Gotye - Making Mirrors The hotly anticipated U.S. release of the Australian singer-songwriter's third studio album

The Internet - Purple Naked Ladies Odd Future's weirdness entices us yet again with this alternative R&B debut from DJ Syd the Kid and producer Matt Martian

K'Naan - More Beautiful Than Silence  The acclaimed Somali Canadian rapper drops an EP with guest appearances from Nas and Nelly Furtado

Lana del Rey - Born to Die Whether you just don't get the deal with Lana Del Rey or continue to defend her post SNL-brouhaha, you won't be alone in picking up her major label debut to see if she lives up to the hype

The Pines - Dark So Gold Before you get turned off by what appears to be another band with a 50-part genre label -- i.e. "acoustic contemporary folk with undertones of blues and country" -- check out whether their understated, affecting sound doesn't truly have something for everyone