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The Secret Life Of The Veronicas
by The Veronicas
February 14, 2006
Australian identical twin sisters Jess and Lisa Origliasso make their teen-pop debut as The Veronicas with this 12-track set, produced by Max Martin (Britney Spears), Clif Magness (Avril Lavigne), and others.
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Forth
by The Verve
August 26, 2008
The English rock band reunites after its 1999 split to release its fourth album.
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Underneath
by The Verve Pipe
September 25, 2001
Produced by Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, 'Underneath' is the Michigan band's fourth release.
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Warm Heart Of Africa
by The Very Best
October 6, 2009
The debut album for the African artist features guest appearances by M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
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Makes a King
by The Very Best
April 7, 2015
The third full-length release for the duo of Malawian Esau Mwamwaya and Swedish producer Johan Hugo feature contributions from Baaba Maal, Seye, and Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend.
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MTMTMK
by The Very Best
July 17, 2012
The second album from the duo of African-born singer Esau Mwamwaya and British producer Radioclit features guest appearances by Baaba Maal, DJ Mo-Laudi, and K'naan.
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Ropewalk
by The View
September 11, 2015
The fifth full-length studio release for the Scottish indie rock band was produced by Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. and Gus Oberg.
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Hats Off To The Buskers
by The View
March 13, 2007
The very young Scottish four-piece shot straight to #1 on the UK charts with the release of this Britpop-flavored debut album, produced by Owen Morris (Oasis, The Verve).
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Which Bitch?
by The View
February 2, 2009
The follow-up album to its Mercury Prize-nominated debut was produced by Owen Morris.
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Bread & Circuses
by The View
March 14, 2011
The latest album for the indie rock band was produced by Youth.
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Melodia
by The Vines
July 12, 2008
The fourth album for the Australian band is their first on the Ivy League Records label.
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Winning Days
by The Vines
March 23, 2004
Working once again with producer Rob Schnapf (Beck, Guided By Voices, Elliot Smith), the Aussies return with a second LP.
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Vision Valley
by The Vines
April 4, 2006
This is the third album for the Australian rock band, now down to a trio after the departure of bassist Patrick Matthews.
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Highly Evolved
by The Vines
July 16, 2002
2001 gave us The White Stripes and The Strokes; 2002 gives us The Hives and The Vines. This Australian four-piece outfit is the latest rock band to be hyped to stratospheric proportions (and an instant major-label contract) by the UK rock press, who compared the Vines to Nirvana (the band, not the concept). But although the Aussies did indeed get their start as a Nirvana cover band, there is a bit more to their debut album 'Highly Evolved' than Grunge, Part 2.
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Wicked Nature
by The Vines
September 2, 2014
The sixth full-length release for the Australian alternative rock band led by Craig Nicholls was funded through PledgeMusic and co-produced with Paul McKercher.
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Strike Gently
by The Virgins
March 12, 2013
Recorded at the East Village Recording Center (the site of the former rock club Brownies), the second release for the New York indie rock band led by Donald Cumming was produced by The Unicorn Parade (Johnny T. Yerington and Gus Oberg).
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The Virgins
by The Virgins
June 3, 2008
The debut album for the New York City-based band was produced by S*A*M* and Sluggo.
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Virtue
by The Voidz
March 30, 2018
The second full-length release for Julian Casablancas and the band was produced by Shawn Everett and its first as The Voidz (dropping "Julian Casablancas+").
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Like All Before You
by The Voidz
September 20, 2024
The third full-length release from Julian Casablancas' experimental band The Voidz features contributions from Justin Raisen, SAD PONY and Ivan Wayman.
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Love Hate And Then There's You
by The Von Bondies
February 3, 2009
The third studio album for the band is its first on the Majordomo label.
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Pawn Shoppe Heart
by The Von Bondies
March 9, 2004
The Detroit garage rockers make their major-label debut with this sophomore album, which was produced by Jerry Harrison.
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Rhubarb Rhubarb
by The Voyeurs
November 11, 2014
Originally named Charlie Boyer & the Voyeurs, the second full-length release for the British rock band was produced by Oli Bayston.
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Course of the Satellite
by The Vryll Society
August 17, 2018
The debut full-length release for the British rock band led by Mike Ellis was recorded with producers Joseph Fearon and Thomas Longworth.
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Great Chicago Fire
by The Waco Brothers
April 24, 2012
Paul Burch and The Waco Brothers team up for this country rock album
that features a cover of Bob Dylan's "Hard Rain's Gonna Fall."
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The Waeve
by The Waeve
February 3, 2023
The debut full-length release for Blur's Graham Coxon and ex-Pipettes Rose Elinor Dougall as The Waeve was produced with James Ford.
