Another favorite year end lists is the list of anticipated albums for the following year. Here are some that I’ve heard about that get me pumped.
P.S. More Best of Albums to come just need that two or three hours of alone time to put more down on ‘computer screen’
1/20: Animal Collective, “Merriweather Post Pavillion” (Domino Records)
1/20: Antony and the Johnsons, “The Crying Light” (Secretly Canadian)
1/20: Bon Iver, “Blood Bank EP” (Jagjaguwar)
1/27: Andrew Bird, “Noble Beast” (Fat Possum)
1/27: Franz Ferdinand, “Tonight: Franz Ferdinand” (Domino Records)
1/27: Warren G, “The G-File”
1/27: Loney Dear, “Dear John”
2/3: Mos Def, “The Ecstatic”
2/10: Dan Auerbach (Black Keys singer), “Keep It Hid”
2/17: M. Ward, “Hold Time” (Merge Records)
2/24: Black Lips, “200 Million Thousand” (Vice Records)
3/3: Neko Case, “Middle Cyclone” (Anti-)
3/17: Bonnie “Prince” Billy, “Beware” (Drag City)
3/17: MSTRKRFT, “Fist of God” (Dim Mak/Downtown Records)
Early 2009: Phoenix [Title TBA]
Spring 2009: Wilco [Title TBA]
?: Doves [Title TBA]
?: Blur [Title TBA]
?: Naughty by Nature [Title TBA]
?: New Pornographers [Title TBA]
If you know of any others, let us know by posting it in the comments.
Updated by me:
1/20: A.C. Newman, “Get Guilty” [Matador] – Listen to “Submarines of Stockholm” (Download song at Stereogum)
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Early 2009: Akron/Family, TBD [Secretly Canadian / Dead Oceans] – They have a show at TT the Bears on 12/28 and will be showcasing some of the new songs off this album. Listen to their music: http://www.akronfamily.com/?id=av
3/31/09: Great Lake Swimmers, “Lost Channels” [Nettwerk] – Their 2007 release, Onigara, was definitely a favorite album of mine this year. In fact, since I discovered it in 2008, it may even end up on my year end list. Listen and download “Your Rocky Spine” from Onigara: (Download)
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