A whole lot of music happened in 2011. Like a whole lot. Virtually every artist on our collective radar seemed to release and album or a mixtape or five mixtapes or a cassette-only EP that, if you wanted it, you had to rob somebody at knifepoint outside Other Music. Music in general could be excused for taking a breather in 2012, especially with the Mayan apocalypse looming and all. But no, that’s not happening. Already, we’re excited to hear a whole ton of music that’s slated to arrive over the next 12 months.
The year ahead of us raises a whole ton of questions. Can James Mercer’s reconstituted Shins recapture their once-dominant indie majesty? Do Sleigh Bells have anywhere left to go after their face-rupturing first album? Can the xx possibly follow up that first album? Is Nicki Minaj, a certified pop star at this point, really going back to her jackhammer demon-rap roots? What are Best Coast and Jon Brion cooking up together? Will the return of Leonard Cohen leave a smoking hole at the center of all of our hearts? And will Lana Del Rey still be worth arguing about a couple of months from now? We don’t know, and we can’t wait to find out, but the period of speculation is, in its way, just as fun.
Below, you’ll find our alphabetical list of fiftysomething albums that we can’t wait to hear. We’ve limited our scope to albums that are definitely (or, at the very least, almost definitely) coming out during the next calendar year, which means the Detoxes and Aphex Twin comebacks will have to find spots on someone else’s list. (For real though, can those please come out finally?) And even without the hypotheticals, we’re left with a deeply interesting list of new records. And if the world does crumble next December, at least we’ll have fun batting these records around between now and then.
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01 Air – Le Voyage Dans La Lune (2/7, via Astralwerks)
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02 Animal Collective – TBA
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03 Bear In Heaven – I Love You, It’s Cool (April, via Hometapes/Dead Oceans)
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04 Best Coast – TBA
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05 The Big Pink – Future This (1/16, via 4AD)
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06 Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself (3/6, via Mom + Pop)
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07 Blondes – Blondes (2/7, via RVNG Intl.)
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08 Cat Power – TBA
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09 Ceremony – TBA (via Matador)
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10 Chairlift – Something (1/24, via Columbia)
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11 Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory (1/24, via Carpark)
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12 Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas (1/31, via Columbia)
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13 Matthew Dear – Headcage (1/17, via Ghostly)
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14 Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (1/30, via Interscope)
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15 Dirty Projectors – TBA
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16 The-Dream – Love IV: Diary Of A Madman (3/20, via Def Jam)
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17 The Evens – TBA (via Dischord)
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18 Field Music – Plumb (2/14, via Memphis Industries)
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19 Craig Finn – Clear Heart Full Eyes (1/24, via Vagrant)
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20 Fleetwood Mac – TBA
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21 Garbage – TBA
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22 Grimes – Visions (1/31, via Arbutus)
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23 Grizzly Bear – TBA
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24 Heartless Bastards – Arrow (2/14, via Partisan)
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25 Islands – A Sleep & A Forgetting (2/14, via Anti-)
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26 Mark Lanegan Band – Blues Funeral (2/6, via 4AD)
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27 Light Asylum – TBA (via Mexican Summer)
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28 Lindstrøm – Six Cups Of Rebel (2/6, via Smalltown Supersound)
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29 Lower Dens – TBA
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30 Madlib & Freddie Gibbs – TBA
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31 Madonna – TBA (March, via Interscope)
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32 The Magnetic Fields – Love At The Bottom Of The Sea (3/6, via Merge)
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33 Mazzy Star – TBA
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34 The Men – Open Your Heart (3/6, via Sacred Bones)
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35 Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded (2/14, via Young Money)
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36 Janelle Monáe – TBA
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37 Morrissey – TBA
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38 No Doubt – TBA
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39 Oberhofer – TBA (via Glassnote)
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40 of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks (2/7, via Polyvinyl)
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41 Porcelain Raft – Strange Weekend (1/24, via Secretly Canadian)
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42 Rancid – TBA
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43 Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t (TBA, via Def Jam)
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44 Santigold – Master Of My Make Believe (TBA)
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45 School Of Seven Bells – Ghoststory (TBA, via Vagrant)
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46 The Shins – Port Of Morrow (March, via Columbia/Aural Apothecary)
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47 Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (2/14, via Mom + Pop)
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48 Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light (3/19, via Double Six)
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49 Soundgarden – TBA
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50 T.I. – Trouble Man (TBA, via Grand Hustle/Atlantic)
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51 Trailer Trash Tracys – Ester (1/17, via Double Six)
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52 Trust – TBA (via Arts & Crafts)
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53 The Twilight Sad – No One Can Ever Know (2/7, via FatCat)
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54 Rufus Wainwright – Out Of The Game (TBA)
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55 The Walkmen – TBA
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56 The xx – TBA
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57 Yeasayer – TBA
So that’s our list. But what are we missing? What are you guys looking forward to hearing next year? Let’s keep this conversation going in the comments section, and we’ll update as we get more confirmations…
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you forgot The Walkmen’s upcoming album
YUP
Walkmen added!
