Mark Lanegan

Hailing from Seattle, Shannon Stephens ' third album Pull It Together showcases a new stronger sense of self-belief and confidence. Read More

It's been eight year since Mark Lanegan 's last solo outing, 2004's Bubblegum (credited to the Mark Lanegan Band). Read More

Formed in 2009, punk supergroup OFF! was founded by Black Flag and Circle Jerks frontman Keith Morris and Burning Brides' Dimitri Coats as an outlet for songs they'd written for an ill-fated Circle Jerks reunion album (which Coats had been hired to produce). Read More

Isobel Campbell is our first non-American to enter the list. Read More

"Peter Pan" seems especially suited to ballet, which is, after all, a dance form about defying gravity. Read More

If you haven't spent at least six consecutive months of your life devoted to the music of the Jesus & Mary Chain, take this as a first opportunity. Read More

"If tears were liquor, I'd have drunk myself sick," Mark Lanegan sings on "St. Louis Elegy," one of several chillingly effective downers on the enveloping Blues Funeral, the first solo album since 2004 from the Pacific Northwest grunge tough guy. Read More

On his latest record, Blues Funeral , singer-songwriter Mark Lanegan offers gritty, dark songwriting that feasts on life's bitterness. Read More

Eric Church scored with his 2011 album "Chief," which became a big seller and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. Read More

Since 2000, English duo Soulsavers have kept eclectic-minded music fans on their toes, merging electronica with more analog-friendly genres like country and rock. Read More