The upstate New York indie rock duo releases its debut full-length album.

Los Angeles-based Phantom Planet is best known for counting among its members "Rushmore" star Jason Schwartzman and "Donnie Darko" star Alex Greenwald. 'The Guest,' their second album, was produced by Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake.

Jason Schwartzman has departed, but the Los Angeles band continues on with a third album.

The fourth studio album for the Southern California band is based on Alex Greenwald's ideas about spending time with a fictional cult.

Phil Collins returns with his first album of new material in six years, but will anyone care other than the guys on South Park?

The Vermont jam band has announced that 'Undermind,' their 11th studio effort, will be their last. Tchad Blake produced.

The jam rock band's latest release was produced by Steve Lillywhite.

This is the third studio album for the French synth-rock band.

The fourth album for the French rock band was produced with Philippe Zdar.

Matthew Houck releases his cover album of Willie Nelson songs.

The Matthew Houck-led band returns with its first album of new material since 2007's Pride.

The London-based collective is joined this time out by the likes of Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins), John Grant (The Czars) and Paul Anderson (Tram).

Liz Hysen's Toronto-based band which also includes cellists, releases its fourth full-length album.

Fred and Toody Cole, former members of the punk band Dead Moon formed Pierced Arrows with Kelly Halliburton to release the trio's debut album.

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 San Diego indie rock band releases their fourth album.

'This Is For Real' is the full-length debut for the trashy electro-punk outfit out of Sheffield, England.

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

The third album for the band led by Black Mountain's Stephen McBean includes contributions from nearly a dozen other musicans.

The third album for the Pennsylvania hard rock band was produced by Alex Newport.

This is the first album since Rob Doran left the group in 2008 as Pit Er Pat continues on as a duo with remaining members Butchy Fuego and Fay Davis-Jeffers.

The Australian group releases its first international effort on Warp Records, which offered them a 16-album contract.

PJ Harvey's fifth, and possibly best, album sees her venturing away from the electronic experimentation of 1998's 'Is This Desire?' and returning to the purer rock sound prevalent on her early releases. Radiohead's Thom Yorke guests on the duet "This Mess We're In." Winner of the 2001 Mercury Music Prize.

On her seventh album, a sparser affair than her 2000 effort 'Stories From The City?,' PJ Harvey produced, mixed, and played all of the instruments herself (aside from drums, handled by Robert Ellis), with some additional production from Head.

This compilation includes a dozen songs recorded live for BBC Radio.

The British singer's latest album was produced by John Parrish and Flood.

PJ Harvey and her producer John Parish team up again with a new album produced by Flood.

This is the third album from London glam-rockers Placebo. The U.S. release adds two bonus tracks: a new version of "Without You I'm Nothing" with David Bowie guesting on vocals, and a cover of Depeche Mode's "I Feel You."

The UK glam-punk band returns with their fourth album.

Michael Stipe and VW (The Kills) guest on the UK band's first album in three years.

The sixth album for the London-based rock trio was produced by Dave Bottrill and is the band's first album with new drummer, Steve Forrest (original drummer Steve Hewitt parted company in 2007).

The fifth album for the rock band from Illinois, who's single 'Hey There Delilah' (off their 2005 album "All That We Needed" and re-released as a single in 2007) was nominated for a Grammy in 2008.

'Actions' is the first album for UK grime artist Plan B (aka Ben Drew), who has drawn comparisons to both Eminem and The Streets' Mike Skinner (which often happens when you are white and kinda rap), although his music is more eclectic than either of those artists.

The debut album for the Montreal, Quebec-based indie rock trio.

The second album for the Canadian indie rock band was recorded in Montreal and Paris, France.

The San Francisco rock band formerly known as VSS and then Slaves returns with a second album for Sub Pop in their current Pleasure Forever incarnation.

Originally released in Japan, the sophomore album for Liam Hayes as Plush is finally released wide.

Poe's second album is a concept album, of sorts, about the death of her father (noted documentarian Tad Danielewski). Partially based on the autobiographical novel House of Leaves by Poe's brother Mark Z. Danielewski, 'Haunted' utilizes tapes of her father's voice as well as a mix of dark electronic and organic sounds.

The rock band's third album was produced by Brian McTernan.

The debut album for the English singer, who attended the BRIT school (other famous alumni include Amy Winehouse, Leona Lewis, and Adele.)

The first studio album for the rock band in more than 12 years was produced by Brian Paulson.

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

The second album for the quartet from Cincinnati was mixed by TJ Lipple.

The first album on Darla Records for the brother/sister indie-pop duo.

The third full-length for the quartet from Baltimore was produced by J Robbins.

A member of Ladytron's touring band as well as the trio Super Numeri, English multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Pop Levi (yes, Pop is indeed his middle name) makes his full-length solo debut with this eclectic disc.

This is the second release from the ex-Super Numeri member and former Ladytron bassist.

The latest full-length release from Los Angeles-based alternative metal artist Poppy was produced by Jordan Fish.

The ninth album from the British progressive-rock band.

The latest album for the rock band led by Steven Wilson features a 55-minute piece (broken up into 14 tracks).

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

This is the latest album for the California-based indie rock trio.

Portastatic is a side project for Superchunk's Mac McCaughan (who also is part owner of Merge Records). On this, his first Portastatic LP since 1997, he is joined by Sleater-Kinney's Janet Weiss as well as members of Sparklehorse and Lambchop.

This odds'n'ends disc compiles covers recorded by Mac McCaughan and his touring band in the studio, acoustic tracks recorded from college radio broadcasts, and one new song.

The sixth album for Mac McCaughan's other band (i.e., the one that isn't Superchunk) finds him joined by bassist Jim Wilbur and drummer/brother Matthew McCaughan. Tim Mooney produced.

This all-instrumental disc is the score for the upcoming Canadian film of the same name.

Laura Cantrell, Peter Holsapple, and Annie Hayden guest on Mac McCaughan's second Portastatic album of 2006.

The English rock band returns with its first studio album in 11 years.

The rock quartet from Alaska, now based in Portland, Oregon, releases its fourth album.

The veteran Illinois-based college-radio favorites offer up more new wave (or is that post new wave or new new wave?) tunes on their eighth studio LP.

This is the solo debut for founding Pavement guitarist Scott Kannberg (aka "Spiral Stairs"). As Preston School of Industry, Spiral is joined by Andrew Borger on drums and Jon Erickson on bass, with other musicians guesting.

The band's sophomore disc includes guest appearances by Wilco and Scott McCaughey (Minus 5).

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

Guitarist Nathan Thelen is out, and keyboardist Leona Marrs is in, for the third LP from the Andrea Zollo-fronted band.

The Canadian rock band with three former members of Three Inches of Blood releases its debut album on EMI.

The Canadian rock band releases its second album produced by David Schiffman.

Bobby Gillespie & co. expand on the harder-edged punk/electronica sound of their previous effort, 'Vanishing Point,' with their most violent effort to date, earning rave reviews in the process and perhaps matching the success of their classic 'Screamadelica.' Contributors here include David Holmes, Bernard Sumner, Kevin Shields and the Chemical Brothers.

Bobby Gillespie and co. follow 2000's widely acclaimed 'XTRMNTR' with a similar blend of Stooges-style rock and electronica, thanks to the production work of semi-official Primal Scream member Kevin Shields (formerly of My Bloody Valentine) and Andy Weatherall. Tracks include first single "Miss Lucifer," "City," a remake of a Gillespie-sung track on David Holmes' most recent album, and "Some Velvet Morning," sung as a duet with supermodel Kate Moss.

Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Warren Ellis (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds), and Will Sergeant (Echo and the Bunnymen) guest on the band's first album in four years, which ditches the aggressive, electronic elements of their previous two outings in favor of a more traditional blues-rock homage.

The latest album from the alt rock group from Scotland was produced in part by Bjorn Yttling.

This religion-themed concept album is the artist's first official release in 10 years under the Prince name.

The 45-year-old former squiggle makes a return to form with his first release in three years.

This is the purple one's second straight set of mainstream music, following 2004's 'Musicology,' which itself followed a string of more esoteric releases.

Prince returns with his 24th studio album--but not without a bit of controversy.

After releasing Planet Earth for free in the United Kingdom, the singer-songwriter's three albums (one by new artist Bria Valente) are packaged together as a Target store exclusive in the United States.

After releasing Planet Earth for free in the United Kingdom, the singer-songwriter's three albums (one by new artist Bria Valente) are packaged together as a Target store exclusive in the United States. As the title implies, it contains some of the funk rock sounds he created.

Probot is the all-star metal band founded by Nirvana/Foo Fighters drummer Dave Grohl and fronted by a variety of singers, including King Diamond, Max Cavalera (Sepultura), and Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead).

The sophomore album for the post-hardcore/metal band from Whitby, Ontario, Canada.

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).

This is the British duo's third album.

The second full-length album for the New York experimental rock band.

The Nirvana-esque four-piece returns with a follow-up to their 2001 major-label debut 'Come Clean.'

The band's first album since 1997's 'This Is Hardcore' is produced by Scott Walker and features 12 new tracks.

A Perfect Circle/Tool's Maynard James Keenan releases the debut album of his side project.