Album Releases by Genre
Reality
by David Bowie
September 16, 2003
'Reality' finds a now 56-year-old David Bowie working once again with longtime producer Tony Visconti. Included among the 11 tracks is a cover of Jonathan Richman's "Pablo Picasso."
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Lost in Translation OST
by Original Soundtrack
September 9, 2003
The soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's second feature film includes the first new music in over ten years from My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields (who scored much of the film), new music from Air, and older tracks from Squarepusher, Jesus And Mary Chain, and Death In Vegas.
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You Gotta Go There To Come Back
by Stereophonics
September 9, 2003
The Welsh band self-produced this fourth studio album.
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Amazing Grace
by Spiritualized
September 9, 2003
A quick follow-up by Spiritualized standards, 'Amazing Grace' finds Jason Pierce with a new record label (his own Spaceman Records imprint) and a more immediate, less orchestral sound than on 2001's 'Let It Come Down.'
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Amateur Night In The Big Top
by Shaun William Ryder
September 2, 2003
'Amateur Night' marks the first solo release for the former frontman of the Happy Mondays and Black Grape. Cabaret Voltaire's Stephen Mallinder co-produced.
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The Other Side Of Daybreak
by Beth Orton
September 2, 2003
This compilation consists chiefly of alternate versions of tracks from her recent LP 'Daybreaker,' including live recordings and remixes by Two Lone Swordsmen and Four Tet.
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truANT
by Alien Ant Farm
August 19, 2003
This sophomore disc for the Southern California alt-metal outfit was produced by Robert and Dean DeLeo of the Stone Temple Pilots.
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Indestructible
by Rancid
August 19, 2003
The Bay Area punk band returns with its first album in three years.
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Everyone Deserves Music
by Michael Franti & Spearhead
August 19, 2003
The fourth collaboration between Michael Franti and Spearhead mixes the politically-inclined raps of Franti with the disco/funk rhythms of a live band.
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Bazooka!!!
by The Star Spangles
August 19, 2003
Signed to a major-label deal after just one single, New York punk foursome The Star Spangles make their full-length debut with Bazooka!!!
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Welcome To The Monkey House
by The Dandy Warhols
August 19, 2003
The fourth release for the Portland, Ore. four-piece is a trip through 70's glam- and 80s synth- rock, complete with contributions from Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes (the latter produced much of the album), Chic's Nile Rogers, Bowie/T. Rex producer Tony Visconti, and, well, Evan Dando.
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A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
by Dashboard Confessional
August 12, 2003
This is the fourth album for the Florida-based emo band led by Christopher Carraba.
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Quebec
by Ween
August 5, 2003
The eighth studio album for Gene and Dean Ween is their strangest (and definitely most eclectic) in quite some time. (And many Ween fans will probably see that as a good thing.)
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Get The Picture
by Smash Mouth
August 5, 2003
The fourth album for the Bay Area band finds them once again in light, summertime pop mode.
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Killing Joke [2003]
by Killing Joke
August 5, 2003
The first album in seven years for the UK punk outfit founded in 1978 features newly reunited members Jaz Coleman, Youth and Paul Raven, with Dave Grohl filling in on drums.
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Living Outside
by Sense Field
July 22, 2003
Producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair) helms this latest release for the emo-rockers, which includes a cover of The Cure's "A Letter to Elise."
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Phantom Power
by Super Furry Animals
July 22, 2003
The quirky Welsh quintet's sixth album was produced by Mario Caldato Jr. (Beastie Boys).
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It's All In Your Head
by Eve 6
July 22, 2003
This is the third album for the Los Angeles alt-rock trio led by singer Max Collins (who lately is best known for an indecent exposure incident in a Pittsburgh hotel lobby).
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Strays
by Jane's Addiction
July 22, 2003
A reunited Jane's Addiction (sans bassist Eric Avery) is back with their first studio recording in 13 years.
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Quixotic
by Martina Topley-Bird
July 14, 2003
Best known as the female vocalist on Tricky's first three albums, Martina Topley-Bird finally arrives with her first solo release, which earned her a Mercury Music Prize nomination. Guest collaborators include the Tricky kid himself, as well as David Holmes and Josh Homme (Queens Of The Stone Age).
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Heroes & Villains
by Paloalto
July 1, 2003
The Los Angeles- (no, not Bay Area-) based alt-rock band led by singer-songwriter James Grundler returns with a Rick Rubin-produced sophomore LP.
