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Mouseman Cloud

Mouseman Cloud

by Robert Pollard
March 20, 2012
Robert Pollard follows his Guided By Voices' album with his latest solo album produced by Todd Tobias.
Metascore:
69
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tbd
Tosta Mista

Tosta Mista

by Hooded Fang
March 20, 2012
The second album from the Canadian group was inspired by end of the romantic relationship between band members Daniel Lee and April Aliermo.
Metascore:
68
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Valentina

Valentina

by The Wedding Present
March 20, 2012
The first album in four years for the rock band led by David Gedge was produced by Andrew Scheps.
Metascore:
68
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Radio Music Society

Radio Music Society

by Esperanza Spalding
March 20, 2012
The fourth release for the 2011 Grammy-winning Best New Artist is described as a more upbeat album with two cover songs.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport

The Iron Gates at Throop and Newport

by Luke Roberts
March 19, 2012
The second album for the singer-songwriter was written in Brooklyn and recorded in Nashville.
Metascore:
77
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Pretty Ugly

Pretty Ugly

by DVA
March 19, 2012
The debut album from Leon "Scratcha DVA" Smart features guest appearances by Natalie Maddix, Muhsinah, A.L. Zaki Ibrahim, Vikter Duplaix, Fatima, and Cornelia.
Metascore:
69
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An Letah [EP]

An Letah [EP]

by Janka Nabay
March 19, 2012
The latest album from Sierra Leone native Janka Nabay continues the modern take of his native country's bubu music.
Metascore:
82
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Narrow

Narrow

by Soap & Skin
March 18, 2012
The second album from Austrian singer Anja Plaschg includes a song about her father's sudden death.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
Accelerando

Accelerando

by Vijay Iyer Trio
March 13, 2012
The third album from pianist Vijay Iyer with bassist Stephen Crump and drummer Marcus Gilmore includes several original compositions as well as cover songs from jazz, disco, R&B, and electronic music.
Metascore:
88
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7.0
Long Distance

Long Distance

by Holly Golightly
March 13, 2012
Holly Golightly gives some of her older solo songs a country twist on this album recorded with the Brokeoffs.
Metascore:
68
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Up All Night

Up All Night

by One Direction
March 13, 2012
This is the debut album for the British pop band that was a contestant on the 2010 British edition of The X Factor.
Metascore:
64
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6.1
Hell in a Handbasket

Hell in a Handbasket

by Meat Loaf
March 13, 2012
The 12th album for rock singer/actor Meat Loaf was produced by Paul Crook and features guest appearances by Chuck D, Lil John, Mark McGrath, John Rich, and Patti Russo.
Metascore:
44
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3.5
Women & Work

Women & Work

by Lucero
March 13, 2012
The first album on the ATO label for the rock band from Memphis, Tennessee, was produced by Ted Hutt.
Metascore:
73
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Our Home is a Deathbed

Our Home is a Deathbed

by Xerxes
March 13, 2012
This is the debut album for the hardcore band from Louisville, Kentucky, influenced by such bands as Saetia and You and I.
Metascore:
75
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Family Man

Family Man

by Shooter Jennings
March 13, 2012
As befits the title of the album, the theme of family runs through the latest album for Shooter Jennings, who also produced the country release.
Metascore:
81
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Eternal Turn of the Wheel

Eternal Turn of the Wheel

by Drudkh
March 13, 2012
This is the ninth album from the black metal band from the Ukraine.
Metascore:
77
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Foreign Body

Foreign Body

by Mirrorring
March 13, 2012
This is the debut album for the side project of Liz Harris of Grouper and Jesy Fortino of Tiny Vipers.
Metascore:
78
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Baby

Baby

by Tribes
March 13, 2012
The debut album for the British rock quartet from Camden shows influences from The Pixies, Britpop, and '90s alternative rock.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.3
Ghosts

Ghosts

by Monolake
March 13, 2012
The darker eighth recording for Robert Henke is the second release in a planned trilogy of albums that began with 2009's Silence.
Metascore:
84
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Strange Grey Days

Strange Grey Days

by Chains of Love
March 13, 2012
The debut release for the Canadian rock sextet led by Felix Fung recall the sounds of the 1960s and 70s.
Metascore:
70
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Elemental

