Beyonce's baby bump is speaking louder than any of the new releases this month. So while we wait for the flood of fall albums to descend next week, I want to spend this week playing five records that got by me earlier in the year.

If you have adventurous ears and like music from all sorts of genres, keep checking in. This week, I've got two albums you should hear -- Adele's excellent second album and more distinctive Americana from The Low Anthem.

This week, we feature music from Ladytron, Ryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Richard Swift, and The Sex Pistols, among others.

This week's column features The Germs, Bix Beiderbecke, Finley Quaye, The Killers, The Low Anthem and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.