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De-Loused In The Comatorium
by The Mars Volta
June 24, 2003
'De-Loused' is the heavily anticipated debut LP from the group formed by former At The Drive-In members Cedric Bixler and Omar Rodriguez.
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Blemish
by David Sylvian
June 23, 2003
Sylvian's first studio recording since 1999's 'Dead Bees on a Cake' is much darker and more spare than that recording. The former Japan leader is joined by guitarists Derek Bailey and Christian Fennesz on several tracks.
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Scorpio Rising
by Death in Vegas
June 17, 2003
The third album from the London-based duo of Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes, much like its predecessor (1999's 'Contino Sessions'), mixes electronica and rock with a variety of celebrity guests handling vocals. This time out, the voices come from Hope Sandoval, Paul Weller, Dot Allison and Liam Gallagher.
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Deja Entendu
by Brand New
June 17, 2003
This sophomore disc finds the young emo band expanding on its sound with the help of producer Steven Haigler (Pixies, Quicksand).
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Vulnerable
by Tricky
June 17, 2003
If declining sales and waning critical support are any indication, then yes, Tricky is probably feeling quite vulnerable at this stage of his career. But that didn't stop him from releasing this seventh LP, which includes covers of The Cure's "Love Cats" and XTC's "Dear God."
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Taste The Secret
by Ugly Duckling
June 17, 2003
The sophomore effort for the quirky Long Beach-based alt-rap trio is a concept album about their alleged time spent working at a fast food chain called Meatshake. Really.
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Hail To The Thief
by Radiohead
June 10, 2003
Not quite the return to the "rock" side of Radiohead as originally believed (although pretty close), the band's sixth album (produced again by Nigel Godrich) retains some of the experimental electronica elements of its predecessors Kid A and Amnesiac. Note that each of the tracks on the album has an alternate title, as does the album itself (aka 'The Gloaming').
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My Private Nation
by Train
June 3, 2003
The San Francisco alt-rock band attempts to duplicate the success of 2001's 'Drops of Jupiter' with this, their third release.
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In the Pursuit of Leisure
by Sugar Ray
June 3, 2003
This lengthily-titled album marks a reunion for the band with producer David Kahne. Included here is a cover of Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
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Paper Monsters
by Dave Gahan
June 3, 2003
The Depeche Mode vocalist's first solo release finds him working with Sigur Ros producer Ken Thomas.
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Shootenanny!
by Eels
June 3, 2003
The Eels fifth album finds head Eel Mark Oliver Everett (aka "E") injecting more humor into his otherwise dark alt-rock tunes.
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Rooney
by Rooney
May 20, 2003
This is the debut LP for the Weezer-esque Los Angeles band led by Robert Carmine (otherwise known as the younger brother of actor/Phantom Planet bandmember Jason Schwartzman).
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From Every Sphere
by Ed Harcourt
May 20, 2003
Nominated for Britain's Mercury Music Prize for his 2001 debut 'Here Be Monsters,' DIYer Ed Harcourt returns with his second studio recording.
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Birds Of Pray
by Live
May 20, 2003
Ed Kowalczyk & co. return for their sixth album, produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus, Something Corporate).
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14 Shades Of Grey
by Staind
May 20, 2003
The alt-metal band returns with a follow-up to their 2001 megahit, 'Break The Cycle.'
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Anthem
by Less Than Jake
May 20, 2003
The Florida ska-punk band's third major-label release includes a cover of Cheap Trick's "Surrender."
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Deftones
by Deftones
May 20, 2003
This self-titled release is the fourth studio album for the California alt-metal outfit.
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Good Mourning
by Alkaline Trio
May 13, 2003
The Chicago-based emo band returns with their fourth full-length.
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The Golden Age Of Grotesque
by Marilyn Manson
May 13, 2003
Manson's fifth album finds the shock-rocker turning to the glory days of vaudeville and burlesque for inspiration.
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Out Of The Vein
by Third Eye Blind
May 13, 2003
The third album for the radio-friendly San Francisco-based alt-rockers is almost a concept album about breaking up with Charlize Theron, which--lest you think the band was getting wacky all of a sudden--band leader Stephan Jenkins actually did do recently.
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Slideling
by Ian McCulloch
May 6, 2003
This is the first solo album in over 10 years for the Echo & The Bunnymen frontman, who lately has developed a vocal fan in Coldplay's Chris Martin, who guests on this disc.
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Imperial
by Robin Guthrie
May 6, 2003
'Imperial' marks the first-ever solo release for the Cocteau Twins' guitarist (who also runs record label Bella Union, works as a record producer, and is one-half of the band Violet Indiana). This ten-track instrumental disc sounds a lot like his work with that earlier band.
