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

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.)

The first album for the British rock band in six years features Chrissie Hynde and a new lineup.

The third full length album for the rock band includes guest artists such as Sam Baker, Simon Chardiet, Daniel Collas, Mickey Finn, PowerSolo, and Those Darlins.

The punk rock band releases its first album on the SideOneDummy label.

Guillermo Scott Herren (aka Prefuse 73), Eva Puyuelo Muns and Roberto Carlos Lange release the band's fourth album.

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.)

The Russian-born singer-songwriter's latest album was produced by Jeff Lynne, Mike Elizondo, David Kahne and Garret "Jacknife" Lee.

The second album for the Omaha, Nebraska indie-rock band, who previously toured without the (ne) on their name.

The punky, all-girl Toronto-based trio's debut was produced by MSTRKRFT.

The seventh album for the Atlanta, Georgia rock band features their latest guitarist, Luther Dickinson from the North Mississippi Allstars.

The fifth studio album for the Scottish five-piece was produced, like its predecessor, by Tony Doogan.

This is the debut full-length release for the Leeds post-punk band.

The Tears' debut album reunites Suede's Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler for the first time in over a decade.

The British band releases its first live album compiling songs from two shows in Europe.

The debut full-length album for the rock band featuring members of Seattle's The Blood Brothers was produced by Steve Fisk

Over two years in the making, 'Let It Come Down' is the UK band's first album of new material in four years. It utilizes over 100 musicians (including an orchestra and choral singers), although the music was entirely written and arranged by guitarist Jason Pierce.

The rock quartet worked on writing the songs over the Internet before coming together to record the album.

The UK band (now named in triplicate in the U.S.) fronted by former British Sea Power member Eamon Hamilton recorded this brief second album in Nashville.

'Runaway Found' marks the debut LP for the London (by way of New Zealand) rock outfit led by 19-year-old singer/guitarist Finn Andrews. Their epic sound has drawn the band comparisons to many of the usual suspects (Coldplay, Radiohead, the Verve).

The charity CD features artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney, each of whom picked one of their classic songs to be sung by such musicians as TV on the Radio, Elbow, Beck, Lily Allen, and Franz Ferdinand.

The second album for the band was produced by Spoon's Britt Daniel.

Los Angeles-based singer Inara George teams with multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin for their first LP as The Bird And The Bee, which blends '60s pop, tropicalia, and electronic elements.

The first album by Yo La Tengo under the Condo Fucks band name.

The English singer-songwriter returns with his fourth album in four years.

These 14 new tracks from the Los Angeles punk band mark the 20th anniversary of the group's first LP.

This is the fourth album for the punk rock band from Boston.

This 15-song live set from Conor Oberst & co.'s 2005 tour is heavy on material from 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning' and includes covers of Elliott Smith and Feist.

'Absence' finds the acclaimed singer-songwriter once again collaborating with Eric Fisher. Crooked Fingers' Eric Bachman guests.

This is the first album for London's 24-year-old, one-man-garage-band Tom Vek.

The Virginian metal band's follow-up to its Grammy-nominated 2006 album, "Sacrament," was produced by Josh Wilbur.

The third album for the NY-based experimental rock group.

The Seattle hard rock band's sophomore album was produced by Phil Ek (Modest Mouse, Built To Spill).

Paul Manley returns as a producer for the rock band's second full-length album.

The debut album for the Montreal trio was produced by Justin Vernon.

This 19-track live CD from the former Son Volt and Uncle Tupelo member includes two new songs, 15 tracks culled from his three solo discs, and covers of Neil Young and Pink Floyd. It was recorded during his tour in the fall of 2003 while he was backed by a five-piece band (Canyon).

This double CD set contains unreleased and rare tracks from singer-songwriter Samuel Beam.

The compilation album features tracks from a variety of indie-rock/folk musicans to benefit Red Hot Organization, a charity for HIV/AIDS.

This is the first album of new material in more than 35 years for the Brazilian group.

Philip Noyce's period film about Austrialia's Aboriginal people, "Rabbit Proof Fence," serves as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel's return to recording for only the second time since 1992's 'Us.' Gabriel turns to Aboriginal music throughout the album, but don't expect any true "songs" from this work, which consists chiefly of longer, moody, instrumental pieces with a world music flavor.

The remastered and reissued album from the collaboration between the German band Harmonia and Brian Eno in 1976 features three unreleased songs.

The third album for the English quartet was produced by Paul Savage.

The sountrack to Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch musical movie of the same name, which is scheduled to be filmed in 2010.

This is album nubmer five for the UK rockers led by Gaz Coombes.

This is the debut for the trio of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Jesse Hughes and Timmy VanHamel, who, in case you were wondering, sound like neither The Eagles nor death metal.

The 11th album for the jam rock band features a cover of Vic Chesnutt's "This Cruel Thing."