We did forgot some, though others (e.g., Fiona Apple) we’re leaving off intentionally because WHO KNOWS.
But keep the suggestions coming and I’ll update (like last year’s)
I was going to point out that you obviously left out Friends, but then remembered that that’s just me pining for a full-length already because really, how many kick ass singles can you release before putting out a full-length? Sigh, in the bin with Fiona and oOoOO they go (I at least think/hope oOoOO is working on new material?)
Also, Bear in Heaven!!! I’m the most excited about them, but also curious about these reunion ones like Garbage, No Doubt and Soundgarden…
FYI, Consequence of Sound just updated with ONLY confirmed releases (dates, labels): http://consequenceofsound.net/upcoming-releases/
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c’mon son!
Boards of Canada? My Bloody Valentine? Wishful thinking I suppose.
If only.
Add Avalanches & The Knife to wishful thinking, however they’ve both been recording.
Also: CHROMATICS
didn’t the knife already officially announce though? admittedly it was in some random post about stopping discrimination against roma gypsies…but still.
Yes they did officially announce a new album, making it my Most Anticipated of 2012.
Clearly, Stereogum were not big Silent Shout fans.
MBV IF ONLY.
Similar sentiments go for Portishead.
Portishead have been recording, so we can expect an album
Come on, man, “Third” came out a mere three years ago — they’re gonna need another eight years, minimum.
Well, lookie here — Finally you guys recognize Ceremony. Thank you! That’s all I could ask from you this Christmas. It arrives in February, and it’s supposed to be rather post-punky and not at all hardcore (but still maintaining the integrity of the genre, if that makes any sense.)
I’d like to add Mission of Burma, Sparta, Xiu Xiu (early ’12), Disappears (March 1st, 2012), Mr. Dream (new EP confirmed, new full-length Montreal Sex Machine confirmed via Twitter) and Japandroids
Sparta? LOL
wiretap scars still holds up. that’s right. i went there.
Oh man, I actually like Sparta more than Mars Volta but I don’t expect greatness from the new album. Their music sounds incredibly dated nowadays.
Jeff and Chris, I agree. For me, sometimes there are albums that I merely anticipate only because I want to see what the result is even if it’s bad. You never know, though.
Purity Ring
Seconded. I have high hopes for their debut
Queens of the Stone Age
Maybe we could also pray for Them Crooked Vultures…I’m setting myself up for let down.
“@rpecknold: @grizzlybear just started demo’ing, hope to be done by summer! Class of ’09 bound.” Sounds like Fleet Foxes will release a new album. It also looks like Grizzly Bear will release an album as well. I’m also looking forward to a new record from Ben Kweller.
Sharon Van Etten – Tramp, Jagjaguwar, 2/7
The Walkmen – March or April
Fiona Apple
These are, hands down, my most anticipated.
Evangelicals, too (Dead Oceans, I assume).
