Think Nancy Sinatra-Lee Hazlewood, and you won't be too far off the concept of this album-length pairing of former Belle & Sebastian vocalist Campbell and former Screaming Trees leader (and Queens Of The Stone Age collaborator) Lanegan.

Members of Calexico and Giant Sand help provide the music for the singer's first studio album in four years.

Norah Jones is one of two vocalists (Richard Julian is the other) in New York's Little Willies, who make their debut with this mostly-covers album.

The singer-songwriter takes a stab at country music with this collection of a dozen covers and three originals.

This is the second Pink Mountaintops album for Vancouver, Canada's Stephen McBean.

This is the third album for the British electronica duo of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory.

Brothers Ron and Russell Mael's first album in four years is their 20th LP overall.

This is album number three for the side project band for Animal Collective's Dave Portner (aka Avey Tare) and Black Dice's Eric Copeland.

The moody Los Angeles-based four-piece returns with a fourth album.

This fourth disc of lo-fi indie electronica from Portland, Oregon's Owen Ashworth adds guest vocalists and a much wider variety of instrumentation into the mix.

'Skeleton' is the U.S. debut for the four-piece indie-rock group from Denmark, who have drawn comparisons to Built To Spill and Modest Mouse.

This is the debut for the new band led by Dinosaur Jr.'s J. Mascis (here on drums), joined by members of psych-rockers Feathers.

The third solo recording for the drummer for Wilco and Loose Fur is an all-percussion affair, featuring eight original compositions.

This is the third album for the Toronto band led by John Crossingham, also of Broken Social Scene.

Compared to a no-wave B-52's, the garage-rock trio Rogers Sisters return with a second LP, produced by Tim Barnes.

Graham Sutton produced this sophomore set for the English band fronted by Greg Gilbert.

'Dens' is the debut LP for England's Mystery Jets, who are led by vocalist Blaine Harrison and whose guitarist is Blaine's 55-year-old father, Henry.

This is the debut album for the neo-grunge outfit based in Manchester, England.

The second solo disc from the Old 97s frontman includes contributions from Rachael Yamagata and Jon Brion.

The big-selling indie emo band from Dayton, Ohio returns with a second album.

'Breaking Up' is the English trio's debut album.

Not only the most-hyped band of early 2006, Sheffield, England's Arctic Monkeys (led by 19-year-old Alex Turner) managed to accomplish what the likes of Franz Ferdinand and The Libertines couldn't do before them: set the UK record for fastest-selling debut album of all time.

The Scottish duo of Aidan Moffett and Malcolm Middleton return with a sixth studio album.

This is the first album of any kind in eight years (and the first true solo singer-songwriter album period) for the former leader of the Kinks.

Dan Bejar's seventh Destroyer record is as lyrically dense as ever, but marks a shift to a full-band, guitar-oriented sound after 2004's more eclectic 'Your Blues.'

Kurt Heasley's eighth Lilys album finds him working with hip-hop producer Michael Musmanno.

The newly reconfigured Philadelphia band, known mainly for their carnivalesque, acquired-taste sound and well-received live shows, return with a second LP.

This is the second album (and Saddle Creek debut) for the San Francisco duo of Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel.

This is the second disc for the Chicago four-piece fronted by Josh Chicoine.

This 22-song live recording (taped at a New York City show in June, 2005) finds Mark Oliver Everett backed by a variety of instrumentalists and, yes, a string quartet.

This stripped-down, all-acoustic set marks the solo debut for the Clem Snide frontman.

This is the self-produced third album for the Manchester, England band.

This is the fourth quirky release for the exclamation-point-loving, Devo-esque, Tokyo-based band.

Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds) produced this debut LP for the co-ed English trio of teenagers.

Australian identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso make their teen-pop debut as The Veronicas with this 12-track set, produced by Max Martin (Britney Spears), Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne), and others.

This is the expansive second album for the New York state emo outfit.

This is the second album for Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen, who records under the name Magnet.

Recorded in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina, this diverse set finds the singer-songwriter dabbling in everything from gospel to country, and folk to blues-rock.

The Clash's Mick Jones produced this debut LP for the new band from The Libertines' Pete Doherty.

Tony Hoffer produced this seventh studio LP for the veteran Scottish indie-pop band.

The Detroit band returns with a second album.

Jim O'Rourke produced the singer-songwriter's fourth LP.

The 20-something Scottish singer-songwriter makes her debut with this Steve Osborne-produced disc.

