Album Releases by Genre
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1001.
Black Forest
by The A-Frames
March 22, 2005
This is the Sub Pop debut (and third overall album) for the Seattle-based punk trio.
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1002.
See You In Magic
by The Night Marchers
April 22, 2008
This is the debut album for the newest band led by John Reis of Rocket From the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes.
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1003.
Not Them, You
by Lake Trout
September 13, 2005
Dave Fridmann produced the Baltimore jam band's latest.
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1004.
Lunglight
by The Shaky Hands
September 9, 2008
The debut full-length album for the Portland, Oregon-based indie rock band.
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1005.
How Animals Move
by John Parish
September 10, 2002
Known mainly for his work with PJ Harvey (most notably, 'To Bring You My Love' and 'Dance Hall At Louse Point'), producer/musician John Parish has previously released just one solo record under his own name. On this mostly instrumental record, he is supplemented by numerous guests, including Harvey and Portishead's Adrian Utley.
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1006.
Sunset/Sunrise
by The Dutchess & The Duke
October 6, 2009
This is the second album for the Seattle-based indie rock duo.
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1007.
Eating Us
by Black Moth Super Rainbow
May 26, 2009
The fourth album for the Pittsburgh indie band was produced by Dave Fridmann.
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1008.
Howdy!
by Teenage Fanclub
January 22, 2002
This is the sixth studio LP from the Scottish three-piece.
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1009.
Where You Want To Be
by Taking Back Sunday
July 27, 2004
The sophomore effort from the Long Island emo band was produced by Lou Giordano (Ataris), and features new vocalist Fred Mascherino (joining band founder Adam Lazzara).
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1010.
Dim Stars, Bright Sky
by John Doe
September 10, 2002
Founding member of Los Angeles punkers X and occasional actor John Doe returns with his fourth solo album, this one produced by Joe Henry with guest appearances from Rhett Miller (Old 97s), Aimee Mann, Jakob Dylan and Jane Wiedlin.
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1011.
Keep It Together
by Guster
June 24, 2003
The Boston-based trio has developed a devoted following over the course of three albums and ten years of touring. This fourth album, produced by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo), adds additional elements such as bass and drums to their ususal mix of two acoustic guitars and bongos.
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1012.
Silent Shout
by The Knife
July 25, 2006
This is the third album (and first American release) for the Swedish brother-sister electro-pop duo of Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson.
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1013.
In Exile Deo
by Juliana Hatfield
May 18, 2004
Hatfield's fourth solo disc (and first since 2000) finds her working with producers and engineers David Way (Pink, Madonna), David Leonard (Avril Lavigne, Prince) and Dave Cook (Nick Cave).
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1014.
Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
by Sparks
June 10, 2008
The indie-pop duo releases its twenty-first album.
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1015.
Beware
by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
March 17, 2009
Will Oldham's latest album under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy moniker features appearances by such guest as Wilco's Leroy Bach and Mekons' Jon Langford.
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1016.
The Guilty Office
by The Bats
June 23, 2009
This is the seventh album for the New Zealand rock quartet.
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1017.
Awoo
by The Hidden Cameras
September 19, 2006
This is the third studio album for the Toronto collective headed by Joel Gibb.
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1018.
Kings & Queens
by Jamie T
October 6, 2009
The London-based artist releases his follow-up to his Mercury Prize-nominated debut album.
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1019.
Pretty In Black
by The Raveonettes
May 3, 2005
'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.
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1020.
Everybody
by The Sea and Cake
May 8, 2007
The Chicago post-rock outfit fronted by Sam Prekop switches producers (from John McEntire to Brian Paulson) for this latest 10-track set.
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1021.
The Atlantic Ocean
by Richard Swift
April 7, 2009
The latest solo album for the singer-songwriter includes one track co-produced by Mark Ronson.
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1022.
If We Meet In The Future
by Saloon
June 17, 2003
This sophomore LP for the Reading, England band continues the retro-futuristic pop sound (frequently compared to Stereolab) from their debut, with vocals sung in English, Spanish and French.
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1023.
Chat & Business
by Ikara Colt
November 12, 2002
Another member of the new generation of neo-art-punkers (think Interpol or Liars, perhaps), this Los Angeles-based British four-piece makes its debut with 'Chat & Business,' which comes with a complimentary set of stickers with which to decorate the album cover.
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1024.
Soft Spot
by Clem Snide
June 17, 2003
The fourth album for the alt-country trio (whose song "Moment in the Sun" is the theme for NBC's "Ed") was produced by Joe Chiccarelli (American Music Club).
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1025.
Zoo Psychology
by Ex Models
May 27, 2003
This is the second album from the post-punk outfit, one of the edgier, less-mainstream bands on the current New York underground circuit.
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1026.
