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Exmilitary 801.

Exmilitary

by Death Grips
April 27, 2011
Zach Hill's side project, a Sacramento hip-hop group, self-releases a mixtape.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive 802.

I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive

by Steve Earle
April 26, 2011
The politically active singer-songwriter returns with another album of country rock, produced by T-Bone Burnett.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
The  Head and the Heart 803.

The Head and the Heart

by The Head and the Heart
April 16, 2011
The debut album for the Seattle folk rock band was self-released in June 2010 before Sub Pop rereleased a remastered version in 2011.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.7
The Unforgiving 804.

The Unforgiving

by Within Temptation
March 29, 2011
The fifth album for the Dutch metal band was released in conjunction with a comic book and short films that illustrate the story within the concept album.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.7
Endgame 805.

Endgame

by Rise Against
March 15, 2011
The punk rock quartet from Chicago's sixth studio album reveals a change in sound for the group, with more polished, politically-driven songs and uptempo rhythms.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Wounded Rhymes 806.

Wounded Rhymes

by Lykke Li
March 1, 2011
Sweden's Lykke Li continues to disarm listeners with her distinctive voice on her second album, keeping in tune with her tough sensuality and pop whimsy.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
Let England Shake 807.

Let England Shake

by PJ Harvey
February 15, 2011
Polly Jean Harvey takes a political approach on her latest album, as a singer-songwriter speaking on the casualties of war, the cruelty of life and the condition of being human.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.7
Kaputt 808.

Kaputt

by Destroyer
January 25, 2011
Canadian pop craftsman Daniel Bejar's ninth album combines the glam of David Bowie and the rock and roll of T. Rex into a retro dance soundtrack for disco fans.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Wondervisions 809.

Wondervisions

by Delicate Steve
January 25, 2011
Steve Marion's debut album as Delicate Steve features a mix of pop and African-influenced sounds.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird 810.

Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird

by The Tallest Man on Earth
November 9, 2010
The latest EP from Kristian Matsson was recorded while he was on tour.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Face Tat 811.

Face Tat

by Zach Hill
October 19, 2010
The second solo album for the drummer includes such guests as Devendra Banhart, Gil-Scott Heron, No Age, and Greg Saunier.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Ring 812.

Ring

by Glasser
September 28, 2010
This is the debut full-length album for Cameron Mesirow as Glasser.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Lisbon 813.

Lisbon

by The Walkmen
September 14, 2010
The longtime New York indie band returns with another album of garage-rock and experimental instrumentation with its album, Lisbon.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
How I Got Over 814.

How I Got Over

by The Roots
June 22, 2010
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.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.7
Body Talk Pt 1 815.

Body Talk Pt 1

by Robyn
June 15, 2010
The latest album for the Swedish pop artist Robyn has been said to be part of a trilogy of albums to be released this year.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Becoming A Jackal 816.

Becoming A Jackal

by Villagers
June 8, 2010
This is the solo debut for Irishman Conor J. O'Brien, a member of the rock band The Immediate who split up in 2007.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Crystal Castles [2010] 817.

Crystal Castles [2010]

by Crystal Castles
June 8, 2010
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.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
History From Below 818.

History From Below

by Delta Spirit
June 8, 2010
Delta Spirit continue its Americana sound on the California band's second full-length album.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Distant Relatives 819.

Distant Relatives

by Nas And Damian Marley
May 18, 2010
The African-themed album brings Nas and reggae singer Damien Marley (the youngest son of Bob Marley) together. It features guest appearances by K'naan, Lil Wayne, Joss Stone, Dennis Brown, and Damien's brother Steven Marley, who also produced the release.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.7
The ArchAndroid 820.

The ArchAndroid

by Janelle Monáe
May 18, 2010
The second full-length album for the singer born in Kansas City is a continuation of the story of Cindi Mayweather, the android introduced in the 2007 EP, "Metropolis Suite I of IV: The Chase."
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.7
High Violet 821.

High Violet

by The National
May 11, 2010
The band and Peter Katis produced the Brooklyn-based rock quintet's fifth full-length album.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
Warm Slime 822.

Warm Slime

by Thee Oh Sees
May 11, 2010
The latest album by California noise rock band Thee Oh Sees led by John Dwyer was recorded in Sacramento and features a 14-minute song.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.7
Cosmogramma 823.

Cosmogramma

by Flying Lotus
May 4, 2010
Thom York, Ravi Coltrane, and Laura Darlington appears as a guests on the experimental producer/artist's third full-length album.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.7
Together 824.

