Gil Norton produced this second album for the Paul Smith-fronted UK rock outfit, who debuted in 2005 with the Mercury Music Prize-nominated 'A Certain Trigger.'

Dave Sardy produced this sophomore album for the Canadian band, whose lineup now includes guitarist Luke Paquin (replacing Dante DeCaro).

Alan Moulder and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner are among the producers on the UK goth-punk band's debut LP.

Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla returns as producer for the band's followup to 'Let Go.'

13+God is a collaboration between German rocktronica outfit The Notwist and American indie-rappers Themselves. Also guesting are members of Ms. John Soda, Lali Puna, and cLOUDDEAD; basically, if they're on Morr Music or Anticon, you'll find them here.

The Canadian indie rock band's first album on Soft Revolution was produced by Tom McFall.

They Might Be Giants with co-producers The Dust Brothers come with their latest rock album after a children's album for Disney in 2005.

The Tennessee-born artist releases his latest solo album on the Matador label.

The third studio album for the band is its first on the Majordomo label.

The Chicago post-rock instrumentalists add vocals (courtesy of Kelly Hogan) into the mix for the first time on this, their fifth LP.

The first record for the San Francisco-based band since Devin Hoff joined as their bass player.

After a diversion into jazz-pop (2006's 'Duper Sessions'), the Norwegian artist returns with a more muscular rock album produced by Tony Hoffer.

The debut album for the trio from England features Miles Kane, who worked with the Arctic Monkey's' Alex Turner to form The Last Shadow Puppets.

The Azure Ray singer's second solo set was recorded with Spoon's Jim Eno and Now It's Overhead's Andy LeMaster as well as Memphis producer Doug Easley. Conor Oberst guests.

This seven-song follow-up to 2004's 'Blue Cathedral' adds a bit more melody and cleaner sound to the band's usual noise assault.

This is the second disc for the Chicago four-piece fronted by Josh Chicoine.

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

This wordy Canadian post-rock outfit (formerly known by similar variations of their current name), here with a fourth album, shares members with the equally wordy and Canadian but more instrumental Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

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

The first post-GBV solo outing for the prolific Pollard was produced by Todd Tobias.

This is the second album for the Portland, Ore. indie rockers.

Broken Social Scene cofounder Brendan Canning releases his first solo album as a part of the "Broken Social Scene Presents" series.

This Gainesville, Fla.-based five-piece band, which mixes indie rock and alt-country with a bit of electronica, features John Orth, who also appeared on the 2002 release by the Modest Mouse side project Ugly Casanova. Brian Deck produces.

The debut album for the Austin, Texas, trio features songs from both of their EPs.

The Sacramento duo has transformed into a full five-piece band, fronted by new singer Aaron Ross, for this new LP.

This is the second album for the British garage rockers.

This is the debut album for the newest band led by John Reis of Rocket From the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes.

Brendan Lynch produced this debut for the English blues-rock band, who are named after a Skip James song.

The sixth album for the indie-folk singer-songwriter was recorded in Texas and Arizona with a cast of up to eight backing musicians.

The indie rockers' second release of 2006 is a song-for-song recreation of Harry Nilsson's alcohol-fueled, John Lennon-produced, 1974 album.

This new side project for Pedro The Lion's David Bazan finds that group's guitars replaced with synthesizers.

Devendra Banhart guests on the second full-length for the folk-rock band led by Andy Cabic.

The sophomore album for the North Carolina indie rock band was produced with Jacquire King.

The Ben Gibbard-led group makes its major-label debut with this 11-song disc, produced by band member Chris Walla.

Conor Oberst & co. branch out into country and orchestral pop on their latest 13-track set, which finds them joined by guests Gillian Welch, Janet Weiss, and M. Ward.

The indie rockers' follow-up to their platinum album "Plans" features an eight-and-a-half-minute-long song.

This is the fourth album for the Brooklyn, New York, indie rock quintet.

The New York-based indie-pop band, led by Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, returns with a long-awaited third LP.

The more experimental of Conor Oberst's two releases in January 2005 is the electronic-flavored 'Digital Ash,' which includes some help from the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Nick Zinner and the Postal Service's Jimmy Tamborello.

The Minneapolis band's debut full-length has drawn comparisons to Pavement.

This is the first full-length release from the hard-to-pin down Canadian synth-pop trio led by Jeremy Greenspan.

The sophomore album was produced by Tony Hoffer. The British band recently lost its bassist Max Rafferty, who quit earlier this year.

The Welsh band releases its ninth album features Franz Ferdinand’s Nick McCarthy rapping in German on 'Inaugural Trams.'

The debut solo album from the lead singer of Deerhunter.

