Album Releases by Genre
Soft Spot
by Clem Snide
June 17, 2003
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Vulnerable
by Tricky
June 17, 2003
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St. Anger
by Metallica
June 10, 2003
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Sumday
by Grandaddy
June 10, 2003
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Bare
by Annie Lennox
June 10, 2003
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O
by Damien Rice
June 10, 2003
This full-length debut for the Irish singer/songwriter has moved beyond his home country (where it was a massive hit) to attract critical praise and strong sales worldwide. Mostly self-produced and recorded, the disc also comes in specially-designed packaging including text, artwork and photographs.
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Everything Must Go
by Steely Dan
June 10, 2003
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Welcome Interstate Managers
by Fountains of Wayne
June 10, 2003
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Hail To The Thief
by Radiohead
June 10, 2003
Not quite the return to the "rock" side of Radiohead as originally believed (although pretty close), the band's sixth album (produced again by Nigel Godrich) retains some of the experimental electronica elements of its predecessors Kid A and Amnesiac. Note that each of the tracks on the album has an alternate title, as does the album itself (aka 'The Gloaming').
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Me & Giuliani Down By the School Yard (A True Story) [EP]
by !!! [Chik Chik Chik]
June 3, 2003
Search engines hate them, but !!! (pronounced "Chik Chik Chik," of course) are popular with live audiences for their funkier, dancier (yes, that's a word--trust us) approach to indie music. The Sacramento band shares three members with Out Hud, and this is their 2-song debut for Touch And Go (with a full album to follow in 2004).
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L' Avventura
by Britta Phillips and Dean Wareham
June 3, 2003
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Trouble No More
by John Mellencamp
June 3, 2003
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My Private Nation
by Train
June 3, 2003
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You Forgot It In People
by Broken Social Scene
June 3, 2003
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In the Pursuit of Leisure
by Sugar Ray
June 3, 2003
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Yes New York
by Various Artists
June 3, 2003
This compilation (whose name borrows from the similar 1978 Brian Eno-curated disc 'No New York') contains 16 tracks from artists at the forefront of the current New York indie scene, including The Strokes, Interpol, The Natural History, Radio 4, The Walkmen, The Rapture, Calla, Longwave, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (credited to "Unitard") and The Rogers Sisters.
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Paper Monsters
by Dave Gahan
June 3, 2003
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Run To Ruin
by Nina Nastasia
June 3, 2003
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Kill Them With Kindness
by The Jealous Sound
June 3, 2003
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Ego War
by Audio Bullys
June 3, 2003
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Shootenanny!
by Eels
June 3, 2003
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In Rape Fantasy And Terror Sex We Trust
by Joan of Arc
May 27, 2003
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Zoo Psychology
by Ex Models
May 27, 2003
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How The West Was Won
by Led Zeppelin
May 27, 2003
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Precollection
by Lilys
May 20, 2003
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band red
by KaitO
May 20, 2003
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The Thorns
by The Thorns
May 20, 2003
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Rooney
by Rooney
May 20, 2003
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From Every Sphere
by Ed Harcourt
May 20, 2003
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Built On Squares
by Starlight Mints
May 20, 2003
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Birds Of Pray
by Live
May 20, 2003
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14 Shades Of Grey
by Staind
May 20, 2003
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Anthem
by Less Than Jake
May 20, 2003
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Deftones
by Deftones
May 20, 2003
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Lowedges
by Richard Hawley
May 20, 2003
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Yours, Mine & Ours
by Pernice Brothers
May 20, 2003
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Fire
by Electric Six
May 20, 2003
Featuring guitarists named Rock and Roll Indian and Surge Joebot, the latest indie-rock sensation to come out of Detroit combines punk, new-wave and disco on this debut full-length. Included here is a new version of their hit single "Danger! High Voltage" with the White Stripes' Jack White on backing vocals.
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Good Mourning
by Alkaline Trio
May 13, 2003
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The Golden Age Of Grotesque
by Marilyn Manson
May 13, 2003
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Out Of The Vein
by Third Eye Blind
May 13, 2003
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The Mess We Made
by Matt Elliott
May 13, 2003
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Alter
by Pleasure Forever
May 6, 2003
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Slideling
by Ian McCulloch
May 6, 2003
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Glass [EP]
by The Sea and Cake
May 6, 2003
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Being Ridden
by Cex
May 6, 2003
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Electric Version
by The New Pornographers
May 6, 2003
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Imperial
by Robin Guthrie
May 6, 2003
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Easy Listening
by Cobra Verde
May 6, 2003
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The Smell Of Our Own
by The Hidden Cameras
May 6, 2003
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What Sound
by Lamb
May 6, 2003
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Think Tank
by Blur
May 6, 2003
The veteran Britpop outfit's first new album in four years is the result of tumultuous recording sessions in Morocco with producer Fatboy Slim, which saw a growing dispute between co-founders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon culminate in Coxon's departure from the band. Fatboy Slim only wound up producing two tracks, with William Orbit handling some of the others.
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The Old Kit Bag
by Richard Thompson
May 6, 2003
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On And On
by Jack Johnson
May 6, 2003
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Movement
by Gossip
May 6, 2003
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When I Pretend To Fall
by The Long Winters
May 6, 2003
The one constant in the Seattle indie band The Long Winters is Alaska native John Roderick, who is joined on this sophomore effort by a host of musicians including Peter Buck (REM), Scott McCaughey (Minus 5) and Sean Ripple (American Analog Set), with Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie) and Ken Stringfellow (The Posies) co-producing.
