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Relapse
by Ministry
March 26, 2012
The Occupy movement inspired band leader Al Jourgensen to resurrect the band after it had ended in 2008.
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Vulnerable
by The Used
March 26, 2012
The fifth studio album for the Utah rock band was produced by John Feldmann.
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Quakers
by Quakers
March 26, 2012
Portishead's Geoff Barrow (under the name Fuzzface), 7-Stu-7 (Portishead's studio engineer, Stuart Matthews), and Katalyst produced the hip-hop album featuring 35 rappers contributing rhymes to the 41-track release.
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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 1
by E-40
March 26, 2012
Released on the same day (and also as a three-disc set), The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, or 3 are E-40's 15th, 16th, and 17th albums. The first volume features guest appeances from such artists as 2 Chainz, B-Legit, Juicy J, Richie Rich, Raheem DeVaughn, and E-40's son, Droop-E.
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Seeds
by Georgia Anne Muldrow
March 26, 2012
For the first time, Georgia Anne Muldrow hands over the producing reins to someone else, in this case to rapper/producer Madlib.
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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 2
by E-40
March 26, 2012
Released on the same day (and also as a three-disc set), The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, or 3 are E-40's 15th, 16th, and 17th albums. The second volume features guest appearances from such artists as Celly Cel, JT the Bigga Figga, Spice 1, Suga-T, T-Pain, Tech N9ne, and Twista,.
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The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil, Pt. 3
by E-40
March 26, 2012
Released on the same day (and also as a three-disc set), The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 1, 2, or 3 are E-40's 15th, 16th, and 17th albums. The third and final volume features guest appearances from such artist as Hieroglyphics, Daz, Raheem DeVaughn, Kurupt, Kokane, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Too $hort, comedian Katt Williams, and E-40's son, Droop-E.
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Frying on This Rock
by White Hills
March 20, 2012
The third album on the Thrill Jockey label for the space rock band was produced by Martin Bisi.
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The General Strike
by Anti-Flag
March 20, 2012
Political themes continue to influence the latest album from the punk rock band from Pennsylvania.
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Leaving Atlanta
by Gentleman Jesse
March 20, 2012
The second album for Atlanta's Gentleman Jesse was written after a series of bad incidents and tragedies that occurred to Jesse, his friends, and even Atlanta itself.
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No Gods
by Sharks
March 20, 2012
The debut full-length release for the British punk band was produced by Brian McTernan.
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Ode
by Brad Mehldau Trio
March 20, 2012
The first studio release with the new jazz trio line-up of Mehldau, bassist Larry Grenadier, and drummer Jeff Ballard is an album of tributes to both real and fictional people.
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Silent Hour/Golden Mile [EP]
by Daniel Rossen
March 20, 2012
The debut solo EP for the Department of Eagles and Grizzly Bear band member Daniel Rossen is composed of songs originally intended for Grizzly Bear's follow-up to its 2009 album, Veckatimest.
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The Shape of Things
by John Foxx and the Maths
March 20, 2012
The two-disc release is the second electronic album with Ultravox founding member John Foxx and producer Benge.
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Split Cranium
by Split Cranium
March 20, 2012
This is the debut album for the punk band led by Jussi Lehtisalo of Circle includes Aaron Turner of Isis, Jukka Kroger, and Samae Koskinen.
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A Church That Fits Our Needs
by Lost in the Trees
March 20, 2012
The death of lead singer Ari Picker's mother in 2009 was the catalyst for the second full-length release from the North Carolina chamber folk group.
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Enslaved
by Soulfly
March 20, 2012
The eighth album from the metal band sees a new lineup including Borknagar drummer David Kinkade and Prong and Ministry bassist Tony Campos.
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The MF Life
by Melanie Fiona
March 20, 2012
The second album for the R&B/soul Canadian singer features guest appearances by J. Cole, B.o.B, John Legend, and T-Pain.
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Rot Gut, Domestic
by Margot & the Nuclear So and So's
March 20, 2012
Jon Congleton produced the fourth album for the indie pop group led by Richard Edwards.
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Gone
by Vacationer
March 20, 2012
This is the debut full-length release from the The Starting Line's singer/bassist Kenny Vasoli.
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Evolution
by Paul van Dyk
March 20, 2012
The techno DJ/producer's sixth album features guest appearances by Arty, Fieldwork, Fisher, Sarah Howells, Plumb, and Adam Young.
