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64 A Camp
78 Akron/Family
73 Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women
74 Amazing Baby
62 Tori Amos
54 The Answer
74 Anti-Flag
74 Art Brut
71 Au Revoir Simone
65 Zee Avi
70 Bachelorette
77 Bat For Lashes
68 Big Business
76 Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
67 Black Dice
57 Black Eyed Peas
74 Black Moth Super Rainbow
71 Blank Dogs
65 Booker T.
54 The Boxmasters
65 The Boy Least Likely To
74 Brakes [aka brakesbrakesbrakes]
68 British Sea Power
75 Busdriver
59 Busta Rhymes
64 Cage The Elephant
82 Bill Callahan
80 Camera Obscura
68 Cam'ron
79 Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
58 Chester French
82 The Church
61 Ciara
72 Clues
69 The Coathangers
74 Jarvis Cocker
90 Leonard Cohen
70 Elvis Costello
66 Graham Coxon
76 Crippled Black Phoenix
71 The Crocodiles
69 Cryptacize
71 Crystal Antlers
56 The Crystal Method
69 Dananananaykroyd
76 Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse
71 De La Soul
77 Death Cab For Cutie
68 Deer Tick
81 Deerhunter
70 Depeche Mode
78 Dinosaur Jr.
85 Dirty Projectors
86 DJ Quik & Kurupt
77 Doves
68 Dredg
76 Bob Dylan
82 Steve Earle
70 Eels
62 El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez
58 Eminem
60 Empire Of The Sun
54 The Enemy
67 Jeremy Enigk
68 Nathan Fake
85 The Felice Brothers
79 The Field
65 Fink
60 Fischerspooner
77 Flatlanders
62 Flo Rida
64 Franz Ferdinand
77 Gallows
72 Melody Gardot
59 Ginuwine
71 Golden Silvers
61 Gomez
69 Grand Duchy
73 Great Lake Swimmers
59 Great Northern
72 Green Day
86 Grizzly Bear
75 The Handsome Family
69 Ben Harper And Relentless7
75 PJ Harvey & John Parish
66 Heaven & Hell
85 Levon Helm
74 The Hold Steady
79 Patterson Hood
82 The Horrors
69 Hanne Hukkelberg
74 Ida Maria
65 Immaculate Machine
75 The Intelligence
76 Iron & Wine
79 Isis
68 It Hugs Back
88 J Dilla aka Jay Dee
61 Jadakiss
86 Japandroids
61 Joan Of Arc
84 Joe Lovano Us Five
72 John Doe & The Sadies
70 Joker's Daughter
62 Jonas Brothers
53 Mike Jones
71 The Juan Maclean
76 Junior Boys
68 Kasabian
74 Diana Krall
56 Lady Sovereign
43 Ben Lee
68 The Lemonheads
76 Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
77 Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
65 Little Boots
79 The Low Anthem
67 Jason Lytle
75 The Maccabees
76 Magik Markers
80 Major Lazer
70 Malajube
71 Manchester Orchestra
85 Manic Street Preachers
57 Marilyn Manson
66 The Mars Volta
68 Dave Matthews Band
62 Maximo Park
70 Meat Puppets
80 Method Man & Redman
77 Metric
75 Micachu & The Shapes
69 Chrisette Michele
76 Miike Snow
67 Mika Miko
75 Rhett Miller
49 Mims
72 Mr. Lif
72 Moby
78 Moderat
70 Mandy Moore
80 Mos Def
70 Bob Mould
74 Nadja
72 New York Dolls
72 Nite Jewel
67 NOFX
76 Noisettes
60 Paolo Nutini
67 Conor Oberst And The Mystic Valley Band
74 Papercuts
76 Passion Pit
74 Peaches
71 Pet Shop Boys
68 Peter Bjorn And John
82 Phoenix
76 Pink Mountaintops
63 Placebo
66 Pomegranates
64 Iggy Pop
67 Prefuse 73
61 Prince
62 Prince
81 Ramblin' Jack Elliott
76 Rancid
54 Rascal Flatts
68 Lionel Richie
77 Alasdair Roberts
73 Rick Ross
55 Asher Roth
72 Savath & Savalas
61 Polly Scattergood
65 The Shortwave Set
60 Shout Out Out Out Out
66 Silversun Pickups
85 Todd Snider
78 Sonic Youth
72 The Soundcarriers
61 The Sounds
74 Regina Spektor
63 Spinal Tap
65 Spinnerette
81 St. Vincent
59 Still Flyin'
58 Street Sweeper Social Club
87 Sunn O)))
82 Sunset Rubdown
84 Super Furry Animals
74 Richard Swift
78 Taking Back Sunday
85 Tanya Morgan
81 Otis Taylor
71 Telekinesis
70 Telepathe
80 Thee Oh Sees
79 The Thermals
74 Rob Thomas
64 Thunderheist
74 Tiga
57 Tinted Windows
72 Tortoise
82 Allen Toussaint
69 Two Fingers
84 UGK
68 Keith Urban
49 Bria Valente
71 John Vanderslice
85 The Vaselines
74 The Veils
73 Viva Voce
63 Patrick Watson
79 White Denim
77 White Rabbits
57 The Whitest Boy Alive
74 Wilco
80 Wildbirds & Peacedrums
78 Wolves In The Throne Room
65 The Wooden Birds
67 Wooden Shjips
81 Yeah Yeah Yeahs
70 Pete Yorn
93 Neil Young
60 Neil Young
72 Yusuf

