Second quarter

April

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Producer	Notes	Ref.
April 2	Ian Anderson	Thick as a Brick 2	Progressive rock	Chrysalis, EMI	Producer	Twenty-sixth studio album, fifth solo studio album Concept album and sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album, Thick As a Brick, also written by Ian Anderson.	^[105][106][107]
Apparatjik	Square Peg in a Round Hole	Experimental, Alternative, Electronic rock	Meta Merge Un	Apparatjik	Second studio album; first widely produced studio album, co-produced and mixed by fans. Second issue of the album, including worldwide iTunes release, following the first limited issue on February 21.	^[53][54]
Graham Coxon	A+E	Pop/rock, Alternative rock	Parlophone	Ben Hillier	Eighth studio album
Evans The Death	Evans The Death	Pop/rock, Alternative rock	Fortuna Pop!	Rory Atwell	Debut studio album
Killing Joke	MMXII	Post-punk, industrial metal	Spinefarm UK, Universal	Killing Joke	Fifteenth studio album	^[108][109][110]
Lostprophets	Weapons	Alternative rock, emo	Epic, Fearless	Ken Andrews	Fifth studio album
Nicki Minaj	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded	Hip hop, pop, dance	Young Money, Cash Money, Universal Republic	Alex da Kid, Alex P, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Benny Blanco, Blackout, Carl Falk, Cirkut, David Guetta, DJ Diamond Kuts, Dreamlab, Dr. Luke, Flip, Hitboy, Jimmy Joker, J.R. Rotem, Kane Beatz, Kenoe, KoOol Kojak, M.E. Productions, Oak, Pink Friday Productions, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Rico Beats, Ryan & Smitty, Nikhil S., T-Minus	Second studio album Follow-up to Nicki Minaj's previous studio album, Pink Friday
Various artists	Now 81	Pop	Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Virgin Music Group, UMG, Warner Music Group		81st edition of Now!	^[111]
Murderus	Raise the Darkness				Debut studio album
April 3	Zammuto	Zammuto	Experimental, electronic, glitch	Temporary Residence Ltd.			^[112][113]
Great Lake Swimmers	New Wild Everywhere	Folk rock	Nettwerk	Andy Magoffin		^[114]
Our Lady Peace	Curve	Alternative rock, art rock	Warner Music	Jason Lader, Raine Maida	Eighth studio album
Paul van Dyk	Evolution	Electronic Dance Music	Vandit	Paul van Dyk	Sixth studio album	^[ citation needed ]
April 6	Monica	New Life	R&B, soul	RCA	Monica Brown, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Earl & E, Missy Elliott, Lamb, Rico Love, Pierre Medor, Mr. Morris, Polow da Don, Salaam Remi, D. Smith	Seventh studio album	^[115]
M. Ward	A Wasteland Companion	Indie folk, Alt-country	Merge Records, Bella Union	M. Ward	Seventh studio album
April 10	Cavo	Thick as Thieves	Hard Rock, Rock music, Post-grunge	Eleven Seven Music	Kato Khandwala	Third studio album
Counting Crows	Underwater Sunshine	Alternative rock, country rock, roots rock	Cooking Vinyl	Counting Crows, Shawn Dealey	Sixth studio album, first independent album	^[116]
Gatling	Beforemath	Progressive metal, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Death Metal, Ambient	Independently Released	Michael Briguglio	First studio album	^[117]
Halestorm	The Strange Case Of...	Hard rock, Alternative metal, Heavy Metal, Post-grunge	Atlantic	Howard Benson	Second studio album	^[118]
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real	Wasted				Second studio album	^[119]
Municipal Waste	The Fatal Feast	Thrash metal, crossover thrash	Nuclear Blast	Municipal Waste	Fifth studio album	^[120]
Kishi Bashi	151a	Indie pop, indie rock, psychedelic pop, electronic, experimental	Joyful Noise		First studio album
