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The Prodigal Son
by Ry Cooder
May 11, 2018
The first new full-length solo release in six years for the guitarist was produced with his son, Joachim Cooder.
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Election Special
by Ry Cooder
August 21, 2012
The 15th solo album for the California singer was self-produced and written with his son, Joachim Cooder.
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Soundtracks [Box Set]
by Ry Cooder
September 30, 2014
The seven-disc box set contains Ry Cooder's work on the soundtracks for The Long Riders; Alamo Bay; Paris, Texas; Blue City; Crossroads; Johnny Handsome; and Trespass.
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Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
by Ry Cooder
August 29, 2011
The Grammy-award winning musician returns with a concept album about corruption in America.
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Chavez Ravine
by Ry Cooder
June 14, 2005
The guitarist's latest is a concept album about the residents of 1940's Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American community near downtown Los Angeles that was famously bulldozed to make way for Dodger Stadium.
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Unfurl
by Ry X
February 15, 2019
This is the second full-length release for the Australian, LA-based singer-songwriter.
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Demolition
by Ryan Adams
September 24, 2002
As the title implies, this is not a true follow-up to 2001's 'Gold,' but rather a collection of demo recordings--13 never-before-released tracks (down from a rumored four-CD set!) captured on tape during spare moments while on tour.
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Cardinology
by Ryan Adams
October 28, 2008
Ryan Adams returns with his band The Cardinals to release its latest album produced by Tom Schick.
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1989
by Ryan Adams
September 21, 2015
The alt-country singer-songwriter covers every song on Taylor Swift's 2014 pop album.
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Love Is Hell, Part 2 [EP]
by Ryan Adams
December 9, 2003
Adams' 'Love Is Hell' 2-part album concludes with seven more tracks.
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Jacksonville City Nights
by Ryan Adams
September 27, 2005
Norah Jones guests on the second (and most straight-ahead country) of a planned three 2005 releases for Adams, who is once again backed by The Cardinals. Tom Schic produced.
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Love Is Hell, Part 1 [EP]
by Ryan Adams
November 4, 2003
Love Is Hell, Part 1 is one-half of the planned 'Love Is Hell' full-length that Adams had intended as his official follow-up to 2001's 'Gold' until Lost Highway refused to release it intact (instead encouraging the singer to record a more upbeat LP, 'Rock n Roll'). John Porter (The Smiths) produces.
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Rock'n'Roll
by Ryan Adams
November 4, 2003
Recorded in just two weeks after Adams (rather, his record company) scrapped plans to release 'Love Is Hell' as his official follow-up to 'Gold' (the former will instead appear as a 2-part EP), 'Rock'n'Roll' features guest appearances from Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day), Melissa Auf Der Mauer (Hole) and Parker Posey (every indie film in the last 15 years).
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Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall
by Ryan Adams
June 9, 2015
The live album for the singer-songwriter features ten songs from his 2014 concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall on November 15 and 17.
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iTunes Session
by Ryan Adams
April 24, 2012
The eight-track iTunes release features a cover of Bob Mould’s "Black Sheets of Rain."
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Cold Roses
by Ryan Adams
May 3, 2005
Credited to Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, double album 'Cold Roses' is the first of three planned 2005 releases for the prolific singer-songwriter. Tom Schick produced.
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Easy Tiger
by Ryan Adams
June 26, 2007
Well off his 3-disc-a-year pace, Adams celebrates just his first release of 2007 with the 13-song 'Tiger.' Sheryl Crow guests, and The Cardinals once again provide the backing.
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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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Ryan Adams
by Ryan Adams
September 9, 2014
The 14th solo studio release for the rock singer-songwriter was self-produced.
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Gold
by Ryan Adams
September 25, 2001
'Gold' is the second solo release for former Whiskeytown frontman Ryan Adams, and garnered a good deal of attention for the singer-songwriter in 2001.
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by Ryan Adams
December 20, 2005
Ethan Johns produced the singer-songwriter's third and final release of 2005, which unlike its predecessors is a stripped-down solo affair consisting of nine lengthy story-songs each representing a year of Adams' life during his twenties.
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Prisoner
by Ryan Adams
February 17, 2017
The 16th full-length solo release for the singer-songwriter was influenced by his divorce from singer Mandy Moore.
