Album Releases by Genre

Mean Everything To Nothing

Mean Everything To Nothing

by Manchester Orchestra
April 21, 2009
The second full-length album for the indie-rock band from Atlanta was produced by Joe Chicarelli.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.3
Love The Future

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.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
6.7
My Maudlin Career

My Maudlin Career

by Camera Obscura
April 21, 2009
The fourth album for the Scottish band was produced by Jari Haapalainen.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.0
Please And Thank You

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.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
Spring Tides

Spring Tides

by Jeniferever
April 14, 2009
This is the Swedish indie rock quartet's second full-length album.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
tbd
200 Tons Of Bad Luck

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.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.4
Everybody, Come Outside!

Everybody, Come Outside!

by Pomegranates
April 14, 2009
The second album for the quartet from Cincinnati was mixed by TJ Lipple.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Fortress Around My Heart

Fortress Around My Heart

by Ida Maria
April 14, 2009
This is the debut album for the singer from Norway.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.1
Law Of The Playground

Law Of The Playground

by The Boy Least Likely To
April 14, 2009
The second album for the English indie-rock duo.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
tbd
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

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.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Dos

Dos

by Wooden Shjips
April 14, 2009
The second full-length studio album for the quartet from San Francisco.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.8
Carbeth

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.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
tbd
Fantasies

Fantasies

by Metric
April 14, 2009
The fourth album for the indie-rock band was mixed by John O'Mahony.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.7
Swoon

Swoon

by Silversun Pickups
April 14, 2009
The second album for the Los Angeles indie-rock band was produced by Dave Cooley.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
8.6
Petits Fours

Petits Fours

by Grand Duchy
April 14, 2009
The first album for the rock band featuring Black Francis and his wife Violet Clark.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.7
You Can Have What You Want

You Can Have What You Want

by Papercuts
April 14, 2009
The third album for the indie-pop band led by Jason Quever.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The Future Will Come

The Future Will Come

by The Juan MacLean
April 14, 2009
This is the second album for the electronic artist from Rhode Island.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Honey Moon

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.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.0
The Open Door [EP]

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.'
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.4
Inside Your Guitar

Inside Your Guitar

by It Hugs Back
April 7, 2009
The English indie-rock band releases its debut full-length album on 4AD.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Scramble

Scramble

by The Coathangers
April 7, 2009
The second album for the Atlanta-based female rock band.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Play Music

Play Music

by Thieves Like Us
April 7, 2009
This is the debut album for the three-piece formed in Berlin.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Two Suns

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.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.4
Jewellery

Jewellery

by Micachu & the Shapes
April 7, 2009
The debut album for the British band was produced by Matthew Herbert.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.2
Kingdom Of Rust

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.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.6
Fork In The Road

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.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
6.8
Life And Times

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.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Yonder Is The Clock

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.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.6
Now We Can See

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.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.3
Tentacles

Tentacles

by Crystal Antlers
April 7, 2009
The debut full-length for the indie-rock band from Long Beach, California.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Repo

Repo

by Black Dice
April 7, 2009
The second album on the Paw Tracks label for the Brooklyn-based experimental group.
Metascore:
67
User Score:
7.0
I Was A King

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.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Sun Gangs

Sun Gangs

by The Veils
April 7, 2009
The British indie-rock band releases its third album.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.7
Vs. Children

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.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.4
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

by Joker's Daughter
April 7, 2009
The debut album for the UK artist Helena Costas was produced by Danger Mouse.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Telekinesis!

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.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.2
A Positive Rage

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."
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.5
The Atlantic Ocean

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.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Hey Everyone

Hey Everyone

by Dananananaykroyd
April 6, 2009
The debut album for the Glasgow-based indie-rock band was produced by Machine.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.0
Labyrinthes

Labyrinthes

by Malajube
March 31, 2009
The francophone rock band from Montreal releases its third album.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.5
Black Cascade

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.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.6
Good Evening

Good Evening

by Nite Jewel
March 31, 2009
The debut album for Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Ramona Gonzalez.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Everyday Demons

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.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.7
It's Blitz

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.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
Lost Channels

Lost Channels

by Great Lake Swimmers
March 31, 2009
The fourth album for the Tony Dekker-led group.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
A Woman, A Man, Walked By

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.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
Living Thing

Living Thing

by Peter Bjorn and John
March 31, 2009
The Swedish trio releases its fifth album.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.1
A New Tide

A New Tide

by Gomez
March 31, 2009
The sixth album for the British indie-rock band was produced with Brian Deck.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.1
Rules

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.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
8.3
LotusFlow3r

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.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.4
MPLSound

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.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.2
The Floodlight Collective

The Floodlight Collective

by Lotus Plaza
March 24, 2009
The solo debut album of Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.7
Hymn To The Immortal Wind

Hymn To The Immortal Wind

by Mono
March 24, 2009
The fifth album for the Japanese experimental rock band was produced by Steve Albini.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.4
Technicolor Health

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.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.0
Metamorphosis

Metamorphosis

by Papa Roach
March 24, 2009
Jay Baumgardner returns to produce the California rock band's sixth album with James Michael.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
6.0
Grace/Wastelands

Grace/Wastelands

by Peter Doherty
March 24, 2009
The Babyshambles/Libertines lead singer releases his first solo album produced by Stephen Street.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
The Hazards Of Love

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.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.5
Crack The Skye

Crack The Skye

by Mastodon
March 24, 2009
The fourth album from the Atlantia, Georgia rock band features songs about the murder of Rasputin.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.7
Kicks

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.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.0
Poseidon And The Bitter Bug

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.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Fuckbook

Fuckbook

by Condo Fucks
March 24, 2009
The first album by Yo La Tengo under the Condo Fucks band name.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Enemy Mine

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).
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.7
Ten [Reissue]

