And this is where I take a look at some of the more interesting album releases coming up over the last two months of the last year of the first decade of the first century of the 3rd millennium.

Morrissey – Swords – November 3, 2009

This is a selection of 18 b-sides taken from singles released for Morrissey’s last four solo albums.

Tori Amos – Midwinter Graces – November 10, 2009

This 12 track album will be Amos’ 11th studio release. Song titles include “Star of Wonder” and “A Silent Night with You” and is being described as her first “seasonal” album. It includes some covers of classic Holiday songs along with some originals.

Dashboard Confessional – Alter The Ending – November 10, 2009

This is the Chris Carrabba lead band’s 6th album. Their first since 2007′s The Shade of Poison Trees.

John Mayer – Battle Studies – November 17, 2009

Mayer’s 4th studio album. His last album was 2006′s Continuum.

Britney Spears – The Singles Collection – November 24, 2009

This compilation of single releases from Spears features her new #1 hit “3″ along with her older hits like “Baby One More Time.”

Alicia Keys – The Element Of Freedom – December 1, 2009

This will be the fourth studio album from Keys.

Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind – December 8, 2009

This isn’t actually an album, it’s a five song EP to follow up the critically acclaimed Merriweather Post Pavilion that they released in January of this year.