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Ceremonials
by Florence + the Machine
November 1, 2011
The darker second album for the indie band was produced by Paul Epworth.
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Long Live the King [EP]
by The Decemberists
November 1, 2011
The indie folk band releases its second EP of the year that contains B-sides from its The King Is Dead album.
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The SMiLE Sessions
by The Beach Boys
November 1, 2011
The collection of sessions from the never-released SMiLe album are finally released together after many years of parts of the collection being released through bootlegs or legally on other album collections.
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Four the Record
by Miranda Lambert
November 1, 2011
The aptly titled fourth album for the country singer features a duet with her husband, Blake Shelton.
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Live Love A$AP
by A$AP Rocky
October 31, 2011
The New York rapper who signed a $3 million deal with Polo Grounds/RCA releases his debut mixtape.
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Soul Time!
by Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
October 31, 2011
The latest album for the funk and soul group collects songs from b-sides, exclusives, and bonus tracks.
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Violence Begets Violence
by Jedi Mind Tricks
October 31, 2011
The seventh album from the underground hip-hop duo, Vinnie Paz and Jus Allah, features guest appearances from members of Paz's Army of Pharoahs and others. Longtime JMT producer Stoupe did not produce this time around.
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Whatever, Whenever
by Mark Sultan
October 25, 2011
Thirteen tracks from Mark Sultan's vinyl LP releases Whatever I Want and Whenever I Want are collected in this CD release.
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Far Side Virtual
by James Ferraro
October 25, 2011
The sounds of an electronic device-driven world are the influences on Ferraro's first full-length release on the Hippos in Tanks label.
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Bad as Me
by Tom Waits
October 25, 2011
The latest album for the singer-songwriter is the first album of all new songs since 2004's Real Gone.
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Howl Of The Lonely Crowd
by Comet Gain
October 25, 2011
The British indie pop band's latest album was produced by Edwyn Collins and Ryan Jarman of The Cribs.
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El Tren Fantasma
by Chris Watson
October 25, 2011
Recorded during five weeks of travel by train throughout Mexico, El Tren Fantasma is a sonic portrait of the "ghost train" captured by sound recordist and co-founder of Cabaret Voltaire, Chris Watson.
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Bad Penny
by Spectrals
October 25, 2011
Louis Jones' debut release of pop rock was produced by Richard Formby.
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4everevolution
by Roots Manuva
October 25, 2011
British rapper Rodney Smith's latest studio album features guest appearances by Toddla T, DJ MK, Daddy Kope, Ricky Ranking, and Rokhsan.
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Free All the Monsters
by The Bats
October 25, 2011
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Nightlife
by Phantogram
October 25, 2011
This is the third EP for the New York electronic rock duo of Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter.
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Tarot Classics [EP]
by Surfer Blood
October 25, 2011
The indie rock band releases a six-track EP, which includes remixes by Speculator and Totally Sincere.
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Ilo Veyou
by Camille
October 25, 2011
The French singer's third album sung in both English and her native language moves to a classical sound after the electronic style of her 2008 album, Music Hole.
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The Singing Mailman Delivers
by John Prine
October 25, 2011
The two-disc set contains recordings from 1970 (before Prine's debut album was recorded in 1971) from the singer-songwriter that is admired by Bob Dylan.
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A Very She & Him Christmas
by She & Him
October 25, 2011
Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward reunite for a Christmas album of classic chestnuts and a few new holiday songs.
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Acrobats
by Peggy Sue
October 25, 2011
The indie rock trio's second album was produced by John Parish.
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DJ-Kicks
by Scuba
October 25, 2011
Paul Rose, otherwise known as Scuba, heads this compilation for the DJ-Kicks series.
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Smoking in Heaven
by Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
October 25, 2011
The second album for the British trio of siblings continues its retro pop sounds that this time includes influences from country, blues, Latin, and ska music.
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Empros
by Russian Circles
October 25, 2011
The fourth full-length album for the Chicago instrumental metal band was produced by Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines.