Together

by The New Pornographers
May 4, 2010
The latest album for The New Pornographers features guest appearances by Beirut's Zach Condon, Annie Clark, Okkervil River's Will Sheff, and some members of The Dap-Kings.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.7
Blue Sky Noise 825.

Blue Sky Noise

by Circa Survive
April 20, 2010
The rock quintet moves to Atlantic Records for its third album, which was produced by David Bottrill.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
I Learned The Hard Way 826.

I Learned The Hard Way

by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
April 6, 2010
The fourth album for the funk/soul group from New York was produced by Bosco Mann.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
I Speak Because I Can 827.

I Speak Because I Can

by Laura Marling
April 6, 2010
The second album for the British singer-songwriter was produced by Ethan Johns.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Under Great White Northern Lights [Live] 828.

Under Great White Northern Lights [Live]

by The White Stripes
March 16, 2010
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.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Quarantine The Past 829.

Quarantine The Past

by Pavement
March 9, 2010
With the band reunited and touring in 2010, here comes a 23-tracks greatest-hits compilation chosen by the band members.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
The Winter Of Mixed Drinks 830.

The Winter Of Mixed Drinks

by Frightened Rabbit
March 9, 2010
The third studio album for the Scottish indie band produced by Peter Katis is its first with new member Gordon Skene.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Easton Corbin 831.

Easton Corbin

by Easton Corbin
March 2, 2010
The Florida-born singer-songwriter releases his debut album produced by Carson Chamberlain.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
American VI: Ain't No Grave 832.

American VI: Ain't No Grave

by Johnny Cash
February 23, 2010
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.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Genuine Negro Jig 833.

Genuine Negro Jig

by Carolina Chocolate Drops
February 16, 2010
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.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Eyelid Movies 834.

Eyelid Movies

by Phantogram
February 9, 2010
The upstate New York indie rock duo releases its debut full-length album.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Odd Blood 835.

Odd Blood

by Yeasayer
February 9, 2010
This is the second full-length album for the Brooklyn-based rock band.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice 836.

Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice

by H.I.M.
February 9, 2010
Finnish goth-rock outfit, HIM returns with its seventh studio album on Sire Records.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.7
Downtown Church 837.

Downtown Church

by Patty Griffin
January 26, 2010
The latest album from the folk singer features gospel songs recorded in a church.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
The Sea 838.

The Sea

by Corinne Bailey Rae
January 26, 2010
The second album for the British singer includes darker-themed songs influenced by the death of her husband.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Blakroc 839.

Blakroc

by Blakroc
November 27, 2009
The Damon Dash-produced project features the Black Keys and several hip hop artists including Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mos Def, Ludacris, RZA, Raekwon, Jim Jones, Nicole Wray, Q-Tip, Pharoahe Monch, NOE, and members of M.O.P.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.7
Glitter And Doom Live 840.

Glitter And Doom Live

by Tom Waits
November 23, 2009
The singer-songwriter releases a live CD with tracks recorded from various cities on his 2008 tour. The second disc contains 35-minutes of stories and antidotes as told by Waits.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
BiRd-BrAiNs 841.

BiRd-BrAiNs

by tUnE-yArDs
November 17, 2009
This is the debut album for the Canadian singer-songwriter Merrill Garbus.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Them Crooked Vultures 842.

Them Crooked Vultures

by Them Crooked Vultures
November 17, 2009
The debut album for the supergroup composed of the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Seek Magic 843.

Seek Magic

by Memory Tapes
November 9, 2009
This is the debut album for Dayve Hawk as Memory Tapes.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.7
Live At Reading 844.

Live At Reading

by Nirvana
November 3, 2009
The entire performance by Nirvana at 1992's Reading Festival is released both as a CD and DVD.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
8.7
Phrazes For The Young 845.

Phrazes For The Young

by Julian Casablancas
November 3, 2009
This is the solo debut for the Strokes lead singer.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.7
Sainthood 846.

Sainthood

by Tegan and Sara
October 27, 2009
The latest album for the twin singer-songwriters was produced with Chris Walla.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Blue Record 847.

Blue Record

by Baroness
October 13, 2009
The second full-length album for the Georgia-based rock band is its first with new guitarist Peter Adams.
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.7
Conditions 848.

Conditions

by The Temper Trap
October 13, 2009
The debut full-length album for the Australian band was produced by Jim Abbiss.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.7
Embryonic 849.

Embryonic

by The Flaming Lips
October 13, 2009
The latest album for the rock band features guest appearances by MGMT, the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O, and German mathematician, Dr. Thorsten Wormann.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Exploding Head 850.