Elemental

by Demdike Stare
March 13, 2012
The album collects the four-part vinyl EPs released last year into one set.
Metascore:
85
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The  Shadow Gallery

The Shadow Gallery

by Primitive Weapons
March 13, 2012
The debut full-length release from the Brooklyn, New York metal band was produced by Dean Baltulonis.
Metascore:
78
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tbd
We All Raise Our Voices to the Air: Live Songs 04.11.08

We All Raise Our Voices to the Air: Live Songs 04.11.08

by The Decemberists
March 13, 2012
The two-disc live album collects 20 live songs from the band's tour for its 2011 album, The King Is Dead.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.0
SSSS

SSSS

by VCMG
March 13, 2012
Ssss is the debut electronic release from Depeche Mode's Vince Clarke and Martin Gore. They last worked together on 1981's Speak & Spell, after which Clarke left to form Yazoo (Yaz in the US).
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.4
Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Polymorphia; Jonny Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver; 48 Responses to Polymorphia

Krzysztof Penderecki: Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima; Polymorphia; Jonny Greenwood: Popcorn Superhet Receiver; 48 Responses to Polymorphia

by Aukso Orchestra
March 13, 2012
Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood collaborated on a collection of classical compositions inspired by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's Threnody For the Victims of Hiroshima and Polymorphia.
Metascore:
74
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tbd
Delta Spirit

Delta Spirit

by Delta Spirit
March 13, 2012
The third full-length album for the rock band from San Diego was produced by Chris Coady and recorded in a converted church in Woodstock, New York.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.4
Anarchy, My Dear

Anarchy, My Dear

by Say Anything
March 13, 2012
The fifth album for the band led by Max Bemis is said to be its first true punk rock record.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
5.2
Sounds from Nowheresville

Sounds from Nowheresville

by The Ting Tings
March 13, 2012
The second album for the British duo was written on tour and recorded in Spain and Germany.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.3
Torture

Torture

by Cannibal Corpse
March 13, 2012
The eleventh album for the upstate New York death metal band was produced by Erik Rutan.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
8.7
Faithful Man

Faithful Man

by Lee Fields
March 13, 2012
The latest album for the soul singer was produced by Jeff Silverman and Leon Michels.
Metascore:
77
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tbd
Father Creeper

Father Creeper

by Spoek Mathambo
March 13, 2012
The second album from South African artist Spoek Mathambo includes hip-hop, R&B, native African, electronic, and rock elements on the debut with the Sub Pop label.
Metascore:
75
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tbd
Live At Carnegie Hall

Live At Carnegie Hall

by Caetano Veloso/David Byrne
March 13, 2012
This is a live recording from a 2004 concert at Carnegie Hall featuring Caetano Veloso and David Byrne.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Ekstasis

Ekstasis

by Julia Holter
March 12, 2012
The second release from the Californian indie singer-songwriter has more of a pop feel than her 2011 debut, Tragedy.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.4
The Aberrant Years

The Aberrant Years

by feedtime
March 12, 2012
Sub Pop collects the four full-length albums recorded by the 1980s Australian post punk rock trio feedtime together in a four disc box set.
Metascore:
83
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tbd
God's Father [Mixtape]

God's Father [Mixtape]

by Lil B
March 7, 2012
The 34 track mixtape is his second for the year.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.6
Always

Always

by Xiu Xiu
March 6, 2012
This is the eighth album for the experimental pop band led by Jamie Stewart.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.9
Mia Pharaoh

Mia Pharaoh

by Miniature Tigers
March 6, 2012
The third album for the Brooklyn indie rock band goes for a more electronic sound.
Metascore:
71
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tbd
Threads

Threads

by Now, Now
March 6, 2012
Howard Redekopp produced the second album for the indie rock trio based in Minneapolis.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.4
Featherbrain

Featherbrain

by Hanne Hukkelberg
March 6, 2012
The fourth album for the Norwegian experimentalist features Erik Vister as a guest performer.
Metascore:
78
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tbd
Personality

Personality

by Scuba
March 6, 2012
The third album for dubstep DJ Paul Rose aka Scuba mixes dubstep, techno, and bass.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.0
Ice Level