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El Rego et Ses Commandos
by El Rego
October 25, 2011
This is a remastered collection of West African soul music from El Rego originally released in the 1960s-1970s.
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A Map of the Floating City
by Thomas Dolby
October 25, 2011
The concept album made up of three EPs about three imaginary continents is the first since the singer's 1992 album Astronauts & Heretics.
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Live Music
by The Strange Boys
October 24, 2011
Jim Eno of Spoon produced the third album for the Austin, Texas rock group.
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Travels in the Dustland
by The Walkabouts
October 24, 2011
This is the first studio album in six years from the Seattle rock band led by Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson.
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Count Yer Lucky Stars
by Gringo Star
October 24, 2011
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Call It Blazing
by A Classic Education
October 24, 2011
The debut full-length album for the indie rock band led by Jonathan Clancy was produced by Jarvis Taveniere.
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Geronimo!
by Piney Gir
October 24, 2011
Rob Campanella produced the fifth album for the Kansas-born and London-based singer-songwriter.
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Mylo Xyloto
by Coldplay
October 24, 2011
The fifth full-length studio release for the alternative rock band is a concept album about the love story of Mylo Xyloto, set in an alien dystopia.
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Audio, Video, Disco
by Justice
October 24, 2011
The second full-length studio album for the French electronic duo features guest appearances by Ali Love, Morgan Phalen, and Vincent Vendetta.
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No Thyself
by Magazine
October 24, 2011
This is the first album in 30 years for the British post-punk band who reunited in 2008.
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Some Kind of Hate
by Aiden
October 24, 2011
William Control produced the second album in 2011 for the Seattle, Washington-based rock band.
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Pan Am Stories
by Rangers
October 24, 2011
The two-disc release from San Francisco-based Joe Knight includes a 13-plus minute track.
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Stronger
by Kelly Clarkson
October 24, 2011
The first American Idol winner returns with her fifth album.
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Let the Poison Out
by The Beets
October 24, 2011
The third album for the rock band from Brooklyn was produced by Gary Olson of The Ladybug Transistor.
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Divine Providence
by Deer Tick
October 24, 2011
The fourth full-length release for the indie rock group was produced by Adam Landry and Justin Collins.
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Clancy's Tavern
by Toby Keith
October 24, 2011
The latest album for the country singer was named after the bar his grandmother ran.
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Guitar Slinger
by Vince Gill
October 24, 2011
Vince Gill's first album since 2006 features a song co-written with his wife, Amy Grant.
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Little Red Boots
by Lindi Ortega
October 24, 2011
Canadian country singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega releases her debut album produced Ron Lopata.
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In the Key of Disney
by Brian Wilson
October 24, 2011
The Beach Boy reinterprets some of the classic Disney songs on his second album for Walk Disney Records.
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Mount Wittenberg Orca [EP]
by Dirty Projectors
October 24, 2011
Bjork and the Dirty Projectors originally performed these songs in a bookstore and released the recordings digitally to benefit the preservation of protected marine life and oceans.
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If You Want Loyalty Buy a Dog
by Little Axe
October 24, 2011
Skip McDonald's latest album produced by Adrian Sherwood features appearances by Dub Syndicate and Roots Radics.
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Staring at the X
by Forest Fire
October 18, 2011
This is the second full-length album from the New York experimental rock band.
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Five Serpent's Teeth
by Evile
October 18, 2011
The third album for the British thrash metal band is its first without bass player Mike Alexander, who died in 2009.
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Purpose & Grace
by Martin Simpson
October 18, 2011
The British folk singer-songwriter's cover album features Dick Gaughan, Fay Hield, and June Tabor as guest singers.
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Complete
by The Smiths
October 18, 2011
The title of the collection is somewhat of a misnomer because the eight-disc set contains the band's four albums remastered by Johnny Marr, three compilations, and a live album.
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Enough Thunder [EP]
by James Blake
October 18, 2011
The fourth EP for the electronic artist is a six-track EP follow-up to his debut and features a cover of Joni Mitchell's A Case of You.
