Music
|
Undercard
by The Extra Lens
October 19, 2010
Previously known as The Extra Glenns, the duo that comprises John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats and Franklin Bruno of Nothing Painted Blue, releases its first album under the new name.
|
|
Autumn, Again
by A Sunny Day in Glasgow
October 19, 2010
The third Philadelphia band led by Ben Daniels releases its third full-length album.
|
|
Shobaleader One: d'Demonstrator
by Squarepusher
October 19, 2010
This concept mini-album consists of nine tracks performed by a mysterious quartet named Shobaleader One.
|
|
Come Around Sundown
by Kings of Leon
October 19, 2010
Released two years after the international breakthrough hit Only by the Night, Come Around Sundown continues Kings of Leon's journey into the upper echelon of mainstream pop/rock, with super-sized choruses and guitar heroics thrown in for good measure.
|
|
Love Remains
by How to Dress Well
October 19, 2010
The debut album for Tom Krell, a singer from Germany, includes tracks that were previously released on EPs.
|
|
Sale el Sol
by Shakira
October 19, 2010
The international pop star returns to her roots with the release of a Spanish-language album, featuring her hit World Cup anthem.
|
|
The Incredible Machine
by Sugarland
October 19, 2010
Singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush make up the country music duo, and their fourth studio album is influenced by the "steampunk movement" in science fiction.
|
|
Fly Me to the Moon: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 5
by Rod Stewart
October 19, 2010
Continuing his Great American Songbook series, Rod Stewart's fifth collection is made up of his version of classic pop standards, finding him reunited with longtime collaborators Richard Perry and Clive Davis.
|
|
The Union
by Elton John
October 19, 2010
The two talented singer-songwriters and accomplished pianists pair up to release a duet album of original songs, featuring production by T-Bone Burnett.
|
|
Eskmo
by Eskmo
October 19, 2010
Brendan Angelides releases his debut full-length album as Eskmo.
|
|
Funstyle
by Liz Phair
October 19, 2010
Liz Phair left Capitol Records in 2008. She released her latest batch of songs on the Internet in July 2010. The CD release includes the Girlysound Tapes, which are some of her earliest cassettes recordings.
|
|
The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964
by Bob Dylan
October 19, 2010
The ninth volume from Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series contains the 47 songs he recorded in 1962-64.
|
|
Page One
by Steven Page
October 19, 2010
This is the first solo album for the Barenaked Ladies cofounder since he left the band in 2008.
|
|
Face Tat
by Zach Hill
October 19, 2010
The second solo album for the drummer includes such guests as Devendra Banhart, Gil-Scott Heron, No Age, and Greg Saunier.
|
![The Social Network [Original Score]](https://static.metacritic.com/images/products/music/2/1758de2bc5955fad1001116402d74ad8-98.jpg)
|
The Social Network [Original Score]
by Trent Reznor
October 15, 2010
The 19-track soundtrack to David Fincher's Facebook movie was composed and performed by Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
|
|
The Age of Adz
by Sufjan Stevens
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Swanlights
by Antony and the Johnsons
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Belle and Sebastian Write About Love
by Belle and Sebastian
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Opticks
by Silje Nes
October 12, 2010
This is the Norwegian singer-songwriter's second album.
|
|
The Secret Sisters
by Secret Sisters
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Play It Strange
by The Fresh & Onlys
October 12, 2010
The third full-length album for the San Francisco indie band was recorded over a week.
|
|
Authenticity
by The Foreign Exchange
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Charleston, SC 1966
by Darius Rucker
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Post Electric Blues
by Idlewild
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Metallic Spheres
by The Orb
October 12, 2010
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour joins the electronic duo on this album that includes two 20-minute-plus tracks.
|
|
Jojo Burger Tempest
by Working for a Nuclear Free City
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
It's What I'm Thinking, Pt. 1: Photographing Snowflakes
by Badly Drawn Boy
October 12, 2010
Damon Gough's latest release is the first of a planned trilogy of albums.
|
|
Recitation
by Envy
October 12, 2010
The latest album for the Japanese hardcore rock quintet brings some post-rock styles to its music.
|
|
Lucky Shiner
by Gold Panda
October 12, 2010
UK producer Gold Panda's debut is a fusion of psychedelic pop, samples and dance beats.