April 16	Anathema	Weather Systems	Progressive rock, new prog	Kscope, The End Records	Christer-André Cederberg	Ninth studio album (EU release)	^[121]
Spiritualized	Sweet Heart Sweet Light	Space rock, neo-psychedelia	Double Six Records	Jason Pierce	Seventh studio album (EU release), (US release April 17, 2012)	^[122]
April 17	Cancer Bats	Dead Set on Living	Hardcore punk, sludge metal, southern rock	Distort	Eric Ratz, Kenny Luong	Fourth studio album	^[123]
Evans Blue	Graveyard of Empires	Alternative metal, Hard rock, Post-grunge	Sounds+Sights	Trevor Kustiak	Fourth studio album	^[124]
Jason Mraz	Love Is a Four Letter Word	Pop rock, alternative rock	Atlantic	Joe Chiccarelli, Rick Nowels	Fourth studio album	^[125]
Neon Trees	Picture Show	Alternative rock, New Wave	Mercury Records	Justin Meldal-Johnsen	Second studio album
Thousand Foot Krutch	The End Is Where We Begin	Hard rock, nu metal, alternative metal, Christian metal	Fuel Music	Aaron Sprinkle, Trevor McNevan	Sixth studio album
Train	California 37	Rock, pop rock, folk rock, roots rock	Columbia, Sony	Espionage, David Hodges, Diji Parq, Butch Walker, Gregg Wattenberg	Sixth studio album	^[126][127]
William Beckett	Walk the Talk	Pop Rock	Yike Records		Debut EP from ex-Vocalist of The Academy Is...	^[128]
Yann Tiersen	Skyline	Folk rock, acoustic, indie rock	Mute, ANTI-		Eighth studio album. U.S. and Canada release date.	^[129]
Future	Pluto	Atlanta hip hop, R&B	A1 Records, Free Bandz Entertainment, Epic Records	K.E. on the Track, Sonny Digital, Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Spinz, Jon Boi, Organized Noise, Nard & B, DJ Pharris, John Blu, Rico Wade, Luney Tunez, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E.	Debut studio album
April 18	The Rasmus	The Rasmus	Alternative rock, symphonic rock, soft rock	Universal Music	Martin Hansen	Eighth studio album, Finland Release Date	^[130]
April 20	Parov Stelar	The Princess					^[131]
April 23	Jack White	Blunderbuss	Blues rock, rock and roll, country rock, folk rock	Third Man, XL Recordings, Columbia	Jack White	Debut studio album	^[132]
Feeder	Generation Freakshow				Eighth studio album	^[ citation needed ]
Rufus Wainwright	Out of the Game	Pop rock	Decca, Polydor	Mark Ronson	Seventh studio album, produced by Mark Ronson	^[133]
Ronnie Dawson	The Carnegie Hall Tour				Previously unreleased, Posthumous Live Album	^[134]
Santigold	Master of My Make-Believe	New Wave, dub, reggae fusion, electronic, pop, hip hop	Atlantic	Santi White, Ricky Blaze, Boys Noize, Diplo, John Hill, Greg Kurstin, Q-Tip, David Sitek, Switch, Nick Zinner	Second studio album	^[135]
April 24	Anathema	Weather Systems	Progressive rock, new prog	Kscope, The End Records	Christer-André Cederberg	Ninth studio album (US release)	^[136]
Deuce	Nine Lives				Debut studio album from former Hollywood Undead member	^[137][138]
The Dandy Warhols	This Machine		Beat the World, The End	The Dandy Warhols, Jeremy Sherrer	Ninth studio album	^[139]
Torche	Harmonicraft	Sludge metal, pop rock	Volcom	Torche	Third studio album
Moving Mountains	New Light				3rd EP, 5th release	^[140]
Eve 6	Speak in Code	Alternative rock, pop punk	Fearless	Don Gilmore	Fourth studio album
Alexz Johnson	Skipping Stone	Pop, Singer/Songwriter	Laydee Spencer Music Inc.	Jimmy Robbins, Greg Wells, Dillon Pace	First Extended Play
Tiësto	Club Life: Volume Two Miami	Progressive house, electro	Musical Freedom	Tiësto	Second installment in the Club Life series	^[141]
Paradise lost	Tragic Idol	Doom Metal, Gothic Metal	Century Media	Jens Bogren	Thirteenth studio album	^[142]
April 25	Kent	Jag är inte rädd för mörkret	Alternative rock, pop rock	Sonet, Universal	Kent, Stefan Boman	Tenth Studio Album	^[143]
Shing02 & Chimp Beams	ASDR	Hip hop	Concent Productions	Chimp Beams		^[144]
April 27	Saint Vitus	Lillie: F-65	Doom metal	Season of Mist	Tony Reed	Reunion album	^[145]
Marina & the Diamonds	Electra Heart	Electronic, pop	679, Atlantic	DJ Chuckie, Cirkut, Diplo, Dr. Luke, Liam Howe, Devrim Karaoglu, Greg Kurstin, Fabian Lenssen, Ryan McMahon, Rick Nowels, Ryan Rabin, Dean Reid, Stargate	Second studio album	^[146]
Moonspell	Alpha Noir / Omega White (European release date)				Ninth studio album	^[147]
April 28	Europe	Bag of Bones	Heavy metal, hard rock,	earMUSIC/Edel	nine studio album
April 29	Brendon Small	Galaktikon	Heavy metal, alternative metal, power metal	BS Records	Brendon Small, Ulrich Wild	First studio album
April 30	Marilyn Manson	Born Villain	Industrial rock, alternative metal	Cooking Vinyl, Hell, etc.	Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna	Eighth studio album	^[148]
Zowie	Love Demolition				Debut album	^[149]
Affiliation Red	Ideologies				Debut album	^[150]
Father John Misty	Fear Fun	Indie rock	Sub Pop	Jonathan Wilson, Josh Tillman	Eighth studio album, first as Father John Misty

May

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Producer	Notes	Ref.
May 1	Various artists	Avengers Soundtrack	Alternative rock, rock, hard rock	Hollywood, Marvel Music	Mitchell Leib, Dave Jordan	Soundtrack for The Avengers film	^[151]
Various artists	Now That's What I Call Music! 42	Pop	EMI		42nd edition of Now!	^[152]
Various artists	Now That's What I Call Classic Rock Hits	Rock	EMI		20th edition of Now!	^[153]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre	Aufheben	Neo-psychedelia	A Records		Thirteenth Studio Album
B.o.B	Strange Clouds	Alternative hip hop	Grand Hustle, Rebel Rock, Atlantic	T.I., B.o.B, Jim Jonsin, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Ryan Tedder, Mynority, Stargate, Frequency, Super Water Sympathy, Billboard, Kuttah, Lil' C	Second studio album	^[ citation needed ]
Hurt	The Crux				Sixth studio album	^[ citation needed ]
Carrie Underwood	Blown Away	Country, pop, rock	Arista Nashville, 19 Recordings	Mark Bright	Fourth studio album	^[154]
K'naan	Country, God or the Girl				Fifth studio album, follow up to the More Beautiful Than Silence EP.	^[155][156]
Norah Jones	Little Broken Hearts	Pop, alternative, indie pop	Blue Note	Danger Mouse	Fifth studio album
Pennywise	All or Nothing	Punk rock, melodic hardcore, skate punk	Epitaph	Cameron Webb	Tenth studio album
Sea of Bees	Orangefarben	Indie Pop	Heavenly, Team Love		Second studio album	^[157]
May 7	Keane	Strangeland	Alternative rock	Island	Dan Grech-Marguerat	Fourth studio album
Cover Drive	Bajan Style	Pop, R&B, hip hop	Polydor		Debut studio album
May 8	Animal Kingdom	The Looking Away	Indie rock	BoomBox Records	David Kosten	Second studio album
Silversun Pickups	Neck of the Woods	Alternative rock, indie rock, shoegazing	Dangerbird	Jacknife Lee	Third studio album	^[158]
May 15	Garbage	Not Your Kind of People	Alternative rock, electronic	STUNVOLUME	Garbage	Fifth studio album	^[159][160]
Best Coast	The Only Place	Indie rock, garage rock, surf pop	Wichita Recordings	Jon Brion	Second studio album	^[161]
Meiko	The Bright Side	Indie rock, Indie pop	Fantasy	Meiko	Second studio album	^[162]
Killer Mike	R.A.P. Music	Hip hop	Williams Street	Killer Mike, El-P	Sixth studio album