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.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.7
I Blame You

I Blame You

by Obits
March 24, 2009
This is the debut album for Rick Froberg's latest band.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Slow Dance

Slow Dance

by Jeremy Jay
March 24, 2009
The singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles and Paris, France, releases his latest full-length album.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
O+S

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.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
Histoire de Melody Nelson

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.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.0
Klang

Klang

by The Rakes
March 23, 2009
The third album for the British indie-rock band was recorded in Berlin.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.8
Grammatics

Grammatics

by Grammatics
March 23, 2009
The debut full-length album for the indie-rock band from Leeds, England.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
To Lose My Life

To Lose My Life

by White Lies
March 17, 2009
The debut album for the London trio was produced by Ed Buller and Max Dingle.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.6
Beware

Beware

by Bonnie "Prince" Billy
March 17, 2009
Will Oldham's latest album under his Bonnie "Prince" Billy moniker features appearances by such guest as Wilco's Leroy Bach and Mekons' Jon Langford.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.5
Wavvves

Wavvves

by Wavves
March 17, 2009
This is the first release on Fat Possum Records for the San Diego-based indie-rock artist.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.6
Fist Of God

Fist Of God

by MSTRKRFT
March 17, 2009
The Toronto duo's latest album feature guests such as E-40, Ghostface Killah, and John Legend.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.0
Easy Come, Easy Go

Easy Come, Easy Go

by Marianne Faithfull
March 17, 2009
The latest album for the English artist features guest appearances by Nick Cave, Cat Power, Rufus Wainwright, Keith Richards, and Antony Hegarty.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Rearrange Beds

Rearrange Beds

by An Horse
March 17, 2009
This is the debut album for the indie duo from Brisbane, Australia.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
Some Sweet Relief

Some Sweet Relief

by Speck Mountain
March 17, 2009
The second album for the rock band headed by Marie-Claire Balabanian and Karl Briedrick.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Static Tensions

Static Tensions

by Kylesa
March 17, 2009
The latest album for the metal band from Savannah, Georgia is its second featuring two drummers.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.9
Going My Way

Going My Way

by Randy Weeks
March 17, 2009
The latest release produced by Will Sexton for the California singer since his move to Austin, Texas, features Eliza Gilkyson and Cindy Cashdollar as guest singers.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
tbd
The Strange Boys And Girls Club

The Strange Boys And Girls Club

by The Strange Boys
March 17, 2009
The debut full-length album for the quartet from Texas.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Mystery [EP]

Mystery [EP]

by BLK JKS
March 10, 2009
The South African indie-rock band releases its first EP produced by Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
Scream

Scream

by Chris Cornell
March 10, 2009
The latest solo album for the singer/guitarist was produced by Timberland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
4.2
All I Ever Wanted

All I Ever Wanted

by Kelly Clarkson
March 10, 2009
The American Idol winner releases her fourth album.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
6.7
Face Control

Face Control

by Handsome Furs
March 10, 2009
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.8
Slipway Fires

Slipway Fires

by Razorlight
March 10, 2009
The third album for the British quartet was produced by Mike Crossey.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.3
Not Without A Fight

Not Without A Fight

by New Found Glory
March 10, 2009
The debut album on the Epitaph label for the pop-punk band from Florida is also their first studio album in nearly three years.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.3
Mama, I'm Swollen

Mama, I'm Swollen

by Cursive
March 10, 2009
The sixth studio album for the Omaha, Nebraska-based indie-rock band.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.1
Grrr...

Grrr...

by Bishop Allen
March 10, 2009
This is the third full-length for the Brooklyn, New York, indie-rock band.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.3
Heavy Ghost

Heavy Ghost

by DM Stith
March 10, 2009
The debut full-length album for the New York artist who was discovered by Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.3
(a)spera

(a)spera

by Mirah
March 10, 2009
The fourth album for the Portland, Oregon-based artist features Tara Jane O’Neill, Lori Goldston, and The Decemberists' Chris Funk as guest musicians.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
Elvis Perkins In Dearland

Elvis Perkins In Dearland

by Elvis Perkins
March 10, 2009
Elvis Perkins returns with the follow-up to his debut album with a full band.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Rockwell

Rockwell

by Anni Rossi
March 10, 2009
The debut full-length album for the singer was produced by Steve Albini.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Song Of The Pearl

Song Of The Pearl

by Arbouretum
March 10, 2009
The David Heumann-led band releases its latest album.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band

by Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
March 10, 2009
The Seattle-based band's debut album was produced with Scott Colburn.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
tbd
Underneath The Owl

Underneath The Owl

by Riverboat Gamblers
March 10, 2009
The Texas punk-rock band releases its latest album.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
As Seen Through Windows

As Seen Through Windows

by Bell Orchestre
March 10, 2009
This is the second album for the Montreal group featuring two members of Arcade Fire.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
Advance Base Battery Life

Advance Base Battery Life

by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
March 10, 2009
Owen Ashworth latest album is a collection of singles and compilation tracks released between 2005 and 2008.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day

I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day

by Julie Doiron
March 10, 2009
The Canadian singer's latest solo album was produced by ex-Eric's Trip bandmate Rick White.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
tbd
All The Plans

All The Plans

by Starsailor
March 9, 2009
The fourth album for the British rock band was produced by Steven Osbourne.
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.3
Better Than Heavy

Better Than Heavy

by Mongrel
March 7, 2009
The debut album for the group fronted by Reverend and The Makers' Jon McClure, featuring Joe Moskow; Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders and Andy Nicholson; Babyshambles' Drew McConnell; and UK hip-hop artist Lowkey.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
tbd
Little Hells

Little Hells

by Marissa Nadler
March 3, 2009
The fourth album for the Boston-based singer-songwriter was produced by Chris Coady.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.3