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Since the breakup of his Brit-rock band Pulp, Cocker has collaborated with the likes of Nancy Sinatra and Marianne Faithfull, and even released an electronic side project called Relaxed Muscle. Still, it was only a matter of time before Cocker embarked on a solo career.

The Black Keys are a duo from Akron, Ohio. The band went from college dropouts mowing lawns to cult stardom. Their sound is an ultra-retro throwback to the days when Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix channeled American blues artists.

On "The Plot," White Rabbits' members demonstrate a fondness for twinkling keyboards, room-filling rock and snarling but seductive vocals. Playing a kind of pitch-perfect indie-soul, they draw inspiration from disparate sources like calypso and ska along the way.

Many critics are calling The Reminder by Feist, the new recording by the Canadian songwriter and singer, her best yet... and this may be her moment. She was the subject of an extensive New York Times profile. The record came out this week.

The guitarist for Broken Social Scene, Andrew Whiteman became enraptured with Latin music after spending time in Cuba. The result is Apostle of Hustle, whose expansive and inventive sound encompasses traditional island folk and Cuban pop as well as indie-rock.

When jazz pianist Bill Charlap and his mother, singer Sandy Stewart, get together in a studio, their harmony is as easy as their affection for each other. The album of 11 jazz standards they recorded together documents their love for each other, and the American songbook.

With members from America and Spain, Brazzaville crafts spirited, unpredictable bossa nova music. Working from a foundation of guitars, bass, drums, keyboards, violin and the occasional brass instrument, Brazzaville has been lauded for its songs' texture and complexity.

As lead guitarist for the New York garage-rock band The Strokes, Hammond has tasted stardom. But after seven years in his band, Hammond just released a solo side project, and the result is an appealing rock disc that incorporates more of his own blues background.

Jack Logan's homemade 1994 debut Bulk attracted attention for its staggering number of songs: 42, arranged in nine LP-style "sides" on two CDs. It displayed a remarkably bold range of styles, from scruffy post-punk screamers to gentle country weepers.

In his latest CD, Trailercana, Antsy McClain and his Trailer Park Troubadours poke fun at the collection of strange characters he knew growing up in Kentucky trailer parks.