Artist:	Title:	Label/Due date:
Sam Amidon	"I See the Sign" (Hear here)	(Bedroom Community, April 13, 2010)
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; guests: Joss Stone, Imelda May, Olivia Safe; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Atco/Rhino, April 13, 2010)
Bleeding Through	"Bleeding Through" (producer: Zeuss; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(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; MP3 Download)	(Mercury Nashville, April 13, 2010)
Candles, The (singer-songwriter Josh Lattanzi)	"Between the Sounds" (guest: Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(The End, April 12, 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; MP3 Download)	(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."

Castrovalva	"We Are a Unit [MP3 Download]" (Hear here)	(Brew, April 12, 2010)
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; MP3 Download)	(Columbia, April 13, 2010)
Contrast, The	"God of Malfunction" (first single: "Coming Back to Life"; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Wicked Cool, April 13, 2010)
Noah Earle	"This Is the Jubilee [MP3 Download]" (producer: Earle; Hear here)	(MayApple, April 13, 2010)
Freelance Whales	"Weathervanes" (first single: "Generator 2nd Floor"; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(Frenchkiss/Mom + Pop, April 13, 2010)
Glitch Mob, The	"Drive It Like You Stole It [MP3 Download]" (CD single, with "Between Two Points"; Hear here)	(Glass Air, 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; MP3 Download)	(Rounder, April 13, 2010)
Janiva Magness	"The Devil Is an Angel Too" (producers: Magness, Dave Darling; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Alligator, April 13, 2010)
Matt Pond PA	"The Dark Leaves" (first single: "Starting"; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(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)
MGMT	"Congratulations" (producers: MGMT, Sonic Boom; guest: Royal Trux's Jennifer Herrema; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Columbia, April 13, 2010)
Stanton Moore	"Groove Alchemy" (Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Telarc, April 13, 2010)
Murs & 9th Wonder	"Fornever" (guests: Kurupt, Suga Free, Verbs, Sick Jacken, Uncle Chucc; Hear here; MP3 Download)	(SMC Recordings, April 13, 2010)
Mark O'Connor	"Jam Session" (Read here; MP3 Download)	(OMAC, April 13, 2010)
Rafter	"Animal Feelings" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(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; MP3 Download)	(Opus, April 13, 2010)
Son of Aurelius	"The Farthest Reaches" (Hear here; MP3 Download)	(Good Fight Music/RED, April 13, 2010)
Straight No Chaser (a cappella group)	"With a Twist" (covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Under the Bridge," Coldplay's "Fix You," Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over," Oasis' "Wonderwall," etc.; producer: Deke Sharon; guest: Barry Manilow; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download)	(Atco/Atlantic, April 13, 2010)
Trampled by Turtles	"Palomino" (producer: frontman Dave Simonett; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download)	(Thirty Tigers/RED, April 13, 2010)
Trazz	"Internet Love [MP3 Download]" (single, featuring Lloyd; Hear here)	(Phase One/Property Music Group/Fix Your Face Entertainment, April 13, 2010)