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Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
by M83
October 18, 2011
Anthony Gonzalez's two-disc album produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen features contributions from Medicine's Brad Laner, Morgan Kibby, and Zola Jesus.
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Impossible Spaces
by Sandro Perri
October 18, 2011
The second album under his real name combines the sounds of electronic, folk and rock music.
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Days
by Real Estate
October 18, 2011
The second full-length release for the Brooklyn, New York-based indie rock band was recorded with Kevin McMahon.
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Rapprocher
by Class Actress
October 18, 2011
The debut full-length album for the Brooklyn electro-pop band led by Elizabeth Harper.
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The Great Escape Artist
by Jane's Addiction
October 18, 2011
The alternative rock group returns with its first album since 2003's Strays, with Dave Sitek joining the three original members on the Rich Costey-produced release.
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Revelation Road
by Shelby Lynne
October 18, 2011
After releasing two albums in 2010, the singer-songwriter returns with her 12th studio album.
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Soul Punk
by Patrick Stump
October 18, 2011
The Fall Out Boy singer also wrote and produced this entire debut solo album.
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Dixie Lullabies
by The Kentucky Headhunters
October 18, 2011
This is the first studio release since its 2005 cover album Big Boss Man for the Southern rock country band.
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Conditions of My Parole
by Puscifer
October 18, 2011
The second studio album for the Maynard James Keenan project was recorded in Arizona.
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Twirligig
by Jonti
October 18, 2011
The debut album for the Sydney, Australia-based producer was influenced by the films of Norman McLaren.
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Beyond the Sun
by Chris Isaak
October 18, 2011
The singer-songwriter's latest release from Sun Records is a cover album of hit songs that were originally recorded by such artist as Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Elvis Presley.
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Gauntlet Hair
by Gauntlet Hair
October 18, 2011
The Colorado duo of Andy R. and Craig Nice releases its debut full-length album.
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He Thinks He's People
by Rob Crow
October 18, 2011
The Pinback co-founder releases his latest solo album.
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The Place I Left Behind
by The Deep Dark Woods
October 18, 2011
The fourth release for the Canadian alternative country rock band was nominated for a Juno award.
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Tape Club
by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
October 18, 2011
The limited released compilation collects 26 B-sides and demos picked by the indie pop band.
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All Things Will Unwind
by My Brightest Diamond
October 18, 2011
The experimental pop singer's return to Detroit influenced the themes of her folk-inspired album.
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Severant
by Kuedo
October 17, 2011
Jamie Teasdale of Vex'd releases his debut solo album as Kuedo.
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Breathing and Not Breathing
by Supreme Dicks
October 17, 2011
A compilation of the albums released by the experimental indie rock group from Amherst, Massachusetts, includes five unreleased songs.
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Those Who Didn't Run
by Colin Stetson
October 17, 2011
On his follow-up to his second solo album, History of Warfare II, Judges, Stetson employs circular breathing.
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Love + Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation
by Murs
October 11, 2011
Murs teams up with Ski Beatz on this independent label release.
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Looping State of Mind
by The Field
October 11, 2011
Stockholm-based Alex Willner continues his ambient techno style on his third album.
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Felt
by Nils Frahm
October 11, 2011
The German composer's latest album was composed with felt on his piano strings to dampen the sound.
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Avalanche United
by I Am the Avalanche
October 11, 2011
The second album for the Brooklyn punk band follows a six-year gap after the release of its self-titled debut in 2005.
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New Blood
by Peter Gabriel
October 11, 2011
The former Genesis singer rerecorded some of his songs with a 46-piece orchestra conducted by Ben Foster.
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Bootleg, Vol. 3: Live Around the World
by Johnny Cash
October 11, 2011
The third volume of bootlegs is a two-disc set that collects songs from shows between 1956 and 1979. It includes recordings from such varied locations as the Nixon White House, the Newport Folk festival, for the troops in Vietnam, and at a prison in Sweden.
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Wildflower
by Lauren Alaina
October 11, 2011
The runner-up in the 10th season of American Idol releases her debut album produced by Byron Gallimore.