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What Sound
by Lamb
May 6, 2003
The trip-hop duo continues to expand their sound on their third album, which features guest appearances from Michael Franti (Spearhead), Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Jimi Goodwin (Doves) and the Scratch Perverts.
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Think Tank
by Blur
May 6, 2003
The veteran Britpop outfit's first new album in four years is the result of tumultuous recording sessions in Morocco with producer Fatboy Slim, which saw a growing dispute between co-founders Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon culminate in Coxon's departure from the band. Fatboy Slim only wound up producing two tracks, with William Orbit handling some of the others.
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Fever To Tell
by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
April 29, 2003
This is the highly-anticipated debut LP for the New York art-punk trio, who have developed a fanbase and generated a great deal of publicity (not to mention a major-label deal) through a series of EPs and live performances.
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Counterfeit 2
by Martin L. Gore
April 29, 2003
The Depeche Mode songwriter's second solo album is just like his first (1989's 'Counterfeit'): all covers. Here, he tackles Brian Eno's "By This River," The Velvet Underground's "Candy Says" (oh my), Nick Cave's "In My Time of Dying," Iggy Pop's "Tiny Girls," and seven other works by your favorite artists.
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Send
by Wire
April 28, 2003
The legendary English band, now re-formed, reunited and reinvigorated, return with their first LP in over a dozen years, with a sound that recalls the punk energy of their 1970s albums while sounding completely modern. Note that 7 of the 11 tracks here are also found in some form on 2002's twin "Read & Burn" EPs.
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The Complex
by Blue Man Group
April 22, 2003
The multimedia collective known as the Blue Man Group, who can be seen and heard in ongoing theatrical productions in several cities, in television commercials for Intel, and even on a previous instrumental album 'Audio,' have released here something akin to a real rock'n'roll album. Their assortment of invented instrumentation is now accompanied by more traditional instruments, and vocals are provided by an array of guests, including Dave Matthews, Spalding Gray and Tracy Bonham. Included also are covers of "White Rabbit" and "I Feel Love."
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Shine
by Daniel Lanois
April 22, 2003
'Shine' is the first solo album in more than a decade for Daniel Lanois, best known for his production work for artists such as U2, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Dylan. Harris guests on vocals here, as does U2's Bono.
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Baby I'm Bored
by Evan Dando
April 22, 2003
The singer/songwriter/guitarist returns to the studio for the first time since 1996, when he recorded his final album as leader of the Lemonheads. Here, he's joined by Jon Brion on four tracks, as well as members of Giant Sand, Calexico, and Spacehog.
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Faceless
by Godsmack
April 8, 2003
The Boston-based punk-metal outfit returns with a third studio LP, produced by David Botrill (Tool).
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Fake Songs
by Liam Lynch
April 8, 2003
Best known as the co-creator of MTV's cult hit sock puppet show "Sifl and Olly," Liam Lynch has also studied music at Paul McCartney's academy and is a published writer. 'Fake Songs,' his first album, includes "United States of Whatever" (the most popular song from S&O and now a minor alternative radio hit) and such tracks as "Fake David Bowie Song," "Fake Pixies Song," and "Fake Depeche Mode Song."
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Sleeping With Ghosts
by Placebo
April 1, 2003
The UK glam-punk band returns with their fourth album.
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The Remote Part
by Idlewild
March 25, 2003
The third album for the Scottish rockers is already a big hit with UK music fans, helped by the success of lead single "You Held the World in Your Arms."
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Meteora
by Linkin Park
March 25, 2003
This long-awaited follow-up to 2000's 'Hybrid Theory' contains 12 new tracks co-produced by Don Gilmore.
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6Twenty
by The D4
March 25, 2003
The New Zealand retro-rockers scored a major-label deal in the U.S. on the strength of this 2002 debut album, which received an American re-release in March 2003.
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Burn Piano Island, Burn
by The Blood Brothers
March 18, 2003
Known for their loud, angry, and extreme take on metal (well, even more so than your average metal band), The Blood Brothers return with their third album in as many years.
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Buzzcocks [2003]
by Buzzcocks
March 18, 2003
Does the world really need another Buzzcocks album? Well, this new LP from Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle (which includes two tracks co-written by fellow original Buzzcock Howard Devoto), the band's fourth since re-forming in 1989, may be their best in many years.
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Antenna
by Cave In
March 18, 2003
This major-label debut for the Massachusetts alt-metal band finds the group willing to experiment with and open up its sound, adding more adventurous elements into the mix.
