The soul singer returns with his first release on indie label Plug Research after Interscope Records shelved what would have been his second album, Love for Sale, in 2006.

The Montreal band return with their third studio album of soaring anthems and varied instrumentation, a pairing that has successfully secured their place as indie rock royalty.

The Swedish singer-songwriter's album is part of her 2010 Body Talk trilogy, containing five new tracks and another handful of songs with different versions from her previously released first and second parts.

This is a 19-track collection of songs from the rock band who were contemporaries from the Athens, Georgia, music scene that also included such artists as R.E.M., The B-52s, and Pylon.

The legendary Philadelphia posse returns with its first release since playing with Late Night With Jimmy Fallon's house band. Staying true to its roots with acoustic jazz grooves and elements of rock and soul, The Roots continue its reign as one of hip-hop's most innovative acts.

The Atlanta-based quartet's fourth album combines calm shoegaze pop and noisy punk rock to create a dreamy, psychedelic sound.

The Democratic Republic of Congo group releases its latest album featuring such guests as Kasai All stars and guitarist Manuaku Pepe Felly.

Thom York, Ravi Coltrane, and Laura Darlington appears as a guests on the experimental producer/artist's third full-length album.

The third full-length album for the duo of Phonte and Niolay features Darien Brockington, Jesse Boykins III, Median, Chantae Cann, and YahZarah as guests artists.

The singer-songwriter worked with Nico Muhly on his album of traditional and untraditional songs reworked into folk music.

The Savannah, Georgia, band's new album incorporates psychedelic experimentalism with heavy riffs and sludgy doom metal.

Brooklyn rapper Ruste Juxx joins Canadian-born producer Marco Polo to release their first album together.

The third full-length album for the Staten Island group was recorded live during a 48 hour period.

The three-disc follow-up to 2006's "Ys" was a mystery as advance copies were not sent until a few weeks before the release date to circumvent any leaks of the songs.

With the band reunited and touring in 2010, here comes a 23-tracks greatest-hits compilation chosen by the band members.

The band and Peter Katis produced the Brooklyn-based rock quintet's fifth full-length album.

Los Angeles-based Ariel Pink releases his first album on the 4AD label.

The lead singer from the group DeBarge returns for his first solo album in over more than 16 years.

The Wu-Tang member branches out with his own brand of street flow on his solo album of soul-heavy funk sounds and old-school hip-hop.

The third album for the dance-rock band is reportedly James Murphy's last as LCD Soundsystem.

The electro-rock Brooklyn-based duo releases its debut album with Mom + Pop and M.I.A.'s N.E.E.T. Recordings.

The latest EP from Kristian Matsson was recorded while he was on tour.

The jazz pianist with his backing band the Bandwagon releases a showcase of Moran's work, including a film score, a ballet piece, and songs by such artists as Leonard Bernstein, Thelonious Monk, Andrew Hill, and Jaki Byard.

Mark Wright helped produce the California-born country singer-songwriter's eighth studio album.

Chris Taylor helped produce this debut solo album for the Brooklyn-based George Lewis Jr.

The latest solo album for the ex-The Jam member, includes The Jam's bassist Bruce Foxton, Clem Cattini, ELO's Bev Bevan, and My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields as guest artists.

Unlike New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War, the follow-up is the opposite of the 2008 release, with songs about relationships and love and with a more analog sound.

Releasing their first album in 1983, the New York City post-punk band's new album picks up where they left off with the dark vision, intense rhythms and musical intensity that made them trailblazers for the industrial music movement.

The Christian rockers return with their fifth album of metalcore, the first release without founding member Aaron Gillespie.

The longtime New York indie band returns with another album of garage-rock and experimental instrumentation with its album, Lisbon.

Nick Cave brings the experiences and sounds of his 30-year career to the table with the second release from his latest musical project since the Bad Seeds, with more of the trademark soaring piano, crunchy guitar, violins and mandolins to create an experimental new album.

The British rock band uses a vast variety of musical instruments and styles for its second album.

This is the first studio album in nine years for the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, indie rock band Superchunk.

The Norwegian band led by Jorgen Munkeby has a sharper metal edge than Jaga Jazzist, which was Munkeby's previous band.

The Canadian electronic artist releases his follow-up to his Polaris Music Prize-winning album Andorra.

The third album for the son of Steve Earle was produced with Skylar Wilson.

The third album for the German techno artist features Animal Collective's Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) and !!!/LCD Soundsystem's Tyler Pope as guest artists.

The Bronx's Joby Ford produces the Sacramento-based hard rock band's third full-length album.

The rock quintet moves to Atlantic Records for its third album, which was produced by David Bottrill.

The final album for the Pelt member, who passed away in December 2009, contains 10 instrumental tracks.

The experimental jazz quintet led by Grammy-nominated John Hollenbeck invites Gary Versace for its fifth album.

The CD/DVD set features the first album on Sub Pop for the dream pop duo from Baltimore.

The autobiographical The Foundling is a concept album produced by Mike Timmons of the Cowboy Junkies.

The fourth album for the rock band is its first on its Season of Mist label and with drummer Billy Rymer (Gil Sharone left to concentrate on his band Stolen Babies).