Make Up The Breakdown
by Hot Hot Heat
October 8, 2002
This Sub Pop debut for the British Columbia band falls into the 80s/punk revival category occupied by the likes of French Kicks and Radio 4, although Cure comparisons are more likely (since lead singer Steve Bays' voice sounds, at times, almost identical to Robert Smith's).
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1027.
High Society
by Enon
June 4, 2002
This is the second album for the eclectic indie-rock band fronted and founded by John Schmersal (Brainiac). For this outing, the band has expanded to a four-piece, with new members Matt Schultz and former Blonde Redhead bassist Toko Yasuda (who replaces Steve Calhoon and handles some vocals).
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1028.
Challengers
by The New Pornographers
August 21, 2007
The Canadian indie rock band's mellow fourth album.
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1029.
Armonico Hewa
by OOIOO
October 20, 2009
The latest album for the Japanese quartet is the band's first release since 2006's "Taiga."
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1030.
Lost In Space
by Aimee Mann
August 27, 2002
This self-released effort for the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter (and former Til Tuesday frontwoman) is her first release since the twin 2000 critical successes of 'Bachelor No. 2' and the soundtrack to "Magnolia."
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1031.
Automato
by Automato
April 20, 2004
The DFA produced this full-length debut for the unconventional rap outfit consisting of MC Jesse Levine and a live five-piece backing band.
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1032.
Victory Shorts
by Absentee
September 30, 2008
The latest album for the English group was produced by Nick Terry.
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1033.
The Old Days Feeling
by Mirah
July 29, 2008
This is the latest album for the singer-songwriter from Philadelphia.
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1034.
This Harness Can't Ride Anything
by Chin Up Chin Up
October 10, 2006
This is the second LP for the Chicago-based avant-pop outfit.
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1035.
Wild Young Hearts
by Noisettes
September 22, 2009
The second album for the British trio was produced by Jim Abbiss and features Peaches as a guest singer on one track.
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1036.
The Invisible Deck
by The Rogers Sisters
March 7, 2006
Compared to a no-wave B-52's, the garage-rock trio Rogers Sisters return with a second LP, produced by Tim Barnes.
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1037.
Further Complications
by Jarvis Cocker
May 19, 2009
The second solo album for the Pulp frontman was produced by Steve Albini.
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1038.
Just Like The Fambly Cat
by Grandaddy
May 9, 2006
The Modesto, Calif. band has announced that it will break up after the release of this final 14-track album.
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1039.
Real Close Ones
by The M's
June 3, 2008
This is the third album for the Chicago-based band.
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1040.
Rendezvous
by Luna
October 26, 2004
Bryce Goggin (Phish, Pavement) produced this final album for Dean Wareham & co., who have since announced their intent to disband. It includes a new version of the song "Astronaut" from the 2003 EP 'Close Cover Before Striking.'
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1041.
Milk Man
by Deerhoof
March 9, 2004
The San Francisco noise-rockers' latest is a concept album about the Pied Piper-esque title character, who is based on the drawings of illustrator Ken Kagami.
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1042.
Gotham!
by Radio 4
February 5, 2002
The second album from New York City dance-punk outfit Radio 4 utilizes the production work of DFA (U.N.K.L.E., David Holmes) to create a sound reminiscent of Primal Scream's 'XTRMNTR.'
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1043.
Love Is Hell, Part 1 [EP]
by Ryan Adams
November 4, 2003
Love Is Hell, Part 1 is one-half of the planned 'Love Is Hell' full-length that Adams had intended as his official follow-up to 2001's 'Gold' until Lost Highway refused to release it intact (instead encouraging the singer to record a more upbeat LP, 'Rock n Roll'). John Porter (The Smiths) produces.
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1044.
Ten
by cLOUDDEAD
March 16, 2004
This is the second group album (as cLOUDDEAD) for three of the founders of the indie hip-hop collective anticon: Why?, Doseone and Odd Nosdam.
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1045.
Cookies
by 1990s
July 31, 2007
Before forming the 1990s, Jackie McKeown and Jamie McMorrow were in The Yummy Furs, which once included two members of Franz Ferdinand.
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1046.
In And Out Of Control
by The Raveonettes
October 6, 2009
The fourth album for the Danish rock duo was produced with Thomas Troelsen.
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1047.
Rites Of Uncovering
by Arbouretum
January 23, 2007
Frequent Will Oldham collaborator (and member of The Anomoanon) Dave Heumann offers the second album of rustic rock from his own project, Arbouretum.
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1048.
Missiles
by The Dears
October 21, 2008
The fourth album for the indie rock band from Montreal.
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1049.
The Tragic Treasury: Songs From A Series Of Unfortunate Events
by The Gothic Archies
October 10, 2006
The first album for the latest "band" from Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt (he's pretty much solo here) is intended as a companion to Lemony Snicket's series of books.