|
|
The Grand Theatre, Vol. 1
by Old 97's
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
$O$
by Die Antwoord
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
Living with Yourself
by Mark McGuire
October 12, 2010
The Emeralds singer and guitarist releases his debut solo album on the Edition Mego label.
|
|
Foreign Landscapes
by Hauschka
October 12, 2010
The follow-up to the German artist's 2008 album Ferndorf was recorded with San Francisco's Magik*Magik Orchestra.
|
|
To Dreamers
by Kelley Stoltz
October 12, 2010
The San Francisco-based singer-songwriter releases his eighth album.
|
|
Slime Flu
by Vado
October 12, 2010
This is the Harlem, New York-born rapper's first official mixtape.
|
|
Zeroes QC
by Suuns
October 12, 2010
The debut album for the Montreal experimental rock quartet was produced with Jace Lasek of The Besnard Lakes.
|
|
DIRTY BABY
by Nels Cline
October 12, 2010
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.
|
|
For We Are Many
by All That Remains
October 12, 2010
Adam Dutkiewicz produces the metal band's fifth studio album.
|
|
I Am Not a Human Being
by Lil Wayne
October 12, 2010
With Southern sounds, spacey themes, and smooth rhymes, the rapper returns from incarceration with his latest release of hip-hop hits.
|
|
Steeple
by Wolf People
October 12, 2010
This is the first album on the Jagjaguwar label for the British rock quartet.
|
|
Margins
by Paul Smith
October 11, 2010
Margins is the solo debut from Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith. Spirited.
|
|
Marnie Stern
by Marnie Stern
October 5, 2010
The more emotional third album for the New York-based singer/songwriter has a much simpler title than her 2008 release.
|
|
Sinners & Saints
by Raul Malo
October 5, 2010
The latest solo album for the Mavericks singer was self-produced.
|
|
As I Call You Down
by Fistful of Mercy
October 5, 2010
The debut release for the supergroup includes Ben Harper, Joseph Arthur, and George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, as well as nine acoustic tracks.
|
|
Allo Darlin'
by Allo Darlin'
October 5, 2010
The debut album for the London based indie pop band includes two Australian and two British members.
|
|
Telephantasm
by Soundgarden
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
The Game of Monogamy
by Tim Kasher
October 5, 2010
This is the debut solo album for the lead singer of Cursive and The Good Life.
|
|
|
Flockaveli
by Waka Flocka Flame
October 5, 2010
The rapper who worked with Gucci Mane on a few mixtapes releases his first official album.
|
|
Wild Go
by Dark Dark Dark
October 5, 2010
|
|
Fantastic Explanations (And Similar Situations)
by Cheap Time
October 5, 2010
The Jeffrey Novak-led indie rock trio returns with its follow-up to its 2008 self-titled debut.
|
|
Wreckorder
by Fran Healy
October 5, 2010
Paul McCartney and Neko Case appear as guest performers on the Travis frontman's debut solo album.
|
|
No Name No Color
by Middle Class Rut
October 5, 2010
The Sacramento rock band releases its debut full-length after three EPs.
|
|
TSOL
by Shad
October 5, 2010
The latest album for the Canadian rapper was nominated for a Polaris Music Prize.
|
|
There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It, There is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
by Bring Me the Horizon
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Mixed Race
by Tricky
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Tiger Suit
by KT Tunstall
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Infinite Love
by Dustin Wong
October 5, 2010
The solo album for Ponytail's Dustin Wong was composed almost entirely with only a guitar.
|
|
Bubblegum
by Clinic
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Bullets in the Gun
by Toby Keith
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
1,000 Years
by The Corin Tucker Band
October 5, 2010
This is the solo debut album for the Sleater-Kinney singer/guitarist.
|
|
|
Easy Wonderful
by Guster
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Doo-Wops and Hooligans
by Bruno Mars
October 5, 2010
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.
|
|
Carl Barat
by Carl Barât
October 4, 2010
The Libertines/Dirty Pretty Things singer releases his debut solo album.
|
|
Zodiac
by Electric Six
September 28, 2010
The seventh studio album for the rock group was produced by Zach Shipps and features a cover of "The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners.
|
|
Ring
by Glasser
September 28, 2010
This is the debut full-length album for Cameron Mesirow as Glasser.
|
|
|
The Inevitable Past Is the Future Forgotten
by Three Mile Pilot
September 28, 2010
The San Diego indie rock band returns with its first studio full-length album in more than 13 years.
