The veteran Scottish band's first album for Sanctuary (after a long run on Matador Records) is also their first without singer/cellist Isobel Campbell. The 12 tracks here were produced by Trevor Horn.

The latest release for the rock band was produced with Roger Moutenot.

The Martha's Vineyard native recorded this debut LP of intelligent, folky rock when he was 19.

The Canadian indie rock band releases its sophomore album.

The debut album of the Connecticut rock group was originally released overseas in 2006.

Structured as a rock opera complete with 9-minute-plus songs and a somewhat complicated storyline, 'American Idiot' is the Berkeley punk band's first album in over four years.

The former Style Council and Jam frontman returns with a solo album, and finds Weller producing and playing most of the instruments himself, with the help of a few celebrity guests such as Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones and Aziz Ibrahim.

This is Sam Phillips' first new album in five years, following 1996's poorly-received 'Omnipop.' Phillips' husband, T-Bone Burnett, produces.

The distinctive Liverpool indie/garage band is back with a follow-up to their well-received 2000 debut 'Internal Wrangler' (which was just released last fall in the U.S.). The positive press generated by these two releases led to the band signing a major-label deal with Universal, which re-released 'Walking With Thee' on August 6, 2002.

Stephin Merritt handles all of the vocal duties on Magnetic Fields' latest release (so named because each song title begins with the letter I), though the musicians who helped flesh out '69 Love Songs' return, including Claudia Gonson (also of Future Bible Heroes and the band's manager), John Woo and Sam Davol.

The first full-length solo album from Red House Painters frontman Mark Kozelek (following his 2000 EP, 'Rock N Roll Singer') consists entirely, believe it or not, of Bon Scott-era AC/DC covers. You'd never guess it by listening to the album, however, as Kozelek transforms them into something entirely new.

The latest release for this folk singer was produced with Mike Napolitano and was recorded in Louisiana.

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

Recorded during a live performance by the Jason Molina-led four-piece in Brussels in 2003, 'Trials' includes seven songs from the Songs:Ohia catalog as well as three new Magnolia Electric Co. tracks.

The debut album for the Florida-based rock band known as the band Tom Petty was in before the Heartbreakers.

The debut album for the band featuring Say Anything's Max Bemis and Coby Linder as well as Saves the Day's Chris Conley and David Soloway.

The third album for the rock trio was produced by Brandon Curtis.

The debut full-length album for the British rock trio was named after the King Crimson album, In the Court of The Crimson King.

The Brothers Followill reunite with producers Ethan Johns and Angelo Petraglia for their first album in over two years.

The rock band's 14th album is promised to be more rocking than its last release, Around the Sun.

The Los Angeles-based duo's sophomore album was recorded in Los Angeles and London, England.

The Florida-based quintet shows the influence of 1990s alternative and indie rock music on its debut full-length album.

The New Jersey indie rock band that includes ex-Titus Andronicus member Martin Courtney releases its debut album.

The latest full-length release from the Los Angeles-based doom/psychedelic rock band originally from Oregon was recorded in Texas by Sonny Diperri.

'Permission To Land' is the debut LP for the rock four-piece from Norfolk, England (and we're talking the big, loud, stadium-rock end of the rock continuum, not the indie-rock end).

The singer's third solo album was produced by T-Bone Burnett.

The eleventh album from Bill Callahan and (Smog) features new vocalist Sarabeth Tucek.

Byrne's latest release originated as the soundtrack to the film 'Young Adam' (itself based on the novel by Scottish beat writer Alexander Trocci). Since the film is set in Scotland, and since the former Talking Head himself was born there, he decided to enlist members of Glasgow-based groups such as Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian and The Reindeer Section to assist with this music (only a small portion of which actually is heard in the film).

A reunited Nivek Ogre and cEvin Key return with their first Skinny Puppy album in eight years, with Ken Marshall (Tool) producing. (Apparently, their brand of hardcore political industrial noise is only needed during Republican administrations.)

This is the second album for New Zealand's James Milne as Lawrence Arabia, who previously was a touring musician with Okkervil River.

The full title of this sophomore effort from the 22-year-old singer-songwriter runs a whopping 90 words: When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He'll Win the Whole Thing 'Fore He Enters the Ring There's No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When You Go Solo, You Hold Your Own Hand and Remember That Depth Is the Greatest of Heights and if You Know Where You Stand, Then You Know Where to Land and if You Fall It Won't Matter, 'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right.

The debut on ATO Records leans more toward rock than the last studio release for the Athens, Georgia, band.

This is the debut album for the London-based electronica duo, who blend their minimalist, experimental tendencies with more organic elements, including vocals (think of a more playful version of Mum).

The latest album for the singer-songwriter was produced by Steve Albini and is her first with Drag City.

The third album for the Swedish singer was produced with Rasmus Hagg.

Adam Freeland's second album under the name Freeland features Brody Dalle, Twiggy Ramirez, Joey Santiago, and Tommy Lee as guest artists.

The indie band based in Oakland, California wrote songs for its sophomore album while up in Alaska for the summer.

The debut album for the Canadian indie artist, who was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize in 2007.

This is the solo debut for Irishman Conor J. O'Brien, a member of the rock band The Immediate who split up in 2007.

This is the Ohio band's fourth album of jazzy prog-rock.

Ben Chasny returns with a follow-up to 'School Of The Flower.'

The Austin, Texas band releases its ninth album.

The Montreal quartet recorded its sophomore album at Arcade Fire's church studio.

This is not my beautiful opera. The Talking Heads most verbose member returns with one of his more eclectic solo albums to date (and that's saying something), featuring covers of Lambchop, Bizet and Verdi (we're talking arias, people) scattered amongst originals that range from African rhythms to doo-wop. The Tosca Strings and Rufus Wainwright guest.

The groundbreaking English four-piece art-punk band has reunited (25 years after their debut) to record this 6-track EP, representing their first new studio output together since 1990's 'Manscape.'

The band's sixth album is their first for Polyvinyl and sees them branching out, into "1970s Afro beat and '80s new wave" as they say.

Frequently compared to the Beta Band, this equally eclectic Isle of Wight-based duo of Paul Butler and Aaron Fletcher literally recorded this debut album in their shed.

The singer-songwriter's first solo album in six years also marks his first collaboration with legendary producer and artist Brian Eno. (Finally, a worthy successor to Garfunkel!) Bill Frisell and Herbie Hancock guest.

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.

After 40+ years in the business, Neil Diamond finally receives his first No. 1 record with this album produced by Rick Rubin.

The latest release from Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus was dedicated to Rossen's father who had passed away recently.

The sixth album for the rock band was recorded and released as a substitution (with Sergio Vega on bass) to Eros which was put on hold when bassist Chi Cheng was involved in a serious car accident.

Andrew Broder's third Fog album reprises the song "Hummer" from a recent EP of the same name, and adds 12 new tracks. It's both more vocal-oriented and (at times) more electronic than earlier efforts.

The singer's fourth album features the same producer (Marius deVries) and backup musicians as his previous outing, 'Want One.'

The Chicago rock band's latest album is also the soundtrack to the film of the same name.

The sixth album for the duo from Arizona features Iron & Wine, Douglas McCombs, Amparo Sanchez, and Pieta Brown as guest musicians.

The Seattle band's follow-up to their debut album.

This is the third album of 60s-influenced tunes from the Brooklyn-based indie-pop band.

The fourth album for the the Brooklyn, New York, experimental rock band.

The Tim Kasher-led band has lost its cellist (Gretta Cohn) but added a horn section for its latest release, produced, as always, by Mike Mogis.

The sophomore album for the Chicago-area avant-garde rock band.

The debut album for the indie supergroup led by Ryan Olson features musicians from such Minneapolis-area bands as Solid Gold, Megafaun, Rhymesayers, and Bon Iver.

This is the second album to be released in the United States for the Swedish singer.

Using a 2003 European tour as inspiration, the Athens, Georga indie-rockers recorded this sixth album as a series of narratives about both Americans traveling abroad and about recent immigrants to the United States.

The official solo debut for the Phish head features 12 new Anastasio-penned tracks, with the guitarist backed by an eight-piece band.

A 20-year veteran of the indie music scene, the former Come frontwoman returns with her second solo LP.

This is the veteran producer's first solo artist album in 14 years.

The Portland, Ore. singer-songwriter's fourth album includes contributions from members of Rilo Kiley, My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists and Giant Sand.

The all-female Japanese experimental rock outfit led by The Boredoms' Yoshimi P-We returns with a fifth album.

The four-track EP features songs from the band's "Strawberry Jam" studio sessions.

Yes, this is indeed the fifth full-length for the band led by Sam Jayne.

The fifth album for the trio was recorded in Los Angeles with Tom Biller.

The follow-up to the British rock band's 2008 debut Antidotes was produced by Luke Smith.

This is the latest album for the California singer-songwriter, who started out as the nanny to Tom Waits' children.

Jerry Finn (blink-182) produced this follow-up to 'Good Mourning.'

Although lumped in with the New York garage-rock scene, The Walkmen (which includes members of defunct bands Jonathan Fire Eater and The Recoys) stand out by incorporating a wider range of influences and instrumentation. (Plus, they own their own New York recording studio, which puts them about as far from an actual garage as you can get). This is the band's second LP, which follows their acclaimed 2002 debut 'Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone.'

The duo of Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) return with their fifth LP.

The Swedish garage rockers return with a sophomore LP.

The former Creedence Clearwater Revival singer returns after three years with his latest solo album.

Polyphonic Spree member Annie Clark releases her debut album.

The latest album for the twin singer-songwriters was produced with Chris Walla.

The sixth album for the Canadian group is the first credited under the shortened name of Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra.

The Canadian band's new album produced by Lou Giordano.

'Powder Burns' is Greg Dulli's fourth album under the Twilight Singers name, and was recorded in New Orleans before, during (using generators) and after Hurricane Katrina. Joseph Arthur and Ani DiFranco guest.