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1050.
Take Them On, On Your Own
by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
September 2, 2003
The London-by-way-of-Los-Angeles-by-way-of-San Francisco rockers known as JAMC--er, make that BRMC--return with their second LP, which actually finds the group distancing themselves (at least a little) from the Jesus and Mary Chain-influenced sound of their debut.
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1051.
Impeach My Bush
by Peaches
July 11, 2006
Leslie Feist, Joan Jett, Josh Homme and Beth Ditto are among the guests on the electro-sleaze (and we mean that in a good way) artist's third LP.
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1052.
Dear God, I Hate Myself
by Xiu Xiu
February 23, 2010
Dear God, I Hate Myself is the art-rock band's first release featuring new band member Angela Seo (keys). The album also features contributions from producer/Deerhoof member Greg Saunier.
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1053.
Denali
by Denali
April 16, 2002
This debut album from the Richmond, Virginia band (featuring Maura Davis and members of Engine Down) was produced in part by Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous.
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1054.
Heron King Blues
by Califone
January 20, 2004
The latest LP from the Chicago-based experimental indie-rockers returns the same four-piece lineup (led, as always, by Tim Rutili) from 2003's Quicksand/Cradlesnakes.
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1055.
thickfreakness
by The Black Keys
April 8, 2003
The Akron, Ohio guitar-drums blues duo (needless White Stripes comparison omitted) of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney recorded this sophomore effort in a single 14-hour session.
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1056.
Headphones
by Headphones
May 10, 2005
This new side project for Pedro The Lion's David Bazan finds that group's guitars replaced with synthesizers.
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1057.
Loney, Noir
by Loney, Dear
February 6, 2007
Sweden multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen (aka Loney, Dear) makes his American debut with this re-release of his fourth album.
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1058.
Soft Airplane
by Chad VanGaalen
September 9, 2008
This is the third full-length album from the Canadian artist.
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1059.
Yes, Virginia...
by Dresden Dolls
April 18, 2006
'Virginia' is the second album for the cabaret-punk outfit fronted by Amanda Palmer.
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1060.
Quit +/or Fight
by Holopaw
August 9, 2005
This is the second album of country-folk-rock tunes for the Gainesville, Florida band led by John Orth.
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1061.
Can Cladders
by High Llamas
February 20, 2007
Sean O'Hagan's first High Llamas album in four years sticks to his usual script of '60s-influenced pop.
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1062.
Albatross
by The Standard
October 4, 2005
This is the fourth album for the Portland, Ore. band fronted by Tim Putnam.
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1063.
Little Death
by Pete & the Pirates
February 18, 2008
The debut album for the Reading, England, quintet was produced by Gareth Parton.
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1064.
Planet of Ice
by Minus the Bear
August 21, 2007
The band's third album is the first to feature its new keyboardist Alex Rose, who replaced Matt Bayles.
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1065.
Heroes To Zeros
by Beta Band
May 4, 2004
'Heroes' marks the third album for the ever-strange UK outfit, who self-produced the disc and handed it off to Nigel Godrich (Radiohead) for mixing.
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1066.
Spooked
by Robyn Hitchcock
October 5, 2004
Gillian Welch guests on Hitchcock's latest solo offering, produced by David Rawlings.
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1067.
Fog
by Fog
February 19, 2002
Fog is 23-year-old turntablist Andrew Broder, and this is his debut album, a cut-and-paste mix of various sounds combined with guitar and vocals.
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1068.
The Joy of Sing-Sing
by Sing-Sing
September 3, 2002
This is the debut full-length release for the retro-pop band (think Cardigans or St. Etienne) founded by Lush guitarist/vocalist Emma Anderson and vocalist Lisa O'Neill. Many of the band's earlier singles appear here (in reworked versions), along with new material, all produced by Mark Van Hoen (Locust).
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1069.
Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere
by 764-Hero
April 9, 2002
The Seattle-based emo trio (although now without one-time member James Bertram of Red Stars Theory) moves to Tiger Style Records for this, their fourth full-length release. Phil Ek (Unwound, Built To Spill) produced these 10 tracks.
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1070.
A Certain Feeling
by Bodies of Water
July 22, 2008
The sophomore album for the Los Angeles group.
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1071.
Antidotes
by Foals
April 8, 2008
The debut full-length album for the Oxford, England-based band.
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1072.
Mr. Hollywood, Jr. 1947
by Michael Penn
August 2, 2005
The Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter's first outing in five years is a loose concept album set in the year 1947.
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1073.