Exploding Head

by A Place to Bury Strangers
October 6, 2009
The second album for the Brooklyn rock band is its first on Mute Records.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Kings & Queens 851.

Kings & Queens

by Jamie T
October 6, 2009
The London-based artist releases his follow-up to his Mercury Prize-nominated debut album.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Black Gives Way To Blue 852.

Black Gives Way To Blue

by Alice in Chains
September 29, 2009
The band's first album in more than 14 years was produced with Nick Raskulinecz and features new lead singer William DuVall (original singer Layne Staley died in 2002).
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
Celebration 853.

Celebration

by Madonna
September 29, 2009
The last album from Madonna on the Warner Brothers label is a compilation of her greatest hits plus two new tracks.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Monsters Of Folk 854.

Monsters Of Folk

by Monsters Of Folk
September 22, 2009
This is the debut album for the band formed by Conor Oberst, Jim James, Mike Mogis, and M. Ward.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.7
Truelove's Gutter 855.

Truelove's Gutter

by Richard Hawley
September 22, 2009
The ex-Pulp guitarist releases his sixth solo album, which was recorded in Sheffield, England.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Journal For Plague Lovers 856.

Journal For Plague Lovers

by Manic Street Preachers
September 15, 2009
The latest album for the Welsh rock band was produced by Steve Albini and features lyrics from Richey James Edwards, who went missing in 1995.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
The Incident 857.

The Incident

by Porcupine Tree
September 15, 2009
The latest album for the rock band led by Steven Wilson features a 55-minute piece (broken up into 14 tracks).
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.7
A Strange Arrangement 858.

A Strange Arrangement

by Mayer Hawthorne
September 8, 2009
Andrew Cohen, the Michigan-born singer-songwriter, releases his debut album.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.7
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II 859.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt. II

by Raekwon
September 8, 2009
The Wu-Tang Clan-member releases his fourth solo album featuring such artists as his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members, Jadakiss, Beanie Sigel, Lyfe Jennings, Styles P, Busta Rhymes, and Slick Rick.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
8.7
Two Dancers 860.

Two Dancers

by Wild Beasts
September 8, 2009
The second album for the quartet was produced with Richard Formby.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
Hospice 861.

Hospice

by The Antlers
August 18, 2009
This is the second album for the Peter Silberman-led band.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
No One's First, And You're Next 862.

No One's First, And You're Next

by Modest Mouse
August 4, 2009
Modest Mouse releases an album with tracks from the "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" and "Good News for People Who Love Bad News" recording sessions.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Baby Darling Doll Face Honey 863.

Baby Darling Doll Face Honey

by Band of Skulls
July 28, 2009
The debut album for the indie rock band was produced by Ian Davenport.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.7
Riceboy Sleeps 864.

Riceboy Sleeps

by Jonsi & Alex
July 21, 2009
Sigur Ros' Jon Thor (Jonsi) Birgisson and his boyfriend Alex Somers release their first album together.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.7
The Knot 865.

The Knot

by Wye Oak
July 21, 2009
This is the second album for the Baltimore duo formally known as Monarch.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
The Satanic Satanist 866.

The Satanic Satanist

by Portugal. The Man
July 21, 2009
The rock quartet from Alaska, now based in Portland, Oregon, releases its fourth album.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
BLACKsummers'night 867.

BLACKsummers'night

by Maxwell
July 7, 2009
The first album for the singer since 2001's "Now" is part of a planned trilogy (the next two albums to be named BlackSUMMERS'night and Blacksummers'NIGHT).
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
Hometowns 868.

Hometowns

by The Rural Alberta Advantage
July 7, 2009
Orginally self-released in early 2008, Saddle Creek re-releases the debut full-length album for the Canadian indie rock band.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.7
Travels With Myself And Another 869.

Travels With Myself And Another

by Future of the Left
June 23, 2009
This is the second album for the Welsh rock band.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
The Ecstatic 870.

The Ecstatic

by Mos Def
June 9, 2009
The fourth solo album for the rapper/actor features Talib Kweli, Slick rick, and Georgia Anne Muldrow as guest artists.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1 871.

Someday This Could All Be Yours, Vol. 1

by The Paper Chase
May 26, 2009
The first of an expected two-volume concept album features new drummer Jason Garner.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
8.7
Veckatimest 872.

Veckatimest

by Grizzly Bear
May 26, 2009
The third album for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock band.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
Brooklynati 873.

Brooklynati

by Tanya Morgan
May 19, 2009
The trio of rappers from Cincinnati, Ohio and Brooklyn, New York, releases its second full-length album.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Manners 874.

