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Farmer's Corner

Farmer's Corner

by Wooden Wand
May 6, 2014
The latest release from James Jackson Toth as Wooden Wand was recorded over six different sessions.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Sheezus

Sheezus

by Lily Allen
May 6, 2014
The third studio release for the British pop singer was produced by DJ Dahi, Greg Kurstin, and Shellback.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.1
Magic Mountain

Magic Mountain

by Black Stone Cherry
May 6, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Kentucky hard rock band was produced by Joe Barresi.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
I Never Learn

I Never Learn

by Lykke Li
May 6, 2014
The third full-length release for the Swedish singer-songwriter was produced with Björn Yttling and Greg Kurstin.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
Artificial Sweeteners

Artificial Sweeteners

by Fujiya & Miyagi
May 6, 2014
The fifth full-length studio release for the British trio is more heavily electronic than its previous release.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Luminous

Luminous

by The Horrors
May 6, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the British rock quintet was recorded with co-producer Craig Silvey.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.2
Someday World

Someday World

by Brian Eno
May 6, 2014
The collaborative release from Brian Eno and Karl Hyde was produced by Eno and Fred Gibson.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Nikki Nack

Nikki Nack

by tUnE-yArDs
May 6, 2014
The third full-length release for the music project of Merrill Garbus was produced by John Hill and Malay.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.0
Asiatisch

Asiatisch

by Fatima Al Qadiri
May 6, 2014
The debut release for the Senegal-born and now Brooklyn-based artist is a concept album of a futuristic China.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.3
Natalie Merchant

Natalie Merchant

by Natalie Merchant
May 6, 2014
The self-produced release for the former 10,000 Maniacs singer is her first album of original songs since 2001's Motherland.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.2
III

III

by BadBadNotGood
May 6, 2014
The third release for the Canadian hip-hop jazz trio of Chester Hansen, Alex Sowinski, and Matthew Tavares was produced by Frank Dukes.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.6
Soul Power

Soul Power

by Curtis Harding
May 6, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Atlanta-based singer was self-produced.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.3
Corazón

Corazón

by Santana
May 6, 2014
The largely Spanish-language Latin release from the guitarist features guest appearances from such artists as ChocQuibTown, Lila Downs, Gloria Estefan, Juanes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Ziggy Marley, Miguel, Niña Pastori, Pitbull, Samuel Rosa, Wayne Shorter, Soledad, and Diego Torres.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
2.3
Southsiders

Southsiders

by Atmosphere
May 6, 2014
The theme of pain and hope continues on the sixth full-length studio release from the Minnesota indie rap duo of MC Slug and producer DJ Ant.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Storyline

Storyline

by Hunter Hayes
May 6, 2014
The second full-length major studio release for the Louisiana country artist was co-produced with Dann Huff.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.3
Breathing Statues

Breathing Statues

by Young Magic
May 6, 2014
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn trio-turned duo of Isaac Emmanuel and Melati Malaywas was recorded while on tour.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
All or Nothin'

All or Nothin'

by Nikki Lane
May 6, 2014
The second full-length release for the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was produced by Dan Auerbach.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.6
Life Among the Savages

Life Among the Savages

by Papercuts
May 6, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the Jason Quever music project was recorded mostly in his San Francisco home studio.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The  Nihilist

The Nihilist

by Liam Finn
May 6, 2014
The third full-length solo release for the son of Crowded House's Neil Finn was recorded in Brooklyn.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Christmas Island

Christmas Island

by Andrew Jackson Jihad
May 6, 2014
The fifth full-length studio release for the Phoenix-based folk-punk band was produced with John Congleton.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.2
Shine On

Shine On

by Sarah McLachlan
May 6, 2014
Produced with Bob Rock and Pierre Marchand, the seventh studio release for the Canadian singer-songwriter was influenced by the death of her father.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
5.0
Makthaverskan II

Makthaverskan II

by Makthaverskan
May 6, 2014
This is the second release for the Swedish indie pop band led by Maja Milner.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Youth Culture Forever

Youth Culture Forever

by PAWS
May 6, 2014
The second full-length release for the Scottish indie rock trio was self-produced.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Candy for the Clowns

Candy for the Clowns

by Nine Black Alps
May 6, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the British alternative rock band led by Sam Forrest was self-produced.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Freebase [EP]

Freebase [EP]

by 2 Chainz
May 5, 2014
The seven-track EP was a free download with guest appearances from ASAP Rocky, Cap 1, Lil Boosie, Rick Ross, and Ty Dolla Sign.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.1
Data Panik Etcetera

Data Panik Etcetera

by Bis
May 5, 2014
The first release from the Scottish indie pop trio in 13 years contains tracks from when they recorded under the name Data Panik and songs from their previous attempt at their fourth Bis disc.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Seven Dials