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Fever To Tell
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
April 29, 2003
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Song In The Air
by Elliott
April 29, 2003
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Counterfeit 2
by Martin L. Gore
April 29, 2003
The Depeche Mode songwriter's second solo album is just like his first (1989's 'Counterfeit'): all covers. Here, he tackles Brian Eno's "By This River," The Velvet Underground's "Candy Says" (oh my), Nick Cave's "In My Time of Dying," Iggy Pop's "Tiny Girls," and seven other works by your favorite artists.
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Send
by Wire
April 28, 2003
The legendary English band, now re-formed, reunited and reinvigorated, return with their first LP in over a dozen years, with a sound that recalls the punk energy of their 1970s albums while sounding completely modern. Note that 7 of the 11 tracks here are also found in some form on 2002's twin "Read & Burn" EPs.
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Night On My Side
by Gemma Hayes
April 22, 2003
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The Complex
by Blue Man Group
April 22, 2003
The multimedia collective known as the Blue Man Group, who can be seen and heard in ongoing theatrical productions in several cities, in television commercials for Intel, and even on a previous instrumental album 'Audio,' have released here something akin to a real rock'n'roll album. Their assortment of invented instrumentation is now accompanied by more traditional instruments, and vocals are provided by an array of guests, including Dave Matthews, Spalding Gray and Tracy Bonham. Included also are covers of "White Rabbit" and "I Feel Love."
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Monday At The Hug & Pint
by Arab Strap
April 22, 2003
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All Around
by Oranges Band
April 22, 2003
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High Dive
by Maria McKee
April 22, 2003
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Shine
by Daniel Lanois
April 22, 2003
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Baby I'm Bored
by Evan Dando
April 22, 2003
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I'm Staying Out
by Caitlin Cary
April 22, 2003
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Day I Forgot
by Pete Yorn
April 15, 2003
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Lullaby For Liquid Pig
by Lisa Germano
April 15, 2003
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Do Rabbits Wonder
by Whirlwind Heat
April 15, 2003
Championed (and signed) by the White Stripes' Jack White, this spare, Michigan-based keyboard-bass-drums trio has been labeled by Rolling Stone as this generation's Devo. White produced this debut LP, which was mixed by Mercury Rev's Dave Fridmann. And why the album title? According to the band's website, "We all love rabbits."
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Black Eyes
by Black Eyes
April 15, 2003
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Say You Will
by Fleetwood Mac
April 15, 2003
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Love & Distortion
by The Stratford 4
April 8, 2003
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Mouthfuls
by Fruit Bats
April 8, 2003
Yet another experimental indie band to arise out of the Chicago scene, the Fruit Bats are the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Eric Johnson, who has played with Ugly Casanova, I Rowboat, and Califone. On this second Fruit Bats LP, he is joined by Gillian Lisee and producer Brian Deck.
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Summer Of The Shark
by Portastatic
April 8, 2003
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Faceless
by Godsmack
April 8, 2003
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World Without Tears
by Lucinda Williams
April 8, 2003
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thickfreakness
by The Black Keys
April 8, 2003
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Boomkatalog One
by Boomkat
April 8, 2003
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C'Mon Lets Pretend
by Sahara Hotnights
April 8, 2003
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Summer Sun
by Yo La Tengo
April 8, 2003
The days of hard-rocking Yo La Tengo appear to be over (at least on record), as the Hoboken, NJ trio continues along the atmospheric, lower-volume path begun on 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out.' Included among the 13 Roger Moutenot-produced tracks is a cover of Big Star's "Take Care" and the James McNew-sung "Tiny Birds."
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The Long Goodbye
by The Essex Green
April 8, 2003
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Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid
by Elefant
April 8, 2003
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Fake Songs
by Liam Lynch
April 8, 2003
Best known as the co-creator of MTV's cult hit sock puppet show "Sifl and Olly," Liam Lynch has also studied music at Paul McCartney's academy and is a published writer. 'Fake Songs,' his first album, includes "United States of Whatever" (the most popular song from S&O and now a minor alternative radio hit) and such tracks as "Fake David Bowie Song," "Fake Pixies Song," and "Fake Depeche Mode Song."
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Rainy Day Music
by The Jayhawks
April 8, 2003
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Escapology
by Robbie Williams
April 1, 2003
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The Secret Of Elena's Tomb [EP]
by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
April 1, 2003
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Sleeping With Ghosts
by Placebo
April 1, 2003
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A Grown-Ass Man
by Dump
April 1, 2003
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Keep On Your Mean Side
by The Kills
April 1, 2003
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Elephant
by The White Stripes
April 1, 2003
For their major label debut (and fourth LP overall), the Detroit-based duo of Jack and Meg White offer up 14 new tracks, all recorded in London and (fortunately) showing absolutely no trace of major label production values. Meg White takes a rare turn behind the microphone on a couple of tracks, as does guest Holly Golightly on the closing "It's True That We Love One Another."
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A.R.E. Weapons
by A.R.E. Weapons
April 1, 2003
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The Remote Part
by Idlewild
March 25, 2003
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Fear Yourself
by Daniel Johnston
March 25, 2003
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Silver Lake
by Vic Chesnutt
March 25, 2003
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Are You Earthed?
by Appliance
March 25, 2003
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Meteora
by Linkin Park
March 25, 2003
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6Twenty
by The D4
March 25, 2003
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Us
by Mull Historical Society
March 18, 2003
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Bad Timing
by Grand Mal
March 18, 2003
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