Manners

by Passion Pit
May 19, 2009
The debut full-length album for the Massachusetts indie-rock band.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Actor 875.

Actor

by St. Vincent
May 5, 2009
Annie Clark's second album was produced with John Congleton.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Primary Colours 876.

Primary Colours

by The Horrors
May 5, 2009
The second album for the British rock band was produced by Portishead's Geoff Barrow.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Moderat 877.

Moderat

by Moderat
April 28, 2009
Modeselektor and Apparat team up to release their first full-lenth album together.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
My One And Only Thrill 878.

My One And Only Thrill

by Melody Gardot
April 28, 2009
The second full-length album for the singer-songwriter from Philadelphia was produced by Larry Klein.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.7
The Devil You Know 879.

The Devil You Know

by Heaven & Hell
April 28, 2009
The members of Black Sabbath (without Ozzy Osboune) return as Heaven & Hell to release its first album under the name.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.7
Together Through Life 880.

Together Through Life

by Bob Dylan
April 28, 2009
The latest release for the singer/songwriter was produced by Jack Frost.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
Potato Hole 881.

Potato Hole

by Booker T.
April 21, 2009
The first solo album for Booker T in 20 years features Neil Young and the Drive-By Truckers.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.7
Fantasies 882.

Fantasies

by Metric
April 14, 2009
The fourth album for the indie-rock band was mixed by John O'Mahony.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
Petits Fours 883.

Petits Fours

by Grand Duchy
April 14, 2009
The first album for the rock band featuring Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
Begone Dull Care 884.

Begone Dull Care

by Junior Boys
April 7, 2009
The third album fof the electronic duo from Canada.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.7
A Woman, A Man, Walked By 885.

A Woman, A Man, Walked By

by PJ Harvey & John Parish
March 31, 2009
PJ Harvey and her producer John Parish team up again with a new album produced by Flood.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
UGK 4 Life 886.

UGK 4 Life

by UGK
March 31, 2009
With the death of Pimp C in 2007, this is the last album for the UGK.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
Crack The Skye 887.

Crack The Skye

by Mastodon
March 24, 2009
The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Junior 888.

Junior

by Röyksopp
March 24, 2009
The third album for the Norwegian band features Robyn, Lykke Li, and The Knife's Karim Dreijer as guests.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Ten [Reissue] 889.

Ten [Reissue]

by Pearl Jam
March 24, 2009
The rerelease of the debut album for the grunge band is the part of a planned rerelease of the rest of its albums, leading up to its 20th anniversary in 2011.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
The Floodlight Collective 890.

The Floodlight Collective

by Lotus Plaza
March 24, 2009
The solo debut album of Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.7
Elvis Perkins In Dearland 891.

Elvis Perkins In Dearland

by Elvis Perkins
March 10, 2009
Elvis Perkins returns with the follow-up to his debut album with a full band.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Invaders Must Die 892.

Invaders Must Die

by The Prodigy
March 3, 2009
The first album for the electronic duo in four years features Dave Grohl and James Rushent as guest musicians.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
8.7
Middle Cyclone 893.

Middle Cyclone

by Neko Case
March 3, 2009
The singer's latest album produced with Darryl Neudorf features guests such as M. Ward and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, and Giant Sand.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7
Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl 894.

Astral Weeks Live At The Hollywood Bowl

by Van Morrison
February 24, 2009
The live album features Van Morrison performing songs from his 1968 album, Astral Weeks, on November 7 and 8, 2008, at the Hollywood Bowl.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
Wrath 895.

Wrath

by Lamb of God
February 24, 2009
The Virginian metal band's follow-up to its Grammy-nominated 2006 album, "Sacrament," was produced by Josh Wilbur.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Carboniferous 896.

Carboniferous

by Zu
February 17, 2009
The Italian trio that mixes metal, jazz, and punk influences in its music releases its first album on the Ipecac label.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.7
Dark Was The Night 897.

Dark Was The Night

by Various Artists
February 17, 2009
The compilation album features tracks from a variety of indie-rock/folk musicans to benefit Red Hot Organization, a charity for HIV/AIDS.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Goodnight Oslo 898.

Goodnight Oslo

by Robyn Hitchcock
February 17, 2009
The second album Robyn Hitchcock has recorded with The Venus 3 (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, & Bill Rieflin) features a track used in the film Rachel Getting Married.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
The Mountain 899.

The Mountain

by Heartless Bastards
February 3, 2009
The third album for the Ohio rock band was produced by Mike McCarthy.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Noble Beast 900.

Noble Beast

by Andrew Bird
January 20, 2009
This is the latest solo album for the singer/songwriter.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.7

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