Known for his genre-bending instrumentation and soulful lyricism, the Detroit-born indie rocker returns five years after his last proper album with an experimental variety of electro-orchestral folk pop songs.

With their fourth album, Antony Hegarty and the rest of his New York City band infuse atmospheric intonations, innovation, and heartfelt emotion into their experimental music.

The Glaswegian indie pop band returns after a four-year hiatus with an eighth studio album, featuring its trademark down-tempo ballads and jangly guitar rock.

This is the Norwegian singer-songwriter's second album.

Laura and Lydia Rogers were signed onto Jack White's label after an audition in October 2009. The debut album was executive produced by T. Bone Burnett and features both covers and original songs.

The third full-length album for the San Francisco indie band was recorded over a week.

The third full-length album for the duo of Phonte and Niolay features Darien Brockington, Jesse Boykins III, Median, Chantae Cann, and YahZarah as guests artists.

Primarily known as the lead singer/guitarist of Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker continues his crossover to pop-country with his second release since his Capitol Nashville debut.

The Scottish rock band's seventh album is lively and loud, with a blend of blaring guitar rock and less flamboyant folk tunes, influenced by lead singer Roddy Woomble's solo stint as a folk singer in New York.

Pink Floyd's David Gilmour joins the electronic duo on this album that includes two 20-minute-plus tracks.

The third full-length album for the Manchester, England, rock band is another two-disc release, featuring 17 songs on one disc and the 33-minute title track on the second.

Damon Gough's latest release is the first of a planned trilogy of albums.

The latest album for the Japanese hardcore rock quintet brings some post-rock styles to its music.

UK producer Gold Panda's debut is a fusion of psychedelic pop, samples and dance beats.

The band led by Rhett Miller releases the first volume of songs that were originally planned as part of a double album. Volume two is scheduled for a May 2011 release.

The South African trio's debut full-length album was originally self-released on the Internet last year. The CD release with Interscope includes several new tracks.

The Emeralds singer and guitarist releases his debut solo album on the Edition Mego label.

The follow-up to the German artist's 2008 album Ferndorf was recorded with San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra.

The San Francisco-based singer-songwriter releases his eighth album.

This is the Harlem, New York-born rapper's first official mixtape.

The debut album for the Montreal experimental rock quartet was produced with Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes.

The two-disc set from Wilco lead guitarist Nels Cline sees him returning to his jazz roots with this album influenced by Ed Ruscha paintings.

Adam Dutkiewicz produces the metal band's fifth studio album.

With Southern sounds, spacey themes, and smooth rhymes, the rapper returns from incarceration with his latest release of hip-hop hits.

This is the first album on the Jagjaguwar label for the British rock quartet.

Margins is the solo debut from Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith. Spirited.

The more emotional third album for the New York-based singer/songwriter has a much simpler title than her 2008 release.

The latest solo album for the Mavericks singer was self-produced.

The debut release for the supergroup includes Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur, and George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, as well as nine acoustic tracks.

The debut album for the London based indie pop band includes two Australian and two British members.

The latest greatest-hits collection for the Seattle band includes rare tracks. On expanded editions, it features five additional unreleased tracks and a music video DVD.

This is the debut solo album for the lead singer of Cursive and The Good Life.

The rapper who worked with Gucci Mane on a few mixtapes releases his first official album.

The Jeffrey Novak-led indie rock trio returns with its follow-up to its 2008 self-titled debut.

Paul McCartney and Neko Case appear as guest performers on the Travis frontman's debut solo album.

The Sacramento rock band releases its debut full-length after three EPs.

The latest album for the Canadian rapper was nominated for a Polaris Music Prize.

The British metal band's third album was produced by Fredrik Nordstrom and features guest appearances by Lights, You Me At Six's Josh Franceschi, and The Chariot's Josh Scogin.

Tricky is a highly acclaimed musician and producer whose eighth album crosses genres by mixing reggae, rap, jazz and rock to blur the lines of definition.

The Scottish singer-songwriter's third studio release combines country-tinged blues with bits of folk-rock and dance textures to create a contemporary, upbeat album.

The solo album for Ponytail's Dustin Wong was composed almost entirely with only a guitar.

The band's sixth album is inventive and dreamy, shifting in sounds using strings, harpsichords, and dulcimers to combine its psychedelic lullabies with folk rock.

The Oklahoma-born country music hit maker's 15th studio album is filled with everything from breakup ballads to twangy outlaw tales, showcasing his versatility as a veteran country star.

This is the solo debut album for the Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist.

Straightforward pop songs are this Boston band's specialty, and its latest release builds around its trademark sound with melodious guitars, sweeping vocal harmonies, and hook-filled songs.

