Self-produced, the seventh full-length studio release from the blues artist features contributions from Luther Dickinson, Georgina Leach, Dan Magnusson, and Ben Miller.

The eighth full-length solo release for the former Dire Straits lead singer was produced with Guy Fletcher.

The second full-length solo release for The Smiths' former guitarist was written while he was on tour.

The tenth release for the upstate New York folk quintet was produced by Jeremy Backofen in Omaha, Nebraska.

This is the debut full-length release for the British duo of Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck.

The second full-length release for the New Zealand singer includes influences from funk, jazz, and psychedelic pop.

The debut solo release for the Department of Eagles co-founder Fred Nicolaus was produced with Fraser McCulloch.

The debut solo project from the Pantera and Down frontman with Bennett Bartley, Jose Manuel "Blue" Gonzales, and Marzi Montazeri as The Illegals was co-produced with Michael Thompson.

This is the second solo release for The War On Drugs' Dave Hartley as Nightlands.

The debut album for the British singer-songwriter was recorded in his bedroom.

The former Genesis singer rerecorded some of his songs with a 46-piece orchestra conducted by Ben Foster.

The second album for the British rapper features guest appearances by Etta Bond, Chipmunk, Example, Darren B, Alex Mills, Daley, and Ed Sheeran.

Benjamin Laub, aka as Grieves, releases his third album produced by Budo.

The post-rock band from Leeds, England, releases its second album produced by John Congleton.

The Scottish trio that won a Scottish BAFTA for its cybraphon (an interactive "mechanical band in a box") releases its third album.

The follow-up to the German artist's 2008 album Ferndorf was recorded with San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra.

This is the debut album for the Swedish teenage sisters.

Broken Social Scene cofounder Brendan Canning releases his first solo album as a part of the "Broken Social Scene Presents" series.

Dolly Parton's first record on her own label features songs that will appear in the musical version of "9 to 5."

The Seattle-based band featuring ex-Pretty Girls Make Graves' Derek Fudesco releases their first album.

The Atlanta rapper's second Def Jam album includes contributions from Three 6 Mafia, Timbaland, Ludacris, T.I., and Young Buck.

This is the second LP for the five-piece California indie pop band.

Jim Dickinson produced this 21st album for Hiatt, which finds him backed by members of the North Mississippi Allstars.

'Glamour' is the debut disc for the English band led by singer Greg Gilbert, whose voice has drawn him numerous comparisons to the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser (as odd as that may sound).

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist returns with a follow-up to his 2001 solo release, 'To Record Only Water For Ten Days.'

This is the third album from the husband-wife duo of Kori Gardner (keyboards) and Jason Hammel (drums). Spoon's Jim Eno produced, along with John Croslin.

This solo release from the anticon collective's Jonathan Wolf (aka Why?), also a member of cLOUDDEAD, sees the experimental rapper mixing in a healthy dose of indie guitar with beats and samples that venture from lo- to hi- fi.

"Coincidentally" released on the same day as the fourth album by the White Stripes, to whom the Kills are frequently compared, 'Mean Side' is the debut full-length for the UK blues-rock duo of VV (aka Alison Mosshart) and Hotel, who are backed by a drum machine (a la the Raveonettes).

The English singer-songwriter's third LP features quite an array of guests, including Ryan Adams, Emmylou Harris, and the Chemical Brothers (who have utilized Orton's vocals on several of their own albums). Another longtime collaborator, William Orbit, appears for one track, with the remainder of the mixing duties falling to Everything But The Girl's Ben Watt.

Although their ride has been rocky at times, the Los Angeles band is nearing its 20th anniversary. (And if you grew up listening to the band, doesn't that make you feel old.) This, their eighth album, finds the Chili Peppers working with producer Rick Rubin.

The Netherlands-based techno artist returns with his fifth album, which is less experimental than previous efforts, instead offering a seamless set of hardcore techno.

The third and final album by the current lineup of this Chicago-based indie band (band member and Aesthetics label head Ken Dyber is leaving the group) includes 10 new tracks, featuring the alternating male/female vocals of Joseph Costa and Lindsay Anderson alongside the band's moody, haunting sound.

The Buzzcocks are back. Well, almost. Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto, founding members of that seminal punk band, have recorded together for the first time in over 25 years, resulting in these 14 brand-new electronica-laden tracks.

The Evan Dando-led band (now down to a trio) returns with its first studio disc in ten years. J Mascis guests.

The fifth full-length release for the Scottish indie rock band was produced by The National's Aaron Dessner.

Heavily influenced by the likes of Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, Adam Green (the alternative-folk singer/songwriter better known for his stint with the lo-fi indie group Moldy Peaches) returns with his sixth studio album.

The third album for the London artist features covers of songs by such artists as Bjork, Aphex Twin, and PJ Harvey.

The second full-length release for the singer-songwriiter/producer includes production by Jeff Bhasker, Diplo, Paul Epworth, Mark Ronson, The Smeezingtons, and Andrew Wyatt.

Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent and Hi-Tek are among the producers on the rapper's second LP. Young Jeezy, T.I. and Snoop Dogg also guest.

The second release for the London-based indie pop band led by Greg Hughes was influenced by 1980s pop music.