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City Lights
by The Waeve
September 20, 2024
The second full-length release from The Waeve, a music project of Blur's Graham Coxon and The Pipettes' Rose Elinor Dougall, was produced by James Ford.
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Songs in the Dark
by The Wainwright Sisters
November 13, 2015
The debut release for Martha Wainwright and her half-sister Lucy Wainwright Roche features lullabies sung by their mothers as well as songs by such artists as Woody Guthrie, Jimmie Rogers, and Townes Van Zandt.
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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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Bows & Arrows
by The Walkmen
February 3, 2004
Although lumped in with the New York garage-rock scene, The Walkmen (which includes members of defunct bands Jonathan Fire Eater and The Recoys) stand out by incorporating a wider range of influences and instrumentation. (Plus, they own their own New York recording studio, which puts them about as far from an actual garage as you can get). This is the band's second LP, which follows their acclaimed 2002 debut 'Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone.'
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Heaven
by The Walkmen
May 29, 2012
The seventh album for indie rock band was produced by Phil Ek.
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Lisbon
by The Walkmen
September 14, 2010
The longtime New York indie band returns with another album of garage-rock and experimental instrumentation with its album, Lisbon.
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You & Me
by The Walkmen
August 19, 2008
The sales of the digital version of the band's latest album will be donated to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Joy Fund.
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"Pussy Cats" Starring The Walkmen
by The Walkmen
October 24, 2006
The indie rockers' second release of 2006 is a song-for-song recreation of Harry Nilsson's alcohol-fueled, John Lennon-produced, 1974 album.
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A Hundred Miles Off
by The Walkmen
May 23, 2006
The New York band fronted by Hamilton Leithauser self-produced this third album.
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Exit Wounds
by The Wallflowers
July 9, 2021
The first new full-length release in nine years for the Jakob Dylan-led rock project was produced by Butch Walker.
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Glad All Over
by The Wallflowers
October 9, 2012
The sixth full-length release for the alternative rock band led by Jakob Dylan is its first studio-recorded album in seven years.
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Red Letter Days
by The Wallflowers
November 5, 2002
The fourth album from Jakob Dylan & Co. includes lead single "When You're on Top" and a bonus cover of Elvis Costello's "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love & Understanding." Long-time guitarist Michael Ward has left the group, leaving room for Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to provide some of the lead guitar on the album.
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Rebel, Sweetheart
by The Wallflowers
May 24, 2005
Jakob Dylan & co.'s fifth long-player was produced by Brendan O'Brien.
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Breach
by The Wallflowers
October 10, 2000
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The Wanted [EP]
by The Wanted
April 24, 2012
The British/Irish boy band's first release in the United States collects together 7 songs from its UK released albums: The Wanted and Battleground.
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Container
by The Wants
March 13, 2020
The debut full-length release for the New York post-punk trio of Madison Velding-VanDam, Heather Elle and Jason Gates was self-produced.
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Healing Tide
by The War and Treaty
August 10, 2018
The debut full-length release for the married Michigan duo of Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter was recorded live in five days in producer Buddy Miller’s home studio.
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A Deeper Understanding
by The War on Drugs
August 25, 2017
The fourth full-length release for the Philadelphia indie rock band led by Adam Granduciel is its first on the Atlantic label.
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Live Drugs Again
by The War on Drugs
September 13, 2024
The second full-length live release from Philadelphia rock band The War on Drugs features 12 (11 digitally) tracks recorded during their 2022-23 tour.
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Lost In the Dream
by The War on Drugs
March 18, 2014
This is the third full-length release for the Philadelphia rock band led by Adam Granduciel.
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I Don't Live Here Anymore
by The War on Drugs
October 29, 2021
The fifth full-length release for the Philadelphia rock band led by Adam Granduciel is its first in four years.
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Live Drugs
by The War on Drugs
November 20, 2020
The live album from the Philadelphia-based indie rock band led by Adam Granduciel features 10 songs recorded from the past six years of touring.
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Slave Ambient
by The War on Drugs
August 16, 2011
The Philadelphia-based group releases a second album of Americana roots-rock.
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The Mirror Explodes
by The Warlocks
May 19, 2009
The fifth album for the Los Angeles-based rock band was produced by Rod Cervera.
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Surgery
by The Warlocks
August 23, 2005
The L.A. psych-rock band's third disc was produced by Tom Rothrock (Beck).
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Songs from the Pale Eclipse
by The Warlocks
September 2, 2016
The seventh full-length release for the California psychedelic rock band led by Bobby Hecksher features new versions of songs from demos from the past 16 years.
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Skull Worship
by The Warlocks
November 26, 2013
The first release in five years for the Los Angeles psychedelic rock band led by Bobby Hecksher includes a new lineup with J.C. Rees, Earl V. Miller, Chris Di Pino, and George Serrano.
