Album Releases by Genre

Lowedges 401.

Lowedges

by Richard Hawley
May 20, 2003
Named after a suburb of his native Sheffield, England, 'Lowedges' is the third solo release for the Pulp guitarist.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Alligator 402.

Alligator

by The National
April 12, 2005
This is the third LP for the Brooklyn five-piece fronted by deep-voiced Matt Berninger.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Universal Audio 403.

Universal Audio

by The Delgados
September 28, 2004
The fifth and final album from The Delgados (released on the band's own Chemikal Underground label) was co-produced with Tony Doogan. It ditches the strings of its orchestral predecessor, 'Hate,' to take a much poppier approach.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.2
La Foret 404.

La Foret

by Xiu Xiu
July 12, 2005
The experimental indie-rockers led by Jamie Stewart return with album number four.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Erland And The Carnival 405.

Erland And The Carnival

by Erland and the Carnival
January 25, 2010
This is the debut album for the folk rock band that includes Simon Tong, David Nock, and Erland Cooper.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Love Is Overtaking Me 406.

Love Is Overtaking Me

by Arthur Russell
October 28, 2008
The album features 21 tracks never before released by the late singer/songwriter Arthur Russell.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009 407.

Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009

by Fucked Up
January 26, 2010
The two-disc collection of the punk rock band's singles plus five unreleased tracks (demos, outakes, and session versions).
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
At My Age 408.

At My Age

by Nick Lowe
June 26, 2007
His age? 58. And "At My Age" marks the first studio recording for the English singer-songwriter in six years.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Folklore 409.

Folklore

by 16 Horsepower
August 6, 2002
The moody alt-country band led by David Eugene Edwards returns with its darkest set of songs yet.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.8
Murray Street 410.

Murray Street

by Sonic Youth
June 25, 2002
Now into their third decade of recording, Sonic Youth offer up a return to form that has more in common with their output of the 80s than with anything they have released in recent years. Multi-instrumentalist Jim O'Rourke, who worked with the band on their previous effort 'NYC Ghosts & Flowers,' is now a full-fledged member of the group.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
Asleep In The Back 411.

Asleep In The Back

by Elbow
January 22, 2002
Often compared to Doves and Radiohead, Manchester-based Elbow is yet another new alternative band to emerge from the British music press hype machine. This debut album was shortlisted for 2001's Mercury Music Prize.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.6
Discovery of a World Inside the Moone 412.

Discovery of a World Inside the Moone

by The Apples In Stereo
April 18, 2000
Metascore:
82
User Score:
6.7
Pick Of The Litter 1980-2010 413.

Pick Of The Litter 1980-2010

by Was (Not Was)
February 23, 2010
The funk band's compilation includes songs featuring Kim Bassinger, Ozzy Osbourne, Mel Torme, and Leonard Cohen.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Rather Ripped 414.

Rather Ripped

by Sonic Youth
June 13, 2006
This self-produced 20th album finds the New York band back down to a four-piece, with Jim O'Rourke dropping out after two albums.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
True Love Cast Out All Evil 415.

True Love Cast Out All Evil

by Roky Erickson With Okkervil River
April 20, 2010
The 13th Floor Elevators founder returns with his first album of new music in more than 10 years, and Okkervil River joins him as his backing band.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
It's Blitz 416.

It's Blitz

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
March 31, 2009
The third album for the New York band was produced by Nick Launay and Dave Sitek.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
There Is Love In You 417.

There Is Love In You

by Four Tet
January 26, 2010
The fifth album from Kieran Hebden is his first full-length release in five years.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.1
Brothers 418.

Brothers

by The Black Keys
May 18, 2010
The latest album for the duo of Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney features two tracks produced with Danger Mouse.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.6
Jarvis 419.

Jarvis

by Jarvis Cocker
April 3, 2007
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker makes his solo debut with this 14-song disc (which includes recent single "Running The World" as a secret bonus track).
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
Post-Nothing 420.

Post-Nothing

by Japandroids
August 4, 2009
This is the debut full-length album for the indie-rock duo from Vancouver, Canada.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
band red 421.

band red

by KaitO
May 20, 2003
This is the sophomore disc for the Norwich, England rock band (led by excitable vocalist Nikki Colk) who at times recall a harder-rocking Electrelane or a UK version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Primary Colours 422.