Ice Level

by Ava Luna
March 6, 2012
The seven-piece collective led by Carlos Hernandez releases its first album on the Infinite Best label.
Metascore:
68
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tbd
Break It Yourself

Break It Yourself

by Andrew Bird
March 6, 2012
Andrew Bird self-produced his seventh collection of songs featuring a duet with Annie Clark (St. Vincent).
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.5
Ex Lives

Ex Lives

by Every Time I Die
March 6, 2012
The Buffalo, NY, hardcore band's sixth album is its last with bassist Josh Newton, who left the band in October 2011.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.1
Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

by Bruce Springsteen
March 6, 2012
Produced with Ron Aniello, Springsteen’s 17th studio album was inspired by the impact of the financial crisis and is the last album with Clarence Clemons, who passed away in June 2011.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.9
Love at the Bottom of the Sea

Love at the Bottom of the Sea

by Magnetic Fields
March 6, 2012
Synthesizers and Stephin Merritt return to the Magnetic Fields with the first album of new material for the band since 1999's 69 Songs.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.1
The Clearing

The Clearing

by Bowerbirds
March 6, 2012
The third album recorded at Justin Vernon's studio with Brian Joseph for the North Carolina trio is said to be bigger, bolder, and broader than previous releases.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.2
Start the Revolution Without Me

Start the Revolution Without Me

by Kaiser Chiefs
March 6, 2012
Fans were allowed to customize a 10-track album from a list of 20 songs when it was first released in the UK under the name The Future Is Medieval. The US album's tracklisting has a new name with four different tracks from the band-selected album released in the UK.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
6.4
One Second of Love

One Second of Love

by Nite Jewel
March 6, 2012
The latest album from Los Angeles singer-songwriter Ramona Gonzales is her first release on the Secretly Canadian label.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.0
Open Your Heart

Open Your Heart

by The Men
March 6, 2012
The third album from the Brooklyn quartet includes influences from country, psych, and rock music.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.8
Castlemusic

Castlemusic

by Jennifer Castle
March 6, 2012
The debut full-length album for the Canadian singer-songwriter is her first release under her name (previous releases were under Castlemusic).
Metascore:
69
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tbd
Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables

Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables

by Todd Snider
March 6, 2012
The latest album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was produced with Eric McConnell.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.3
Best Behavior

Best Behavior

by Dinowalrus
March 6, 2012
The Brooklyn trio blend dance and indie rock music together for a 1980s feel on its second album.
Metascore:
70
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tbd
Milk Famous

Milk Famous

by White Rabbits
March 6, 2012
The White Rabbits switch from Spoon's Britt Daniel to Mike McCarthy for production duties on its latest album.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.3
Beard, Wives, Denim

Beard, Wives, Denim

by Pond
March 6, 2012
The Australian psych-rock band's fourth album was recorded in two weeks at a friend's farmhouse.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.3
Come Back as Rain

Come Back as Rain

by Good Old War
March 6, 2012
This is the third album for the indie folk-rock trio from Philadelphia.
Metascore:
68
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tbd
Strange Land

Strange Land

by Yellow Ostrich
March 6, 2012
Yellow Ostrich began as a solo project for Alex Schaaf, but for his third album, the band has expanded to become a trio.
Metascore:
68
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tbd
We Are Nobody

We Are Nobody

by The Chap
March 6, 2012
The fifth album for the British five-piece indie pop band was recorded in London and Berlin.
Metascore:
78
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tbd
Ain't Ain't Ain't

Ain't Ain't Ain't

by Tim Fite
March 6, 2012
The fourth album for Tim Fite is the final album in the indie singer-songwriter's Ain't trilogy.
Metascore:
67
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tbd
Youth

Youth

by Simian Ghost
March 5, 2012
Originally a solo project for Swede Sebastian Armstrong, the debut full-length album is the first for the band as a trio.
Metascore:
75
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tbd
Brighter

Brighter

by WhoMadeWho
March 5, 2012
This is the fourth full-length album from the Danish electronic trio.
Metascore:
64
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tbd
Zoo

Zoo

by Ceremony
March 5, 2012
This is the San Francisco Bay Area punk group's first album on the Matador label.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.5
Mountain Echo