The Detroit singer's follow-up to his 2005 album expands on his theme of intimacy and features Jill Scott as a guest vocalist.

Laurie Anderson, the performance artist, releases her first album of new material in nearly a decade, which was produced with her husband, Lou Reed, and Roma Baran.

The second album for the singer-songwriter from New Jersey is just seven tracks long.

Johnny Jewel was working on the Drive soundtrack while recording this album with Nat Walker of Desire as Symmetry.

Elbow's Guy Garvey and Craig Potter produced the fifth album for the Manchester indie rock trio.

Indian Jewelry give their listeners fair warning with Totaled’s title: this album is filled with intense sonics that are warped like bent metal and glitter like shattered glass. Erika Thrasher and Tex Kerschen go for a much harsher sound than they did on Free Gold!, which had a hazy, heat-shimmer beauty despite its abrasive textures. Here, the pair’s twisted synth rock is thrown into sharp relief, and it sounds all the stranger for it. “Vision”'s psychedelic new wave boasts synth tones so cheesy, they’re almost rude, and “Simulation”'s gurgling bass just makes it sound more like a mad scientist’s experiment gone horribly awry. The drone in Thrasher's voice on “Look Alive” complements the metallic din that surrounds it, and time and time again Totaled shows that Indian Jewelry aren’t afraid of dense, unrepentantly ugly sounds or unsettling their audience, whether it’s in the form of jarring snippets such as “Sirens” or “Tono Bungay”'s robo-tribal throb and “Never Been Better”'s clash of viscous electronics and doom-laden guitars. Totaled hits rock bottom -- in the best sense of the phrase -- with the heart of darkness that is “Parlous Siege & Chapel,” a trance-inducing, six-minute excursion into layers of atonally pulsing synths and implosive dread. The alien buzz of songs like these and “Touching the Roof of the Sun” hark back to Invasive Exotics and We Are the Wild Beast's free-for-alls -- giving the name Totaled an entirely different meaning -- but the band’s softer side surfaces here and there. “Excessive Moonlight” is delicate and ghostly, despite its heavy synth strings; the layers of sound in “Diamond Things” tumble and float over each other like a just-shaken snow globe; and “Heaven’s World Destroyer” has a fittingly fearsome beauty and cultish intensity. The fact that Totaled closes with its prettiest song, “Dog Days,” just adds to the album’s somewhat perverse vibe. But unlike some underground bands, Indian Jewelry just get more uncompromising and honed as they go, and this eerie, unsettling album is a perfect culmination of the duo's work so far. ~ Heather Phares

The first full-length album on XL Recordings for the rock band from New Jersey was named after a warship that fought during the American Civil War.

The Athens, Georgia-based band releases its seventh full-length album.

The first live album for the artist previously known as Smog is only avaliable as a download or as two vinyl records. The 11 tracks were recorded in 2007 in Australia.

The second full-length album for the California-born singer E. Nathaniel Dawkins goes for retro R&B and soul style.

The California producer/artist releases a seven-track EP four months after Cosmogramma, his third full-length album.

The distinguished British musician returns with another solo effort showcasing his ability to reimagine classic jazz standards as well as revitalize a few from his own catalogue.

This is the third full-length album for the Canadian punk rock band.

This is the first album in over 12 years for the Sacramento rock band who is cited as an influence by such bands as Thursday and Blink 182.

This is the final album for the rock trio who decided to end the band after the death of drummer Charles Gocher in 2007.

This is the debut album for the folk rock band that includes Simon Tong, David Nock, and Erland Cooper.

The two-disc collection of the punk rock band's singles plus five unreleased tracks (demos, outakes, and session versions).

This is the third solo album for the San Francisco artist.

The Philadelphia-born R&B singer/songwriter who has written songs for such artists as Christina Milian, Monica, and Jennifer Hudson, releases her second solo album.

The funk band's compilation includes songs featuring Kim Bassinger, Ozzy Osbourne, Mel Torme, and Leonard Cohen.

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.

The fifth album from Kieran Hebden is his first full-length release in five years.

The latest album for the duo of Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney features two tracks produced with Danger Mouse.

The pianist's follow-up to last year's Historicity, where he worked as part of a trio, is a solo album of originals and covers.

The debut album for Tom Krell, a singer from Germany, includes tracks that were previously released on EPs.

This is the first studio album Charles Lloyd has with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers, and Eric Harland, having previously worked on the recorded live album Rabo de Nube.

The Irish singer-songwriter releases his follow-up to his 2006 Mercury Prize-nominated album "The End of History."

The latest album for the Canadian rapper was nominated for a Polaris Music Prize.

The second album for the rock band was produced by band member, Rostam Batmanglij.

The more emotional third album for the New York-based singer/songwriter has a much simpler title than her 2008 release.

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.

Liz Hysen's Toronto-based band which also includes cellists, releases its fourth full-length album.

The second album for the indie Canadian quartet was produced by Chad VanGaalen.

The fifth album for the singer-songwriter was produced by Sam Kassirer.

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.

The second album for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Ethan Johns.

The British drone band's latest release is a two-CD set.