Primary Colours

by The Horrors
May 5, 2009
The second album for the British rock band was produced by Portishead's Geoff Barrow.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Good Looking Blues 423.

Good Looking Blues

by Laika
April 18, 2000
The third release from the trip-hop/indie/rock/electronic/jazz/pop band named after the first dog in outer space.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Haha Sound 424.

Haha Sound

by Broadcast
August 12, 2003
This is just the second full-length recording for the Birmingham, England experimental pop outfit founded in 1995. Included here is the track "Pendulum" from the recent EP of the same name.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
The Moon & Antarctica 425.

The Moon & Antarctica

by Modest Mouse
June 13, 2000
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.8
Album Of The Year 426.

Album Of The Year

by The Good Life
August 10, 2004
The Good Life is a side project for Cursive's Tim Kasher, and this third full-length release (following the 'Lovers Need Lawyers' EP) finds him joined by Stefanie Drootin, Ryan Fox and Roger Lewis.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert [40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set] 427.

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert [40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set]

by The Rolling Stones
November 3, 2009
The rerelease of the two-night concert at Madison Square Garden in 1969 features five unreleased tracks and tracks from the opening acts: BB King and Ike & Tina Turner.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
The Shadow Of An Empire 428.

The Shadow Of An Empire

by Fionn Regan
February 8, 2010
The Irish singer-songwriter releases his follow-up to his 2006 Mercury Prize-nominated album "The End of History."
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Wonderful Rainbow 429.

Wonderful Rainbow

by Lightning Bolt
March 4, 2003
No, it's not *that* kind of drum'n'bass album. Instead, Rhode Island's Lightning Bolt literally consists of just two instrumentalists on drum and bass, and together the pair generate an experimental sonic fury on this, their second full-length.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.4
Songs In Red And Gray 430.

Songs In Red And Gray

by Suzanne Vega
September 25, 2001
Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega fills her sixth studio album with 13 new compositions. Former producer (and former husband) Mitchell Froom is gone, replaced by Rupert Hine, who creates an overall sound that is more like Vega's earliest recordings than her Froom-produced output during the 1990s.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.4
Tears Of The Valedictorian 431.

Tears Of The Valedictorian

by Frog Eyes
May 1, 2007
This is the fourth full-length for the Canadian indie-rock band led by Carey Mercer (also of Swan Lake).
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.1
Aerial 432.

Aerial

by Kate Bush
November 8, 2005
This double-disc set is the influential singer-songwriter's first album in a dozen years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.9
Now You Are One Of Us 433.

Now You Are One Of Us

by The Paper Chase
June 6, 2006
The experimental Dallas, Texas outfit led by John Congleton returns with a spooky, noisy fourth album.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Love Travels At Illegal Speeds 434.

Love Travels At Illegal Speeds

by Graham Coxon
March 13, 2006
This is the fifth solo disc for the former Blur guitarist.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Contra 435.

Contra

by Vampire Weekend
January 12, 2010
The second album for the rock band was produced by band member, Rostam Batmanglij.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
6.9
Get Behind Me Satan 436.

Get Behind Me Satan

by The White Stripes
June 7, 2005
The duo's fifth long-player, destined to be known as GBMS in record reviews everywhere, was recorded in their Detroit studio. While not a total departure from previous efforts, it does find them expanding their sound away from their usual guitar+drums formula.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Avi Buffalo 437.

Avi Buffalo

by Avi Buffalo
April 27, 2010
This is the debut album for the Long Beach, California-based rock band led by Avigdor Zahner-Isenberg, who also goes by the name Avi Buffalo.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
Weightlifting 438.

Weightlifting

by Trash Can Sinatras
August 31, 2004
The fourth album for the veteran Scottish band is their first album release in eight years and first U.S. release since 1993's 'I've Seen Everything.'
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Help 439.

Help

by Thee Oh Sees
April 28, 2009
The San Francisco-based band led by John Dwyer releases its follow-up to last year's "The Masters Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In."
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Signal Morning 440.

Signal Morning

by Circulatory System
September 8, 2009
The second album for the W. Cullen Hart-led indie rock band is its first in eight years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Become Secret 441.

Become Secret

by Picastro
February 23, 2010
Liz Hysen's Toronto-based band which also includes cellists, releases its fourth full-length album.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.3
Flow 442.

Flow

by Foetus
May 8, 2001
J.G. Thirlwell's first album as Foetus in four years finds the industrial pioneer back with eleven new tracks and another monosyllabic title.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
III 443.

III

by The Alps
October 14, 2008
This is the debut studio album for the San Francisco trio.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
23rd Street Lullaby 444.

23rd Street Lullaby

by Patti Scialfa
June 15, 2004
This is the second solo album for the E Street Band member (and Bruce Springsteen wife), and was recorded over the last 11 (!) years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Movement 445.

Movement

by Gossip
May 6, 2003
This is the second full-length for the Olympia, Wash-based indie-punk trio led by powerful singer Beth Ditto.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.4
Picaresque 446.

Picaresque

by The Decemberists
March 22, 2005
Chris Walla produced this third album for the literary Portland, Ore.-based five-piece led by Colin Meloy.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Liars And Prayers 447.

Liars And Prayers

by Thalia Zedek Band
April 22, 2008
Thalia Zedek returns with a band with her latest album on the Thrill Jockey label.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Akron/Family & Angels Of Light 448.

Akron/Family & Angels Of Light

by Akron/Family & Angels Of Light
November 8, 2005
This split LP includes seven new Akron/Family tracks and five new songs from Michael Gira's Angels Of Light project (which, of course, features backing by Akron/Family).
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.4
High Dive 449.

High Dive

by Maria McKee
April 22, 2003
Following her tenure as singer for roots-rockers Lone Justice, Maria McKee issued a series of three solo releases in the mid 1990s, and then remained relatively quiet for seven years until 'High Dive,' her self-released return.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Nuclear Daydream 450.

Nuclear Daydream

by Joseph Arthur
September 19, 2006
The singer-songwriter's fifth studio album is the first for his new record label, Lonely Astronaut.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Avatar 451.

Avatar

by Comets On Fire
August 8, 2006
This seven-song follow-up to 2004's 'Blue Cathedral' adds a bit more melody and cleaner sound to the band's usual noise assault.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.9
Your Future Our Clutter 452.

Your Future Our Clutter

by The Fall
May 4, 2010
Continuing with the same lineup as 2008's "Imperial Wax Solvent," the British rock band led by Mark E. Smith releases its 28th studio album on new label Domino records.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.8
Imperial Wax Solvent 453.

Imperial Wax Solvent

by The Fall
April 28, 2008
The latest album from the British group is with yet another different lineup from 2007's "Reformation Post TLC."
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.0
Wilderness 454.

Wilderness

by Archer Prewitt
January 25, 2005
This is the fourth solo disc for the illustrator and Sea And Cake guitarist.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
New Leaves 455.

New Leaves

by Owen
September 22, 2009
Mike Kinsella's latest solo album under the name Owen was recorded over two years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
I Speak Because I Can 456.

I Speak Because I Can

by Laura Marling
April 6, 2010
The second album for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Ethan Johns.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Leaving Songs 457.

Leaving Songs

by Stuart A. Staples
June 20, 2006
Leaving Songs is the Nashville-recorded second solo disc for Tindersticks frontman Stuart Staples, who is joined by Maria McKee on one track.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Sycamore Meadows 458.

Sycamore Meadows

by Butch Walker
November 11, 2008
The producer/singer/songwriter releases his lastest solo album.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.2
Strange Keys To Untune Gods' Firmament 459.

Strange Keys To Untune Gods' Firmament

by Skullflower
February 2, 2010
The British drone band's latest release is a two-CD set.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
The BBC Sessions 460.

The BBC Sessions

by Belle and Sebastian
November 18, 2008
The two-disc set includes track recorded by the BBC between 1996 and 2001.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.7
Armchair Apocrypha 461.

Armchair Apocrypha

by Andrew Bird
March 20, 2007
The Chicago-based singer-songwriter returns with his tenth album of literate and eclectic indie rock.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Turn On The Bright Lights 462.