Mountain Echo

by Jodie Marie
March 5, 2012
The Welsh singer's 1960s-inspired debut album was produced by Bernard Butler.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Earth

Earth

by Black to Comm
March 5, 2012
The seventh full-length release from Marc Richter as Black To Comm is a soundtrack to a film by Singapore director Ho Tzu Nyen.
Metascore:
79
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tbd
Giants

Giants

by The Stranglers
March 5, 2012
The 17th album from the British punk rock band is its first without former lead singer Paul Roberts, who left the group in 2006.
Metascore:
71
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tbd
4eva N A Day

4eva N A Day

by Big K.R.I.T.
March 5, 2012
This is the third and final mixtape from the Mississippi rapper leading up to his Def Jam debut album Live From the Underground, which is scheduled to be released in June.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.7
Ceromonies (Ad Mortem ad Vitam) [Live]

Ceromonies (Ad Mortem ad Vitam) [Live]

by Fields of the Nephilim
March 5, 2012
The CD/DVD set features songs from the Goth rock band's two-night concert at London's Shepherds Bush Empire in 2008.
Metascore:
54
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tbd
Rooms Filled with Light

Rooms Filled with Light

by Fanfarlo
February 28, 2012
The British indie pop band incorporates more experimental textures and electronic instruments into its sophomore album produced by Ben Allen.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.1
Brain Pulse Music

Brain Pulse Music

by Masaki Batoh
February 28, 2012
The latest album from Masaki Batoh, the singer for the band Ghost, includes sounds made from brain waves he records with his Brain Pulse Machine.
Metascore:
71
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tbd
Leaving Eden

Leaving Eden

by Carolina Chocolate Drops
February 28, 2012
The follow-up to their 2010 Grammy-winning debut album was produced by Buddy Miller.
Metascore:
72
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tbd
Toward the Low Sun

Toward the Low Sun

by Dirty Three
February 28, 2012
The trio from Australia releases its first album of instrumental rock since 2005's Cinder.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.2
The Hare, the Hound & the Tortoise

The Hare, the Hound & the Tortoise

by Sweet Sweet Lies
February 28, 2012
This is the debut full-length album for the British indie rock six-piece.
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.5
Hairdresser Blues

Hairdresser Blues

by Hunx
February 28, 2012
Seth Bogart returns as Hunx but without his backing band for his solo album produced by Ivan Julian.
Metascore:
68
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tbd
Another Happy Day [Original Soundtrack]

Another Happy Day [Original Soundtrack]

by Ólafur Arnalds
February 28, 2012
The Icelandic composer wrote the soundtrack to the 2011 film written by Sam Levinson.
Metascore:
65
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tbd
Parastrophics

Parastrophics

by Mouse on Mars
February 28, 2012
The 10th release for the German electronic music duo of Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner is their first album since 2006's Varcharz.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.0
All of Me

All of Me

by Estelle
February 28, 2012
The third album for the British singer features guest appearances by Chris Brown, Janelle Monae, Rick Ross, and Trey Songz.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.1
Breakfast

Breakfast

by Chiddy Bang
February 28, 2012
This is the debut release for Philadelphia alternative rap group Chiddy Bang.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.9
New Multitudes

New Multitudes

by Jay Farrar/Will Johnson/Anders Parker/Yim Yames
February 28, 2012
Unreleased songs from folk legend Woody Guthrie are interpreted by Son Volt's Jay Farrar, Centro-matic's Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and My Morning Jacket's Jim James.
Metascore:
81
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tbd
The Minimal Wave Tapes, Vol. 2

The Minimal Wave Tapes, Vol. 2

by Various Artists
February 28, 2012
This is the second volume of the compilation of electronic music recorded in the 1980s.
Metascore:
73
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tbd
The End of That

The End of That

by Plants and Animals
February 28, 2012
The third full-length album for the Canadian indie rock band was recorded in Paris, France.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.4
Utilitarian

Utilitarian

by Napalm Death
February 28, 2012
The 15th album for the British grindcore band was produced by Russ Russell.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.6
Ternion

Ternion

by We Have Band
February 28, 2012
The second album for the British trio sees the band expanding its indie dance sound.
Metascore:
68
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tbd
Black Radio

