“We are defined by the fact that we can’t be defined by anybody,” says Matt Bellamy, the singer-guitarist-pianist of Muse, as he runs down the range and nerve of the British trio’s new album, The 2nd Law, out in October. “There are electro-pop sounds and songs that are obviously classic rock,” Bellamy notes, referring to the machine-funk nightmares “Madness” and “Panic Station” and, in the latter category, “Big Freeze” and his lead-guitar blowup in “Animals.”

“Then there are the orchestral things,” he adds over lunch in New York: the strings-choir-and-metal “Survival,” already a hit as an official Olympic theme song, and the symphonic chaos of the two-part title suite. The 2nd Law would sound like “three different bands,” Bellamy contends, “if it wasn’t for my voice.”

This long awaited debut EP from New York City based Modern Rock outfit, JANUARY JANE, features a killer mix of hard driving Rock, super catchy Ballads, and even some modern Instrumental Guitar Shred work. “Happy music for the end of the world.”

1. Fallen So Far
2. Champagne Suicide
3. No More Last Times
4. Nothing Left
5. The Unknown
6. No More Last Times (Extended Cut)
7. Devouring Saturn