|
|
Going Back
by Phil Collins
September 28, 2010
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 Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted
by Gucci Mane
September 28, 2010
The third studio release for the rapper features guest appearances by Bun B, Swizz Beatz, Ray J, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell, Wyclef Jean, and Estelle.
|
|
Silent Movies
by Marc Ribot
September 28, 2010
The guitarist's latest solo album is inspired by film scores he had written for others or for himself.
|
|
Crush
by Abe Vigoda
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
A Swedish Love Story
by Owen Pallett
September 28, 2010
This is the debut solo EP album for the lead singer of Cursive and The Good Life.
|
|
Forget
by Twin Shadow
September 28, 2010
Chris Taylor helped produce this debut solo album for the Brooklyn-based George Lewis Jr.
|
|
Everything in Between
by No Age
September 28, 2010
This is the second studio album for the the indie rock duo from Los Angeles.
|
|
Le Noise
by Neil Young
September 28, 2010
The legendary socially conscious rocker joins forces with producer Daniel Lanois, creating an album full of self-proclaimed folk-metal music.
|
|
Record Collection
by Mark Ronson and the Business Intl
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
Lonely Avenue
by Nick Hornby
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
Pete Yorn
by Pete Yorn
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
Hemingway's Whiskey
by Kenny Chesney
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
Halcyon Digest
by Deerhunter
September 28, 2010
The Atlanta-based quartet's fourth album combines calm shoegaze pop and noisy punk rock to create a dreamy, psychedelic sound.
|
|
Clapton
by Eric Clapton
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
I Am the West
by Ice Cube
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
Invented
by Jimmy Eat World
September 28, 2010
Jimmy Eat World's seventh album was produced by Mark Trombino, who also produced 1999's Clarity and 2001's Bleed American.
|
|
Good Things
by Aloe Blacc
September 28, 2010
The second full-length album for the California-born singer E. Nathaniel Dawkins goes for retro R&B and soul style.
|
|
|
The Dissent of Man
by Bad Religion
September 28, 2010
Joe Barresi produced the latest album for the southern California punk band who celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010.
|
|
History of Modern
by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
September 28, 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.
|
|
The Place We Ran From
by Tired Pony
September 28, 2010
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.
|
|
|
Public Strain
by Women
September 28, 2010
The second album for the indie Canadian quartet was produced by Chad VanGaalen.
|
|
King Night
by Salem
September 28, 2010
This is the debut full-length album for the Michigan trio led by John Holland.
|
|
The Big Deep
by The Sleeping
September 28, 2010
Mike Birnbaum and Chris Bittner return to produce the Long Island-based rock band's fourth album.
|
|
Silver
by Eternal Summers
September 27, 2010
This is the debut full-length album for the duo from Roanoke, Virginia.
|
|
Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
by Santana
September 21, 2010
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.
|
|
Maximum Balloon
by Maximum Balloon
September 21, 2010
The latest project for TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek features such guests as Karen O, David Byrne, Kyp Malone, and Theophilus London.
|
|
Songs for Singles
by Torche
September 21, 2010
The latest release from the Miami-based metal band is its second without guitarist Juan Montoya who left the band in 2008.
|
|
The Hundred in the Hands
by The Hundred in the Hands
September 21, 2010
The debut full-length release for the Brooklyn pop duo was recorded in New York and London.
|
|
Rain In England
by Lil B
September 21, 2010
The Berkeley, California, rapper adds ambient sounds to his hip-hop rhymes on his latest release.
|
|
The Trip
by Laetitia Sadier
September 21, 2010
With Stereolab on hiatus, Laetitia Sadier returns to release her first solo album.
|
|
Pattern + Grid World
by Flying Lotus
September 21, 2010
The California producer/artist releases a seven-track EP four months after Cosmogramma, his third full-length album.
|
|
The Sound of Sunshine
by Michael Franti & Spearhead
September 21, 2010
The artist's latest album with the band Spearhead continues his melding of hip-hop, reggae, and rock music.
|
|
Frankie Rose and the Outs
by Frankie Rose and the Outs
September 21, 2010
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.
|
|
No Gravity
by Shontelle
September 21, 2010
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.
|
Essential Links
May 2026 Releases
-
Week of May 17, 2026
-
Week of May 24, 2026