Mewithoutyou	Ten Stories	Indie rock	Pine Street	Aaron Weiss, Michael Weiss, Greg Jehanian, Richard Mazzotta, Brandon Beaver	Fifth studio album	^[163]
Adam Lambert	Trespassing	Pop	19, RCA	Josh Abraham, Ammo, Jason Bonilla, busbee, Cirkut, Josh Crosby, Adam Lambert, Robert Marvin, Lester Mendez, Dr. Luke, Oligee, The Smeezingtons, U-Tern, Rune Westberg, Fred Williams, Pharrell Williams	Second studio album, originally scheduled for release on March 20.	^[164]
Lisa Marie Presley	Storm & Grace	Roots rock	Universal Republic, XIX Recordings	T-Bone Burnett	Third studio album
Hot Water Music	Exister	Punk rock, post-hardcore	Rise Records	Bill Stevenson	8th studio album, first in 8 years	^[165]
Tenacious D	Rize of the Fenix	Comedy rock, hard rock, heavy metal, acoustic rock	Columbia	John Kimbrough, John King	3rd studio album, first in 6 years
Beach House	Bloom	Dream pop, indie rock	Sub Pop	Chris Coady	4th studio album	^[166]
May 18	The Temper Trap	The Temper Trap				Eponymously-titled second studio album
May 22	Blue Foundation	In My Mind I Am Free				Fifth studio album	^[167]
The Cult	Choice of Weapon	Hard rock, indie rock	Cooking Vinyl	Chris Goss, Bob Rock	Ninth studio album	^[168]
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators	Apocalyptic Love	Hard rock, heavy metal	Dik Hayd International	Eric Valentine	Second studio album	^[169][170]
MercyMe	The Hurt and The Healer				Eighth studio album	^[171]
John Mayer	Born and Raised	Folk rock, blues rock, Americana	Columbia, Sony Music	John Mayer, Don Was	Fifth studio album
El-P	Cancer 4 Cure	Alternative hip hop, Underground hip hop	Fat Possum Records	El-P	Fourth full length album
Kris Allen	Thank You Camellia		RCA, 19	Tim Pagnotta, The Messengers, J. Bonilla, Kevin Kadish, Per Kristian "Boots" Ottestad, Curt Schneider, Maison & Dragen, Chris DeStefano	Second major-label studio album
Haley Reinhart	Listen Up! (Haley Reinhart album)	Pop	19, Interscope Records	busbee, Rob Kleiner, Chris DeStefano, Chris Seefried, Rune Westberg, David Hodges, Jason Falkner, Shy Carter, J. Bonilla	Debut studio album
Sonny Landreth	Elemental Journey				Eleventh studio album	^[172]
The Bunny the Bear	The Stomach For It				Third studio album	^[173]
Smile Empty Soul	3's	Alternative metal, Post-grunge	EOne Music	Eddie Wohl, Jay Baumgardner	Sixth studio album
Mount Eerie	Clear Moon	Indie Rock, Experimental	P. W. Elverum & Sun	Phil Elverum	Fifth studio album, first of two in 2012
May 25	Ladyhawke	Anxiety	New Wave, indie rock, power pop, synthpop	Modular	Pip Brown, Pascal Gabriel	Second studio album	^[174]
alt-J	An Awesome Wave	Indie pop	Infectious Records	Charlie Andrew	Debut studio album, Winner of 2012 Mercury Prize
May 27	Knife Party	Rage Valley				Second EP	^[175]
May 28	Architects	Daybreaker				Fifth studio album
Paloma Faith	Fall to Grace	Pop, soul, soft rock	RCA Records	Nellee Hooper, Jake Gosling, Al Shux, David Arnold	Second studio album
Regina Spektor	What We Saw from the Cheap Seats	Anti-folk, baroque pop, indie rock	Sire Records	Mike Elizondo, Regina Spektor	Sixth studio album
Sigur Ros	Valtari	Post-rock, ambient	Parlophone	Sigur Rós, Alex Somers	Sixth studio album	^[176]
Ultravox	Brilliant		EMI		Reunion album	^[177]
May 29	Finley	Fuoco e Fiamme				Fourth studio album
Millencolin	The Melancholy Connection	Punk rock	Burning Heart, Epitaph	Millencolin	Second Compilation Album	^[178]
Sun Kil Moon	Among The Leaves	Folk rock	Caldo Verde		Fifth studio album
Melody Gardot	The Absence	Jazz, blues, bossa nova	Verve	Heitor Pereira	Third studio album

June

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