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III/IV
by Ryan Adams
December 14, 2010
Adams' fifth album with The Cardinals was recorded during the 2007 Easy Tiger sessions and is now being released as this double album. The two-disc effort is full of guitar-driven hard rock, as well as more downbeat, melodious tracks.
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Fear and Saturday Night
by Ryan Bingham
January 20, 2015
The fifth full-length studio release from the singer-songwriter was produced with Jim Scott.
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American Love Song
by Ryan Bingham
February 15, 2019
The sixth full-length studio release for the Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter was co-produced with Charlie Sexton.
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Tomorrowland
by Ryan Bingham
September 18, 2012
Ryan Bingham goes independent and solo with this rock-oriented release on his own label.
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Junky Star
by Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses
August 31, 2010
Songwriter Ryan Bingham has grown tremendously on this third full-length. Barely 30 years old, his previous work showed promise but carried the excess expected of a novice. Bingham won both a Golden Globe and an Oscar for "The Weary Kind," the theme song from the film Crazy Heart. The song was produced by T-Bone Burnett, creating a partnership extended on Junky Star. Bingham and his Dead Horses--drummer Matthew Smith, bassist Elijah Ford, and guitarist Corby Schaub, prove the song was no fluke. The sound is pure Americana; these 12 lyrically sophisticated yet direct songs, reflect a host of tense, lost, desperate, individuals dreaming the same dark dream, one that suggests that we are all growing tenser with the times. Bingham has trimmed his songwriting to the bone, while learing to use metaphor and metonomy like a veteran. A former rodeo rider, he wears his influences proudly: Guthrie, Dylan, Van Zandt, Ely, Earle, Clark, and Hubbard. He begins with a sandblasted vision of America in "the Poet." Amid acoustic guitars, a lonesome harmonica ,restrained electric and bass drum, Bingham's whiskey-smoked vocal offers a lyric theme the entire album turns on: "As I keep walking, people keep talking/About things they've never seen or done/Homeless sleep in the park, lovers kiss in the dark/Me, I keep moving on through time." Time is suspended as Bingham's protagonists tell stories from the road (some of them bone-chilling), from America's past and present, physically and psychologically. Rootlessness as peace of mind is portrayed via country rock in "The Wandering," but the feeling in "Strange Feeling In The Air," the title track, a deeply moving acoustic murder ballad (they are strewn throughout the album), and the angry uptempo "Depression," reflect a contradiction: constant movement is the key to survival, not necessarily peace. "Hallelujah" is another murder ballad with a disturbing twist. "Lay My Head On The Rail," is pure folk poetry illustrated by a lone acoustic guitar. The blues in "Hard Worn Trail," are rooted in poverty worry, strained, broken relationships resulting in the search for comfort. It doesn't come anywehre on Junky Star. "All Choked Up Again," set to Waylon Jennings' brand of outlaw country closes it out by mining the existential darkness deeper. Bingham is unflinching, but his songs hold out for a glimmer of something else. The only real consolation Junky Star offers is that no one need feel alone in her or his desperation-this is a true accomplishment. Bingham has delivered a set of songs that mirrors our uncertain times in a musical language that doesn't unduly distort or romanticise them. ~ Thom Jurek
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Roadhouse Sun
by Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses
June 2, 2009
The second major release for the New Mexico singer.
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New Threats From The Soul
by Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
July 25, 2025
The second full-length release from Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band was recorded and mixed by Seth Manchester.
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Alone For the First Time
by Ryan Hemsworth
October 28, 2014
The second full-length solo release for the producer features guest appearances from Alex G, Doss, Dawn Golden, GTW, Little Cloud, Kotomi, and Lontalius.
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Guilt Trips
by Ryan Hemsworth
October 22, 2013
The debut full-length studio release for the Canadian producer features guest appearances from Sinead Harnett, Kitty (formerly known as Kitty Pryde), Lofty305, Haleek Maul, and Tinashé.
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Ryan Leslie
by Ryan Leslie
February 10, 2009
The Harvard graduate releases his debut American album.
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The Heist
by Ryan Lewis
October 9, 2012
The debut release for Seattle rapper Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis features such guests as Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, ScHoolboy Q, and Allen Stone.
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Totem
by Ryat
June 12, 2012
Each track on the third release from the Los Angeles-based artist is said to represent the sound of an animal's spirit.
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Curses
by Rye Coalition
April 18, 2006
Dave Grohl produced this fourth album for the emo-rockers.
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On Top
by Rye Coalition
March 19, 2002
This third album for the Jersey City rockers (who come across a bit like an emo Tenacious D) was produced by Steve Albini.
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Go! Pop! Bang!
by Rye Rye
May 15, 2012
The debut full-length release for the Baltimore club rapper features guest appearances by Akon, Robyn, Tyga, and Porcelain Black.
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Golden Sings That Have Been Sung
by Ryley Walker
August 19, 2016
The third full-length release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Wilco's Leroy Bach.
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Deep Fried Grandeur [Live]
by Ryley Walker
February 5, 2021
The collaboration between Ryley Walker and Kikagaku Moyo was recorded at 2018's Utrecht Le Guess Who? Festival.
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The Lillywhite Sessions
by Ryley Walker
November 16, 2018
The latest release for the Chicago singer-songwriter is a cover album of the Dave Matthews Band's unreleased (but bootlegged and some rerecorded for Busted Stuff) Lillywhite Sessions.
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Deafman Glance
by Ryley Walker
May 18, 2018
The fourth full-length release for the Chicago singer-songwriter was produced with LeRoy Bach.
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Course in Fable
by Ryley Walker
April 2, 2021
The latest release for the New York-based singer-songwriter was produced by Tortoise's John McEntire and features contributions from Bill MacKay, Nancy Ives, Douglas Jenkins, Ryan Jewell, and Andrew Scott Young.
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Primrose Green
by Ryley Walker
March 31, 2015
This is the second full-length release for the Chicago singer-songwriter.
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The Fool
by Ryn Weaver
June 16, 2015
The debut full-length release for the pop singer was produced by Benny Blanco and Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos.
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by Ryuichi Sakamoto
January 17, 2023
The latest full-length release for Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto was written and recorded in Tokyo while he was recovering from cancer treatment.
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Ancient Future
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
July 30, 2012
This is the second release from the collaboration between Christopher Willits and Ryuichi Sakamoto.
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async
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
April 28, 2017
The first solo release for the Grammy-winning Japanese synth pop composer in eight years features David Sylvian on one track.
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async: Remodels
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
February 16, 2018
Alva Noto, Arca, Cornelius, Electric Youth, Fennesz, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Motion Graphics, Oneohtrix Point Never, Andy Stott, S U R V I V E and Yves Tumor remixed some of the tracks from Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2017 release.
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The Revenant [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Ryuichi Sakamoto
January 15, 2016
Ryuichi Sakamoto worked with Alva Noto, and Bryce Dessner on the soundtrack of Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 2015 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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RZA Presents: Bobby Digital And The Pit Of Snakes
by RZA
July 22, 2022
The latest full-length release for rapper RZA is a soundtrack to an upcoming graphic novel featuring his Bobby Digital alter-ego.
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The Man with the Iron Fists [OST]
by RZA
October 23, 2012
The Wu Tang's RZA releases a soundtrack to his martial arts film of the same name featuring tracks by such artists as The Black Keys, Ghostface Killah, Freddie Gibbs, Method Man, Pharoahe Monch, Kanye West, and Wiz Khalifa.
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Cool Choices
by S
September 23, 2014
The fourth full-length solo release for Jenn Ghetto of Carissa's Wierd was produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla.
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RR7349
by S U R V I V E
September 30, 2016
Fresh off scoring Netflix's Stranger Things, Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon and the other three members of the Austin synth band return with its self-recorded second full-length album on new label, Relapse Records.
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All We Grow
by S. Carey
August 24, 2010
Justin Vernon was so impressed with Sean Carey's ability that he was invited to be a part of Bon Iver's touring band. Now comes Carey's solo debut album recorded at his own home and Vernon's studio in Wisconsin.
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Hundred Acres
by S. Carey
February 23, 2018
The third full-length release for the singer-songwriter features contributions from such artists as Casey Foubert, Gordi, and Rob Moose of yMusic.
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Supermoon [EP]
by S. Carey
February 17, 2015
The six-track solo EP from Bon Iver's Sean Carey features reimaginings of four songs from his first two albums as well as a cover of Radiohead's "Bullet Proof... I Wish I Was," and a new song.
