Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins, Hank Williams III, David Cross, Hawthorne Heights and Far

When Stone Temple Pilots went on a less than harmonious hiatus seven years ago, no one could have guessed that they still had one of their best albums ever ahead of them. But the band's new eponymous album not only represents STP's personal best — it could very well be one of this year's defining releases.