Thom Monahan (Pernice Brothers) co-produced the singer-songwriter's fourth album, which finds him singing in Spanish on a few of the disc's 22 tracks.

This is the second album for the French synth-rock outfit, who attracted some international acclaim with their 2000 debut 'United.'

The Norway-based indie-folk duo of Erlend Øye and Erik Glambek Bøe reunite for a third album, following some detours by Øye into more electronic-based music.

The fourth album for the Scottish band was produced by Jari Haapalainen.

The latest solo album for the Rilo Kiley singer features guests such as Elvis Costello and Chris Robinson.

The album by Weezer's frontman features home demos from 1992 to 2007.

The typically prolific Black returns with a 27-song, two-disc set produced by Jon Tiven. Among the many musicians lending a hand are Spooner Oldham and Levon Helm (The Band).

Ingrid Michaelson's latest release includes previously unreleased songs, demos, covers, and live recordings, and a portion of the album's sales go to Stand Up to Cancer.

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.

This debut LP for the New York quartet has drawn numerous comparisons to Spoon.

An early candidate for Album Title of the Year, 'Sexy' marks the second outing for Josh Homme's rockin' side project.

This B-sides, rarities and covers compiliations includes 16 Conor Oberst tracks of varying fidelity from the past eight years.

This is the fifth solo album of anti-folk ditties for the former Moldy Peaches member.

The third album for the NY-based experimental rock group.

The ironic Washington, D.C. post-rockers return with their first album in three years.

Nino Rojo, the eccentric singer-songwriter's second release of 2004, was recorded during the same sessions that produced 'Rejoicing In The Hands.'

The sophomore album for the indie rock band from England headed up by ex-Libertines guitarist Carl Barat.

Stephen Street produced this more ska-oriented sophomore release for the Brighton, England outfit.

This is the first album for London's 24-year-old, one-man-garage-band Tom Vek.

The fifth album for Eef Barzelay & co. includes contributions from members of Lambchop and Crooked Fingers. Barzelay himself produced the entire disc.

Nick Launay produced this sophomore set for the New Zealand band led by Finn Andrews, who has drawn numerous Nick Cave comparisons. Aside from Andrews, it's a completely different lineup than the one that recorded 'Runaway Found.'

Denmark's Raveonettes--now including two new members in addition to founders Sune Rose Wagner, Sharin Foo and their drum machine--make their major-label debut with this 13-track effort produced by Richard Gottehrer (Blondie). As on their debut EP, all songs are restricted to a single key (here, b-flat major) and must be shorter than 3 minutes.

The Detroit garage rockers make their major-label debut with this sophomore album, which was produced by Jerry Harrison.

Rob Schnapf and Jon Brion produced the for the Los Angeles band (and by "band" we really just mean Evan Slamka).

Mike Mogis produced this fourth album for the dance-inducing Nebraska indie rockers. Azure Ray's Orenda Fink and Maria Taylor add vocals on several tracks.

'Inches' compiles A- and B- sides from nine different singles (originally released on nine different labels) dating back to the Rhode Island band's inception in 1995.

This is the third album for the Irish indie-punk quartet, and takes a less harsh, more pop approach than their poorly-received 1998 sophomore effort 'Nu-Clear Sounds.'

The English quintet's debut album features samples of the voices of Harvey Keitel and Al Pacino.

After both rapping and producing on other artists' records, double-threat Blueprint finally combines his talents on his first solo disc. Aesop Rock, Illogic and Vast Aire guest.

The Chicago-based avant-garde musician (best known for his work in Gastr Del Sol) offers up seven new tracks in his follow-up to 1999's 'Eureka.' Wilco's Jeff Tweedy adds guitar.

'Free To Stay' is the second record for the indie-pop duo of sisters Chloe (drums) and Asya (keyboards, vocals), who have opened for Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam, Sufjan Stevens, The Go! Team and others, and who just happen to be 12 and 14 years old.

The debut album for the Montreal trio was produced by Justin Vernon.

This is the seventh release under the Six Organs name for Ben Chasny, who in recent years has also been a member of Comets On Fire.

'Morning' marks the U.S. debut for the Swedish four-piece, who originally formed in 1997.

This is the debut full-length album for the indie rock duo from San Diego, who were formerly called the Muslims.

What happens when you team Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard with a cutting-edge electronica artist? Sure, you have the Postal Service, but you also have this new full-length from Arne Van Petegem's Styrofoam, which features multiple contributions not only from Gibbard, but also from Valerie Trebeljahr (Lali Puna), Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set), Markus Acher (The Notwist) and rapper Alias.

The San Francisco-based psych-rock solo artist returns with a third full-length.

Doug Boehm returns as producer for this ten-track set.

This is the debut LP for Stephen McBean's Black Mountain project, which shares members with Jerk With A Bomb and Pink Mountaintops.

'Skeleton' is the U.S. debut for the four-piece indie-rock group from Denmark, who have drawn comparisons to Built To Spill and Modest Mouse.

Neil Hamburger guests on the San Francisco math-rock trio's unsurprisingly titled sixth release, which sees Phil Manley (Oneida, Trans Am) replacing former guitarist Josh Smith.