Black Radio

by Robert Glasper
February 28, 2012
The jazz pianist's latest album of original and cover songs features guest appearances by Bilal, Erykah Badu, Lalah Hathaway, Shafiq Husayn, Ledisi, Lupe Fiasco, KING, Chrisette Michele, Mos Def, Musiq Soulchild, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Stokley Williams.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.2
Imikuzushi

Imikuzushi

by Jim O'Rourke
February 28, 2012
The third collaboration between Keiji Haino, Jim O'Rourke, and Oren Ambarchi was recorded live in Japan.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.1
Hoods and Shades

Hoods and Shades

by Andre Williams
February 28, 2012
Don Was, Dennis Coffey, Jim White, Greasy Carlisi, and Jim Diamond contributed to Andre Williams' album produced by Matthew Smith.
Metascore:
58
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tbd
Release Me

Release Me

by Lyle Lovett
February 28, 2012
Lyle Lovett's final album with Curb Records features guest appearances from k.d. lang, Kat Edmonson, and Sara and Sean Watkins.
Metascore:
70
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tbd
TRST

TRST

by Trust
February 28, 2012
The Canadian duo of Robert Alfons and Austra's Maya Postepski offers a mix of synth-pop and goth on its debut release.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.6
Corrosion of Conformity

Corrosion of Conformity

by Corrosion of Conformity
February 28, 2012
The eighth album for the North Carolina punk metal band lacks Pepper Keenan and sees the return of the lineup that recorded its 1985's release Animosity.
Metascore:
73
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tbd
Soul is Heavy

Soul is Heavy

by Nneka
February 28, 2012
The third album for the German-Nigerian singer features guest appearances from Black Thought of The Roots and Ms. Dynamite.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.4
Pre Language

Pre Language

by Disappears
February 28, 2012
The third album for the Chicago indie rock band is the first with Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelly.
Metascore:
69
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tbd
The Wall [Experience/Immersion Edition]

The Wall [Experience/Immersion Edition]

by Pink Floyd
February 28, 2012
Pink Floyd's 1979 concept album that spawned a film and a stage show is remastered. The seven-disc Immersion set includes a DVD as well as unreleased demos and rare live recordings. The Experience box set only includes the remastered two-disc album and a disc with a selection of demos.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
9.1
Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

by The White Buffalo
February 28, 2012
The second release for the country-rock project of Jake Smith, who has had songs in such television shows as Sons of Anarchy and Californication.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Days into Years

Days into Years

by Elliott Brood
February 28, 2012
The Canadian folk/punk trio third full-length release was inspired by graveyards in France and Belgium from the World Wars.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
Young Man In America

Young Man In America

by Anaïs Mitchell
February 28, 2012
The singer-songwriter scales back from her 20-track 2010 album Hadestown with 11 folk tunes on her fifth album.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.0
Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1967-1974

Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1967-1974

by Various Artists
February 28, 2012
A companion album to Pat Thomas's book compiles songs, poems, and speeches by such artists as Amiri Baraka, Elaine Brown, Stokely Carmichael, Eldridge Cleaver, Bob Dylan, Dick Gregory, Roy Harper, Gil Scott-Heron, Marlena Shaw, and The Watts Poets.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
tbd
Tender Opposites

Tender Opposites

by TOPS
February 28, 2012
This is the debut full-length release for the Montreal indie rock foursome led by Jane Penny.
Metascore:
64
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tbd
Possession

Possession

by Christian Mistress
February 28, 2012
The second release for the Washington state heavy metal band led by Christine Davis is its first on the Relapse label.
Metascore:
82
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tbd
Olympic Games

Olympic Games

by Siinai
February 28, 2012
This is the debut instrumental kraut-rock album from the Finnish band Siinai.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
WZRD

WZRD

by WZRD
February 28, 2012
The debut album for the rock project from Kid Cudi and producer Dot da Genius features Empire of the Sun as special guests.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
7.1
Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose

Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose

by Beth Jeans Houghton
February 28, 2012
The debut full-length album for the British singer-songwriter and her band, the Hooves of Destiny, was produced by Ben Hillier.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.6
The Slideshow Effect

The Slideshow Effect

by Memoryhouse
February 28, 2012
This is the debut full-length album on Sub Pop for the Canadian dream pop duo.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd