baton/ Let's meet on the lawn/ Shut down this hypocrisy"), "Dry Drunk Emperor" outclasses its Bush-bashing brethren simply by not shoving itself down our throats. And sonically, this song could play on forever: The drummer boy finale marches off into the distance, rallies the troops, and repeats the message. At a time when countless people are displaced, some guidance is exactly what we need.