We’re suffering from new release doldrums this summer big time. There’s always new things to be found with some digging, but the big releases don’t come out until Fall. Which of these albums are you looking forward to the most? What would you buy without having previewed it? For the sake of diversity, I included some albums that I personally would not be interested in, so there’s some artists that aren’t obviously on an upward creative arc. There's plenty albums by less established artists that will certainly be more promising than the new Kaiser Chiefs, but the list would be far too long. If your favorite is missing, go ahead and mention it, without whining pretty please.
I did not list albums that have no release date announced yet: Avalanches, Basement Jaxx, Big Boi, Blur, Gang Of Four, Junior Boys, Massive Attack, Mastodon, Metric, Muse, Rancid, Stellastarr*, The Streets, Tortoise, U2, Patrick Wolf, Wolfmother, The Wrens, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Poll Results
Option | Votes |
Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl) Oct 7 | 14 |
Annie – Don’t Stop (Island) Oct 6 | 10 |
TV On The Radio – Dear Science, (4AD) Sep 23 | 6 |
Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Arts & Crafts) Nov 11 | 5 |
Max Tundra – Parallax Error Beheads You (Domino) Oct 13 | 4 |
Grace Jones – Hurricane (Wall of Sound) Oct 27 | 4 |
Deerhoof – Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars) Oct 7 | 4 |
Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling (Matador) Sep 23 | 3 |
Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs (Full Time Hoppy) Sep 1 | 3 |
The Cure – Raised Up (Geffen) Oct 13 | 2 |
The Sea And Cake – Car Alarm (Thrill Jockey) Oct 1 | 2 |
AC/DC – Black Ice (EastWest) Oct 27 | 2 |
Keane – Perfect Symmetry (Interscope) Oct 14 | 2 |
Deerhunter – Microcastle (Karanky/4AD) Oct 28 | 2 |
Lambchop – OH (ohio) (Merge) Oct 7 | 1 |
Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God (Metal Blade) Sep 30 | 1 |
Burst – Lazarus Bird (Relapse) Sep 16 | 1 |
Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul (Big Brother) Oct 6 | 1 |
Metallica – Death Magnetic (WB) Sep 12 | 1 |
Caïna – Temeporary Antennae (Profound Lore) Sep 30 | 1 |
Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads (Universal) Oct 14 | 1 |
Dungen – 4 (Kemado) Sep 30 | 1 |
The Haunted – Versus (Century Media) Oct | 0 |
Sigh – Scenes From Hell/Tempore Belli/Vanitas (The End) Dec | 0 |
Cynic – Traced In Air (Season of Mist) Oct 27 | 0 |
Calexico – Carried To Dust (Touch & Go) Sep 9 | 0 |
Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night (RCA) Sep 23 | 0 |
Cold War Kids – Loyalty To Loyalty (Downtown) Sep 23 | 0 |
Roots Manuva – Slime & Reason (Big Dada) Sep 1 | 0 |
Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight (V2) Sep 29 | 0 |
Enslaved – Vertebrae (Indie) Sep 29 | 0 |
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 14 August 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link