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

New CD Reviews from Metacritic Music


Added 1 July 2009:

Rewild by Amazing Baby

The debut full-length album for the Brooklyn quintet. [Rock/Indie]

OK Bear by Jeremy Enigk

The third full-length solo album for the former Sunny Day Real Estate singer was produced by Santi Garcia and Ricky Falkner. [Rock/Pop]

Dos by Wooden Shjips

The second full-length studio album for the quartet from San Francisco. [Rock/Indie/Alternative]

Lost Channels by Great Lake Swimmers

The fourth album for the Tony Dekker-led group. [Rock/Indie/Folk]

Added 30 June 2009:

Electric Dirt by Levon Helm

Larry Campbell produces the follow-up to Levon Helm's Grammy-winning album, Dirt Farmer. [Rock/Country]

Wait For Me by Moby

Influenced by a talk he heard by David Lynch, Moby recorded the album at home. [Electronic]

Wilco (The Album) by Wilco

The seventh album for the rock group was produced with Jim Scott. [Rock/Indie]

Added 29 June 2009:

Pentatonic Wars and Love Songs by Otis Taylor

The latest album for the blues artist includes Gary Moore and Jason Moran as guests. [Blues]

Fits by White Denim

This is the second album released by Full Time Hobby for the indie-rock band. [Rock/Indie]

Jhelli Beam by Busdriver

This is the second album for Anti label by the rap artist. [Rap]

Sort Of Revolution by Fink

Fin Greenall releases his third album under the alias Fink. [Folk/Electronic]

Added 26 June 2009:

Dark Night Of The Soul by Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse

Originally, the album was to be released with a book of photographs by director David Lynch and vocals by such artists as The Flaming Lips, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Frank Black, Iggy Pop, the Shins' James Mercer, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chestnut, The Cardigans' Nina Persson, and David Lynch.[Rock/Indie]

Ciao! by Tiga

The Canadian DJ's latest album features Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and producer Soulwax. [Electronic/Dance]

Rose City by Viva Voce

After taking a year off, Kevin and Anita Robinson wrote and recorded this album in a month. [Rock/Indie]

Brooklynati by Tanya Morgan

The trio of rappers from Cincinnati, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York, releases its second full-length album. [Rap]

Added 25 June 2009:

Born On Flag Day by Deer Tick

The second album for the rock band led by John J. McCauley III, now includes three new members. [Rock/Alternative/Folk]

Guns Don't Kill People...Lazers Do by Major Lazer

Switch and Diplo team up to release their first album as Major Lazer. [Reggae/Dance]

Blaqkout by DJ Quik & Kurupt

This is the first album to feature DJ Quik and Kurupt together. [Rap]

Sunny Side Up by Paolo Nutini

The second album for the singer was produced by Ethan Johns. [Rock/Singer-Songwriter]

Added 24 June 2009:

Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs) by Patterson Hood

The second solo album for the Drive-By Truckers lead singer features his father (bassist with the Muscle Shoals) and his DBT bandmates. [Rock/Alternative/Country]

Spinnerette by Spinnerette

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

Back & Fourth by Pete Yorn

Mike Mogis produced the singer-songwriter's first album in three years. [Rock/Alternative/Singer-Songwriter]

Added 23 June 2009:

Farm by Dinosaur Jr.

