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72 Adele
80 American Music Club
65 Apes
80 Atlas Sound
73 Autechre
79 Kevin Ayers
60 B-52s
82 Erykah Badu
68 Bauhaus
70 Be Your Own Pet
73 Beach House
65 Natasha Bedingfield
71 Bell X1
65 The Big Sleep
73 The Black Crowes
78 The Black Keys
79 Black Mountain
85 Bon Iver
71 Born Ruffians
80 British Sea Power
73 Cadence Weapon
71 Cat Power
78 Jason Collett
59 Matt Costa
64 Counting Crows
75 Sheryl Crow
73 Crystal Castles
57 Danity Kane
76 Ray Davies
69 Dead Meadow
70 Del The Funky Homosapien
77 Dengue Fever
79 Destroyer
84 Raheem DeVaughn
82 DeVotchKa
79 Die! Die! Die!
57 Mike Doughty
83 Drive-By Truckers
69 Dub Trio
70 Justin Townes Earle
75 Kathleen Edwards
70 Evangelicals
72 Evangelista
66 The Feeling
53 Flo Rida
77 Flogging Molly
81 Fuck Buttons
63 Ghostland Observatory
75 Gnarls Barkley
78 Goldfrapp
71 Grand Archives
59 Adam Green
80 The Gutter Twins
76 Headlights
71 The Helio Sequence
62 Hello, Blue Roses
86 Hercules And Love Affair
48 Hey Willpower
78 Hot Chip
74 Howlin Rain
71 Alan Jackson
61 Janet Jackson
71 Joe Jackson
61 Jack Johnson
59 Junkie XL
75 The Kills
79 Kaki King
57 Lenny Kravitz
53 Kula Shaker
78 k.d. lang
69 Lightspeed Champion
77 Los Campesinos!
37 Louis XIV
75 Shelby Lynne
78 Magnetic Fields
76 Stephen Malkmus
76 Marah
65 The Mars Volta
72 Tift Merritt
83 Meshuggah
75 MGMT
64 Kylie Minogue
63 Moby
67 Allison Moorer
64 Morcheeba
76 Bob Mould
74 The Mountain Goats
75 Murder By Death
78 Nada Surf
70 Kate Nash
77 Neon Neon
73 Panic At The Disco
73 Dolly Parton
55 Jack Penate
56 The Presidents Of The United States Of America
76 Pride Tiger
90 Protest The Hero
79 R.E.M.
78 The Raconteurs
74 The Raveonettes
71 Pete Rock
59 Rick Ross
73 The Shackeltons
77 She & Him
64 Sia
51 Simple Plan
72 Snoop Dogg
73 Sons And Daughters
59 Ringo Starr
77 Super Furry Animals
62 The Teenagers
76 These New Puritans
75 These United States
82 Vampire Weekend
64 Chris Walla
72 The Whigs
82 Jim White
81 Why?
62 Widespread Panic
77 Xiu Xiu
62 Yoav

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed albums.

New CD Reviews from Metacritic Music



1 The Field
From Here We Go Sublime
90
2 Burial
Untrue
90
3 Radiohead
In Rainbows
88
4 Panda Bear
Person Pitch
87
5 Robert Plant And Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
87
6 Les Savy Fav
Let's Stay Friends
87
7 The Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
87
8 Patty Griffin
Children Running Through
87
9 M.I.A.
Kala
87
10 LCD Soundsystem
Sound Of Silver
86
Albums must have at least 7 reviews to qualify for high score lists. Reissues, "best-of" compilations and box sets are not eligible for inclusion.
1 Brian Wilson
SMiLE
97
2 Loretta Lynn
Van Lear Rose
97
3 Led Zeppelin
How The West Was Won
97
4 OutKast
Stankonia
95
5 Ali Farka Toure
Savane
94
6 Madvillain
Madvillainy
93
7 Talking Heads
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads [2004 Version]
93
8 Bob Dylan
Love And Theft
93
9 Tom Waits
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
92
10 Dizzee Rascal
Boy In Da Corner
92

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Added 3 April 2008:

Hold On Now, Youngster by Los Campesinos!

The debut album for the Cardiff, Wales-based indie rock band was produced by David Newfeld. [Rock/Indie]

Hello, Voyager by Evangelista

Carla Bozulich releases her latest album under the new band name of Evangelista. [Rock/Experimental]

A Picture Of The Three Of Us At The Gate To The Garden Of Eden by These United States

The debut album for the Washington, DC-based indie rock band. [Rock/Indie]

Added 2 April 2008:

Last Night by Moby

The latest album for the electronic artist includes an appearance by MC Grandmaster Caz of "Rapper's Delight" fame. [Electronic]

The Good Life by Justin Townes Earle

The son of Grammy-winning singer Steve Earle releases his debut album. [Country/Alternative]

Charmed & Strange by Yoav

The debut album for the Israel-born singer/songwriter creates beats with the help of effects pedals and the guitar. [Rock/Alternative]

Added 1 April 2008:

Attack & Release by The Black Keys

Daniel Auerbach and Patrick Carney release their fifth full-length album, produced by Danger Mouse. [Rock]

Sixes & Sevens by Adam Green

The fifth solo album for the Moldy Peaches member. [Rock/Alternative]

Join With Us by The Feeling

The sophomore album for the Sussex, England pop rock band. [Rock/Pop]

Added 31 March 2008:

Accelerate by R.E.M.

The rock band's 14th album is promised to be more rocking than its last release, Around the Sun. [Rock/Alternative]

X by Kylie Minogue

Kylie returns after her battle with breast cancer with her latest album. [Dance/Pop]

Added 30 March 2008:

Stainless Style by Neon Neon

Boom Bip and Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys come together to release a concept album about the life of John DeLorean. [Electronic/Alternative]

Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles

The debut full-length album for the Toronto duo of Ethan Kath and Alice Grass. [Electronic/Indie]

Added 27 March 2008:

Welcome To The Dollhouse by Danity Kane

The sophomore album for MTV's "Making the Band 3" group features Missy Elliot on one track. [R&B;]

Some Racing, Some Stopping by Headlights

The sophomore full-length album for the indie rock trio from Champaign, Illinois.[Rock/Indie]

Ghost Games by Apes

The fourth album has Breck Brunson at the microphone after Paul Weil left the band to raise a family. [Rock/Indie]

Added 26 March 2008:

Consolers Of The Lonely by The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs surprised much of the music industry by announcing the release of its sophomore album a week before it was released. [Rock]

Street Horrrsing by Fuck Buttons

The debut album for the Bristol, England experimental music duo. [Rock/Experimental]

Dive Deep by Morcheeba

The English band continues without Skye Edwards, who was asked to leave the group, with several artists taking turns on lead vocals. [Electronic]

Added 25 March 2008:

Funplex by B-52s

The first studio album for the band since 1992's "Good Stuff" was produced by Steve Osborne. [Rock/Pop]

Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings by Counting Crows

The fifth album is split in two parts, with one half produced by Gil Norton and the other half by Brian Deck.[Rock/Alternative/Pop]

Pretty.Odd. by Panic At The Disco

The follow-up to their platinum debut album finds the band dropping the exclamation point from their name. [Rock/Alternative]

Reality Check by The Teenagers

The debut album for the French indie-pop trio based in London, England. [Rock/Indie/Pop]

The Lucky Ones by Pride Tiger

The Canadian rock band with three former members of Three Inches of Blood releases its debut album on EMI. [Rock]
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