Seven Dials

by Roddy Frame
May 5, 2014
The fourth solo studio release for the Scottish singer was co-produced with Seb Lewsley.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Brightly Painted One

Brightly Painted One

by Tiny Ruins
May 5, 2014
The second full-length release for the indie folk trio led by Hollie Fullbrook was recorded with Tom Healy.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Towards

Towards

by We Were Evergreen
May 5, 2014
This is the full-length release for the French indie experimental pop trio of Fabienne Débarre, Michael Liot, and William Serfass.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Into Forever

Into Forever

by Eat Lights Become Lights
May 5, 2014
This is the fourth release for the psychedelic rock band led by Neil Rudd.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Shrink Dust

Shrink Dust

by Chad VanGaalen
April 29, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the Canadian is self-described as his country album.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.1
Diploid Love

Diploid Love

by Brody Dalle
April 29, 2014
Produced with Alain Johannes, the debut solo release for the former frontwoman of The Distillers and Spinnerette features guest appearances from Warpaint's Emily Kokal, Garbage's Shirley Manson, Queens of the Stone Age's Michael Shuman, and The Strokes' Nick Valensi.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.2
Shriek

Shriek

by Wye Oak
April 29, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Baltimore duo of Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack was co-produced with Nicolas Vernhes.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.4
Live Rain

Live Rain

by Howlin Rain
April 29, 2014
The live album compiles tracks from the Ethan Miller band's 2012 tour for its third release, The Russian Wilds.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
May

May

by Broken Twin
April 29, 2014
This is the debut full-length release from Danish singer-songwriter Majke Voss Romm.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
That's Harakiri

That's Harakiri

by Sd Laika
April 29, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for Milwaukee-based grime producer Peter Runge.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
Get Back

Get Back

by Pink Mountaintops
April 29, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Canadian band led by Stephen McBean was produced by Joe Cardomone with contributions from such artists as Daniel Allaire, Rob Barbato, Gregg Foreman, Stephen Kille, and J Mascis.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
9 Dead Alive

9 Dead Alive

by Rodrigo y Gabriela
April 29, 2014
Recorded in Mexico by Fermin Vasquez Llera, the first release of new material in five years from Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quinetro was self-produced.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Bécs

Bécs

by Fennesz
April 29, 2014
The sixth full-length solo release for the Austrian electronic producer Christian Fennesz is considered a conceptual follow-up to 2001's Endless Summer.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.4
Most Messed Up

Most Messed Up

by Old 97's
April 29, 2014
Produced by Salim Nourallah, the 11th release for the alt-country band led by Rhett Miller features guest appearances from Tommy Stinson and Jon Rauhouse.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.0
Supernova

Supernova

by Ray LaMontagne
April 29, 2014
The fifth full-length studio release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Dan Auerbach.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.6
Oblation

Oblation

by Floor
April 29, 2014
Mixed by Converge's Kurt Ballou, the Miami doom/sludge band returns with its first release since they disbanded in 2003.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Midnight Sun

Midnight Sun

by The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
April 29, 2014
The latest release from the duo of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl was self-produced (except for one Mark Ronson-produced track) and mixed by Dave Fridmann.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
More Than Any Other Day

More Than Any Other Day

by Ought
April 29, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Montreal-based post-punk band was recorded over a week with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.6
Zoetrope

Zoetrope

by King of the Mountains
April 29, 2014
This is the solo debut for the former Working For A Nuclear Free City keyboardist, Phil Kay.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Hendra

Hendra

by Ben Watt
April 29, 2014
The first solo release for the co-founder of Everything But the Girl since 1983's North Marine Drive features contributions from Bernard Butler, David Gilmour, and Tracey Thorn.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.2
Arcadia

Arcadia

by Ramona Lisa
April 29, 2014
The solo debut release for Chairlift's Caroline Polachek was recorded on her laptop in various locations while on tour.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.3
Refractory Obdurate

Refractory Obdurate

by Wovenhand
April 29, 2014
This is the seventh full-length studio release for the alternative folk rock band led by David Eugene Edwards.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.4
Krai

Krai

by Olga Bell
April 29, 2014
The Russian language release for the Russian-born, Brooklyn-based artist who previously worked with the Dirty Projectors was inspired by her birthplace.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.5
In the Hollows

In the Hollows

by Nat Baldwin
April 29, 2014
The sixth solo release for the artist best known as the Dirty Projectors' bassist includes contributions from Otto Hauser, Clarice Jensen, and Rob Moose.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Rise of the Lion

Rise of the Lion

by Miss May I
April 29, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Ohio metal band was produced by Terry Date
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.0
Indie Cindy

Indie Cindy

by Pixies
April 29, 2014
The first full-length studio release for the alternative rock band since 1991's Trompe Le Monde was produced by Gil Norton. It contains tracks released on EP-1, Ep-2, and EP-3 as well as three new songs.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.8
Loom