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Strangest Things
by Longwave
March 18, 2003
'Strangest Things' is the second album, and first for a major label, for Longwave, who got their big break opening for fellow New Yorkers the Strokes (although their sound veers much closer to that of 80s-influenced Interpol than the neo-garage of the Strokes). Dave Fridmann produces.
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Ether Song
by Turin Brakes
March 11, 2003
The English band's second LP was recorded in Los Angeles with engineer Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air).
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Slow Motion Daydream
by Everclear
March 11, 2003
Art Alexakis & Co. finally return with a successor to 2000's 'Songs From An American Movie' pair of albums... but is anyone still listening?
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Sing The Sorrow
by AFI
March 11, 2003
This is the major-label debut for the Bay Area punk rockers (whose initials stand for "A Fire Inside"), who got their start in Ukiah, Calif. in 1991. Garbage's Butch Vig produces.
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So Long, Astoria
by The Ataris
March 4, 2003
Named after the setting of the 1985 film "The Goonies," 'So Long Astoria' is the major-label debut (and fourth studio LP) for the power-pop five-piece. Included here is a cover of Don Henley's "Boys of Summer."
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The Power To Believe
by King Crimson
March 4, 2003
The veteran prog-rock outfit led by guitarist Robert Fripp returns with their first full album of new material in thee years.
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Human Conditions
by Richard Ashcroft
February 25, 2003
This is the second solo outing for the former Verve frontman.
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The Art Of Losing
by American Hi-Fi
February 25, 2003
This is the sophomore release for the Boston-based alt-rockers.
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Animositisomina
by Ministry
February 18, 2003
Al Jourgensen is back, and, apparently, angrier than ever. Included here on the industrial band's eighth album is a cover of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me."
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Nocturama
by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
February 11, 2003
Nick Cave & co. return for a follow up to 2001's 'No More Shall We Part.'
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100th Window
by Massive Attack
February 11, 2003
The first of two planned 2003 releases for the far-from-prolific Bristol-based electronica collective sees the group pared down to one original member: Robert "3-D" del Naja (although Grant "Daddy G." Marshall intends to return to the group for the next disc). Horace Andy returns to provide vocals on several tracks, and Sinead O'Connor also guests on two songs.
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Life On Other Planets
by Supergrass
February 11, 2003
The fun-loving Britpop outfit, popular in the U.K. but unsuccessful to date in the U.S., returns with its fourth LP.
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Boomslang
by Johnny Marr & The Healers
February 4, 2003
The Smiths' guitarist takes a turn at the microphone for the first time, handling vocal duties for his new band, The Healers. The lineup also includes Zak Starkey (son of Ringo Starr) on drums and Kula Shaker bassist Alonza Bevan.
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Let Go
by Nada Surf
February 4, 2003
One-hit wonders, you say? Well, the New York trio did score an MTV hit with "Popular," from their 1996 debut album, but it is a more mature and less commercial Nada Surf that returns now with a third LP, their first for indie label Barsuk.
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Other People's Songs
by Erasure
January 28, 2003
What could possibly be more relevant in 2003 than an 80s band covering their favorite hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s? Tracks here include Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill," Buddy Holly's "Everday," and The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
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Mary Star of the Sea
by Zwan
January 28, 2003
The new group led by Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins features a lineup including fellow Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin on drums and guitarists Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Skunk) and David Pajo (Slint, Tortoise).
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The Raven
by Lou Reed
January 28, 2003
Available in two different versions, the latest from Lou Reed is based on the writings of Edgar Allen Poe. The 2-CD set includes tracks with readings of Poe by various actors (such as Willem Dafoe, Steve Buscemi and Amanda Plummer), backed by Reed, while the single-disc set pulls only the more song-oriented pieces from the longer version. Hal Willner produces.
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Hate
by The Delgados
January 21, 2003
The Glasgow, Scotland-based band follow 2000's stunning 'The Great Eastern' with this, their fourth (and almost equally stunning) LP. Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev) returns as producer.
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Illumination
by Paul Weller
January 14, 2003
The former Style Council and Jam frontman returns with a solo album, and finds Weller producing and playing most of the instruments himself, with the help of a few celebrity guests such as Noel Gallagher, Kelly Jones and Aziz Ibrahim.
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Does This Look Infected?
by Sum 41
November 26, 2002
The Toronto, Canada punk outfit returns with a follow-up to their successful 2001 debut, 'All Killer No Filler.'
