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Sea Sew by Lisa Hannigan |
| The debut solo album for the Irish singer, who has provided vocals on several of Damien Rice's albums. [Rock/Singer-Songwriter] |
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| Signed to Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label, the artist releases his first full-length album. [Rock/Indie/Pop] |
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| This is the third album for the Chicago-based duo of Josh Eustis and Charlie Cooper (who passed away on January 22, 2009). [Electronic] |
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| The rap duo from Oakland, California releases its latest album on the Gold Dust Media label. [Rap] |
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| The Irish quartet releases its debut album, produced by John Goodmanson. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The Grammy-nominated (for producing M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes") DJ Wesley "Diplo" Pentz releases his latest remix album, featuring works from a variety of indie-rock bands such as Bloc Party, CSS, and Spank Rock. [Rock/Electronic] |
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| Matthew Houck releases his cover album of Willie Nelson songs. [Rock/Indie/Alternative/Folk] |
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| The ex-Jayhawks team up again as a duo on their first album together in over ten years. [Rock/Alternative/Country] |
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| The jazz trio introduces vocals by Wendy Lewis on its latest album of cover songs. [Jazz] |
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| The Arizona country singer releases his fourth studio album with Capitol Nashville. [Country] |
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| Norman Cook (also known as Fatboy Slim) releases his debut album under the alias The BPA. [Rock/Indie/Pop] |
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| The ex-American Idol finalist releases her debut album. [R&B;/Soul] |
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| The follow-up to the Colorado quartet's twice-platinum debut album was produced by Aaron Johnson and Mike Flynn. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The third studio album for the band is its first on the Majordomo label. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The follow-up album to its Mercury Prize-nominated debut was produced by Owen Morris. [Rock/Alternative/Pop] |
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| The British quartet releases its second album, produced by Stan Kybert. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The debut album for the London trio was produced by Ed Buller and Max Dingle. [Rock/Alternative] |
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Ouliposaliva by Angil & The Hidden Tracks |
| The French band releases a concept album based on the sounds of brass and woodwind instruments. [Rock/Experimental] |
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| The soundtrack to the movie about Notorious B.I.G. features many of his singles and new songs sung by Jay-Z, Santogold, Jadakiss, Faith Evans and the late rapper's son CJ. [Soundtrack/Rap] |
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| The Oscar nominated film's soundtrack features three songs with M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman's score. [Soundtrack/Dance] |
Added 29 January 2009:
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You & I by Cut Off Your Hands |
| The debut full-length album for the New Zealand quartet was produced by Bernard Butler. [Rock/Indie] |
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Drone Trailer by MV & EE With The Golden Road |
| This is the first release on DiCristina Stair for Matt "MV" Valentine and Erika "EE" Elder. [Rock/Indie/Experimental] |
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| Scott "Wino" Weinrich, former member of such bands as The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, and The Hidden Hand, releases his debut solo album. [Rock/Metal] |
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| The Austin, Texas band releases its ninth album. [Rock/Country/Alternative] |
Added 28 January 2009:
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| This is the latest album for the New Jersey-based rap duo. [Rap] |
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| The latest album for Sweden's Emil Svanangen is his first on the Polyvinyl label. [Rock/Indie/Pop] |
Added 27 January 2009:
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| The second full-length album for the duo of Greg Kurstin and Inara George. [Rock/Indie/Pop] |
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| The third album for the UK rock band was produced by Dan Carey. [Rock/Indie] |
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Eye Legacy by Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes |
| The final album for the former TLC member features songs recorded before her death in 2002. [R&B;/Rap] |
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| Springsteen's latest solo album is the fourth time he has worked with producer Brendan O'Brien. [Rock] |
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| Fleet Foxes' newest member, Joshua Tillman releases his fifth solo album, the first on the Western Vinyl label. [Rock/Indie] |
Added 23 January 2009:
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| The first of six planned albums from Ex-Guided By Voices singer Robert Pollard (and his other side projects) for 2009. [Rock/Singer-Songwriter] |
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| The debut solo album for The Hold Steady's Franz Nicolay. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The second full-length solo album for Frog Eyes/Swan Lake's Carey Mercer. [Rock/Indie] |
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| Sebastien Grainger, the Ex-Death from Above 1979 singer/drummer, releases his debut solo album. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The four-track EP was recorded at different places between December 2006 and June 2008. [Rock/Indie] |
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Grand by Matt & Kim |
| This is the second album for the duo from Brooklyn, NY. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The debut full-length album from the New Jersey punk-rock sextet. [Rock/Punk] |
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| The ninth album from the rock group was produceed by Ben Allen. [Rock/Indie] |
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| The third album for the Antony Hegarty-led band features music arrangements by Nico Muhly. [Rock/Indie/Pop] |
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| This is the latest solo album for the singer/songwriter. [Rock/Indie] |
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| This is the second solo album for the New Pornographers' Carl Newman. [Rock/Indie] |
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