Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Tony Allen (Nigerian Afrobeat legend)	"Secret Agent" (producer: Allen; Hear here)	(World Circuit/Nonesuch, April 13, 2010)
Jeff Beck	"Emotion & Commotion" (his first album in six years; producers: Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn; guest: Joss Stone; Read here)	(Atco/Rhino, April 13, 2010)
Bleeding Through	"Bleeding Through" (producer: Zeuss; Hear here)	(Rise, April 13, 2010)
Laura Bell Bundy (original lead actress in Broadway's "Legally Blonde: The Musical")	"Achin' and Shakin' " (first single: "Giddy On Up"; Hear here)	(Mercury Nashville, April 13, 2010)
Jason Castro ("American Idol" season 7 finalist)	"Jason Castro" (producer: Eric Rosse; first single: "That's What I'm Here For"; Hear here; Read here)	(Atlantic, April 13, 2010)

BTW: "I'm living a dream, it's the highlight of my life," Castro tells P&P. "There were times I would go 'I don't know what I'm doing' ... but I'm so proud of the album. It's a modern singer-songwriter album ... intimate, more upbeat, organic and real."

The Texas native had limited performing experience before "American Idol." After finishing fourth behind Syesha Mercado on "Idol" season 7, he suddenly found himself on Atlantic and in a studio.

"The whole process, from the writing to the recording, I discovered so much," he says. "I was fascinated by how the producers put it together."

Coheed and Cambria	"Year of the Black Rainbow" (songs include "Here We Are Juggernaut," "The Broken," "Pearl of the Stars" and "Guns of Summer"; producers: Atticus Ross, Joe Baressi; Hear here; CD/Book/DVD)	(Columbia, April 13, 2010)
Dru Hill	"InDRUpendence Day" (first single: "Love M.D."; Hear here)	(Kedar Entertainment, April 13, 2010)
Freelance Whales	"Weathervanes" (first single: "Generator 2nd Floor"; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Frenchkiss/Mom + Pop, April 13, 2010)
Earl Greyhound	"Suspicious Package" (producer: Dave Schiffman; Hear here)	(Hawk Race, April 13, 2010)
Kaki King	"Junior" (producer: Malcolm Burn; Hear here)	(Rounder, April 13, 2010)
Matt Pond PA	"The Dark Leaves" (first single: "Starting"; Hear here; Read here)	(Altitude, April 13, 2010)
Natalie Merchant	"Leave Your Sleep" (her first album since 2001; 2 CDs; Hear here; MP3 Download), "Selections from the Album Leave Your Sleep"	(Nonesuch, April 13, 2010)
Jo Dee Messina	"Unmistakable" (her first album in five years; first single: "That's God"; Hear here)	(Curb, April 13, 2010)
MGMT	"Congratulations" (producers: MGMT, Sonic Boom; guest: Royal Trux's Jennifer Herrema; Hear here; Read here)	(Columbia, April 13, 2010)
Stanton Moore	"Groove Alchemy" (Hear here)	(Telarc, April 13, 2010)
Debi Nova (Costa Rican singer, multi-instrumentalist)	"Luna Nueva" (producer: Gustavo Santaoalla; first single: "Drummer Boy"; Hear here)	(Surco/Decca, April 13, 2010)
Rafter	"Animal Feelings" (Hear here; Vinyl)	(Asthmatic Kitty, April 13, 2010)
Carrie Rodriguez	"Love and Circumstance" (includes covers of Lucinda Williams' "Steal Your Love" and Townes Van Zandt's "Rex's Blues"; producer: Lee Townshend; Hear here)	(Opus, April 13, 2010)
Son of Aurelius	"The Farthest Reaches" (Hear here)	(Good Fight Music/RED, April 13, 2010)
Trampled by Turtles	"Palomino" (producer: frontman Dave Simonett; Hear here; Vinyl)	(Thirty Tigers/RED, April 13, 2010)
Various artists	"NOW That's What I Call Music! 75" (2 CDs)	(U.K. - EMI, April 12, 2010)