 |  | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor | | The cooler the weather gets, the hotter the music gets, as record labels unleash some of their most high-profile releases in the latter part of the year. Our music experts take a look at some of the great new songs and albums in store for October. | |  | Sign up for more free newsletters: | | | | Pop music fans have a great crop of new songs to explore this week. The 10 best are led by Avicii's return with mainstream pop music on "The Days," along with new tracks from Carrie Underwood, Lorde, One Direction and more. READ NOW | |  | | Another big month for new releases, one that’s guaranteed to break the bank as you try and decide among new albums by Billy Boy Arnold, Devon Allman, JW-Jones, Markus James, Dana Fuchs, and Popa Chubby, as well as the soul supergroup of Otis Clay and Johnny Rawls. Just in time for holiday gift giving, there’s another pair of Led Zeppelin reissues and a Jimmy Thackery compilation disc. READ NOW | |  | | Some new jazz albums this month include releases by Peter Furler, Frank Catalano, Charles Lloyd and more. READ NOW | |  | | This week in Christian music includes songs from groups that range from Big Daddy Weave to Unspoken, plus a new song from Skillet. READ NOW | |  | | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Music newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |