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Love The Future
by Chester French
April 21, 2009
The duo of D.A. Wallach and Max Drummey release their debut album on Pharrell Williams' label after a bidding war by Kanye West's and Jermaine Dupri's own labels.
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My Maudlin Career
by Camera Obscura
April 21, 2009
The fourth album for the Scottish band was produced by Jari Haapalainen.
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The Bright Mississippi
by Allen Toussaint
April 21, 2009
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame producer/musician from New Orleans releases his first major jazz album produced by Joe Henry.
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I Heard It Today
by Mr. Lif
April 21, 2009
The Boston rapper releases his third full-length album featuring Bahamadia, Dumbtron, and Vinnie Paz as guest artists.
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Deeper Than Rap
by Rick Ross
April 21, 2009
The third album for the rapper features such guests as Foxy Brown, John Legend, Lil Wayne, Kayne West, The-Dream, Robin Thicke, Ne-Yo, and T-Pain.
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Please And Thank You
by The Broken Family Band
April 20, 2009
This is the first album on Cooking Vinyl for the British indie rock band.
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Dance Mother
by Telepathe
April 14, 2009
The debut album for the duo from Brooklyn was produced by Dave Sitek.
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Country Club
by John Doe & The Sadies
April 14, 2009
The Sadies join up with John Doe to release their first album of country music together.
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Spring Tides
by Jeniferever
April 14, 2009
This is the Swedish indie rock quartet's second full-length album.
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Two Fingers
by Two Fingers
April 14, 2009
Amon Tobin and Joe "Doubleclick" Chapman join together to release their debut album together featuring Sway, Ms. Jade, and Ce'Cile as guests.
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200 Tons Of Bad Luck
by Crippled Black Phoenix
April 14, 2009
The second album for the supergroup of musicians from such bands as Mogwai, Pantheist, Gonga, and Electric Wizard.
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Everybody, Come Outside!
by Pomegranates
April 14, 2009
The second album for the quartet from Cincinnati was mixed by TJ Lipple.
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Songs Of Shame
by Woods
April 14, 2009
This is the fourth album for the folk band led by Jeremy Earl.
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Fortress Around My Heart
by Ida Maria
April 14, 2009
This is the debut album for the singer from Norway.
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Law Of The Playground
by The Boy Least Likely To
April 14, 2009
The second album for the English indie-rock duo.
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
by Bill Callahan
April 14, 2009
Previously known as Smog, Bill Callahan releases only the second album under his real name.
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Dos
by Wooden Shjips
April 14, 2009
The second full-length studio album for the quartet from San Francisco.
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Carbeth
by Trembling Bells
April 14, 2009
The debut album for the English and Scottish quartet is led by Alex Neilson, who has worked as a drummer for Wil Oldham, Isobel Campbell, and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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Fantasies
by Metric
April 14, 2009
The fourth album for the indie-rock band was mixed by John O'Mahony.
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Swoon
by Silversun Pickups
April 14, 2009
The second album for the Los Angeles indie-rock band was produced by Dave Cooley.
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Petits Fours
by Grand Duchy
April 14, 2009
The first album for the rock band featuring Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark.
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You Can Have What You Want
by Papercuts
April 14, 2009
The third album for the indie-pop band led by Jason Quever.
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The Future Will Come
by The Juan MacLean
April 14, 2009
This is the second album for the electronic artist from Rhode Island.
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Honey Moon
by The Handsome Family
April 14, 2009
The latest album for the duo is a series of love songs to celebrate their 20 years of marriage.
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Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
by Prefuse 73
April 14, 2009
The fifth album for Prefuse 73 was recorded on analog tape first.
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The Open Door [EP]
by Death Cab for Cutie
April 14, 2009
The EP features four new song recorded during the Narrow Stairs sessions and a demo version of 'Talking Bird.'
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Inside Your Guitar
by It Hugs Back
April 7, 2009
The English indie-rock band releases its debut full-length album on 4AD.
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Scramble
by The Coathangers
April 7, 2009
The second album for the Atlanta-based female rock band.
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Play Music
by Thieves Like Us
April 7, 2009
This is the debut album for the three-piece formed in Berlin.
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Two Suns
by Bat for Lashes
April 7, 2009
The second album for the singer was produced by David Kosten and features guest appearances by Yeasayer and Scott Walker.
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Jewellery
by Micachu & the Shapes
April 7, 2009
The debut album for the British band was produced by Matthew Herbert.
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Kingdom Of Rust
by Doves
April 7, 2009
The fourth album for the British rock band was co-produced with Dan Austin and John Leckie.
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Jigsaw
by Lady Sovereign
April 7, 2009
The British rapper releases her second album on her own label, Midget Records.
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Fork In The Road
by Neil Young
April 7, 2009
Neil Young releases his latest album inspired in part by the Lincvolt Project, which is biodiesel pioneer Jonathan Goodwin's idea to produce an electric power system for cars.
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Life And Times
by Bob Mould
April 7, 2009
The ex-Husker Du singer moves away from the electronic sounds of his more recent releases and returns to the guitar stylings he played 20 years ago.
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Yonder Is The Clock
by The Felice Brothers
April 7, 2009
The second album on the Team Love label for the three brothers from upstate New York.
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The Last Kiss
by Jadakiss
April 7, 2009
The rapper's first release in five years features guests such as Mary J. Blige, Nas, Styles P, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Ne Yo, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Pharrell, and Faith Evans.
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Begone Dull Care
by Junior Boys
April 7, 2009
The third album fof the electronic duo from Canada.
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Now We Can See
by The Thermals
April 7, 2009
The band's first album on the Kill Rock Stars label was produced by John Congleton.
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Tentacles
by Crystal Antlers
April 7, 2009
The debut full-length for the indie-rock band from Long Beach, California.
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A Stranger Here
by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
April 7, 2009
Joe Henry produced the Grammy-winning folk singer's second album for the Anti- label.
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Repo
by Black Dice
April 7, 2009
The second album on the Paw Tracks label for the Brooklyn-based experimental group.
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I Was A King
by I Was a King
April 7, 2009
The sophomore album for the Norwegian indie rock band was produced by Gary Olson.
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Sun Gangs
by The Veils
April 7, 2009
The British indie-rock band releases its third album.
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Vs. Children
by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
April 7, 2009
This is the second release in 2009 for Owen Ashworth following last month's release of his compilation album, Advance Base Battery Life.
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Unstoppable
by Rascal Flatts
April 7, 2009
The latest album for the country trio was produced with Dann Huff.
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The Last Laugh
by Joker's Daughter
April 7, 2009
The debut album for the UK artist Helena Costas was produced by Danger Mouse.
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Telekinesis!
by Telekinesis
April 7, 2009
The debut album for the rock band led by Michael Benjamin Lerner was produced by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla.
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A Positive Rage
by The Hold Steady
April 7, 2009
The first live album for the band features 17 live tracks recorded on October 31, 2007 and a DVD about the release of "Boys ands Girls in America."
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The Atlantic Ocean
by Richard Swift
April 7, 2009
The latest solo album for the singer-songwriter includes one track co-produced by Mark Ronson.
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Guilt
by Mims
April 7, 2009
The New York rapper's second album features guest appearances by former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett, Ky-Mani Marley, Tech N9ne, J. Holiday, and Nice & Smooth.
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Hey Everyone
by Dananananaykroyd
April 6, 2009
The debut album for the Glasgow-based indie-rock band was produced by Machine.
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Labyrinthes
by Malajube
March 31, 2009
The francophone rock band from Montreal releases its third album.
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Black Cascade
by Wolves in the Throne Room
March 31, 2009
The third album for the Washington-based metal band was produced by Randall Dunn.
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Good Evening
by Nite Jewel
March 31, 2009
The debut album for Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Ramona Gonzalez.
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Everyday Demons
by The Answer
March 31, 2009
The Northern Ireland rock band releases its first album in North America after featuring a track on the video game Guitar Hero: World Tour.
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It's Blitz
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
March 31, 2009
The third album for the New York band was produced by Nick Launay and Dave Sitek.
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Lost Channels
by Great Lake Swimmers
March 31, 2009
The fourth album for the Tony Dekker-led group.
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A Woman, A Man, Walked By
by PJ Harvey & John Parish
March 31, 2009
PJ Harvey and her producer John Parish team up again with a new album produced by Flood.
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Living Thing
by Peter Bjorn and John
March 31, 2009
The Swedish trio releases its fifth album.
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Quiet Nights
by Diana Krall
March 31, 2009
The Grammy-winning singer returns with her latest album featuring ballads and bossa nova.
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A New Tide
by Gomez
March 31, 2009
The sixth album for the British indie-rock band was produced with Brian Deck.
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Defying Gravity
by Keith Urban
March 31, 2009
The latest album for the New Zealand-born country singer was produced with Dann Huff.
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Thunderheist
by Thunderheist
March 31, 2009
The duo of producer Grahm Zilla and rapper/singer Isis releases their debut full-length album together.
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R.O.O.T.S
by Flo Rida
March 31, 2009
The follow-up to the rapper's debut album "Mail On Sunday," features the number one single 'Right Round.'
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UGK 4 Life
by UGK
March 31, 2009
With the death of Pimp C in 2007, this is the last album for the UGK.
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Live In London
by Leonard Cohen
March 31, 2009
The Canadian singer returned from a Buddhist monastery to discover that his business manager had stolen his retirement money. The two-disc set recorded live at London's O2 Arena on July 17, 2008 was part of the tour to help rebuild his retirement.
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Rules
by The Whitest Boy Alive
March 31, 2009
The second album for the German-based band led by Kings of Convenience's Erlend Oye.
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Hills And Valleys
by Flatlanders
March 31, 2009
Lloyd Maines produced the Texan country trio's first album in five years.