Loom

by Frameworks
April 29, 2014
The debut full-length release for the Florida hardcore band was produced by Jack Shirley.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Our Endless War

Our Endless War

by Whitechapel
April 29, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the metalcore band was produced by Mark Lewis.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.5
Everyday Robots

Everyday Robots

by Damon Albarn
April 29, 2014
The solo debut release for the Blur frontman features guest appearances from Brian Eno, Bat For Lashes' Natasha Khan, and The Leytonstone City Mission Choir.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.0
Phosphorescent Harvest

Phosphorescent Harvest

by The Chris Robinson Brotherhood
April 29, 2014
The third full-length release for the blues rock band led by Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson was produced by Thom Monahan.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Embrace

Embrace

by Embrace
April 28, 2014
This is the first release in eight years for the British indie rock band led by Danny McNamara.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
8.0
Sling Shot to Heaven

Sling Shot to Heaven

by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
April 28, 2014
The fifth full-length studio release for the indie rock band led by Richard Edwards was produced by the band.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Sky Swimming

Sky Swimming

by Elephant
April 28, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for the British duo of Amelia Rivas and Christian Pinchbeck.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.0
Nightclubbing [Deluxe Edition]

Nightclubbing [Deluxe Edition]

by Grace Jones
April 28, 2014
The remastered fifth studio release for the singer/actress features a disc of remixes as well as two unreleased songs from the Nightclubbing recording sessions.
Metascore:
93
User Score:
9.0
Dudesblood

Dudesblood

by Dan Sartain
April 28, 2014
The ninth release for the Alabama singer-songwriter includes a cover of The Nife's Pass This On.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Movements

Movements

by We Have Band
April 28, 2014
The third full-length release for the dance-rock band was produced by Tim Goldsworthy.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.2
III

III

by Death
April 22, 2014
The third collection from the Detroit rock trio includes tracks recorded between 1975 and 1992.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Other Rivers

Other Rivers

by Matthew and the Atlas
April 22, 2014
The debut full-length release for Matt Hegarty was produced by Kristofer Harris and Kev Jones.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Thought Forms/Ebsen & The Witch

Thought Forms/Ebsen & The Witch

by Esben and the Witch
April 22, 2014
The six-track release contains four tracks from Thought Forms and two from Esben And The Witch.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Holy Vacants

Holy Vacants

by Trophy Scars
April 22, 2014
The concept album was based on a 35-page screenplay by Jerry Jones, the lead singer of the New Jersey experimental rock band.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.5
RetroHash

RetroHash

by Asher Roth
April 22, 2014
The second studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from Curren$y, Coyle Girelli, Chuck Inglish, Vic Mensa, Major Myjah, and ZZ Ward.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.1
The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett

by Eels
April 22, 2014
The latest release from the band led by Mark Oliver Everett was inspired by lost love.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Food

Food

by Kelis
April 22, 2014
The sixth full-length studio release for the New York R&B singer was produced by Dave Sitek with guest appearances from CSS and Priscilla Ahn.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.2
The  New Classic

The New Classic

by Iggy Azalea
April 22, 2014
The debut full-length studio release for the Australian rapper features guest appearances from Charli XCX, Mavado, Rita Ora, and T.I.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.5
Modern Creation

Modern Creation

by The Whigs
April 22, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the now Nashville-based trio was produced by Jim Scott.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Weird Drift

Weird Drift

by Heterotic
April 22, 2014
The second full-length release for the Mike Paradinas project features vocals from Vezelay (Matthieu Le Berre).
Metascore:
69
User Score:
tbd
Rented World

Rented World

by The Menzingers
April 22, 2014
The fourth full-length release for the Pennsylvania punk band was produced by Jonathan Low.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.2
Loom

Loom

by Fear of Men
April 22, 2014
The debut full-length studio release for the British indie pop trio of Jessica Weiss, Daniel Falvey (Guitar), and Michael Miles is a follow-up to its 2012 single compilation, "Early Fragments."
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.6
The  Way and Color

The Way and Color

by TEEN
April 22, 2014
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn band formed by Lizzie & Teeny Lieberson is its first with new bassist Boshra AlSaadi.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Pop Psychology

Pop Psychology

by Neon Trees
April 22, 2014
The third full-length release for the Utah band was influenced by the therapy sessions of lead singer, Tyler Glenn.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.1
Fortune

Fortune

by Black Prairie
April 22, 2014
The fourth full-length release for what was a bluegrass side project of the Decemberists was produced by Vance Powell.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Honest

Honest

by Future
April 22, 2014
The second full-length studio release for the Atlanta rapper features guest appearances from Andre 3000, Casino, Drake, Pharrell, Pusha T, Kanye West, and Wiz Khalifa.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
6.4
Music from Republik der Wölfe

