The second album for the bluegrass five-piece band led by Chris Thile is the first to feature Paul Kowert who replaced Greg Garrison in November of 2008.

The Canadian rock band led by Carey Mercer release its latest album on new label Dead Oceans.

The soundtrack to the film about a hard-living country music singer (Jeff Bridges) features the Golden Globe-winning song "The Weary Kind."

The first album of new studio material in nine years for the singer-songwriter was produced by Richard McLaurin.

With their fourth album, Antony Hegarty and the rest of his New York City band infuse atmospheric intonations, innovation, and heartfelt emotion into their experimental music.

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus produces the punk band's fourth album.

Terius "The Dream" Nash has crafted countless hit songs, including Rihanna's "Umbrella," and returns with his third solo album of hip-hop hits.

The last recordings of the country/rock legend features songs from 2006's "American V: A Hundred Highways" recording sessions and was again produced by Rick Rubin.

The latest album from the folk singer features gospel songs recorded in a church.

Costello's second album with producer T-Bone Burnett is both reminiscent of his earlier work and experimental in sound, with a foray into finger-picking country and eclectic folk-rock tunes.

After his well-received debut album released by Swedish label Gravitation, Kristian Matsson returns with his follow-up on the US-based label Dead Oceans.

Dr. John revives the Night Tripper persona for his new album Tribal, which features guest spots from Derek Trucks, Donald Harrison, and tunes by Bobby Charles and Allen Toussaint.

The quartet from Spain releases its third album.

Losing none of the momentum put in motion by his 2009 effort, Deeper Than Rap, Rick Ross keeps a very good thing going on Teflon Don, arguably his best album to date. You want rap-style luxury? Then Deeper is the better fit, but Teflon plays up the chilled and soulful elements of its predecessor, meaning Ross has graduated to a level where words like “organic” and “poignant” come into play. The former is best represented by “Mayback Music III” and it’s swirling, ‘70s-flavored dreamscape created by the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League production team. Ross allows guests T.I. and Jadakiss to go first on the cut, then grabs his cigar for an uplifting story of ghetto triumph that goes from pushing to pleasing the folks (“Parents never had a good job/Now it’s black American Express cards"). When it comes to “poignant,” the evidence is dotted throughout the album with the rapper reflecting on where he’s been, and he often questions his own lust for fame. He chants the title to the opening “I’m Not a Star” as if it was a remindful mantra, but it’s his new love of contrasts that’s really interesting, following Kanye’s swaggering on “Live Fast, Die Young” with “Seems to me we gettin’ money for the wrong things/Look around, Maseratis for the whole team/Look at Haiti, children dyin’ round the clock/I’d send a hundred grand but that’s a decent watch”. The familiar party and thugging tunes work too with “B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast),” “No. 1,” and the mixtape favorite “MC Hammer” -- now with added Gucci Mane verse -- all coming correct. Add all the Illuminati references in the Jay-Z team-up (“Free Mason”), a decent smoking song (“Super High”), and a track where Cee-Lo’s performance just might make you misty (“Tears of Joy”), and it’s obvious Ross’ albums are no longer just vessels for his singles. ~ David Jeffries

Laura and Lydia Rogers were signed onto Jack White's label after an audition in October 2009. The debut album was executive produced by T. Bone Burnett and features both covers and original songs.

The Detroit producer introduces some funk and rock music with a backing band on his fourth full-length solo album.

After a 10-year hiatus, Sade returns with her sixth studio effort and first since 2000's "Lover's Rock."

The Emeralds singer and guitarist releases his debut solo album on the Edition Mego label.

Since 2009's covers collection "Mockingbird," Allison Moorer felt it was time to do something entirely different for her next record. The country-folk singer-songwriter releases her first collection of original material in four years. It features guitarist Joe McMahan, a former member of Moorer's road band for Miss Fortune; and bassist Brad Jones, who contributed to Getting Somewhere.

The debut album for Dee Dee (aka Kristen Gundred) was recorded with the help of producer Richard Gottehrer.

The 14th studio album from the UK masters of doom-and-gloom metal is their first album in 28 years featuring the band's original lineup.

The fourth album for the British electropop rock band aims for a more pop feel.

The New Orleans rapper returns with his second album in 2010 which features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Mos Def, Devin the Dude, Jay Electronica, Mikey Rocks, Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Trademark Da Skydiver, and Young Roddy.

The indie rock English outfit made up of brothers David and Peter Brewis (original drummer in the Futureheads) has reunited with founder/director Andrew Moore on its latest, Field Music (Measure).

The debut full-length album for the British rock trio was named after the King Crimson album, In the Court of The Crimson King.

The Florida-based quintet shows the influence of 1990s alternative and indie rock music on its debut full-length album.

This is the second album for New Zealand's James Milne as Lawrence Arabia, who previously was a touring musician with Okkervil River.

The debut on ATO Records leans more toward rock than the last studio release for the Athens, Georgia, band.

The latest album for the singer-songwriter was produced by Steve Albini and is her first with Drag City.

This is the solo debut for Irishman Conor J. O'Brien, a member of the rock band The Immediate who split up in 2007.

1980's influences exist throughout the latest album for the Texas-born electronic artist.

The latest album for the country singer produced by T Bone Burnett features popular bluegrass, country, and folk songs.

T-Bone Burnett returned to produce the singer-songwriter's latest album which was recorded while Mellencamp was touring the Southern states.