'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 ELO frontman releases a covers album of songs that inspired him, including Bobby Darin's "Beyond the Sea," Fain & Webster's "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing," Etta James' "At Last," Rodgers and Hammerstein's "If I Loved You," Rodgers & Hart's "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," and the Rolling Stones' "Mercy, Mercy."

The singer's fourth album features production from will.i.am, Cee-Lo, Linda Perry, Max Martin and Raphael Saadiq (but, for the first time, not the Neptunes). Husband Nas also guests.

Lyle Lovett's final album with Curb Records features guest appearances from k.d. lang, Kat Edmonson, and Sara and Sean Watkins.

The Australian artist releases his first solo album since leaving the Bad Seeds.

The latest release from the band led by Mark Oliver Everett was inspired by lost love.

The third album for the German-Nigerian singer features guest appearances from Black Thought of The Roots and Ms. Dynamite.

The Australian group releases its first international effort on Warp Records, which offered them a 16-album contract.

The theme of pain and hope continues on the sixth full-length studio release from the Minnesota indie rap duo of MC Slug and producer DJ Ant.

This is the debut full-length release for the psych rock-inspired British quartet led by James Bagshaw and Tom Warmsley.

This is the debut full-length album for British artist Greg Feldwick as Slugabed.

The second full-length album for the indie-rock band from Atlanta was produced by Joe Chicarelli.

The Decemberists lead singer releases his live solo album featuring songs from his 2006 tour.

The third full-length release for the Syrian artist features more elements from electronic and techno music.

TV On The Radio's Kyp Malone returns to his other band, Iran, to release its third album.

With Stereolab on hiatus, Laetitia Sadier returns to release her first solo album.

The solo debut from Bloc Party singer/guitarist pushes boundaries with a blend of raw rock and energetic electro-pop.

The fifth full-length studio release for the British singer-songwriter was produced with (her brother) Rollo Armstrong, Simon Hulbert and Ryan Laubscher.

This is the first full-length release from British rock band Fat White Family without guitarist Saul Adamczewski, who left during the recording of the album.

Berlin-based Canadian Scott Monteith's eighth techno dub album as Deadbeat features guest appearances from Dandy Jack, Mathew Jonson, and Danuel Tate.

The New Zealand indie rock band releases its fourth studio album.

The third album for the indie rock band was produced by Mike Mogis.

This is the full-length debut for the Durham, NC dance-punk outfit led by Finn Cohen.

The British singer-songwriter worked with producer Joe Boyd on his 20th full-length solo release that includes covers and new original songs.

Co-produced with Ben Harper, the debut solo release for the Dixie Chicks singer is a rock-influenced covers album of songs by such artists as Jeff Buckley, Patty Griffin, Pink Floyd, and The Jayhawks.

The London duo of Galia Durant and Carim Clasmann--who have benefitted from recent American TV exposure--return with a second album of electronica and funny noises.

The fourth full-length release for indie pop project of Jack Tatum was produced with Jorge Elbrecht.

Rick Rubin produced this third LP for the popular mask-wearing Des Moines-based metal outfit, who are set to headline Ozzfest this summer.

The onetime budding star (you remember "One Of Us," right?) returns with an album of covers of classic soul and R&B tunes from the 1960s and 70s.

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).

The St. Louis rapper follows up the massive success of his 2000 debut LP 'Country Grammar' with 19 new tracks cut from the same cloth, including the Neptunes-produced single "Hot In Here." Justin Timberlake guests on one track.

Over two years in the making, 'After Everything' is the twelfth album from the Australian band, still best known for their 1988 hit "Under The Milky Way."

This is the fourth release for Quasi, which features Sam Coomes (formerly of The Donner Party, and sometimes bandmate of Elliott Smith and Built to Spill) and Sleater-Kinney's Janet Weiss.

This is the third album from the group since founding members Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant reunited in 1997.

The fourth full-length release for the rapper features guest appearances from Eminem, Foxy Brown, Future, Ariana Grande, Labrinth, Lil Wayne, Swae Lee, and The Weeknd.

The live recording of the tribute concert at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on September 28, 2014 featured such artists as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cold War Kids, Spoon's Britt Daniel, Perry Farrell, the Flaming Lips, the Killers' Brandon Flowers, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, Norah Jones, Conan O'Brien, The Strokes' Nick Valensi, Heart's Ann Wilson, Brian Wilson and Weird Al Yankovic.

The third album for the British duo was produced with Mike Crossey.

The Chicago producer/DJ's latest album of electronica features influences from a variety of genres, such as jungle and ragga, as well as the Chicago house subgenre known as juke or footwork.

The second full-length album for the Swedish indie pop band was produced by Patrik Berger.

The second album produced by Mike Crossey for Brighton's Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell was recorded on analogue tape but still retains its punk influences.

The 33rd studio release for the British singer-songwriter was co-produced with T-Bone Burnett.

Mike Skinner had announced this fifth album would be his last as The Streets.

Neil Finn and his new band, featuring his wife Sharon, release their debut album.

The French duo expand on the score they created for the restoration of Georges Melies' silent short film Le Voyage dans la Lune in this full-length soundtrack.