This much-anticipated release for the eclectic performer--a return to the "fun" Beck of 'Odelay' and 'Midnite Vultures'--was produced by the Dust Brothers and Tony Hoffer.

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

Co-produced by Rick Rubin, this 12-song disc was recorded during the same sessions as 'Mesmerize,' and is intended to be heard with that earlier 2005 disc as one complete set.

The New York band returns with a third album.

The Led Zeppelin singer's first full solo album of original songs in a dozen years finds him backed (as on 2002's 'Dreamland') by The Strange Sensation.

'Fear' is the second solo disc for the unique Los Angeles-based MC (born Regan Farquhar), who is backed here by beats from Daedelus, Danger Mouse, and others.

Borrowing a page from late-80s to early-90s DM in terms of sound (and possibly even quality), the Ben Hillier-produced 'Angel' is the first Depeche Mode album to feature some David Gahan-penned songs in addition to the usual assortment of Martin Gore tracks.

Thom Monahan produced the band's fourth studio album.

Only Josh Homme remains from the QOTSA's previous LP, and he's now joined by guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen (A Perfect Circle) and drummer Joey Castillo (Danzig). The band's fourth album also includes appearances by Brody Dalle, Shirley Manson and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.

'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).

Steve Revitte produced the experimental Brooklyn four-piece's third album (and first for Matador).

The veteran Irish trio return with a rock-oriented affair, their fifth studio disc overall.

Stephen Street (Blur) produced this debut disc for the Leeds, England five-piece.

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich helms the bassist's 20th post-Beatles album, which finds McCartney in true solo mode, playing every instrument on these 13 songs.

The second album from the Baltimore band was produced by band leader and vocalist Roman Kuebler.

This is the second album for the garage-blues duo of VV and Hotel (known to their parents as Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince).

The indie MC moves from Anticon to Epitaph for his sophomore release. Will Oldham, Danger Mouse, Alias and Saul Williams guest.

The third album for the indie-pop outfit is, for one thing, a lot shorter (at 30 minutes) than their previous double-album effort On Vacation.

Adam Pierce's fifth Mice Parade album adds a greatly increased vocal presence (by Pierce, Ikuko Harada and Mum's Kristin Anna Valtysdottir) to his tropicalia-infused post-rock.

Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys) produced the Furries' follow-up to 2003's "Phantom Power," which sees all of the band members (rather than just Gruff Rhys) taking turns at writing and singing. There are no Welsh songs this time out, although there is one in Portugese.

'Valende' is the third album overall and American debut for the Italian psychedelic rock band Jennifer Gentle. (Note that there is nobody in the band actually named Jennifer, and we are unsure about exactly how gentle they are.)

Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey) produced this debut disc for the Glaswegian band.

This is the second album for the garage-psych outfit led by Greg Ashley.

Steve Albini produced album #2 for the Chicago post-punk outfit.

Members of TV On The Radio produced and contributed to this debut Celebration LP from Baltimore husband and wife Sean Antanaitis and Katrina Ford (joined in Celebration by drummer David Bergander), who have previously played in bands Jaks and Love Life.

Kieran Hebden's fourth Four Tet album dispenses somewhat with the "folk" portion of his folktronica sound, resulting in a more beat-driven effort.

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

The country singer-songwriter follows 'Fate's Right Hand' with an 11-song set that includes a collaboration with Emmylou Harris and John Prine on Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm."

The long-lived Grammy-winning gospel-blues group's latest finds them joined by David Hidalgo and Billy Preston.

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.

This debut for the all-girl L.A.-based trio (who are daughters of music industry bigwigs) was produced by former Prince backing musician Wendy Melvoin.

This mini-album finds seven new originals written and sung by Sam Beam (Iron & Wine) with Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino performing as his backing band.

The underground hip-hop duo of Slug and Ant return with a new two-disc set.

Chris Zane (Les Savy Fav) produced this third album for the Toronto duo-turned-foursome.

Stephen Street produces the former Blur guitarist's fifth solo disc.

The country singer was joined in a Nashville studio by Benmont Tench (The Heartbreakers), Michael Ward (The Wallflowers) and others on this latest release.

The R&B singer's latest includes a cover of U2's "One." The all-star roster of contributors includes Bono, Jay-Z, Raphael Saadiq, Dr. Dre and will.i.am.

The Barry Dobbin-led band (who also form part of Roots Manuva's live band) make their debut with this retro-dance-rock disc.

The fifth studio album for former Galaxie 500 members Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang once again finds the pair joined by Ghost guitarist Michio Kurihara.

The Athens, Georgia singer-songwriter is backed by an all-star band of Van Dyke Parks (keyboards), Bill Frisell (guitar) and Don Heffington (drums), with John Chelew producing.

The first official release of the trio's two BBC radio sessions for John Peel (recorded in 1989 and 1990) includes covers of songs by the Sex Pistols and Jonathan Richman.

The legendary soul singer reunites with longtime producer Willie Mitchell for the second time in three years.

Will Oldham produced this third album for the former Appendix Out member, which consists of his interpretations of traditional Scottish folk songs.