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Reverie
by Joe Henry
October 11, 2011
Marc Ribot, Jean McClain, Lisa Hannigan, and Patrick Warren appear as guests on Henry's home-recorded acoustic album.
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Original Colors
by High Places
October 11, 2011
The alternative rock duo's third studio album was recorded at its Los Angeles home.
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How Do You Do
by Mayer Hawthorne
October 11, 2011
The first album on new major label Universal Republic for the Los Angeles-based soul singer includes a guest appearance by Snoop Dogg.
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The Sound of His Own Voice
by John Wesley Harding
October 11, 2011
The latest album for the British folk-pop singer features members of The Decemberists as Harding's backing band, as well as appearances by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Roseanne Cash, Scott McCaughey, and Laura Veirs.
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On the Water
by Future Islands
October 11, 2011
Produced by Chester Endersby Gwazda, the second album for the trio features cello, marimba, and violin instrumentation.
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Creatures of an Hour
by Still Corners
October 11, 2011
This is the debut full-length album for the British quartet led by American-born Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray.
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Deeper into Dream
by Ben Lee
October 11, 2011
The eighth album from the Australian singer-songwriter was inspired by dreams and what they reveal to people about themselves.
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Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen
by Casiokids
October 11, 2011
The third album for the Norwegian indie electronic band includes guest appearances by of Montreal's Kevin Barnes, K Ishibashi, and Bryan Poole.
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Breaks in the Armor
by Crooked Fingers
October 11, 2011
The sixth album for the indie rock band led by Archer of Loaf's Eric Bachmann was recorded at The Bakery with Matt Yelton.
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Bad Ingredients
by Scott H. Biram
October 11, 2011
Rock, country, and blues are just some of the influences on Scott H. Biram's latest release.
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The Awakening
by James Morrison
October 11, 2011
The death of his father was an influence on the third album for the British singer and was produced by Bernard Butler.
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Freedom Run
by The Rifles
October 11, 2011
The third album for the British indie rock band was produced by Chris Potter of the Verve.
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Your Past Comes Back to Haunt You: The Fonotone Years, 1958-1965
by John Fahey
October 11, 2011
The five-disc set collects together 115 remastered tracks from John Fahey's time with the Fonotone label.
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Lenses Alien
by Cymbals Eat Guitars
October 11, 2011
The second album for the indie rock band from Staten Island was produced by John Agnello.
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Set and Lights
by Xeno & Oaklander
October 11, 2011
The New York duo of Liz Wendelbo and Sean McBride releases their third album together.
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Beyond the Lightless Sky
by Hull
October 11, 2011
The second full-length album for the Brooklyn five-piece rock band tells a story of two Mayan brothers.
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The Abandoned Lullaby
by Icebird
October 11, 2011
Soul singer Aaron Livingston and hip-hop producer RJD2 team up to release their debut album together as Icebird.
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Emika
by Emika
October 11, 2011
The Berlin-based ex-sound engineer releases her debut full-length album of electronic music influenced by dubstep.
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Every Kingdom
by Ben Howard
October 11, 2011
This is the debut folk rock album for the British singer-songwriter.
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A Turn in the Dream-Songs
by Jeffrey Lewis
October 11, 2011
The sixth solo album for the singer-songwriter includes member of the Vaselines, Dr. Dog, Au Revoir Simone, Misty's Big Adventure, The Wave Picture, Johnny and the Sussex Wit, and Schwervon.
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Ashes & Fire
by Ryan Adams
October 11, 2011
The North Carolina-born singer's 13th album was produced by Glyn Johns, and it is his first since he left the band in part to Meniere's disease in 2009.
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Monkeytown
by Modeselektor
October 11, 2011
The Berlin duo's third album includes Radiohead's Thom Yorke as a guest vocalist.
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Forever Abomination
by Skeletonwitch
October 11, 2011
This is the fourth album for the Athens, Ohio, metal band and its first with new drummer Dustin Boltjes.
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Eleven
by Martina McBride
October 11, 2011
The latest release for the country singer is aptly titled as it is her 11th studio album with 11 tracks.
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