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The OF Tape, Vol. 2
by Odd Future
March 20, 2012
The latest album from the Los Angeles hip-hop collective led by Tyler, The Creator includes all 11 members.
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The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
by Original Soundtrack
March 20, 2012
The Hunger Games soundtrack produced by T-Bone Burnett includes songs by Arcade Fire, Birdy, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Neko Case, The Civil Wars, The Decemberists, Jayme Dee, Glen Hansard, Kid Cudi, Miranda Lambert, The Low Anthem, Maroon 5, Punch Brothers, The Secret Sisters, and Taylor Swift.
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Beak and Claw [EP]
by SSS
March 20, 2012
Sufjan Stevens, rapper Serengeti, and Son Lux collaborated on this four-track EP.
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The Host
by The Host
March 20, 2012
Producer Barry Lynn, who is better known under his Boxcutter alias, releases his first album under the Host name.
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Jazz Mind
by Ed Schrader's Music Beat
March 20, 2012
This is the debut rock release from the collaboration between Ed Schrader and Devlin Rice.
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Tiger Talk
by Yukon Blonde
March 20, 2012
The third full-length album for the Canadian indie rock band was produced by Colin Stewart.
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Port of Morrow
by The Shins
March 20, 2012
James Mercer's label Aural Apothecary releases The Shins' first studio album in five years.
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In a Dim Light
by Nedry
March 20, 2012
The London-based trio continues to mix different electronic music styles on its second album.
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Between the Times and the Tides
by Lee Ranaldo
March 20, 2012
The Sonic Youth guitarist's latest solo album produced by John Agnello features fellow Sonic Youth member Steve Shelly, Bob Bert, Jim O'Rouke, Nels Cline of Wilco, Irwin Menkin, Alan Licht, and John Medesk.
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Metal Dance
by Trevor Jackson
March 20, 2012
The compilation of EBM, industrial, post-punk electronic music was collected together by producer/DJ Trevor Jackson.
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Mixed Emotions
by Tanlines
March 20, 2012
This is the full-length debut release for the Brooklyn-based duo of Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Narrow
by Soap & Skin
March 18, 2012
The second album from Austrian singer Anja Plaschg includes a song about her father's sudden death.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Eternal Turn of the Wheel
by Drudkh
March 13, 2012
This is the ninth album from the black metal band from the Ukraine.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Elemental
by Demdike Stare
March 13, 2012
The album collects the four-part vinyl EPs released last year into one set.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Torture
by Cannibal Corpse
March 13, 2012
The eleventh album for the upstate New York death metal band was produced by Erik Rutan.
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Faithful Man
by Lee Fields
March 13, 2012
The latest album for the soul singer was produced by Jeff Silverman and Leon Michels.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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God's Father [Mixtape]
by Lil B
March 7, 2012
The 34 track mixtape is his second for the year.
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Always
by Xiu Xiu
March 6, 2012
This is the eighth album for the experimental pop band led by Jamie Stewart.
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Mia Pharaoh
by Miniature Tigers
March 6, 2012
The third album for the Brooklyn indie rock band goes for a more electronic sound.
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Threads
by Now, Now
March 6, 2012
Howard Redekopp produced the second album for the indie rock trio based in Minneapolis.
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Featherbrain
by Hanne Hukkelberg
March 6, 2012
The fourth album for the Norwegian experimentalist features Erik Vister as a guest performer.
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Personality
by Scuba
March 6, 2012
The third album for dubstep DJ Paul Rose aka Scuba mixes dubstep, techno, and bass.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Open Your Heart
by The Men
March 6, 2012
The third album from the Brooklyn quartet includes influences from country, psych, and rock music.
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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).
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Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
by Todd Snider
March 6, 2012
The latest album from the Nashville-based singer-songwriter was produced with Eric McConnell.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Come Back as Rain
by Good Old War
March 6, 2012
This is the third album for the indie folk-rock trio from Philadelphia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Brighter
by WhoMadeWho
March 5, 2012
This is the fourth full-length album from the Danish electronic trio.
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Zoo
by Ceremony
March 5, 2012
This is the San Francisco Bay Area punk group's first album on the Matador label.
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Mountain Echo
by Jodie Marie
March 5, 2012
The Welsh singer's 1960s-inspired debut album was produced by Bernard Butler.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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