The psychedelic indie rockers, led by returning core trio of vocalist Jonathan Donahue, guitarist Grasshopper and drummer Jeff Mercel, return with a less-orchestral follow up to 2001's 'All Is Dream.' Longtime collaborator David Fridmann co-produced.

The Vancouver, Canada indie supergroup attempts to duplicate the success of 2000's 'Mass Romantic' with this sophomore release. Neko Case returns to handle vocal duties.

Jim O'Rourke produced the singer-songwriter's fourth LP.

Sarah Cracknell & co.'s latest is a concept album about the residents of a London high rise.

Joey Burns and John Convertino return with an album produced by J.D. Foster (Dwight Yoakam).

This is the second album for the tongue-in-cheek English band fronted by Eddie Argos.

The Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter included more strings on her seventh album produced by Tucker Martine.

This is the third album for the Brooklyn, New York duo.

The first of the double EP set, March of the Zapotec, features Mexican music influences, whereas the second, Holland, includes songs made by Zach Condon under the name Realpeople.

This is the debut album for the electronic rock quartet from Reading, England.

The El Paso, Texas four-piece (featuring those members of At The Drive-In who didn't join the Mars Volta) return with a second full-length, produced by Mike Major.

Although the Dallas-based robe-wearing collective (who number close to 30) recorded their buzz-generating debut in just two days, this sophomore effort is the result of a full year in the studio. (Presumably, it's a very large studio.) Eric Feldman (Sparklehorse) and The Speekers produced.

Thrill Jockey releases the New York duo's sixth album.

The Detroit party-rockers return with a third album.

The latest solo recording from former Hüsker Dü and Sugar leader Mould echoes back to those bands as well as the various stages of his solo career. His backing band includes Sugar's David Barbe and Fugazi's Brendan Canty.

The fourth album for the Philadelphia band was recorded on a 24-track tape.

This is the fifth solo album from the prolific English singer-songwriter.

Scott Herren's latest Prefuse 73 album features about as many guest appearances as you can fit on a single compact disc, including contributions from The Books, El-P, Ghostface, Aesop Rock, Broadcast, RZA, Beans and Café Tacuba.

The underground rapper/poet returns with his second album for Epitaph, joined by guests Buck 65, Jolie Holland and Mark Isham.

The UK rockers (making their full-length debut with this Flood- and Simon Raymonde-produced disc) are fronted by Liela Moss, who has drawn comparisons to Patti Smith and PJ Harvey.

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 debut album for the Reading, England, quintet was produced by Gareth Parton.

The singer-songwriter releases his first album on the Dead Oceans label after leaving Barsuk.

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

This is the first album for the trio since Ryan Vanderhoof left the band in the fall of 2007.

'Brother Is To Son' is nominally a solo effort for Daniel Smith (aka "Brother Danielson," aka leader of the Christian indie-rock outfit the Danielson Familie), although fellow Familie (and, in real life, family) members appear throughout this acoustic-only disc, as does frequent collaborator Sufjan Stevens.

The third album for the New York indie-rock band was produced by Chris Zane.

Former Sunny Day Real Estate members Jeremy Enigk, William Goldsmith and Nate Mendel make their debut as The Fire Theft with this 13-track disc, co-produced by Brad Wood.

A musician since his early childhood, 20-year-old Texan Ben Kweller experienced some minor success with the band Radish in the late 1990s before embarking on a solo career highlighted by 'Sha Sha,' his debut full-length for Dave Matthews' label Ato.

The third album for the British indie-rock band was recorded in Berlin.

The six-piece band from South Carolina releases its debut album on the Dead Oceans label.

The Irish band's third album and is again produced by Tony Hoffer.

The moody alt-country band led by David Eugene Edwards returns with its darkest set of songs yet.

This six-track disc is a collaboration between Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, drummer Glenn Kotche, and Jim O'Rourke (known for both his acclaimed recent solo albums and work with Wilco and Sonic Youth).

The debut album for the trio from Bristol was written in 12 days.

The New York quartet, which includes ex-Vivian Girls drummer Frankie Rose, releases its debut album.

The Manchester, England, native wrote, produced, recorded, and mixed his sophomore album.

Many of the songs on the former Guided By Voices leader's second solo set of the year originated in tracks recorded for the soundtrack to the Steven Soderbergh film "Bubble."

Back together for the first time since their 1996 breakup, the college radio faves offer up 12 new tracks on this self-titled release. The lineup here includes original co-founder Kristen Hersh, drummer David Narcizo and bassist Bernard Georges, with fellow co-founder (and Hersh's half sister) Tanya Donelly on hand as well to contribute backing vocals.