Should you buy remixed tracks from Lady Gaga and new music from Arcade Fire, Squeeze, Buckcherry, and Los Lobos? Take a listen, and decide for yourself.

What to Play, What to Skip

This week, Lady Gaga goes to “The Fame Monster” well one more time, Squeeze milks their ’80s catalog, Buckcherry wants more cowbell, Los Lobos makes the case for Mexican-American musical unity, and Arcade Fire leaves me speechless. Skip ahead to see what to play.

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Some bands make more sense as time goes on. Los Lobos fused Chicano East L.A. with Middle America rock long before such artists as Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, Ricky Martin, and Shakira opened up the radio border. Nearly 35 years after their debut single (a charity release for the United Farm Workers of America), Los Lobos have made an album that recalls the genre-bending of the ’92 classic “Kiko.” The five-piece vets bounce effortlessly from blues to Grateful Dead-esque stretches to mariachi romps. “Tin Can Trust” is an album that could only be made in America. It’s also the story of America, full of sounds that come from juke joints, barrios, street corners, and after-hours jams where the food, language, and stories all get mashed up into one brilliant stew. Viva Los Lobos.

WATCH the video for Los Lobos’ “Set Me Free (Rosa Lee).”