The French electronica outfit (now down to a single member, Anthony Gonzalez) return with a follow-up to their much-loved 2003 breakthrough, 'Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts.'

Indie rap meets indie rock in the latest full-length from Yoni Wolf, who, as on 'Sanddollars,' is now supported by a full band.

Bill Callahan's 12th Smog album finds him joined in the studio by such musicians as Jim White (Dirty Three) and Joanna Newsom.

The psychedelic indie rockers, led by returning core trio of vocalist Jonathan Donahue, guitarist Grasshopper and drummer Jeff Mercel, return with a less-orchestral follow up to 2001's 'All Is Dream.' Longtime collaborator David Fridmann co-produced.

D-Roc and Kaine's fourth disc boasts appearances by Missy Elliott, Mike Jones, Busta Rhymes and Adam Levine (Maroon5).

Faithfull's latest comes with some all-star assistance: P.J. Harvey wrote, produced and performed on over half of the tracks, with Damon Albarn and Nick Cave contributing to others.

The Sheffield, England husband and wife electronica duo of Maurice Fulton and Mutsumi Kanamori attack various aspects of pop culture on this second funny, angry and strange release, which features song titles such as "Paris Hilton" and "Stop Bothering Michael Jackson."

The first album in two years for the New York band (which shares three members with !!!) introduces a few vocals (from group members Phyllis Forbes and Molly Schnick) and drum machines into the mix for the first time.

The experimental San Francisco outfit led by Rob Fisk and Greg Saunier return with what is by far their lengthiest (and calmest) release yet.

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 country singer self-produced these dozen songs, which amount to the 18th album of his career.

This is the second album for electronica artist David Edwards, who has drawn acclaim for his mellow, cheerful sound.

Half the band has departed (replaced by a drum machine), but Broadcast's third LP still features the vocals of Trish Keenan and James Cargill's retro-electronic sound.

The tree-climbing, ice shelf-loving, Brighton, England band's second album follows two years after their debut ('The Decline Of British Sea Power') brought them critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Mads Bjerke (Spiritualized) produced.

The theme of Mike Patton's fourth Fantomas album (which is similar in sound to their first disc) is a calendar, which each track named after a different day of April 2005.

Kanye West is among the producers on this major-label debut for the 21-year-old Oakland, Calif. native.

David Grubbs and Laura Cantrell guest on Forrest's latest cut-up offering.

Brakes is an often-jokey, garage-rock side project for British Sea Power keyboardist Eamon Hamilton, who here steps to the forefront, playing guitar and handling lead vocals. Joining him are members of Electric Soft Parade and Tenderfoot on 16 tracks that range from six seconds to 3:39 in length.

This is the guitarist's first solo acoustic album in nearly 25 years.

The psychedelic prog-rock outfit led by Cedric Bixler Zavala and Omar Rodriguez return with a second ambitious album, which follows the death of band member Jeremy Ward.

Velocity Girl's Sarah Shannon guests on Eric Bachmann's fourth Crooked Fingers release, which was co-produced by Martin Feveyear.

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.

Mathew Adam Hart's quirky one-man bedroom-pop band (think Magnetic Fields) returns with a third album.

A somewhat unusual signing for Warp Records, the guitar-oriented Maximo Park (who sound not unlike a cross between the Futureheads and Franz Ferdinand) make their full-length debut with this Paul Epworth-produced disc.

This is the second album of electronica-meets-indie-pop (falling somewhere between Manitoba and the Postal Service) from Mark Mitchell.

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.

This mainly instrumental disc (which, rather than being sample-driven, features live instrumentation from Boom Bip himself) also includes two vocal tracks, with Nina Nastasia and Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) handling the singing.

Bob Weston produced this third studio album for the Louisville indie rockers.

The Seattle band returns with a fourth album.

This is the Sub Pop debut (and third overall album) for the Seattle-based punk trio.

Dave Fridmann produced the Baltimore jam band's latest.

Weller's latest--his first disc of new material in three years-- is louder and rock-ier than other recent efforts.

'Black' finds the Danish duo expanded to a more melodic, less noisy trio, with new bassist Anders Christensen joining vocalist Sharon Foo and guitarist Sune Rose Wagner. Also appearing are Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker, Suicide's Martin Rev, and Ronnie Spector.

The singer's second 2005 release is sung entirely in English, and includes two tracks originally sung in Spanish on Fijacion Oral Vol. 1.

This new side project for Pedro The Lion's David Bazan finds that group's guitars replaced with synthesizers.

This is the second album of country-folk-rock tunes for the Gainesville, Florida band led by John Orth.

This is the fourth album for the Portland, Ore. band fronted by Tim Putnam.

Slick Rick, The Neptunes, M.I.A., Tweet and Mary J. Blige are among the guests on Elliott's first new disc in two years. Longtime collaborator Timbaland produces just two tracks here.

The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter's first outing in five years is a loose concept album set in the year 1947.

Recorded during a Christmas show in 2004, this live set includes a mix of solo and Smiths material.

This is the long-in-the-making debut album for the instrumental Montreal band that shares two members (Sarah Neufeld and Richard Reed Parry) with the Arcade Fire.

The veteran singer-songwriter is still going strong nearly 40 years after launching his recording career.