Music from Republik der Wölfe

by The Ministry of Wolves
April 22, 2014
The album inspired by the Grimm stories re-interpreted in Anne Sexton’s Transformations was created as a soundtrack for a theater production by the band led by Mick Harvey.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
tbd
Cannibals With Cutlery

Cannibals With Cutlery

by To Kill a King
April 22, 2014
The debut full-length release for the British folk rock band led by Ralph Pelleymounte was re-released with four bonus tracks.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
The  Phoenix & the Turtle

The Phoenix & the Turtle

by Beverley Martyn
April 21, 2014
The British folk singer-songwriter looks back on her career including a song she began writing with Nick Drake before his death in 1974.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Drop

Drop

by Thee Oh Sees
April 19, 2014
Garage/psych rocker John Dwyer moves to Los Angeles and worked with Casafis, Mikal Cronin, Greer McGettrick and Woodhouse on the his latest studio release.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
7.3
Space Project

Space Project

by Various Artists
April 19, 2014
The Antlers, Beach House, Jesu, Mutual Benefit, Spiritualized, and Youth Lagoon were some of the musicians given a opportunity to contribute music inspired by the sounds from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 satellites.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
P.T.S.D.: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

P.T.S.D.: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

by Pharoahe Monch
April 15, 2014
The fourth solo release for the New York rapper is a concept album influenced by his own experience with depression and features guest appearances from Black Thought, dEnAuN, Talib Kweli, and The Stepkids.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
Lithium Burn

Lithium Burn

by Deleted Scenes
April 15, 2014
The third full-length release for the Washington, D.C. band led by Daniel Scheuerman is its first with new drummer Ricardo Lagomasino and was produced by Brian McTear and Jon Low.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Overdrive

Overdrive

by Shonen Knife
April 15, 2014
This is the 19th full-length studio release from the Japanese pop punk trio.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Built on Glass

Built on Glass

by Chet Faker
April 15, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for the Australian producer, songwriter, and singer Nick Murphy.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.9
Fly Rasta

Fly Rasta

by Ziggy Marley
April 15, 2014
The fifth solo release for Bob Marley's oldest son includes contributions from DJ U-Roy, Erica Newell, Sharon and Cedella Marley.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
tbd
Undefeated

Undefeated

by Bobby Bare, Jr.'s Young Criminals' Starvation League
April 15, 2014
The fourth release for the Nashville alt-country-rock singer with the Young Criminals' Starvation League is the first in four years.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
The  Both

The Both

by The Both
April 15, 2014
The debut release for the collaboration between Aimee Mann and Ted Leo was produced by Paul Bryan.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.1
The  Birds of Satan

The Birds of Satan

by The Birds of Satan
April 15, 2014
The full-length debut release for the alternative rock band led by Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins features guest appearances from Dave Grohl, Drew Hester, Rami Jaffee, and Pat Smear.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Melana Chasmata

Melana Chasmata

by Triptykon
April 15, 2014
The second full-length release for the Swedish metal quartet was produced by band members Tom Warrior and V. Santura.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
3.4
Red Beans and Weiss

Red Beans and Weiss

by Chuck E. Weiss
April 15, 2014
The first release in eight years for the Los Angeles blues rock artist was executive produced by Johnny Depp and Tom Waits.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
Do To the Beast

Do To the Beast

by The Afghan Whigs
April 15, 2014
The seventh full-length release for the Cincinnati alternative rock band led by Greg Dulli is its first album of new material since 1998's 1965.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.1
Tarpaper Sky

Tarpaper Sky

by Rodney Crowell
April 15, 2014
After his Grammy-winning collaboration with Emmylou Harris, the singer-songwriter returns with his 14th self-produced solo release.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
tbd
Homo Erraticus

Homo Erraticus

by Ian Anderson
April 15, 2014
The sixth solo release for the Jethro Tull frontman is a concept album based on a writings of a historian named Ernest T. Parritt.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
With Light and With Love

With Light and With Love

by Woods
April 15, 2014
The eighth studio release for the Brooklyn folk rock band led by Jeremy Earl includes the use of a saloon piano, singing saw, and more percussion.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.2
Instant Money Magic

Instant Money Magic

by Japanther
April 15, 2014
The 12th full-length release for the art-punk duo of Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly features a guest appearance from Total Warr.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Fear in Bliss

Fear in Bliss

by Horse Thief
April 15, 2014
The second full-length release for the Oklahoma indie band led by Cameron Neal was produced by Thom Monahan.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Quack

Quack

by Duck Sauce
April 15, 2014
The full-length disco house debut for the collaboration between Armand Van Helden and A-Trak includes previously released tracks "aNYway", "Barbra Streisand", and "It's You."
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.1