New music: in stores and online, Sept. 29

New music: in stores and online

Resurgent R&B/pop diva Mariah Carey (pictured) comes with an aggressive follow-up to last year's "E=MC2" album, emo-y pop-punks Paramore prove themselves with a solid step forward, and California goth-punks AFI get back to their best basics—Metromix has full reviews of this week's biggest releases (listed below), as well as quick takes on fresh LPs from the likes of Breaking Benjamin, Ghostface Killah, Langhorne Slim and more, inside the photo gallery.—Keith N. Dusenberry, Special to Metromix

Mariah Carey, 'Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel'

Paramore, 'Brand New Eyes'

AFI, 'Crash Love'

Alice in Chains, 'Black Gives Way to Blue'

Zero 7, 'Yeah Ghost'

Miranda Lambert, 'Revolution'

Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, 'Through the Devil Softly'

The Avett Brothers, 'I and Love and You'

Dethklok, 'Dethalbum II'

La Roux, 'La Roux'

Robin Guthrie, 'Carousel'

Various artists, 'Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy'

Which of this week's releases are on your must-hear list? Tell us in the comments section.