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Steal This Album
by System Of A Down
November 26, 2002
Not the true follow-up to 'Toxicity' that fans were hoping for, 'Steal This Album' instead consists of outtakes from that 2001 album, originally leaked on the Internet in rough versions and now polished up for release on CD.
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Evil Heat
by Primal Scream
November 26, 2002
Bobby Gillespie and co. follow 2000's widely acclaimed 'XTRMNTR' with a similar blend of Stooges-style rock and electronica, thanks to the production work of semi-official Primal Scream member Kevin Shields (formerly of My Bloody Valentine) and Andy Weatherall. Tracks include first single "Miss Lucifer," "City," a remake of a Gillespie-sung track on David Holmes' most recent album, and "Some Velvet Morning," sung as a duet with supermodel Kate Moss.
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More Than You Think You Are
by Matchbox Twenty
November 19, 2002
Still lowercase, the alt-rock band led by Rob Thomas (who is perhaps more famous for "Smooth" on Santana's 1999 album) returns with their third album, the first on which the band shared songwriting duties as a unit.
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Audioslave
by Audioslave
November 19, 2002
After frontman Zack de la Rocha left Rage Against the Machine in 2000, the remaining members of that Los Angeles band enlisted former Soundgarden leader Chris Cornell, and together they formed Audioslave. This is their debut release.
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Loose Screw
by The Pretenders
November 12, 2002
The band's first album of new songs since 1999's Viva el Amor contains 12 mostly reggae-tinged tracks.
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Chat & Business
by Ikara Colt
November 12, 2002
Another member of the new generation of neo-art-punkers (think Interpol or Liars, perhaps), this Los Angeles-based British four-piece makes its debut with 'Chat & Business,' which comes with a complimentary set of stickers with which to decorate the album cover.
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Riot Act
by Pearl Jam
November 12, 2002
Still going strong, the Seattle grunge band returns with its seventh studio album.
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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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A New Day At Midnight
by David Gray
November 5, 2002
The English singer-songwriter finally returns with a follow-up to his 1999 breakthrough hit 'White Ladder.'
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Have You Fed the Fish?
by Badly Drawn Boy
November 5, 2002
After wowing music critics and winning Britain's Mercury Music Prize for his 2000 debut album, 'The Hour of Bewilderbeast,' Damon Gough (who is the one and only member of Badly Drawn Boy) took a bit of time off, recording only the soundtrack for 'About A Boy' in the interim. He now returns with a proper follow-up, preceded by single "You Were Right."
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American Supreme
by Suicide
October 29, 2002
Legendary 1970s NYC electro-punk duo Suicide, hugely influential on the synth-pop, industrial, and electroclash movements to come in later decades, return with their first new album in ten years.
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Scarlet's Walk
by Tori Amos
October 29, 2002
The suddenly prolific Amos returns with 18 new tracks, begging the question: Y Kant Tori Capitalize Her Song Titles? The album, her first for Epic, is structured as a cross-country journey through the U.S.
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The Kiss of Morning
by Graham Coxon
October 24, 2002
The solo career of Blur guitarist Graham Coxon takes on a bit more importance now if you believe the rumors that he has left that successful Britpop group for good. This is his fourth solo disc.
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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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One By One
by Foo Fighters
October 22, 2002
Former Nirvana drummer (and sometime Queens of the Stone Age drummer) Dave Grohl returns to the front of the stage for his role as vocalist, guitarist, and bandleader of the Foo Fighters on this, their fourth studio recording.
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Spend The Night
by The Donnas
October 22, 2002
American's favorite high school rockers have graduated and grown up, resulting in this, their fifth (and most mature) album to date.
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I To Sky
by JJ72
October 14, 2002
This is the sophomore effort for the Dublin trio, who generated some attention (and some unavoidable Joy Division comparisons) with their self-titled 2000 debut.
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Cruelty Without Beauty
by Soft Cell
October 8, 2002
Yes, it's *that* Soft Cell, the English band that brought you early 80s hits such as "Tainted Love" and "Sex Dwarf." Their first release since 1984's 'This Last Night in Sodom,' 'Cruelty Without Beauty' offers 12 brand-new tracks from the reunited duo of Dave Ball and Marc Almond.
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Sean-Nós Nua
by Sinéad O'Connor
October 8, 2002
The mercurial singer-songwriter returns with an album of interpretations of 13 traditional Irish songs.
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Cobblestone Runway
by Ron Sexsmith
October 8, 2002
The Canadian singer-songwriter's fifth album finds Sexsmith experimenting with electronica for the first time.
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