The second album for the alt-rock band since it reunited in 2005 is its first on the Jagjaguwar label. [Rock/Alternative]

A Man's Thoughts by Ginuwine

The latest album for the singer features Brandy, Bun B, Missy Elliott, and Timberland as guests. [R&B/Soul]

Music For Men by The Gossip

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

Varshons by The Lemonheads

The covers album for the alt-rock band features Liv Tyler and Kate Moss as guest singers. [Rock/Alternative]

Octahedron by The Mars Volta

The fifth album for the rock band is its first with Warner Brothers. [Rock/Alternative]

Far by Regina Spektor

The Russian-born singer-songwriter's latest album was produced by Jeff Lynne, Mike Elizondo, David Kahne and Garret "Jacknife" Lee. [Rock/Indie/Singer-Songwriter]

Dragonslayer by Sunset Rubdown

The third album for the Spencer Krug-led project is its first with newest member Mark Nicol. [Rock/Indie]

Beacons Of Ancestorship by Tortoise

The rock band releases its first album of new material since 2004's It's All Around You. [Rock/Indie]

Added 22 June 2009:

Back From The Dead by Spinal Tap

The 2-disc set is the rock band's third actual album. [Rock]

Flowers by Joan Of Arc

The latest album for the Chicago band led by Tim Kinsella. [Rock/Indie]

'Em Are I by Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard

Jeffrey Lewis' latest album is his first to be credited with his backing band, The Junkyard. [Folk/Alternative]

Cage The Elephant by Cage The Elephant

The debut album for the Kentucky indie-rock band was produced by Jay Joyce. [Rock/Indie]

Added 19 June 2009:

Man Of Aran by British Sea Power

The rock band releases a soundtrack to the 1934 movie "Man of Aran." [Soundtrack]

The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion by Dredg

Inspired partly by a Salman Rushdie essay, the California metal band's fourth album was produced by Matt Radosevich. [Rock/Metal]

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women by Dave Alvin & the Guilty Women

Dave Alvin collaborates with a female group on his latest album. [Country/Alternative]

Clues by Clues

The debut album for the group is led by the Unicorns' Alden Penner and Arcade Fire member, Brendan Reed. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

Hard Islands by Nathan Fake

This is the second full-length album for the British electronic artist. [Electronic/Indie]

Added 17 June 2009:

The People Or The Gun by Anti-Flag

The punk rock band releases its first album on the SideOneDummy label. [Rock/Punk]

Crossing The Rubicon by The Sounds

The third album for the Swedish five-piece rock group. [Rock/Indie]

Fake Surfers by The Intelligence

The fourth album for the Seattle-based rock group was produce by Mike McHugh. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

La Llama by Savath & Savalas

Guillermo Scott Herren (aka Prefuse 73), Eva Puyuelo Muns and Roberto Carlos Lange release the band's fourth album. [Electronic/Rock]

Added 16 June 2009:

Lines, Vines and Trying Times by Jonas Brothers

The pop group's fourth album features Miley Cyrus, Common, and Jonny Long. [Rock/Pop]

Street Sweeper Social Club by Street Sweeper Social Club

The debut album for the new project led by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave and Boots Riley of The Coup. [Rock/Rap]

Miike Snow by Miike Snow

Andrew Wyatt teamed up with Swedish producers Chris Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (best known for their Grammy-winning work on Britney Spears' "Toxic") to form the new group. [Rock/Indie/Pop/Dance]

The Excitement Plan by Todd Snider

The latest album for the alt-country singer was produced by Don Was. [Country/Alternative]

Added 15 June 2009: