Album Releases by Genre

Tidings

Tidings

by Wolf People
February 23, 2010
The first album released by Jagjaguwar for the London-based band features recordings made between 2005 and 2007.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Wolfmother

Wolfmother

by Wolfmother
May 2, 2006
This is the first full-length release for the hard-rocking, classic rock-influenced Australian power trio.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.5
Cosmic Egg

Cosmic Egg

by Wolfmother
October 26, 2009
The second album for the Australian rock band was produced by Alan Moulder.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.7
Black Cascade

Black Cascade

by Wolves in the Throne Room
March 31, 2009
The third album for the Washington-based metal band was produced by Randall Dunn.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.6
Women

Women

by Women
October 7, 2008
The debut album for the Canadian quartet was produced by Chad VanGaalen.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.3
Magnolia

Magnolia

by Wooden Birds
May 12, 2009
The debut album for the new band led by Andrew Kenny of American Analog Set.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Dos

Dos

by Wooden Shjips
April 14, 2009
The second full-length studio album for the quartet from San Francisco.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.8
Vol. 2

Vol. 2

by Wooden Shjips
March 30, 2010
This is a second compilation of live singles, B-sides, and covers for the San Francisco band.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Treasury Library Canada

Treasury Library Canada

by Woodpigeon
February 3, 2009
The second full-length album for the Canadian indie-rock band was produced by Aaron Fisher.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby

by Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby
September 15, 2008
British Wreckless Eric teams up with American Amy Rigby on their first album as a married couple.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
The Knot

The Knot

by Wye Oak
July 21, 2009
This is the second album for the Baltimore duo formally known as Monarch.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Fabulous Muscles

Fabulous Muscles

by Xiu Xiu
February 17, 2004
This is the third full-length album for the challenging, intensely personal Bay Area post-punk outfit led by Jamie Stewart.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.5
La Foret

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
The Air Force

The Air Force

by Xiu Xiu
September 12, 2006
Deerhoof's Greg Saunier produced this fifth album for the experimental Bay Area band led by Jamie Stewart.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.3
Women As Lovers

Women As Lovers

by Xiu Xiu
January 29, 2008
The first record for the San Francisco-based band since Devin Hoff joined as their bass player.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.9
Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2)

Wasp Star (Apple Venus, Pt. 2)

by XTC
May 23, 2000
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Welcome To Goon Island

Welcome To Goon Island

by XX Teens
September 30, 2008
Formerly known as the Xerox Teens until the copy company came calling, the British quintet releases their first full-length.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
See Mystery Lights

See Mystery Lights

by YACHT
August 4, 2009
This is the third album for the duo from Oregon led by Jona Bechtolt.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.2
Yeah Yeah Yeahs [EP]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs [EP]

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
July 9, 2002
One of 2002's much-hyped neo-garage rock bands, New York's Yeah Yeah Yeahs have opened for acts such as the White Stripes and the Strokes, and have drawn comparisons to both. This five-track debut EP was originally released in 2001 on the indie Shifty label, and saw a rerelease in the summer of 2002 on Touch & Go.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.0
Machine [EP]

Machine [EP]

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
November 5, 2002
This three-track single (optimistically dubbed an "EP"), the band's second overall release, contains songs that allegedly will not appear on their upcoming full-length debut.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.4
Fever To Tell

Fever To Tell

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
April 29, 2003
This is the highly-anticipated debut LP for the New York art-punk trio, who have developed a fanbase and generated a great deal of publicity (not to mention a major-label deal) through a series of EPs and live performances.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.3
Show Your Bones

Show Your Bones

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
March 28, 2006
The New York trio's short but highly anticipated sophomore set--which features a mellower, more polished sound--was produced by Squeak E Clean and mixed by Alan Moulder.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.0
Is Is [EP]

Is Is [EP]

by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
July 24, 2007
The New York band releases its latest EP, written during the Fever To Tell tour.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.9
It's Blitz

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
Odd Blood

Odd Blood

by Yeasayer
February 9, 2010
This is the second full-length album for the Brooklyn-based rock band.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Going Places

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
Lights And Sounds

Lights And Sounds

by Yellowcard
January 24, 2006
The emo-pop-punk-with-violin outfit expands their sound for their second major-label release. The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines guests.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.7
Paper Walls

Paper Walls

by Yellowcard
July 17, 2007
Yellowcard's follow-up to 2006's "Lights and Sounds," again produced by Neal Avron.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
7.9
Tribute To [EP]

Tribute To [EP]

by Yim Yames
August 4, 2009
My Morning Jacket's Jim James releases his tribute EP to the late George Harrison.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out

by Yo La Tengo
February 22, 2000
Aside from the noisy "Cherry Chapstick," the tracks on And Then Nothing showcase a mellower sound for the Hoboken, NJ three-piece, which disappointed some long-time fans but certainly won over critics.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.6
Danelectro EP

Danelectro EP

by Yo La Tengo
November 14, 2000
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Summer Sun

Summer Sun

by Yo La Tengo
April 8, 2003
The days of hard-rocking Yo La Tengo appear to be over (at least on record), as the Hoboken, NJ trio continues along the atmospheric, lower-volume path begun on 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.' Included among the 13 Roger Moutenot-produced tracks is a cover of Big Star's "Take Care" and the James McNew-sung "Tiny Birds."
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.5
Today Is The Day [EP]

Today Is The Day [EP]

by Yo La Tengo
October 21, 2003
More "rocking" than recent LP 'Summer Sun,' this six-track EP includes four new songs plus alternate versions of "Cherry Chapstick" and the title cut.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

by Yo La Tengo
September 12, 2006
After two relatively subdued albums, Ira, Georgia and James return with a much more varied effort that at times recalls pretty much every stage of their history. Roger Moutenot again produces.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
Popular Songs

Popular Songs

by Yo La Tengo
September 8, 2009
The latest release for the rock band was produced with Roger Moutenot.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.3
Charmed & Strange

Charmed & Strange

by Yoav
January 29, 2008
The debut album for the Israel-born singer/songwriter creates beats with the help of effects pedals and the guitar.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
8.4
Yes, I'm A Witch

Yes, I'm A Witch

by Yoko Ono
February 6, 2007
'Witch' features an assortment of indie artists who have reimagined classic Yoko Ono tracks by mixing elements of the originals (mainly the vocals) with newly recorded music. The roster includes the Flaming Lips, Le Tigre, Spiritualized, Cat Power and the Polyphonic Spree.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
6.4
Between My Head and the Sky

Between My Head and the Sky

by Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
September 22, 2009
The first album credited to the Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band since 1975 features Keigo "Cornelius" Oyamada, Yuka Honda (of Cibo Matto), and her son/producer Sean Lennon.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.7
XXXX

XXXX

by You Say Party! We Say Die!
February 9, 2010
Released in their native country last fall, the third album for the Canadian rockers finds the quintet adds new variations to their sound.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Superabundance

Superabundance

by Young Knives
March 10, 2008
The trio from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England, releases its sophomore full-length album.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.5
All At Once

All At Once

by Young People
March 21, 2006
The avant-garde Los Angeles band's third album is their first without co-founder Jeff Rosenberg.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Casino Twilight Dogs

Casino Twilight Dogs

by Youth Group
January 30, 2007
The Australian band's second album was produced by Wayne Connolly (The Vines) and includes their cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young."
Metascore:
60
User Score:
8.5
An Other Cup

An Other Cup

by Yusuf
November 14, 2006
Yusuf Islam (who seems to have lost the "Islam" portion of his name), better known by his former name of Cat Stevens, returns with his first album of pop songs since 1978.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.0
Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)

Roadsinger (To Warm You Through The Night)

by Yusuf
May 5, 2009
The latest album for the singer-songwriter previously known as Cat Stevens was recorded live in various studios around the world.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.3
Astrological Straits

Astrological Straits

by Zach Hill
August 12, 2008
This is the first solo album for the Sacramento-based drummer.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.6
Zee Avi

Zee Avi

by Zee Avi
May 19, 2009
The debut album for the Malaysian-born singer-songwriter.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Carboniferous

Carboniferous

by Zu
February 17, 2009
The Italian trio that mixes metal, jazz, and punk influences in its music releases its first album on the Ipecac label.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
Mary Star of the Sea

Mary Star of the Sea

by Zwan
January 28, 2003
The new group led by Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins features a lineup including fellow Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin on drums and guitarists Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Skunk) and David Pajo (Slint, Tortoise).
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7