Yes! Evangelicals is right up there, next to Spiritualized, as my most anticipated albums of 2012. Their last album, Darkness Descends, was and is, a work of genius. Can anyone from either Dead Oceans or the band itself give us some kind of progress report as to how the new record is coming along? Much appreciated.
They posted on facebook a few months back that they were almost done the new record. That’s about all I got!
Record was actually called Evening Descends, but I agree one of the best and most overlooked albums of the decade. Talked to a mutual friend and apparently they’ve been tracking in multiple studios and being very meticulous and wanting to make the best record possible. Hopefully it comes out this year.
The most glaring omission: SHARON VAN ETTEN.
I mean, there’s even a release date set. It’s not speculation.
Fanfarlo. Mazzy Star.
Oops, missed Mazzy Star is already on your list.
What’s number 7?
You forgot Kanye’s Good Ass Job and the ever-increasing possibility of Watch The Throne 2
according to jigga we might get solo albums from both of them plus another throne album next year
Franz Ferdinand. Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Are those confirmed, or just likely?
no confirm other than the bands are working in the studio
Fanfarlo and Ellie Goulding
School of Seven Bells, maybe?
And the Strokes seem to want to get their next album out as soon as possible, so there might be that.
Gotta make that sweet Strokes money. Even if they are forced to see each other… I heard the working title for the new album is “Suck It Julian.”
song titles include
“I Am The Only Real Stroke Left”
“Let’s Just Bang It Out And Split The Money Five Ways”
“Stop Hitting Yourself, Julian”
Beach Boys!!!!!!
Grizzly Bear? Animal Collective?
This man knows what’s up. Brofist.jpg
Let’s bang.
Class of 2009 reunion
It’s really gonna be 2009 all over again: The xx, Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, and Dirty Projectors battle it out on lists.
Add Phoenix and Japandroids in there and those were my 6 favorite albums by far in ’09.
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Sharon Van Etten is easily my #1
Isn’t the Ghostface-MF Doom album supposed to come out sometime soon? though I guess its been delayed so many times that you never really know. almost like detox, except the songs that leaked out of Detox weren’t very good.
MF Doom is too unpredictable. I feel like the Ghostface-MF Doom collab has been in the works for years and I feel like it’s about as likely as a new Madvillain album at this point. Here’s to hoping I’m wrong though.
Ghost definitely said his parts are done and all they need is for Doom to finish his parts.
Dr Dog- Enter the Void
New Pomegranates album
Miniature Tigers-Mia Pharaoh
New Mt. St. Helen’s Vietnam Band record
New Black Moth Super Rainbow record
New Wavves Record
Ben Kweller- Go Fly a Kite
New Mars Volta record (hopefully)
Dr. Dog definitely. Not enough people love that band.
New Pomegranates? Is that like the PG-version of The New Pornographers?
haha nah man they’re just Pomegranates
check em out
they will not disappoint
Doctor Doggggggggg!
Dude, the Pomegranates are awesome. I wish more people listened to them
From what I’ve heard from their live shows, I think this new LP may be their best yet…Super stoked
and yea they definitely deserve to get noticed
So true. Love those guys. Love them live, too.
yeah yeah yeah Dr. Dog! and Damian Jurado. Didnt they both have recent singles that were “Stereogum Premiers” ???
It was my understand that AC Newman of the New Pornographers was working on a solo album. But either way, I welcome both with open arms.
The new Pomegranates record will be called “Heaven” and it should hopefully be out in May
Beach House and Vampire Weekend spring to mind as missing from the list…Vampire Weekend is absolutely recording LP3 right now, Beach House is more hopeful optimism
Hey Tim!
A new Vampire Weekend and Modest Mouse LP would be nice… :P
I think Big Boi was helping with the new Modest Mouse album. that could be pretty amazing.
Or it could be an absolute travesty, like the one throwaway song from Sir Lucious Left Foot, that shitty one with Vonnegutt (bands shouldn’t ruin a good author’s name by the way).
The Big Boi/Modest Mouse collab scares me.
Big Boi’s not rapping on the MM album, I think he’s just working on production.
Almost more intriguing to me are these pictures big boi posted to instagram a while back of him in the studio with phantogram. and even if the big boi/mm thing absolutely sucks i’m still so stoked to hear it
Guided By Voices.
The recent interview with Corgan makes me wanna say Smashing Pumpkins. And I am quite surprised by this actually.
Love the inclusion of Rancid. Been a great rock band for 20 years.
I’d add Sigur Ros too.
whoa my bad didn’t see you there
No worries…can’t wait.
Sigur Ros plans to release an album next year, amirite?
Grizzly Bear, Beach House, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective
Class of ’09 indeed. What’s up with you stereogum? Lana Del Ray is more exciting than those? SHEESH
“We’ve limited our scope to albums that are definitely (or, at the very least, almost definitely) coming out during the next calendar year, which means the Detoxes and Aphex Twin comebacks will have to find spots on someone else’s list.”
Yes, all the bands you mentioned above are working on new material and have even been test driving them live, but no one can certifiably offer any proof (such as an interview saying “We’ll definitely have a new album out in the spring…”) to confirm they will arrive. Hence the above disclaimer on their end.
looks like they added all those except animal collective. Guess they were reading the comments?
You’re both right. I think we have enough confirmation from Grizzly & DPs to include so I added in. Still nothing from Beach House & AnCo’s camp.
Ah –
http://pitchfork.com/news/44811-animal-collective-begin-work-on-new-lp/
OK, based on that I’ll add in AnCo
Very good! Also even though they’ve already been added to your list, Ed Droste confirmed on Twitter a few minutes after this article was posted that GB will indeed have something out in 2012: https://twitter.com/#!/grizzlybear/status/149973302977363968
I’m most looking forward to seeing “Ceremony” being designated their own tag in 2012 here on Stereogum.
Ah, the Brooklynites and the Baltimoreans! Well, to be exact, Beach House’s Teen Dream was – in fact – released in 2010. But, yeah, this fabolous indie sister-city arrangement will re-appear next year.
Or, at least, I hope that they will all come back… (damn, I read Scott’s comments too late!)
Damien Jurado
THIS
+ Tindersticks, Mark Lanegan, James Blackshaw, Leonard Cohen, Marissa Nadler, Ufomammut, High on Fire…
YES.
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Delta Spirit? Surfer Blood? Alabama Shakes?
Alabama Shakes!!
Oh, and also Raleigh’s Bowerbirds…working on an album in Bon Iver’s studio, “Tuck the Darkness in” is a solid start.
Delta Spirit’s album is coming out in March. Confirmation from the lead singer at a recent concert.
Also, I HOPE Dirty Gold is working on one to follow up their amazing EP…?
Woah woah woah now…no Grizzly Bear AT ALL?
#1-50 for me.
DIRTY PROJECTORS. THE KNIFE.
yeah and no knife is crazy too
Miniature Tigers
Spinto Band
Ben Kweller
Miniature Tigers is my #1
Sounds like Tegan & Sara will be releasing something next year.
Laura Gibson – La Grande (1/24, via Barsuk)
speaking of Barsuk, Ramona Falls likely. Maybe even Menomena (they at least said they’re writing stuff).
What do you know about a follow-up Ramona Falls album? I’ve been dying for any sort of news. Thanks for the heads up about Laura, really dig her a lot.
Went Brent left Menomena a year ago, he said it was, in part, to focus on Ramona Falls. Back in September, on twitter, he said he was 70% done tracking the new album (though I guess that could refer to another artist’s album he might be working on, but I doubt it). He’s also made references to working on the second LP (on twitter), but nothing specific.
Thank you! I didn’t know he was on twitter. Sweet!
LuLu II
TwoLu
I see what you did there.
Metallica and Lou Reed Present: Lulu TwoLu: Call of the KtLulu
Rancid and No Doubt but not the Knife or Animal Collective?
You guys really rushed this list!