Pieces Of The People We Love
by The Rapture
September 12, 2006
The New York City dance-punk outfit returns with a sophomore album a full three years after their debut 'Echoes.' 'Pieces' sees them ditching The DFA for new producers Ewan Pearson, Paul Epworth and Danger Mouse.
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1074.
Ben Kweller
by Ben Kweller
September 19, 2006
A true solo effort, this self-titled release finds the 25-year-old Kweller handling all of the instrumentation himself for the first time.
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1075.
When The Going Gets Dark
by Quasi
March 21, 2006
Dave Fridmann produced album number seven for the duo of Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss.
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1076.
Two Thousand And Ten Injuries
by Love Is All
March 23, 2010
The third album for the Swedish indie rock band is the first with Polyvinyl.
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1077.
Ideal Lives
by Rahim
April 4, 2006
This is the debut LP for the New York-based indie-rock trio.
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1078.
Sun Gangs
by The Veils
April 7, 2009
The British indie-rock band releases its third album.
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1079.
Argyle Heir
by The Ladybug Transistor
May 22, 2001
The fourth LP for the Brooklyn-based indie band is their first since 1999's highly-acclaimed 'The Albemarle Sound.' Led by vocalist Gary Olson and now expanded to five additional full-time mebers, the group continues to develop their Britpop-influenced sound on this latest outing.
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1080.
On My Way
by Ben Kweller
April 6, 2004
The 22-year-old Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter returns with 11 new tracks produced by Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon).
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1081.
Recording A Tape The Colour Of The Light
by Bell Orchestre
November 15, 2005
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.
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1082.
The Pirate's Gospel
by Alela Diane
October 24, 2006
The debut album for the singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.
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1083.
The Soft Pack
by The Soft Pack
February 2, 2010
This is the debut full-length album for the indie rock duo from San Diego, who were formerly called the Muslims.
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1084.
Stars Of CCTV
by Hard-Fi
March 14, 2006
The English indie rockers garnered a lot of attention with this debut album, which combines elements of ska, dance and punk.
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1085.
Underachievers Please Try Harder
by Camera Obscura
January 20, 2004
'Underachievers' is the first U.S. release for the Glasgow, Scotland-based band, who mine some of the same musical territory as fellow Scots Belle & Sebastian (as well as drawing more than a few Nick Drake comparisons).
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1086.
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
by Rainer Maria
April 4, 2006
Malcolm Burn (Shawn Colvin) produced much of this fifth studio album for the indie rockers.
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1087.
Making Dens
by Mystery Jets
March 6, 2006
'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.
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1088.
Now You Know
by Doug Martsch
September 17, 2002
The man behind Built to Spill issues his first album under his own name, with a more acoustic, stripped-down, blues-influenced sound than you'll find on his BTS albums.
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1089.
One Time Bells
by French Kicks
May 7, 2002
This is the debut full-length release for the New York art-rock four-piece, following a string of EPs.
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1090.
Living Well
by Rob Crow
January 23, 2007
This is the fourth solo album for the Pinback frontman.
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1091.
Kids Aflame
by ARMS
October 27, 2009
This is the debut solo full-length album for the Harlem Shakes guitarist Todd Goldstein.
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1092.
Voices
by Matchbook Romance
February 14, 2006
This is the expansive second album for the New York state emo outfit.
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1093.
What Comes After The Blues
by Magnolia Electric Co.
April 5, 2005
This disc marks the first new studio recording for the Jason Molina-led four-piece since he dropped the Songs: Ohia name. (Just to be confusing, however, the new band name was the title of the last Songs: Ohia album.)
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1094.
Aha Shake Heartbreak
by Kings of Leon
February 22, 2005
Ethan Johns produced this sophomore album for southern rockers and brothers Caleb, Nathan, Jared and Matthew Followill. (OK, so Matthew is only a cousin, but he was still allowed to join the band.)
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1095.
Dusk
by Ladyfinger (ne)
February 3, 2009
The second album for the Omaha, Nebraska indie-rock band, who previously toured without the (ne) on their name.
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1096.
Dancing With Daggers
by Magneta Lane
April 4, 2006
The punky, all-girl Toronto-based trio's debut was produced by MSTRKRFT.
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1097.
Mr. Beast
by Mogwai
March 7, 2006
The fifth studio album for the Scottish five-piece was produced, like its predecessor, by Tony Doogan.
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1098.
Here Come The Tears
by The Tears
June 6, 2005
The Tears' debut album reunites Suede's Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler for the first time in over a decade.
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1099.
Tapestry Of Webs
by Past Lives
February 23, 2010
The debut full-length album for the rock band featuring members of Seattle's The Blood Brothers was produced by Steve Fisk
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1100.
Alphabetical
by Phoenix
July 27, 2004
This is the second album for the French synth-rock outfit, who attracted some international acclaim with their 2000 debut 'United.'
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