Scott McCaughey's seventh Minus 5 album includes contributions from members of Wilco, R.E.M., The Decemberists, Ministry, The Posies and more.

This is the fourth album for the improvisational, instrumental, genre-defying four-piece, which shares a guitarist (Bryce Dessner) with The National.

Howie Beck produced this latest studio outing for the Toronto singer-songwriter, who is also a member of Broken Social Scene. Many members of that band guest on this record, including Emily Haines and Kevin Drew.

The San Francisco-based psych-rock solo artist returns with a third full-length.

This is the first album in four years for the Dayton, Ohio indie rock band fronted by Dave Doughman.

The San Francisco band's fourth studio album was produced by Brendan O'Brien and includes a cover of Sugar's "If I Can't Change Your Mind."

This is the second album for the Pennsylvania stoner-rock outfit.

The San Francisco post-punk band's second album follows five years after their debut.

'What Are You On?' is the latest home-recorded offering from New York multi-instrumentalist F.M. Cornog.

The Chicago-based outfit led by Neil Rosario and Mark Henning return with a Prince-esque sophomore set.

The first album in four years for Warn Defever & co. is also the band's debut for new label Reincarnate (after multiple releases on 4AD).

Before he was in The Decemberists, singer-songwriter Colin Meloy fronted a Montana alt-country/alt-rock outfit known as Tarkio. This set collects that band's entire output of 27 tracks.

Asian instrumentation is highlighted on the Chicago minimalist, avant-garde outfit's sixth release.

Despite the misleading title, 'The Greatest' is not a best-of collection, but rather is Chan Marshall's first album of original songs in three years. It was recorded in Memphis and finds the singer backed by some of that city's legendary session musicians.

The third album for the British band (now down to three members) was co-produced by Steve Osborne and Jim Abbiss along with Clearlake frontman Jason Pegg.

Rilo Kiley's Blake Sennett returns with a sophomore set for his side project, The Elected. Contributors include members of Eisley and Bright Eyes, as well as Rilo Kiley bandmate Jenny Lewis.

This is the solo debut for former child star, Rilo Kiley frontwoman and occasional Postal Service vocalist Jenny Lewis. Contributors include Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and singer-songwriter M. Ward.

The first collaboration between singer-songwriter Will Oldham and Chicago instrumental post-rockers Tortoise features 10 covers, including takes on songs by Elton John and Bruce Springsteen.

The first post-GBV solo outing for the prolific Pollard was produced by Todd Tobias.

This is the fourth solo album for the former Waxwing member.

This debut (and, it turns out, final album) from the noisy London trio was produced by James Ford (Simian).

This is the third LP for the Washington state punk trio.

Glen Ballard produced the nu-metal band's fifth album.

The emo-pop-punk-with-violin outfit expands their sound for their second major-label release. The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines guests.

Gil Norton (Pixies) produced this debut album for the New York-based punk/new wave outfit.

This is the major-label debut for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock trio fronted by Keith Murray.

Australian singer-songwriter Sia Furler (also known for her work with Zero 7) received a boost when a track from her second solo album was featured during the conclusion of HBO's "Six Feet Under," prompting a very belated U.S. release of the album in 2006.

The Strokes have abandoned longtime producer Gordon Raphael (well, for all but three tracks) in favor of David Kahne (Sugar Ray) for their third album.

Ethan Johns produced the singer-songwriter's third and final release of 2005, which unlike its predecessors is a stripped-down solo affair consisting of nine lengthy story-songs each representing a year of Adams' life during his twenties.

Beck's latest LP, 'Guero,' is remixed track-for-track by the likes of Air, Boards Of Canada, El-P and Subtle.

The Matrix co-produced the band's first album since 2003.

The actress' second album rocks a bit more than her first, and includes covers of songs by Cheap Trick and Stevie Nicks.

This debut full-length for the London group headed by Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor is a (semi-)tongue-in-cheek mix of diverse styles such as fake-gangsta-rap, R&B, soul, electronica, and more.

This 19-song disc compiles songs from each of the Cincinnati, Ohio band's releases.

The British band's second album was produced by Roy Thomas Baker (Queen).

This is the fourth album for the San Diego, Calif. instrumental post-rock outfit.

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.

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.

This is the topical seventh album for the indie rockers fronted by the recently married Shannon McArdle and Timothy Bracy.

This CD collects tracks from the Swedish artist's most recent EPs and singles.

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.

This 17-song set was recorded during Will Oldham's 2004 tour.