Turn On The Bright Lights

by Interpol
August 20, 2002
You won't read very many reviews of this New York band without seeing the words Joy Division pop up, and although there are some similarities, Interpol has something new to offer as well. This debut LP includes the tracks "PDA" and "NYC" from the group's well-received first single for Matador.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.9
The Long Goodbye 463.

The Long Goodbye

by The Essex Green
April 8, 2003
The Brooklyn-based Elephant 6-style band (which shares some members with Ladybug Transistor) returns with a second LP.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Going Places 464.

Going Places

by Yellow Swans
March 2, 2010
This the final album for Pete Swanson and Gabriel Mindel Saloman. The experimental music duo from Portland, Oregon broke up in 2008.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Figure 8 465.

Figure 8

by Elliott Smith
April 18, 2000
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Boca Negra 466.

Boca Negra

by Chicago Underground Duo
January 26, 2010
Originally a quintet known as the Chicago Underground Orchestra, the duo of Chris Taylor and Rob Mazurek releases its fifth album.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
The Sophtware Slump 467.

The Sophtware Slump

by Grandaddy
November 7, 2000
The Modesto, CA band returns with a concept album reminiscent of Radiohead's 'OK Computer.'
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
You In Reverse 468.

You In Reverse

by Built to Spill
April 11, 2006
The Doug Martsch-led band returns with its first album in five years, and its first in 13 years not to utilize producer Phil Ek. Recent touring guitarist Jim Roth makes his recorded debut with the band, and Quasi's Sam Coomes returns to help on keyboards.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Shadows 469.

Shadows

by Teenage Fanclub
June 8, 2010
After gaining acclaim for a densely melodic sound that anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub return with a harmony-driven album to inspire a power pop revival.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Lie Down In The Light 470.

Lie Down In The Light

by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
May 20, 2008
Louisville-born Will Oldham releases his latest album produced by Mark Nevers.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
Sunny Border Blue 471.

Sunny Border Blue

by Kristin Hersh
March 6, 2001
Another solo release from the former Throwing Muses singer.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.6
604 472.

604

by Ladytron
February 13, 2001
Britpop, New Wave, and Kraftwerk-style electronica come together in the debut full-length from Britain's Ladytron (named after a song from Roxy Music's debut album). The album repeats three of the songs from 2000's "Commodore Rock" EP (including the ever-catchy "Playgirl") and adds 12 new tracks plus the 1999 single "He Took Her To A Movie."
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.3
Systems/Layers 473.

Systems/Layers

by Rachel's
October 7, 2003
The fifth LP for the chamber-pop trio is a collaboration with the New York-based progressive theater collective SITI Company.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Someone To Drive You Home 474.

Someone To Drive You Home

by The Long Blondes
June 5, 2007
This is the first LP for the Sheffield, England co-ed five-piece fronted by Kate Jackson. Steve Mackey (Pulp) produced.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.4
Devils & Dust 475.

Devils & Dust

by Bruce Springsteen
April 26, 2005
Brendan O'Brien produced (and plays bass on) the singer's 19th album, which finds Springsteen backed by a variety of guests. Several of the 12 tracks here have previously surfaced in live performances, including two dating back to 1995.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
The Boxing Mirror 476.

The Boxing Mirror

by Alejandro Escovedo
May 2, 2006
Escovedo's first solo disc since 2000 was produced by John Cale.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.1
Fantasy Black Channel 477.

Fantasy Black Channel

by Late Of The Pier
January 13, 2009
The debut album for the British quartet was produced by Erol Alkan.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Set Yourself On Fire 478.

Set Yourself On Fire

by Stars
March 8, 2005
Boasting a somewhat higher profile after a tour supporting Broken Social Scene, fellow Canadians Stars return with a third LP, produced by Tony Hoffer.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Allas Sak 479.

Allas Sak

by Dungen
September 25, 2015
The seventh release for the Swedish band led by Gustav Ejstes is its first in five years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.2
Damaged 480.

Damaged

by Lambchop
August 22, 2006
This is the tenth album for the very large Nashville band led by Kurt Wagner.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
The Obliterati 481.