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LotusFlow3r
by Prince
March 29, 2009
After releasing Planet Earth for free in the United Kingdom, the singer-songwriter's three albums (one by new artist Bria Valente) are packaged together as a Target store exclusive in the United States.
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MPLSound
by Prince
March 29, 2009
After releasing Planet Earth for free in the United Kingdom, the singer-songwriter's three albums (one by new artist Bria Valente) are packaged together as a Target store exclusive in the United States. As the title implies, it contains some of the funk rock sounds he created.
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Elixer
by Bria Valente
March 29, 2009
The debut album from the new singer was packaged together with two albums by her producer, Prince.
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The Floodlight Collective
by Lotus Plaza
March 24, 2009
The solo debut album of Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt.
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Hymn To The Immortal Wind
by Mono
March 24, 2009
The fifth album for the Japanese experimental rock band was produced by Steve Albini.
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Technicolor Health
by Harlem Shakes
March 24, 2009
The debut full-length album for the New York indie rock band was produced by Chris Zane.
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Metamorphosis
by Papa Roach
March 24, 2009
Jay Baumgardner returns to produce the California rock band's sixth album with James Michael.
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Fever Ray
by Fever Ray
March 24, 2009
The Knife's Karin Dreijer Andersson releases her solo album under the name Fever Ray.
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Grace/Wastelands
by Peter Doherty
March 24, 2009
The Babyshambles/Libertines lead singer releases his first solo album produced by Stephen Street.
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Bromst
by Dan Deacon
March 24, 2009
The Baltimore-based artist releases his follow-up to his 2007 album, Spiderman of the Rings.
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The Hazards Of Love
by The Decemberists
March 24, 2009
The Portland, Oregon, indie band's fifth album features guest appearances by Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark, My Brightest Diamond's Shara Worden, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Robyn Hitchcock, and the Spinanes' Rebecca Gates.
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Junior
by Röyksopp
March 24, 2009
The third album for the Norwegian band features Robyn, Lykke Li, and The Knife's Karim Dreijer as guests.
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Crack The Skye
by Mastodon
March 24, 2009
The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin.
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Welcome To Mali
by Amadou & Mariam
March 24, 2009
The African duo met at a school for the blind and have since written a song for the 2006 World Cup and their latest album features production by Damon Albarn.
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Kicks
by 1990s
March 24, 2009
The second album for the Scottish band was produced by Bernard Butler and is the first album with Dino Bardot, who replaced Jamie McMorrow.
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Poseidon And The Bitter Bug
by Indigo Girls
March 24, 2009
The two-disc set from the Atlanta, Georgia duo is the first album since they were dropped by Hollywood Records.
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In A Perfect World...
by Keri Hilson
March 24, 2009
The long-delayed debut album for Keri Hilson features Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Keyshia Cole, Ne-Yo, T-Pain, Akon, Lil Jon, and Trina as guest artists.
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Fuckbook
by Condo Fucks
March 24, 2009
The first album by Yo La Tengo under the Condo Fucks band name.
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Shine
by Martina McBride
March 24, 2009
The latest album for the multi-award-winning country artist was produced with Dann Huff.
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Enemy Mine
by Swan Lake
March 24, 2009
The second album for the band comprising Daniel Bejar (Destroyer, New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade), and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes, Blackout Beach).
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Ten [Reissue]
by Pearl Jam
March 24, 2009
The rerelease of the debut album for the grunge band is the part of a planned rerelease of the rest of its albums, leading up to its 20th anniversary in 2011.
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I Blame You
by Obits
March 24, 2009
This is the debut album for Rick Froberg's latest band.
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Born Like This
by DOOM
March 24, 2009
The latest album for Daniel Dumile, who dropped MF from his name and now goes by Doom.
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He And She
by Wynton Marsalis
March 24, 2009
The concept album about the relationship between a man and a woman is the jazz trumpeter's fifth release on Blue Note.
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Pray IV Reign
by Jim Jones
March 24, 2009
The fourth album for the New York rapper features guests such as Ludacris, Ryan Leslie, Juelz Santana, and NOE.
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Slow Dance
by Jeremy Jay
March 24, 2009
The singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles and Paris, France, releases his latest full-length album.
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O+S
by O+S
March 24, 2009
Orenda Fink and her friend Scalpelist (Cedric LeMoyne of Remy Z) releases their debut album produced by Michael Patterson.
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Carolina
by Eric Church
March 24, 2009
The second album for the country singer from North Carolina was produced by Jay Joyce.
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Histoire de Melody Nelson
by Serge Gainsbourg
March 24, 2009
The US release of Serge Gainsbourg's 1971 album featuring Jane Birkin in the classic Ballade de Melody Nelson.
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Klang
by The Rakes
March 23, 2009
The third album for the British indie-rock band was recorded in Berlin.
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Grammatics
by Grammatics
March 23, 2009
The debut full-length album for the indie-rock band from Leeds, England.
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