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Hoyas [EP]
by S. Carey
May 8, 2012
The four-track EP from S. Carey (of Bon Iver) was produced by bandmates Justin Vernon and Brian Joseph.
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Range of Light
by S. Carey
April 1, 2014
The second full-length solo release for the Bon Iver drummer includes a guest appearance from Justin Vernon.
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Break Me Open
by S. Carey
April 22, 2022
The fourth full-length solo release for Bon Iver's S. Carey was produced with Zach Hanson and Chris Messina.
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Again into Eyes
by S.C.U.M
October 4, 2011
The British rock quintet releases its debut full-length album produced by Ken and Jolyon Thomas.
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Planting By The Signs
by S.G. Goodman
June 20, 2025
The latest full-length release from singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman features guest appearances by Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Clyde Charles, Mary Overbey, Matthew Rowan, and Myrtle Turner.
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Teeth Marks
by S.G. Goodman
June 3, 2022
The second full-length release for Kentucky singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman was co-produced with Drew Vandenberg.
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The Ground Our Sky
by Saariselka
October 18, 2019
This is the debut full-length release for the collaboration between Marielle V Jakobsons and Chuck Johnson.
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Few Good Things
by Saba
February 4, 2022
The third full-length release for Chicago rapper Saba features guest appearances from 6LACK, Black Thought, Cheflee, Daoud, Fousheé, G Herbo, Eryn Allen Kane, Krayzie Bone, Mereba, Pivot Gang, Smino, and Benjamin Earl Turner.
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Care For Me
by Saba
April 5, 2018
The second full-length release for the Chicago rapper was influenced in part by the death of his cousin Walter Long, Jr. and was co-produced with daedaePIVOT and Daoud.
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From The Private Collection Of Saba And No ID
by Saba & No ID
March 18, 2025
The debut full-length release from the collaboration between Saba & No ID features guest appearances by Joseph Chilliams, Jean Deaux, Frsh Waters, Ibeyi, Love Mansuy, Madison McFerrin, MFnMelo, Ogi, Smino, Tru, and Jordan Ward.
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The Great War
by Sabaton
July 19, 2019
The ninth full-length studio release for the Swedish heavy metal band is its first with Tommy Johansson.
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Toujours
by Sabina
February 18, 2014
The debut solo release for Brazilian Girls' Sabina Sciubba was produced with Frederik Rubens.
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Man's Best Friend
by Sabrina Carpenter
August 29, 2025
The latest full-length release from pop singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter was co-produced with Jack Antonoff.
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Short n' Sweet
by Sabrina Carpenter
August 23, 2024
The sixth full-length release from pop singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter features production by Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick, and John Ryan.
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Jump Into Life
by Sacred Paws
March 28, 2025
This is the first release from Ray Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers as Sacred Paws since 2019's Run Around The Sun.
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Run Around the Sun
by Sacred Paws
May 31, 2019
This is the second full-length release for the British indie pop duo of Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers.
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Strike a Match
by Sacred Paws
January 27, 2017
The debut full-length release for the duo of Eilidh Rodgers and Rachel Aggs was produced by Tony Doogan.
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Awakening
by Sacred Reich
August 23, 2019
The fifth full-length release for the Phoenix-based thrash metal led by Phil Rind is its first in 23 years.
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Haunted Painting
by Sad13
September 25, 2020
The second full-length release for the solo project of Sadie Dupuis was mixed by Sarah Tudzin.
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Slugger
by Sad13
November 11, 2016
The debut full-length solo release for Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis was self-produced and features a guest appearance from Sammus.
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Soldier Of Love
by Sade
February 9, 2010
After a 10-year hiatus, Sade returns with her sixth studio effort and first since 2000's "Lover's Rock."
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Lovers Rock
by Sade
November 14, 2000
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Anybody Out There?
by Sadler Vaden
March 6, 2020
The second full-length solo release for the Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit's guitarist was self-produced and recorded in Nashville.
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A Healthy Distrust
by Sage Francis
February 8, 2005
The indie MC moves from Anticon to Epitaph for his sophomore release. Will Oldham, Danger Mouse, Alias and Saul Williams guest.