The Obliterati

by Mission of Burma
May 23, 2006
While the trio of Roger Miller, Clint Conley and Peter Prescott typically wait a few decades between albums, this third LP follows just two years after their second.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Post-War 482.

Post-War

by M. Ward
August 22, 2006
The singer-songwriter's fifth release finds him backed for the first time by a full band, which includes Rachel Blumberg (The Decemberists) and Jordan Hudson (The Thermals). Neko Case and My Morning Jacket's Jim James guest.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust 483.

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust

by Sigur Rós
June 24, 2008
The fifth album for the group was was co-produced by Flood and its first recorded in less than a year.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
You Are There 484.

You Are There

by Mono
April 11, 2006
Steve Albini returns as engineer for this fifth album from the Japanese post-rock outfit.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Black Forest 485.

Black Forest

by Pale Young Gentlemen
October 7, 2008
This is the sophomore album for the indie-rock band from Madison, Wisconsin.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.4
Logos 486.

Logos

by Atlas Sound
October 20, 2009
This is the second album for Bradford Cox's solo project.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Sing The Sorrow 487.

Sing The Sorrow

by AFI
March 11, 2003
This is the major-label debut for the Bay Area punk rockers (whose initials stand for "A Fire Inside"), who got their start in Ukiah, Calif. in 1991. Garbage's Butch Vig produces.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.9
12 Songs 488.

12 Songs

by Neil Diamond
November 8, 2005
Producer Rick Rubin attempts to do for Neil Diamond what he did for Johnny Cash, resulting in a rare stripped-down, intimate set for the veteran performer. (Don't expect any Nine Inch Nails covers, though; these are all Diamond originals.)
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.3
Actor 489.

Actor

by St. Vincent
May 5, 2009
Annie Clark's second album was produced with John Congleton.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
The Family Afloat 490.

The Family Afloat

by Bound Stems
September 9, 2008
The Chicago-based indie rock band releases its second full-length album.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Shut Up I Am Dreaming 491.

Shut Up I Am Dreaming

by Sunset Rubdown
May 2, 2006
This is the second album for the band led by Spencer Krug (who can also be found in both Wolf Parade and Frog Eyes).
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Rubber Factory 492.

Rubber Factory

by The Black Keys
September 7, 2004
The blues-rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney return with their third album, so-named because it was recorded in a deserted rubber (tire) factory.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Be Still Please 493.

Be Still Please

by Portastatic
October 10, 2006
Laura Cantrell, Peter Holsapple, and Annie Hayden guest on Mac McCaughan's second Portastatic album of 2006.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.5
Fits 494.

Fits

by White Denim
October 20, 2009
This is the second album for the Austin, Texas indie rock band.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Animals In The Dark 495.

Animals In The Dark

by William Elliott Whitmore
February 17, 2009
The Iowan-born singer-songwriter releases his first album on the Anti label.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.4
It's a Wonderful Life 496.

It's a Wonderful Life

by Sparklehorse
August 28, 2001
This is the third album for Mark Linkous and Sparklehorse.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
(What's the Story) Morning Glory? [Deluxe Edition - Remastered] 497.

(What's the Story) Morning Glory? [Deluxe Edition - Remastered]

by Oasis
September 30, 2014
The remastered deluxe reissue of the second album from the Britpop band formed by Noel and Liam Gallagher features two discs of b-sides, demos and live tracks.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.6
Gold And Green 498.

Gold And Green

by OOIOO
September 13, 2005
Originally released in Japan in 2000, 'Gold And Green' finally reaches U.S. shores at a non-import price on Thrill Jockey. Yuko Honda and Sean Lennon guest.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.2
Dragonslayer 499.

Dragonslayer

by Sunset Rubdown
June 23, 2009
The third album for the Spencer Krug-led project is its first with newest member Mark Nicol.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.5
Can Our Love... 500.

Can Our Love...

by Tindersticks
July 3, 2001
The bands fifth studio album (and first for Beggars Banquet), 'Can Our Love...' features eight new tracks produced by the band with Ian Caple. It expands on the more-soul-based sound that appeared on 1999's 'Simple Pleasure.'
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.5