They've been pretty silent about Iraq (except for one lame free download) and President Bush, but the Beastie Boys look like they got political on their upcoming album, To the 5 Boroughs. Billboard.com reveals some rhymes: "We've got a president we didn't elect / the Kyoto treaty he decided to neglect / and still the U.S. just wants to flex." Boys, may I refer you to this informational page on the electoral college? There's a 9-11 song as well, and such pop culture references as the Keebler Elves, Herman Munster and Foghorn Leghorn. And, thank goodness, there's not much live instrumentation on the album. Coolfer thinks the Beasties are best when they rock the sampler.

Beastie Boys Return With '5 Boroughs' from Billboard.com