This is the second album for the duo from Brooklyn.

The fourth album for the rock band was produced by Trina Shoemaker.

Van Dyke Parks and Pete Seeger are among the guests on the guitarist's rustic 17-song effort, which is told from the perspective of a cat, a mouse, and a toad(!).

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael's first album in four years is their 20th LP overall.

The Florida ska-punk band's third major-label release includes a cover of Cheap Trick's "Surrender."

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.

The former Clash leader was nearing completion of this fourth and final solo album when he died of a heart attack in 2002. It includes covers of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" (recorded without his backing band the Mescaleros) and Bobby Charles' "Before I Grow Too Old," as well as eight Strummer originals veering from reggae to rock.

This is the debut full-length release for the New Zealand rockers, who have drawn comparisons to everyone from The Stooges and AC/DC to, of course, the White Stripes, and have been the subject of fawning articles in the UK music press (but then again, who hasn't) in recent months.

Think Nancy Sinatra-Lee Hazlewood, and you won't be too far off the concept of this album-length pairing of former Belle & Sebastian vocalist Campbell and former Screaming Trees leader (and Queens Of The Stone Age collaborator) Lanegan.

Steve Earle's latest album features his wife Allison Moorer, as well as the Brazilian group Forro in the Dark.

The first studio album for the singer-songwriter since 1999's "Bad Love" was produced by Mitchell Froom and Lenny Waronker.

The sophomore album for the English indie rock band was produced by Erol Alkan.

The two-song EP features the longest Destroyer song, 'Bay Of Pigs,' is 13-plus minutes.

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.

Rick Rubin produces the band's major label debut album.

The Japanese band named after a Melvins song releases their latest album.

The third release from the project that now features New Order's Bernard Sumner and former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

This "lost album" from Modest Mouse was originally recorded in 1994 to be the band's debut album, but was eventually shelved. This release contains additional tracks recorded during the same time period as the original 'Sad Sappy Sucker.'

Self-produced album number five for Neil Halstead & co. is a more upbeat affair than the norm, with Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey) handling the mixing.

Rilo Kiley's Blake Sennett returns with a sophomore set for his side project, The Elected. Contributors include members of Eisley and Bright Eyes, as well as Rilo Kiley bandmate Jenny Lewis.

The third album for the UK band was produced by Flood and Paul Hartnoll.

Eight years ago, Wedding Present leader David Gedge put that band on hold to pursue--at first--a more cinematic sound with his new outfit, the aptly named Cinerama. With Cinerma's sound more closely approximating the Wedding Present's in recent years, Gedge has revived the WP name (but retained the most recent Cinerama lineup) for this latest release, produced by Steve Fisk.

Known for his appearance on Zero 7's album, he releases the follow-up to his debut.

The fifth full-length for the Seattle-based singer-songwriter returns with ten new mostly-acoustic tales about America's heartland, including live favorite "Texas to Ohio."

For you Nick Cave completists out there, this three-disc box set compiles 56 tracks spanning both decades of his work with the Bad Seeds, including some previously unreleased material.

Steve Albini returns as engineer for this fifth album from the Japanese post-rock outfit.

This new 14-track set from Eric Clapton features a mix of originals and covers (including songs by Stevie Wonder and James Taylor).

After taking 12 years off prior to 2000's 'The Friends of Rachel Worth,' the legendary Australian indie-pop band is suddenly undergoing a bout of creativity as evidenced by yet another release this very same decade.

This is the fourth solo disc for the illustrator and Sea And Cake guitarist.

The fourth album for the Atlanta, Georgia singer and guitarist was produced by Malcolm Burn.

This is the second album for the Australian band led by Luke Steele.

This double CD set contains unreleased and rare tracks from singer-songwriter Samuel Beam.

The fifth album for the Atlanta rock band is the follow-up to its 2007 album "Good Bad Not Evil."

The indie-rock trio 50 Foot Wave includes a pair of Throwing Muses (Kristin Hersh and Bernard Georges) plus Rob Ahlers. This full-length debut follows a self-titled EP released in 2004.

The 22-year-old Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter returns with 11 new tracks produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon).

Will Oldham's latest album under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy moniker features appearances by such guest as Wilco's Leroy Bach and Mekons' Jon Langford.

The debut solo release from the former leader of indie-rock legends Pavement.

The mysterious San Francisco-based artists--who have been at it now for over 30 years--return with a collection of vaguely animal-themed tracks.

This is the second album for the Philadelphia-based band.

'Amateur Night' marks the first solo release for the former frontman of the Happy Mondays and Black Grape. Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder co-produced.

The latest release for the Northern Irish singer is his first album with all original songs since 1999's Back on Top.

'Professor' marks the second solo outing for the Sea And Cake leader. He's backed by the same group of musicians that performed on his previous 1999 release, including S&C bandmate Archer Prewitt and Josh Abrams (Town & Country).

The Louisville, KY retro-electronica outfit, who drew numerous Daft Punk comparisons with their 2002 EP 'Le Funk,' have transitioned into a dance-punk sound with this full-length debut.