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Copper Gone
by Sage Francis
June 3, 2014
The first studio release for the indie rapper in four years features production from Alias, Buck 65, Cecil Otter, and Reanimator.
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Li(f)e
by Sage Francis
May 11, 2010
The fourth full-length studio album for the rapper from Rhode Island features songs co-written with such artists as Tim Fite, Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla, Califone’s Tim Rutili, Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle, and Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous.
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Human The Death Dance
by Sage Francis
May 8, 2007
The underground rapper/poet returns with his second album for Epitaph, joined by guests Buck 65, Jolie Holland and Mark Isham.
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Remember Me
by Sage the Gemini
March 25, 2014
The debut full-length studio release for the San Francisco Bay Area rapper features guest appearances from Jay Ant, August Alsina, Eric Bellinger, Iamsu!, Kool John, and Shady Bo.
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C'Mon Lets Pretend
by Sahara Hotnights
April 8, 2003
This 1999 debut album for the all-girl Swedish garage band gets a belated U.S. release (complete with new packaging and bonus tracks) to capitalize on the recent success of their American breakthrough, 2002's 'Jennie Bomb.'
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Kiss & Tell
by Sahara Hotnights
July 27, 2004
The all-female Scandinavian quartet return with a disc produced by Pelle Gunnerfeldt (The Hives), their third album overall and first for new label RCA.
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Sab Se Purani Bab
by Saicobab
October 20, 2017
The debut full-length release for the Japanese quartet (previously known as Psycho-Baba) of Yoshimio, Yoshida Daikiti, Akita Goldman, and Motoyuki "Hama" Hamamoto was recorded live in studio.
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The Greatest Story Never Told
by Saigon
February 15, 2011
The long-awaited debut album by the Brooklyn-based rapper is produced by Just Blaze and features guest appearances from Q-Tip, Jay-Z and other notable artists.
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The Greatest Story Never Told, Chapter 2: Bread And Circuses
by Saigon
November 6, 2012
The second release for the Brooklyn rapper features such guests as Marsha Ambrosius, Chamillionaire, Corbett, Lecrae, stic.man of Dead Prez, and Styles P.
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Sound of Water
by Saint Etienne
June 6, 2000
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International
by Saint Etienne
September 5, 2025
The final album from Saint Etienne features contributions from such artists as Erol Alkan, Augustin Bousfield, Vince Clarke, Confidence Man, Doves, Flash Cassette, Nick Heyward, Orbital, The Chemical Brothers, and Xenomania.
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Interlude
by Saint Etienne
March 20, 2001
A collection of B-sides and previously unreleased tracks recorded during the 'Sound of Water' sessions, with material frequently as strong as that on the previous LP. The CD includes two bonus tracks: remixes of "Boy Is Crying" and "Lose That Girl."
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Finisterre
by Saint Etienne
October 22, 2002
Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs build on the sparse, cool electronica sound of their last album, 'The Sound of Water,' with this latest release. Doves guitarist Jez Williams makes a guest appearance.
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I've Been Trying to Tell You
by Saint Etienne
September 10, 2021
The 10th full-length release for the British trio of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs was recorded remotely with field recordings and samples from 1997-2001.
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Words & Music by Saint Etienne
by Saint Etienne
May 29, 2012
The British electronic pop trio return after seven years to work with producers Ian Catt, Richard X, and Nick Coler on its eighth studio album.
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Home Counties
by Saint Etienne
June 2, 2017
The first new release in five years for the British alternative dance trio was co-produced by Shawn Lee.
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The Night
by Saint Etienne
December 13, 2024
The latest full-length release from British trio Saint Etienne continues the mood and sounds heard in 2021's I've Been Trying To Tell You and was produced with Augustin Bousfield.
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Tales From Turnpike House
by Saint Etienne
January 24, 2006
Sarah Cracknell & co.'s latest is a concept album about the residents of a London high rise.
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In the Seams
by Saint Saviour
November 3, 2014
The second full-length release for the British singer-songwriter Rebecca Jones was produced by Bill Ryder-Jones.
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Lillie: F-65
by Saint Vitus
May 22, 2012
The doom metal band returns with its first album in nearly 20 years with co-founder Dave Chandler and Scot "Wino" Weinrich.
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