And now Stereogum has added AC to the list and downgraded the legitimacy of my previous comment.
Thanks a lot, editors.
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i really enjoy how enthusiastically this got downvoted
i don’t love all their stuff, but i’m with you. i’ve seen them many, many times. they used to open lots of shows at a club in cambridge, ma called the middle east back before they blew up. i just thought it was pretty funny, this guy earnestly shouting “Passion Pit!,” only to promptly downvoted 5 times
Passion Pit makes great music. And they’re great in concert. I can say that enthusiastically.
whoops. that above comment was supposed to be a reply to you.
The Knife, they said they would release a new album on their website.
Sigur Ros (spring)
The Walkmen
Most likely new Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors albums.
Some others are mostly MAYBE (HOPEFULLY)s – Portishead, Bat For Lashes, Mars Volta, Phoenix, Queens of the Stone Age, and finally? Fiona Apple
Liars started recording last month.
And I talked to Alex Scally a couple months ago and he made it sound like Beach House was going to take a long hiatus at the very least; next album is more likely 2013.
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What about Coldplay?????
No.
someone’s actually looking forward to a new fleetwood mac album?
YEAH!
Someone’s actually NOT looking forward to a new fleetwood mac album?
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You should make your own list of worst knuckles and then you won’t feel so uncool.
i with you on everything but the doucheknuckles part.
*i’m
the avalanches?
jk hahaha your list is great
Bloc Party
Avi Buffalo
Bowerbirds
Purity Ring
Nite Jewel
John K. Samson is releasing his solo album on January 24th:
The Weakerthans started working on a new album, so hopefully that will be released sometime Q2 2012
That was not what I was hoping to post, but you have to admit that spaghetti measuring tool is pretty awesome.
Here is the actual link to John K. Samson’s new album: http://anti.com/catalog/view/190/Provincial
FUCK YOU THAT SPAGETTI IS BULLSHIT WHERE IS ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
The idea of a new Weakerthans album gives me wood.
You forgot about the St. Vincent/David Byrne collaboration album!
That’s real?!? Holy shit, I am super excited for 2012 now.
New Yellow Ostrich on Barsuk and Point Reyes’ debut Lp on Cakes and Tapes
http://www.pointreyes.info/
The Wrens.
No need to confirm, it’s automatic.
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I’ve read a few articles that said the Wrens would finally be releasing their follow-up to The Meadowlands in 2012, but I’m not sure if it’s 100% confirmed yet.
Also, with the EP as a teaser I think whatever Gary Clark Jr. does next will be massive!
@WeepingElvis1…follow us!
There’s going to be a new Soundgarden album? Can we just all admit that Chris Cornell has turned into everyone’s lesbian aunt and let it all go? We’ll always have Badmotorfinger.
atoms for peace? thought they were releasing an album in 2012? no?
That’s an affirmative.
Tyler the Creator?
Air is Stereogum’s most anticipated album of next year???!!!!1! More than Animal Collective, Beach House and Grizzly Bear? Good grief…
Between this and the lack of ANY traditional Celtic folk music on the Best of 2011 list, I’m about done with this site.
This list is alphabetical
Sorry, all I do is bash Stereogum; I don’t have time for things like understanding basic concepts, reading comprehension or restraining myself from foisting my parochial concerns and expectations on others…
…Speaking of which, WHAR IS ALL TEH HIP HOP!?!?!
You’re awesome, dbr, keep it up.
Detox? Orrrr…..
Why exactly did you number them? Just for this exact confusion to pop up?
This actually confused you?
I think dbr is being facetious, and I went ha ha at this. Why all the downvotes, losers?
In an interview on NPR yesterday Trent Reznor sure left the door open for more NIN…you never know when that will come from him.
Yeah, I can’t wait for another album with lyrics that are cheesier than gouda and NIN ripping themselves off.
Marc Broussard has asked to be released from his Atlantic contract so his next album will be self-released…look for something much more like Carencro….his BEST!