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The Phoenix Album
by The Warlocks
November 12, 2002
Don't confuse The Warlocks of the 1960s (who later became the Grateful Dead) with the new band of the same name, who only sound like they come from the 1960s. This Los Angeles-based group favor lengthy, droning songs, evoking groups such as the Velvet Underground and Jesus & Mary Chain.
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All Souls Hill
by The Waterboys
May 6, 2022
The latest full-length release for Mike Scott-led folk rock band The Waterboys was co-produced with Simon Dine.
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Life, Death And Dennis Hopper
by The Waterboys
April 4, 2025
The life of Dennis Hopper is at the center of the 25-track release from Mike Scott and The Waterboys that includes guest appearances by Fiona Apple, Steve Earle, Barny Fletcher, Taylor Goldsmith, Anana Kaye, Bruce Springsteen, and Sugarfoot.
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A Rock In The Weary Land
by The Waterboys
August 21, 2001
This is the first album for Mike Scott and company (well, basically just Mike Scott) since 1993's 'Dream Harder,' although Scott did have two solo albums in the interim.
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Out of All This Blue
by The Waterboys
September 8, 2017
Featuring influences from country, hip-hop and R&B, the two-disc release for the British band led by Mike Scott was recorded in Dublin and Tokyo.
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Where the Action Is
by The Waterboys
May 24, 2019
The 13th full-length release for the British band led by Mike Scott was co-produced by Paul Brown and Simon Dine.
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Modern Blues
by The Waterboys
January 19, 2015
The first studio release since 2011 from the band led by Mike Scott was recorded in Nashville.
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An Appointment with Mr. Yeats
by The Waterboys
September 19, 2011
The Celtic folk rock band led by Mike Scott release an album of songs based on the poems of W.B. Yeats.
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Good Luck, Seeker
by The Waterboys
August 21, 2020
The 14th full-length studio release for the folk rock band led by Mike Scott is described as the final part of a trilogy of albums that included 2017's Out Of All This Blue and 2019's Where The Action Is.
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Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman's Blues Recordings
by The Waterboys
July 17, 2026
The three-disc release features a compilation of music The Waterboys recorded during the making of 1988's Fisherman's Blues found on hundreds of generically labeled tapes.
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Fire Songs
by The Watson Twins
June 24, 2008
This is the first album on the Vanguard label for the Los Angeles-based band who had previously worked with Jenny Lewis.
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Talking To You, Talking To Me
by The Watson Twins
February 9, 2010
Hailing from Los Angeles by way of Kentucky, Chandra and Leigh Watson--aka the Watson Twins--follow up 2008's "Fire Songs" with "Talking to You, Talking to Me." It features members of Everest and My Morning Jacket's Bo Koster.
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A Season in Hull
by The Wave Pictures
March 4, 2016
The latest release from the British rock band was acoustic and live recorded in one day through one microphone.
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City Forgiveness
by The Wave Pictures
October 21, 2013
The double album release for the British rock band was inspired by and written while they toured the US in 2012.
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Long Black Cars
by The Wave Pictures
April 17, 2012
The latest album for the British indie rock trio led by David Tattersall was produced by the band.
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Brushes With Happiness
by The Wave Pictures
June 29, 2018
The latest release for the British indie rock trio was recorded in one take with the instrumentation improvised based on frontman David Tattersall's lyrics.
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Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon
by The Wave Pictures
February 16, 2015
The 13th full-length studio release for the British rock trio led by David Tattersall was produced by Billy Childish.
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Bamboo Diner in the Rain
by The Wave Pictures
November 18, 2016
The latest release for London-based indie rock trio features songs with influences from blues music.
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Beer In The Breakers
by The Wave Pictures
May 2, 2011
The British rock trio's latest album is said to have been recorded over one day.
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Shadows Of The Waxwings
by The Waxwings
July 16, 2002
This is the second album for the 60s-style rock quartet from Detroit.
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Reunion Tour
by The Weakerthans
September 25, 2007
The Canadian band's fourth studio album, again produced by Ian Blurton.
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Reconstruction Site
by The Weakerthans
August 26, 2003
This is the third album for the Winnipeg, Canada-based group led by former Propagandhi member John K. Samson.
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Ignorance
by The Weather Station
February 5, 2021
The fifth full-length studio release Tamara Lindeman project was co-produced with Marcus Paquin, who also mixed the record.
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Humanhood
by The Weather Station
January 17, 2025
The latest full-length release from The Weather Station, the music project of singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman features contributions from Kieran Adams, Sam Amidon, Christine Bougie, Ben Boye, Jim Elkington, Thom Gill, Drew Jurecka, Tamara Lindeman, Philippe Melanson, Karen Ng, Marcus Paquin, Joseph Shabason, and Ben Whiteley.