The Hawaiian-born producer's move to making pop music as a solo artist has proven successful, as his new album is an innovative mix of tribal beats, reggae, and club-worthy jams that show his range as a songwriter.

The Libertines/Dirty Pretty Things singer releases his debut solo album.

The seventh studio album for the rock group was produced by Zach Shipps and features a cover of "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners.

This is the debut full-length album for Cameron Mesirow as Glasser.

The San Diego indie rock band returns with its first studio full-length album in more than 13 years.

With the help of three of the surviving Funk Brothers, Phil Collins recorded some Motown favorites for his first studio album in nearly 10 years.

The third studio release for the rapper features guest appearances by Bun B, Swizz Beatz, Ray J, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell, Wyclef Jean, and Estelle.

The guitarist's latest solo album is inspired by film scores he had written for others or for himself.

Influenced by early 1980's romantic/new wave, LA's Abe Vigoda's fourth album continues to re-create synth pop and post punk, comparable to The Cure and David Bowie.

This is the debut solo EP album for the lead singer of Cursive and The Good Life.

Chris Taylor helped produce this debut solo album for the Brooklyn-based George Lewis Jr.

This is the second studio album for the the indie rock duo from Los Angeles.

The legendary socially conscious rocker joins forces with producer Daniel Lanois, creating an album full of self-proclaimed folk-metal music.

The DJ-turned-producer, who has worked with everyone from Lily Allen to Amy Winehouse, returns with his third studio album under his new moniker, with impressive dance-floor, disco-pop jams.

Singer-songwriter Ben Folds and English novelist Nick Hornby collaborate to create an album featuring the piano compositions and musical arrangements of Folds and the words of Hornby.

The singer-songwriter and guitarist's self-titled album follows his collaborative effort with actress Scarlett Johansson and features famed Pixies frontman Frank Black as a producer of his straightforward pop rock.

The quadruple-platinum country singer's first studio album in three years is named after a Guy Clark song and features the singer-writer throughout the record.

The Atlanta-based quartet's fourth album combines calm shoegaze pop and noisy punk rock to create a dreamy, psychedelic sound.

At 65, the British blues-rock guitarist returns with a new album that rediscovers and reinvents classic jams, including songs by noted composers such as Irving Berlin and Fats Waller.

As one of the most well-known West Coast MCs, Ice Cube's ninth studio album heralds his love of California and his hometown of Compton.

Jimmy Eat World's seventh album was produced by Mark Trombino, who also produced 1999's Clarity and 2001's Bleed American.

The second full-length album for the California-born singer E. Nathaniel Dawkins goes for retro R&B and soul style.

Joe Barresi produced the latest album for the southern California punk band who celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010.

The first album in 14 years for the Liverpool, England, musicians who are best known in the US for the song If You Leave from the movie Pretty in Pink.

Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody gathers together fellow band member Iain Archer, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Belle & Sebastian's Richard Colburn, Garret "Jacknife" Lee, and Troy Stewart to record a country-inspired album.

The second album for the indie Canadian quartet was produced by Chad VanGaalen.

This is the debut full-length album for the Michigan trio led by John Holland.

Mike Birnbaum and Chris Bittner return to produce the Long Island-based rock band's fourth album.

This is the debut full-length album for the duo from Roanoke, Virginia.

Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Rob Thomas, India.Aire, Chris Daughtry, Nas, Chester Bennington, Joe Crocker, Gavin Rossdale, Pat Monahan, Yo-Yo Ma, Johnny Lang, Ray Manzarek and Jacoby Shaddix guest on the Clive Davis-produced covers album featuring Santana.

The latest project for TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek features such guests as Karen O, David Byrne, Kyp Malone, and Theophilus London.

The latest release from the Miami-based metal band is its second without guitarist Juan Montoya who left the band in 2008.

The debut full-length release for the Brooklyn pop duo was recorded in New York and London.

The Berkeley, California, rapper adds ambient sounds to his hip-hop rhymes on his latest release.

With Stereolab on hiatus, Laetitia Sadier returns to release her first solo album.

The California producer/artist releases a seven-track EP four months after Cosmogramma, his third full-length album.

The artist's latest album with the band Spearhead continues his melding of hip-hop, reggae, and rock music.

Frankie Rose, who previously was in several up-and-coming indie rock bands, such as Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts, returns with the debut album for her own band.

Frankie Rose, who previously was in several up-and-coming indie rock bands, such as Vivian Girls, Dum Dum Girls, and Crystal Stilts, returns with the debut album for her own band.