Note: Jaguar Love is a trio consisting of vocalist/pianist Johnny Whitney and guitarist/bassist Cody Votolato (both formerly of screamy hardcore band The Blood Brothers) and keyboardist/bassist/drummer Jay Clark (formerly of atmospheric indie rockers Pretty Girls Make Graves).
Sound: The most prominent instrument is Johnny Whitney’s helium-injected, razor-sharp wail. It’s polarizing for sure, but it’s far more melodic and far less bloodcurdlingly shrieky than it was in his previous band…

Update: The latest release from Bright Eyes mastermind Conor Oberst - a self-titled solo album - isn’t much different than the music he makes with his proper band. But that’s most certainly a good thing. It’s excellent, and it moves into the #2 spot on my best-of list. As a result, The Baseball Project the fun, long-in-the-works album from Minus 5 frontman Scott McCaughey gets knocked off the list.

1. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges (ATO)
2. Conor Oberst Conor Oberst (Merge)
3. Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend (XL)
4. Adele 19 (XL/Columbia)
5. Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple (Atlantic)

What music are the campuses of Princeton Review’s Top 20 Best College Radio Stations in 2008 buzzing about? New Music Nation surveys radio station and newspaper Web sites for these schools every week to find out.

Carleton College closes out 2007-2008’s College Radio Buzz by highlighting the latest release from Walter Meego. We’ll be back in the fall with more new music picks from the nation’s best college radio stations.