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The Weather Station
by The Weather Station
October 6, 2017
The fourth full-length release for Canadian singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman was self-produced.
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How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars
by The Weather Station
March 4, 2022
The sixth full-length release for Canadian band The Weather Station was written at the same time as 2021's Ignorance.
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Loyalty
by The Weather Station
May 12, 2015
The third full-length release for the Canadian singer-songwriter Tamara Lindeman was recorded in France.
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Take Fountain
by The Wedding Present
February 15, 2005
Eight years ago, Wedding Present leader David Gedge put that band on hold to pursue--at first--a more cinematic sound with his new outfit, the aptly named Cinerama. With Cinerma's sound more closely approximating the Wedding Present's in recent years, Gedge has revived the WP name (but retained the most recent Cinerama lineup) for this latest release, produced by Steve Fisk.
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Going, Going...
by The Wedding Present
September 2, 2016
The ninth full-length studio release for the British indie rock band led by David Gedge was inspired by his trip across the United States in 2014.
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40 [Box Set]
by The Wedding Present
September 19, 2025
The four-disc box set from the British alt-rock band The Wedding Present features 40 select album songs, B-sides and singles with sleeve notes by lead singer David Gedge.
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El Rey
by The Wedding Present
May 20, 2008
The band led by David Gedge releases its latest album, produced by Steve Albini.
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Valentina
by The Wedding Present
March 20, 2012
The first album in four years for the rock band led by David Gedge was produced by Andrew Scheps.
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The Week That Was
by The Week That Was
August 26, 2008
Peter Brewis wrote the songs as part of an imaginary crime thriller for his debut concept album.
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Beauty Behind the Madness
by The Weeknd
August 28, 2015
The second full-length studio release for the Canadian artist features guest appearances from Lana Del Rey, Labrinth, and Ed Sheeran.
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My Dear Melancholy, [EP]
by The Weeknd
March 30, 2018
The surprise six-track EP release for the Canadian artist is said to be a return "to his roots" and features a guest appearance from Gesaffelstein.
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Echoes of Silence
by The Weeknd
December 21, 2011
This is the third of the Balloon Trilogy mixtapes offered for free via download by Canadian artist, Abel Tesfaye.
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House of Balloons
by The Weeknd
March 21, 2011
The mixtape by Canadian artist Abel Tesfaye was released as a free download.
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Trilogy
by The Weeknd
November 13, 2012
Abel Tesfaye's three mixtapes as The Weeknd released from last year are compiled together in this remastered three-disc album with three new tracks.
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Starboy
by The Weeknd
November 25, 2016
The third full-length studio release for the Canadian artist features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Future, and Kendrick Lamar.
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Dawn FM
by The Weeknd
January 7, 2022
The sixth full-length studio release for The Weeknd features guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Lil Wayne, and Tyler, the Creator as well as contributions from Oscar Holter, Quincy Jones, Max Martin, and Oneohtrix Point Never.
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Hurry Up Tomorrow
by The Weeknd
January 31, 2025
Anitta, Lana Del Rey, Florence + The Machine, Future, Justice, Giorgio Moroder, Playboi Carti, and Travis Scott app. It is the final part of an album trilogy that includes 2020's After Hours and 2022's Dawn FM.
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The Idol, Vol. 1 [Music From the HBO Original Series]
by The Weeknd
June 30, 2023
Songs from the HBO series The Idol were ultimately released as six EPs featuring songs performed by Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd, Future, Jennie, Lil Baby, Ramsey, Troye Sivan, Suzanna Son, and Moses Sumney.
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Thursday
by The Weeknd
August 19, 2011
The second of a trilogy of mixtapes from Canadian artist The Weeknd was produced by Doc McKinney and Illangelo.
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After Hours
by The Weeknd
March 20, 2020
The fourth full-length studio release for the Canadian artist features contributions from such artists as Belly, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Tame Impala.
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Kiss Land
by The Weeknd
September 10, 2013
After a trilogy of mixtapes, the Canadian artist releases his debut studio release that includes a guest appearance from Drake.
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Electa
by The Wharves
November 11, 2016
This is the second full-length release for the London-based rock trio of Marion Andrau, Gemma Fleet and Dearbhla Minogue.
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In The Dark
by The Whigs
March 16, 2010
The third album for the Athens, Georgia rock band was produced with Ben Allen and features new bassist Tim Deaux.
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Modern Creation
by The Whigs
April 22, 2014
The fifth full-length release for the now Nashville-based trio was produced by Jim Scott.
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