The Hootie & the Blowfish singer's sophomore solo album was produced by Frank Rogers.

The sountrack to Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch musical movie of the same name, which is scheduled to be filmed in 2010.

The latest album for the Seattle, Washington, artists.

Rick Rubin produced the gypsy-inspired band's debut for Columbia Records, which also includes Brazilan influences now.

The third album for the indie rock band from Canada.

This is the tenth album for the very large Nashville band led by Kurt Wagner.

The roots rocker tackles a variety of tough, contemporary issues on this latest release, perhaps his most political, issue-oriented album yet. Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris guest.

This 22-song live recording (taped at a New York City show in June, 2005) finds Mark Oliver Everett backed by a variety of instrumentalists and, yes, a string quartet.

The fourth album for the Portland, Oregon-based artist features Tara Jane O’Neill, Lori Goldston, and The Decemberists' Chris Funk as guest musicians.

The legendary Canadian singer-songwriter and poet, now 70 years old, returns with his 11th studio album.

This eponymous disc is the debut for the Washington D.C. duo of Dischord Records/Fugazi head Ian MacKaye and drummer Amy Farina (The Warmers).

The debut full-length album for The Distillers' Brody Dalle-led band was produced by fellow band member Alain Johannes.

This 16-track disc (complete with a brief intermission between 'sets') marks the first studio recording in a whopping 22 years for the Boston-based trio of Roger Miller (guitar, vocals), Clint Conley (bass, vocals) and Peter Prescott (drums, vocals), with production by Bob Weston and Rick Harte and additional instrumentation on two tracks by the band Rachel's.

Championed (and signed) by the White Stripes' Jack White, this spare, Michigan-based keyboard-bass-drums trio has been labeled by Rolling Stone as this generation's Devo. White produced this debut LP, which was mixed by Mercury Rev's Dave Fridmann. And why the album title? According to the band's website, "We all love rabbits."

David Byrne works with Fatboy Slim for his concept album about the life of the former First Lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. The two-disc set includes singers such as Tori Amos, Steve Earle, Sharon Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Merchant, Allison Moorer, Santigold, St. Vincent, Martha Wainwright, and Florence Welch.

The London-based band follow their singles collection ('Suburban Light') with this, their first true studio LP, which continues their hazy, 60s-influenced sound developed in those earlier songs.

K.D. Lang's latest album was produced entirely by herself.

The debut LP from Britain's Turin Brakes (whom the press have heralded as 2001's Coldplay) collects five tracks from previous EPs as well as seven new songs.

Sweden multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen (aka Loney, Dear) makes his American debut with this re-release of his fourth album.

Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros) produced this sophomore effort for the anthemic UK rockers.

This Welsh-language disc marks the solo debut for the Super Furry Animals frontman.

The soundtrack to the fictionalized account of the rise and fall of Manchester's Factory Records includes, somewhat obviously, a generous helping of New Order, Joy Division, and Happy Mondays songs (including the title track by the latter), as well as cuts from A Guy Called Gerald, Durutti Column, and the Buzzcocks. This is also the only album where you'll find the newest New Order single, "Here to Stay," a collaboration with the Chemical Brothers that failed to appear on either group's latest LP.

The latest release from GBV is a continuation of the band's new, more polished sound introduced on 1999's 'Do The Collapse.'

The Canadian illustrator and musician makes his Sub Pop debut with this self-recorded album.

The Austin, Texas group known more for its live performances releases its third album.

The duo of Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) return with their fifth LP.

This third album from the Japanese instrumental post-rock outfit was recorded by Steve Albini.

The experimental Dallas, Texas outfit led by John Congleton returns with a spooky, noisy fourth album.

The latest album for the blues singer, who most recently collaborated with Eric Clapton on their 2006 Grammy-winning album, "The Road to Escondido."

The Toronto, Canada-based quartet returns with a fourth LP of psychedelic post-rock instrumentals, divided, as the title suggests, into three movements.

The Liverpool quartet known for wearing surgical masks releases its fifth studio album.

The UK indie rock group's fifth album.

The Baltimore band returns with a quick follow-up to last year's self-titled debut.

This is the first album on the Dead Oceans imprint for the trio from Raleigh, North Carolina.

The first live album for the band features 17 live tracks recorded on October 31, 2007 and a DVD about the release of "Boys ands Girls in America."

This is the first album not produced by T-Bone Burnett for the California-born singer-songwriter Sam Phillips.

The former frontman for Mott the Hoople releases his latest solo album produced by Andy York.

This fourth LP for the Los Angeles indie rockers were produced by Jim Fairchild (Grandaddy) and the band's own Aaron Espinoza. The album is dedicated to (and frequently about) the late Elliott Smith, who was Espinoza's neighbor.

The Norwegian group led by Lars Horntveth continues its jazz fusion of music styles on its latest album.

Signed to Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label, the artist releases his first full-length album.

Sylvian's first studio recording since 1999's 'Dead Bees on a Cake' is much darker and more spare than that recording. The former Japan leader is joined by guitarists Derek Bailey and Christian Fennesz on several tracks.

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.