The Bay Area post-punkers get political on their third album, which was recorded without departed guitarist Sara Jaffe.

The Slint and Tortoise guitarist's second solo album under his given name expands on the sound of his first by adding a rhythm section into the mix.

The second album since the band returned in 2006 was produced by their first producer, Todd Rundgren.

Jeremy Barnes is backed by additional musicians on this second eclectic AHAAH disc, which encompasses styles from folk to klezmer to mariachi.

Howe Gelb leads a group of Danish musicians in his latest album.

Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward return with their second album together, which features two cover songs.

This is the debut release for the new project from Macha's Josh McKay. Unlike his work with Macha, McKay here avoids Eastern influences to concentrate on moody, atmospheric works.

Kid Loco produced this sophomore effort for London's Departure Lounge, who are fronted by Tim Keegan (a former guitarist with Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians). Hitchcock guests on one track, as does former Cocteau Twin (and producer of Departure Lounge's debut) Simon Raymonde.

Originally intended as an EP, 'Warrior,' at seven tracks and 45 minutes, now stands as the Brooklyn band's second full-length release.

This "green album," produced by Ric Ocasek, is actually the second untitled album for the Los Angeles band, not to be confused with 1994's "blue album." The album is the band's first since leader Rivers Cuomo's graduation from Harvard -- in fact, it is their first since their 1996 sophomore effort, 'Pinkerton,' which alienated some fans with a shift toward an angrier sound.

The Scottish band led by Gary Lightbody (also leader of the Reindeer Section) returns with a third LP.

This is the Irish band's first album without Brian Crosby, who left to pursue other projects.

The San Diego indie rockers return with an 11-track set that ditches the Latin elements of the previous record but retains their moody, cinematic sound.

The Battles band member releases his latest solo album on the Warp label.

The rocker's third solo disc has only one Heartbreaker (Mike Campbell) in tow, with the rest of the instrumentation handled by Jeff Lynne (who also produces) and Petty himself.

This is the third emo-sci-fi album from the prog-rock foursome fronted by Claudio Sanchez.

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

The fifth studio album for the group from Georgia.

Beta Band founder Gordon Anderson (also of Lone Pigeon) reunites with most of his former bandmates for this new, equally quirky project.

The triple album is the second of the band's "Thank Your Parents" trilogy of releases.

Rick Rubin produced this double-disc, 28-song set for the veteran Los Angeles rock outfit.

This is the third album for the indie rock outfit led by Armistead Burwell Smith IV (formerly of 3 Mile Pilot) and Rob Crow.

The trio (which includes Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger) return with their first new album in four years, produced by Steve Osborne.

The debut album for the ex-Noah And The Whale member was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize.

This the third album for the Canadian folk trio includes a cover of Prince's "When Doves Cry."

The Boss is back with his E Street Band.

This sophomore disc finds the New York foursome moving a bit further into 80s synth-pop territory.

This is the fourth solo album for the Moldy Peaches singer.

This is the debut album for psychedlic British indie-rockers Electric Soft Parade (actually two teenage brothers, Tom and Alex White), drawing comparisons to everyone from Grandaddy and the Charlatans to Teenage Fanclub and Buffalo Springfield.

This is Bill Callahan's follow-up to 2000's acclaimed 'Dongs of Sevotion.'

Producer T-Bone Burnett compiled this collection of traditional Americana, country and blues tunes to complement Anthony Minghella's Civil War epic. Among the performers here are Alison Krauss and the White Stripes' Jack White.

The fourth album from Bob Wratten under the Trembling Blue Stars name features yet another new lineup (although Annemari Davies does return for a couple of tracks).

Neil Finn gathers members of Radiohead, The Smiths, and Wilco amongst many others for a two-disc album to benefit Oxfam.

The seventh album for the Minnesota alt-country outfit features a smaller-than-usual lineup of songwriter/vocalist Gary Louris, bassist Marc Perlman and drummer Tim O'Reagan, joined by new guitarist Stephen McCarthy. Matthew Sweet and Jakob Dylan guest.

This is the second album for the Australian band led by Luke Steele.

The Silent League is the new orchestral pop outfit for Mercury Rev touring keyboardist Justin Russo. On this debut disc, Russo and the other five permanent group members were joined by Grasshopper from Mercury Rev, Interpol drummer Sam Fogarino, and Grand Mal's Bill Whitten.

Originally, the album was to be released with a book of photographs by director David Lynch and vocals by such artists as The Flaming Lips, Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, Jason Lytle, the Strokes' Julian Casablancas, Frank Black, Iggy Pop, the Shins' James Mercer, Suzanne Vega, Vic Chestnut, The Cardigans' Nina Persson, and David Lynch.

This two-disc set culled from live performances in San Francisco focuses mainly on material from the singer-songwriter's two most recent albums.