The sixth album for the rock band was recorded and released as a substitution (with Sergio Vega on bass) to Eros which was put on hold when bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a serious car accident.

The debut album for the indie supergroup led by Ryan Olson features musicians from such Minneapolis-area bands as Solid Gold, Megafaun, Rhymesayers, and Bon Iver.

The first album in 12 years for the jazz pianist is his first on the ANTI label and was produced by Joe Henry.

The fifth album for the trio was recorded in Los Angeles with Tom Biller.

The band led by Phil Cook releases a six-track album which was completed in six weeks.

The follow-up to the British rock band's 2008 debut Antidotes was produced by Luke Smith.

This is the latest album for the California singer-songwriter, who started out as the nanny to Tom Waits' children.

The sixth album for the Canadian group is the first credited under the shortened name of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.

The Swedish trio returns with a more pop sound for its third release.

Poet, musician, and singer/songwriter Gil Scott-Heron is one of the most influential progenitors of hip-hop music. Such artists as Kanye West, Mos Def, Black Star, and Air have sampled his work. Now, the poet returns with his first album in 15 years released on XL Recordings.

The Mercury Prize-nominated experimental jazz band releases its fourth album.

The concept album about a group of Irish US soldiers who deserted to join the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War was an idea by The Chieftains' Paddy Moloney and co-producer Ry Cooder.

The third studio album for the Scottish indie band produced by Peter Katis is its first with new member Gordon Skene.

Gonjasufi, who appeared on the Flying Lotus track "Testament," releases his debut album with producer Gaslamp Killer.

With the help of Joe Thompson--one of the last of North Carolina's African-American string-band players--the trio seeks to continue the style with its third album.

On his first album with the Rhymesayers label, rapper Freeway teams up with producer Jake One.

This is the second full-length album for the Brooklyn-based rock band.

Fol Chen continues to embrace mystery and avoid the obvious on Part II: The New December. As on Part I: John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, the enigmatic band makes a virtue out of indirectness, sending songs through secret passages and tunnels that end in hooks some distance from where they were expected. There’s a strong experimental streak in the brainy way Fol Chen takes what seems like a straightforward idea and twists it into something completely different; like the Dirty Projectors, the group flirts with and subverts mainstream pop ideas, and like labelmates Cryptacize, they’ve got a flair for the deceptively simple. The band goes even further down the rabbit hole than on Part I, beginning The New December with some of its strangest music. “In Ruins” contrasts deep, whispered vocals with lively girlish ones atop busy keyboards playing busy, vaguely Eastern-tinged melodies; “Your Curtain Call” begins with breathy beats and woozy flutes, expanding into bells and a drunken sax solo before pulling back again; and “Men, Houses or Beasts” tiptoes so slowly that it almost sounds like it was recorded at the wrong speed. Fittingly for a band so committed to disguising its identity, some of The New December’s best songs deal with miscommunication and missed connections. On “The Holograms,” a tale of forgotten names and words doubling into optical illusions, bounces along on one of the album’s catchiest melodies, while the excellent “C/U” keeps its lovers apart despite its almost perversely straightforward beat. Likewise, the band buries some of its best songs on the album’s second half: “Adeline (You Always Look so Bored)”’s sharp-tongued chamber pop recalls St. Vincent’s abundant musical and lyrical wit, and “They Came to Me” boasts rubbery beats that are just as danceable as they are strange, and could be heard at a club with a trampoline for a dancefloor. How exactly these songs fit together with “Holes”’ delicate plucking and the title track’s pixelated folk might be locked in Fol Chen’s brains, but even if there are more pieces of their puzzle-pop missing here than there were on John Shade, Your Fortune’s Made, The New December is never boring. ~ Heather Phares

This is the debut full-length album for Cameron Mesirow as Glasser.

The third full-length album for the San Francisco indie band was recorded over a week.

The Grammy award-winning electronic dance duo--and their masked identities portraying them as man-machines--make a logical pairing to score the soundtrack of the innovative science fiction film.

The Matthew Houck-led band returns with its first album of new material since 2007's Pride.

Recorded over three performances at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in April 2009 in Brooklyn, New York, it is the Scottish rock group's first live album/DVD release.

The live album features recording from the duo's summer tour of Canada in 2007 which was also filmed for a documentary of the same name.

The second album for the British singer includes darker-themed songs influenced by the death of her husband.

The indie rock trio led by Low guitarist Alan Sparhawk releases its second album.

The second self-titled album for the Canadian duo was recorded in a variety of places, including a garage in Detroit, a church in Iceland, a cabin in Canada, and a real music studio in London.

The third album for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett animated group features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Kano, Mos Def, De La Soul, Gruff Rhys, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Fall's Mark E. Smith, Little Dragon, Lou Reed, Bobby Womack, The Clash's Mick Jones, and Paul Simonon.

The fifth studio album from Kelis features producers David Guetta and Benny Benassi, bringing dance and techno tidbits within her soulful R&B mix.

Mark Kozelek goes acoustic with just his guitar on his fourth album under the name Sun Kil Moon.

The debut album for the Montreal band was mixed by Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes.

This is the first album on the Jagjaguwar label for the British rock quartet.

The live album was recorded during Richard Thompson's tour of the West Coast in February, with a majority of the tracks from performances at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.

This is the fifth album for the New York City rock band led by Tim Harrington.

This is the first album in four years for the folk band led by Dawn McCarthy.