Here's a breakdown of new albums with confirmed releases dates within the next six months. The *asterisks indicate a release that's particularly exciting, enticing or much anticipated — by someone, anyway, even if it's not necessarily myself… Mark your calendars, bookmark this page, and keep checking back — I will continue to update this list with additions, date changes and other new info over the next few months. Have I missed something? Tell me in the comments section below.
RELEASED THIS PAST TUESDAY, JANUARY 12
Blockhead, The Music Scene (Ninja Tune)
Jason Boesel, Hustler's Son (Team Love)
Bouncing Souls, Ghosts on the Boardwalk (Epitaph / Chunksaah)
Findlay Brown, Love Will Find You (Verve)
*Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Live at Hollywood High (UMe / Hip-O Records)
Cold War Kids, Cold War Kids At Fingerprints EP (Downtown)
Sarah Elizabeth Foster, Gardening From The Ground Up Part 1 (Studio Sarah)
O.A.R, Rain or Shine (Everfine)
*OK Go, Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky (Capitol)
Omarion, Ollusion (Music Works)
, Y Not (UMe / Hip-O Records)
T-Model Ford, The Ladies Man (Alive Naturalsound)
*Vampire Weekend, Contra (XL)
*Click here to read Scott's review of the album.
Laura Veirs, July Flame (Raven Marching Band)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19
Charlotte Gainsbourg, IRM (Because/Elektra)
Dinowalrus, % (Kanine)
*Eels, End Times (Vagrant)
The HotRats, Turn Ons (Fat Possum)
Lindstrom & Christabelle, Real Life Is No Cool (Smalltown Supersound)
*Missy Elliott, Block Party (Goldmind/Atlantic)
Her first new album in five years; featuring guest spots and/or production by Timbaland, Lil Wayne, Pharrell Williams and T-Pain, among others.
This article appears in Apr 28 – May 4, 2010.
