Canadian pop-punk outfit Sum 41, fronted by Mr. Avril Lavigne (the diminutive Deryck Whibley), are primed to release their fifth studio album, Underclass Hero, today. Having already begun to outgrow their original target audience of smart-ass teens with the somewhat matured songwriting of their last album, 2004's Chuck, it remains to be seen if these poppy-punky Canucks can still resonate with the Hot Topic crowd, especially since last year's departure of their firebrand lead guitarist, Dave Baksh. Having been surpassed by the likes of Fall Out Boy--and their endless line of clones--in the hearts and minds of angsty teenagers with angular haircuts, Sum 41 will really need to outdo themselves in order to make a viable comeback.

Meanwhile, speaking of bands returning from the brink of irrelevance, KoRn's new album drops next week. The aging nü-metal demigods will release their untitled eighth studio album on July 31, albeit without their original guitarist, who left the band in 2005 when he became a born-again Christian, and drummer, who is on an enforced hiatus from the group. After their recent Unplugged album cracked the top 10 of the Billboard 200 back in March, signs are promising that KoRn will soon be making yet another ascent up the modern rock charts.

Now, to move from music I used to like at age 13 to music my dad probably liked when he was 13: Rhino Records will today re-release The Faces' classic 1972 album, A Nod Is As Good As a Wink...to a Blind Horse. The album--the third LP from Rod Stewart, Ron Wood & Co.--contained the band's first hit single, "Stay With Me," which recently enjoyed a resurrection in popularity due to its use in the end credits of the film Wedding Crashers. If you've ever enjoyed a night of heavy drinking, a one-night stand, a bar fight, rocking out with your buddies, or nursing a hangover or a broken heart on a slow sunny Sunday afternoon, then this album has something for you. And if you've enjoyed all of the above (especially in the same 24-hour stretch), then you probably already own it.