The trio's seventh studio album is its first to include vocals, which are provided by guests Chan Marshall (Cat Power) and Sally Timms (The Mekons).

Toronto-based singer/songwriter Hayden (Paul Hayden Desser) returns to his bedroom-recording indie-label roots, after two previous releases for Geffen.

This is the first release in seven years for the trio of super-producer Steve Albini (guitar), Todd Trainer (drums), and Bob Weston (bass).

This is Will Oldham's first Bonnie "Prince" Billy album to credit the Cairo Gang, who performed on the previous three Billy albums.

Los Angeles rapper Regan Farquhar returns with an album produced by Boom Bip and DJ Nobody.

This is the second full-length for the Seattle-based band which consists solely of David Terry (and his drum machine) and has drawn comparisons to Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips.

This debut LP (which actually collects tracks from three previous EPs together with a few new songs) from the English singer-songwriter combines indie rock with lo-fi electronics and '60s and '70s pop influences.

The Swedish indie-rock band releases its sophomore album.

This is the third album of 60s-influenced tunes from the Brooklyn-based indie-pop band.

Fugazi drummer Brandon Canty produced this third solo disc for ex-Helium leader Timony, who is joined here by guitarist Devin Ocampo.

'Three Things' marks the third disc for Argentina's Juana Molina, who gained fame in her native country as a sitcom star before venturing into the realm of indietronica (where she draws comparisons to Beth Orton and Lisa Germano).

This is the second album for the Pennsylvania stoner-rock outfit.

This is the eighth release from the nearly 15-year-old Seattle band, and it features new instrumentation (a horn section) and a new bass player (Guy Maddison, replacing departed founding member Matt Lukin).

This is the fourth album for the UK's Echobelly. It includes the singles "Tell Me Why" and "Digit."

The solo debut for the Kings of Convenience guitarist (who also provided vocals on the recent Röyksopp album) features 10 tracks recorded in 10 cities with 10 different producers, including Schneider TM, Soviet, Prefuse 73, and Metro Area's Morgan Geist.

While waiting for the Strokes to return to the recording studio, bassist Nikolai Fraiture formed a side project and released this band's debut album.

This is the sophomore disc for the Texas five-piece featuring former Bedhead co-founders (and current brothers) Matt and Bubba Kadane. The album was recorded in Chicago with Steve Albini.

The debut album for the Washington, DC-based indie rock band.

The second album for the rock quintet from Brooklyn, New York was produced and recorded by the band in just over four months.

This 2004 debut album for the Austin, Texas band was re-released (with four bonus tracks mixed by Spoon's Jim Eno) in 2006 when the band signed with Barsuk.

The English rock quartet releases its third album on its own label, Nul Records.

Hersh's sixth solo album finds the Throwing Muses founder working with Howe Gelb (Giant Sand).

The debut solo album for the Beulah singer features several guest musicians, including the singer's former bandmates from Beulah.

David Newfeld produced the Canadian indie rock band's third album.

The instrumental album is the first major release in over eight years for the Japan-based artist.

This is the first full-length album for the San Francisco-based duo of Will Schwartz and Tomo Yasuda.

The DFA produced this full-length debut for the unconventional rap outfit consisting of MC Jesse Levine and a live five-piece backing band.

The first album in four years for Warn Defever & co. is also the band's debut for new label Reincarnate (after multiple releases on 4AD).

The former Tricky collaborator was nominated for the UK's Mercury Music Prize for her solo debut 'Quixotic,' which arrives in the U.S. a year later re-sequenced, re-designed, and re-titled (as 'Anything'). Included (as on the original version) is a collaboration with Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan, as well as tracks recorded with Tricky and David Holmes.

'Xterminator' is the second album for Jennifer Herrema's post-Royal Trux project.

'Love Songs' is the first new studio album in ten years for a reunited Mark Eitzel & co.

Kyp Malone who has appeared on TV On The Radio and Iran's albums, releases his debut solo album.

This debut LP from the guitar/drums duo of Mike Conte and Adam Bennati is defintely harder and heavier than your typical Matador release.

This is the third album for the James Baluyut-led indie rockers.

The Texas noise-rock trio led by John Congleton returns with a third LP.

The latest album for the duo is a series of love songs to celebrate their 20 years of marriage.

The third album for the band led by Black Mountain's Stephen McBean includes contributions from nearly a dozen other musicans.

Before he was in The Decemberists, singer-songwriter Colin Meloy fronted a Montana alt-country/alt-rock outfit known as Tarkio. This set collects that band's entire output of 27 tracks.

This is the first album in 11 years for the English band led by the troubled Dan Treacy.

Brooklyn's Oneida has been around a bit longer (since 1997) than some of their fellow bands in the New York neo-garage/punk/new wave scene, and 'Secret Wars' marks their sixth LP.

The Icelandic group known for touring with Sigur Ros releases their debut album.

This the third album for the Canadian folk trio includes a cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry."

The first release in three years for the Japanese psych-rockers contains just six tracks, including one that clocks in at nearly half an hour.