Singer/songwriter Gwendolyn Sanford's music has been described as sounding "like a Renaissance Fair being held on Mars." Fittingly, Sanford, along with Brandon Jay, composed the majority of the score for the popular Showtime series Weeds.

Hot, hot, hot. Black Velvet contains all brand new studio recordings along with "Black Velvet 2007," a new recording with a contemporary arrangement of her classic hit. After an eight year songwriting hiatus, Myles has re-emerged, energized, with a new album.

Called "The best band in Ireland" by Vanity Fair magazine, the quintet of rockers has seen four songs simultaneously chart in the Irish Top 20 and the album, Flock, has since gone 5-times platinum. Could be the best band to come out of Ireland since...

Marlena Shaw was the first female vocalist signed to Blue Note Records -- her knack for blending jazz, soul and pop nuggets led to her mastery of covers, including this rippling version of the Ashford & Simpson-penned "California Soul."

Six friends from Oklahoma City, The Uglysuit bring a different mentality to what they do. Remarkably fresh-faced and honest, the band believes in letting loose, fostering a heartfelt atmosphere of hope and love, and works hard to shape what comes naturally.

This singer/songwriter from North Carolina subtly infuses his music with flavors and colors, evoking the numerous feelings that love brings. From happiness to misery, Hughes describes relationships with friends, women and life in general.

This seminal English gothic rock band returns with a brand new release as exciting and relevant as their earlier work. Bauhaus has inspired countless bands and mesmerized the masses with their ability to be simultaneously sparse, dark, anthemic and glam.

Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killah is shown love by Scion AV, DJ Mehdi, Orgasmic, Yuksek and Guns N Bombs on this remix album which also features the original Ghostface track.

Rock n' Roll prodigy Liam Finn has bounded onto the international music scene with the force and presence of an artist twice his age. The twenty-three-year-old New Zealand native writes, produces and engineers his own music, adhering to a strict DIY creative process.

This queen of blue-eyed rock n' soul grew up loving equally the sweetness of a Memphis horn line and the raunch of an electric guitar riff, whether played by Muddy Waters, Keith Richards, or Pop Staples.

Formerly 'Rare Unit,' the 8 piece live outfit Poetiquette have been synonymous with production duo Jafar and Andy 'Touch' Fingers. Over the last 5 years, the group has developed considerably into a collective of seasoned musicians.

Acclaimed singer/songwriter James McMurtry returns with Just Us Kids, his ninth album and follow up to 2005's Americana Album of the Year winner, Childish Things. James has long been known as a fine, fiery storyteller and Just Us Kids only adds to the reputation.

"This is a happy record," Teddy Thompson says of his new album A Piece of What You Need. "Well, maybe not happy, but upbeat. Actually, maybe not upbeat, but it does have some up-tempo songs!" Thompson's fourth album overall and his third for Verve is the artist's most ambitious and accomplished effort to date.

Carney is a 4-piece Los Angeles musical phenomenon, who have years of musical experience behind them. Their songs can evoke thoughts of anything from Jeff Buckley, The White Stripes and Led Zeppelin to John Lennon and Pink Floyd.

Recorded over three weeks in Spain last summer, legendary producer Youth (Primal Scream, The Verve) clipped the Mackem lads' overflowing pot of songs into shape. Out of it came twelve short, sharp, shocks of pure Futurehead joy.

A collection of classic Shannon favorites, including both versions of the hit single, "The Galway Girl," the original featuring Steve Earle and the newly-recorded studio version with Mundy.

This British Mercury Prize nominee recorded the bulk of The Beautiful Lie on an eight-track in his grandmother's house in Sussex - the rest was done in East London's Toe Tag studios, where The White Stripes recorded Elephant.

Glaswegian indie rock band Frightened Rabbit return with their second full-length album, just in time for the festival season. "Rough-edged, unpolished...charismatic...a sense of purposeful drift...triumphant" -Pitchfork

Recorded in Lykke Li's hometown of Stockholm, Sweden and New York City, the songs on Little Bit are a reflection of Lykke Li's globe-trotting upbringing, marrying sounds that are diverse and worldly into incredible three minute pop songs.

Last Days at the Lodge finds Lee honing and emphasizing his skills: the singing is rich, direct and confident, the songs are sharply crafted, the melodies memorable and crisp, the lyrics focused. The production is fuller and less sparse, but the atmosphere remains uncluttered.

This new, deluxe incarnation of Young Team has now become its definitive version: available in 2CD and limited edition, quadruple vinyl box-set formats, featuring new liner notes by journalist and writer, Keith Cameron.

A crucial part of the Seattle music scene, The Saturday Knights are capable of taking on a room of timid rock and rap dwarfs with their pop smarts. Mingle is a flawlessly fluid integration of vintage rock, lady-loving soul, and trailer park punk.

Cape Town rock/punk enigmas Taxi Violence have maintained a steadfastly independent attitude, even turning down a prize record contract with a major record label in their quest to retain artistic freedom and integrity.

Four unique vocalists offer soulful melodic harmonies throughout their songs. The lyrics are focused on conscious positive messages that will take you on a journey from the garden, to the club, to the world of politics, and beyond.

It is Catherine MacLellan's voice that strikes you first. Pure and haunting, it caresses softly, insinuating itself into your heart, and just won't let go. Then, the subtle strengths of her deeply confessional, powerfully poetic songs emerge.