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Post Pop Depression
Post Pop Depression is Iggy Pop's 17th solo album, released March 18, 2016 on Loma Vista; produced and co-written by Josh Homme with Dean Fertita and Matt Helders, recorded secretly in Joshua Tree and Burbank, Metascore 79, Grammy-nominated.
Pure Heroine
Pure Heroine is the 2013 debut studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde (Ella Yelich-O'Connor), co-written and produced by Joel Little; it debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, sold over five million copies, and launched the Grammy-winning hit "Royals".
Purple Mountains (album)
Purple Mountains is the 2019 self-titled Drag City album (DC680) by David Berman, his comeback after Silver Jews, produced with Woods' Jarvis Taveniere and Jeremy Earl; it earned a Metacritic 87 and was his final record.
Rainier Fog
Rainier Fog is Alice in Chains' sixth studio album, released August 24, 2018 on BMG. Named for Mount Rainier, it was largely recorded at Seattle's Studio X, the band's first Seattle-recorded album in over 20 years, with a Metascore of 73.
Reflektor
Reflektor is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire, a double album co-produced by James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, released in October 2013.
Regional at Best
Regional at Best is Twenty One Pilots' second studio album, self-released July 8, 2011; the band's first record with Josh Dun and last independent album before Fueled by Ramen, discontinued since 2012 with six tracks re-recorded for Vessel.
Salad Days (Mac DeMarco album)
Salad Days, also known as Salad Days (Mac DeMarco album), is a 2014 indie rock/jangle pop studio album by Canadian musician Mac DeMarco, released April 1, 2014 on Captured Tracks, self-recorded in his Brooklyn apartment, reaching number 30 on the Billboard 200.
Self-ish
SELF-iSH (2016) is the second album by Will Wood & The Tapeworms, released on Say-10, produced by Kevin Antreassian; a dark cabaret and piano rock concept album, remastered in 2020 and reissued later.
Simulation Theory (album)
Simulation Theory, eighth studio album by English rock band Muse (2018, Warner Bros.), produced with Rich Costey, Mike Elizondo, Shellback, and Timbaland; an 1980s synth-rock pivot with Kyle Lambert cover art, Metacritic score 63, and a 2019 world tour and concert film.
Songs of Experience (U2 album)
Songs of Experience is U2's 14th studio album, released 1 December 2017 on Island/Universal, companion to Songs of Innocence and inspired by William Blake's poems. Produced by Jacknife Lee and Ryan Tedder among others, it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 186,000 units and a Metacritic score of 63.
Songs of Innocence (U2 album)
Songs of Innocence, U2's 13th studio album (2014), gifted free by Apple to over 500 million iTunes users in 119 countries; autobiographical Dublin childhood songs, produced by Danger Mouse, Epworth, Tedder; No. 9 US, No. 6 UK.
Sprained Ankle (album)
Sprained Ankle is Julien Baker's debut solo album, released October 23, 2015 on 6131 Records after a 2014 independent digital release. Nine sparse guitar and piano songs about depression, substance abuse, and faith, recorded at Spacebomb Studios.
Suck It and See
Suck It and See, Arctic Monkeys' fourth studio album, released 6 June 2011 on Domino, produced by James Ford, recorded live at Sound City LA, UK number 1, Metascore 74.
Synthesis (Evanescence album)
Synthesis is Evanescence's fourth studio album, released November 10, 2017 on BMG: orchestral and electronic re-recordings of catalog songs plus two new tracks, Hi-Lo and Imperfection, produced by Amy Lee and Will Hunt with arrangements by David Campbell, followed by the Synthesis Live orchestra tour.
Tell Me I'm Pretty
Tell Me I'm Pretty is the fourth studio album by Kentucky rock band Cage the Elephant, released December 18, 2015 on RCA Records; produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, it shifts toward late-'60s garage rock.
That's Why I Gave Up on Music
That's Why I Gave Up on Music (だから僕は音楽を辞めた) is Yorushika's 2019 debut full album, a 14-track concept album about Amy, a young man who quits music, and Elma, with the companion album Elma as its answer.
The Center Won't Hold
The Center Won't Hold (2019) is Sleater-Kinney's ninth album, produced by St. Vincent on Mom + Pop Music, and the last with drummer Janet Weiss, who left in July 2019; it scored 80 on Metacritic.
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is Alice in Chains' fifth studio album, released May 28, 2013 on Capitol; second with William DuVall, produced by Nick Raskulinecz, debuted No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 62,000 first-week copies; title mocks the creationist claim that Satan planted dinosaur fossils.
The Fall (Gorillaz album)
The Fall is Gorillaz's fourth studio album, recorded by Damon Albarn largely on an iPad over 32 days of the 2010 US Plastic Beach tour, released free to fan club members on 25 December 2010 and commercially in April 2011.
The Getaway (Red Hot Chili Peppers album)
The Getaway (2016), Red Hot Chili Peppers' eleventh studio album on Warner Bros., produced by Danger Mouse and mixed by Nigel Godrich, their first without Rick Rubin since 1989 and last with guitarist Josh Klinghoffer.
The Hope Six Demolition Project
The Hope Six Demolition Project is PJ Harvey's ninth studio album, released 15 April 2016 on Island. Written after travels to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington DC with Seamus Murphy, recorded publicly at Somerset House, it was her first UK number-one album and a 2017 Grammy nominee.
The Idler Wheel...
The Idler Wheel... is Fiona Apple's fourth studio album, released June 2012 on Clean Slate/Epic after a seven-year gap, co-produced with Charley Drayton, with found-sound percussion and a 23-word title.
The Magic Whip
The Magic Whip (2015) is the eighth album by Britpop band Blur, its first in 12 years and first with guitarist Graham Coxon since 1999, built from spontaneous Hong Kong jam sessions and completed with producer Stephen Street.
The Now Now
The Now Now is the sixth studio album by Gorillaz, released June 29, 2018 on Parlophone/Warner Bros. Recorded in one month at Studio 13, London with James Ford, it reversed Humanz's guest-heavy approach with only Snoop Dogg, Jamie Principle, and George Benson as features.
The Suburbs
The Suburbs is Arcade Fire's third studio album (2010), a 16-track concept record about suburban childhood and sprawl, produced by Markus Dravs and winner of the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year.
This House Is Not for Sale
This House Is Not for Sale is Bon Jovi's 2016 Island Records studio album, the first without Richie Sambora, produced by Jon Bon Jovi and John Shanks; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 129,000 units and scored 59 on Metacritic.
Trench (album)
Trench is the 2018 fifth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, a concept record about the city of Dema, its nine bishops and the Banditos, recorded secretly in Tyler Joseph's Columbus home studio with Paul Meany, released October 5, 2018 on Fueled by Ramen.
Trick (Alex G album)
Trick (TRICK) is the fourth studio album by Alex G (Alex Giannascoli), self-released on Bandcamp November 5, 2012 and commercially reissued mastered by Lucky Number Music on April 6, 2015; a 16-song, 37-minute lo-fi home recording.
Turn Blue (album)
Turn Blue is the Black Keys' eighth studio album, released May 13, 2014 on Nonesuch. Produced by Danger Mouse with Auerbach and Carney, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
Two Hands (Big Thief album)
Two Hands is the fourth studio album by Brooklyn indie rock band Big Thief, released October 11, 2019 on 4AD, recorded live at Sonic Ranch near El Paso as the earth twin of U.F.O.F.