State of grace

Anthology of ex-Jayhawk's downhome career shift

Five-CD epitaph includes 64 never-before-heard tracks

Featuring the first new material from former My Bloody Valentine fulcrum Kevin Shields in 12 years, this is a bit special. Air's soundtrack to Sofia Coppola's 1999 directorial debut The Virgin Suicides proved to be one of the most durable of recent years (and it's been simultaneously reissued by the same label), and this—for her new film—comfortably matches that for understated, dreamy grandeur.

Prefab Sprout mainman releases extraordinary "talking book" opus

First solo album in a decade from world's most famous producer

Classic singles plus unreleased material

Fifth album from enigmatic New York songstress

Fourth solo album co-written with husband Kerry Kelekovich