Also, watch out for the two Irish guys now settled in BKLYN… The Guggenheim Grotto to hit w/ another album of stellar songs.
I think Pinback may have an album coming out, maybe?
I’ve heard this, as well.
GOOD Music Collaboration Album
Kanye’s Sixth Album
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it will sound like dum dum girls only in dreams. i have forseen it.
I’m stoked for Evan Voytas.
Dr. Dog
Good Old War (3/6)
Philly in the house!
Passion Pit and Local Natives for sure need to be here.
Yea, Local Natives were supposedly recording back in the Fall. After their little tour with the National, they said they were going back to writing (via twitter). They also posted photos over the summer of the place they were recording.
Echo Local Natives, yep yep.
Echo that echo by Acho
hopefully a new Converge album.
The Knife
Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, The XX, it’s like it’s 2009 all over again (in a good way).
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Yeah, they’re that band who covered that one Lupe Fiasco song, right? Are they any good?
also, new Jodis album!
Vampire Weekend and the Morning Benders are most definitely recording music right now for release in 2012. They’ve been tweeting about it!
Fleetwood Mac still exists?
No Pumpkins after that great interview lol? I normally hate how people treat Pitchfork like it’s the all knowing, but the bands that recorded Pitchfork’s top 3 albums of 09 are all releasing records in 2012 (Animal Collective, Dirty Projectors, and The XX in case you didn’t know). So I am pretty excited about that. Also, Santogold and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs should be releasing new music.
Sorry for repeating Simon Chapman lol
You are forgiven.
Mark Stewart – The Politics of Envy (March 26th on Future Noise Music)
Featuring: Richard Hell, Keith Levene, Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry + members of the Slits, Primal Scream, the Raincoats, Massive Attack, the Jesus and Mary Chain…it’s going to be truly epic.
What about Die Antwoord?
Marina and the Diamonds – Electra Heart
Saint Saviour’s debut album
and I hope Paloma Faith finds her new producer….
What you really forgot was Shearwater….
And the Wrens….
Oh yeah, What happened to all that new wrens stuff that was supposed to be coming out? I want more of that.
Can I make one final plea for Sharon VanEtten (2/7 via Jagjaguwar)? It’s produced by Aaron Dessner! Everyone loves her (the National, Bon Iver, the Antlers, stereogum readers)!
howsabout tennis’ new album? 2/14 i believe?
Allo Darlin, Tennis!!, Vampire Weekend
The Smashing Pumpkins “Oceania” is earmarked for a March release. That certainly should have been on there. This album might put them on the map after a decade of mediocrity. Hope you add them.
The Walkmen sucked. Saw them in Tulsa opening for Fleet Foxes. At the start they were all like “Were only here passing through on our way to SXSW” basically like a big fuck you to the whole crowd, playing a 6 song set, with neither of their biggest songs on their new album and then fucked off.
When Fleet Foxes came out, they basically dissed The Walkmen for playing such a shitty set and proceeded to play a 24 song 3 hour set that teared down the house.
I find it a little hard to believe that Fleet Foxes would diss the Walkmen, considering how they sang their praises via twitter and interviews throughout that whole tour, but OK…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y99tjv56gRQ
Video
“I’d like to give a big thank you to The Walkmen…Personally I beleive their set was a little weak.”
Maniac – Sons of Summer
Vampire Weekend
Stalley
WOAH WOAH WOAH, hold your horses everybody. This list is missing the following albums:
Stars – TBA
Metric – TBA
Oren Lavie – TBA
Regina Spektor – What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
Our Broken Garden (Efterklang side project) – TBA
White Hinterland – TBA
Eight And A Half – TBA
Gang Colours – The Keychain Collection
The Good Natured – TBA
Modest Mouse – TBA
If These Trees Could Talk – TBA
The Darcys (x2) – TBA/TBA
Sea Wolf – TBA
Great Northern – TBA
Chilly Gonzales – Solo Piano II
…and with that, here’s to one ace year in music. :)
*correction: Eight And A Half – Eight And A Half (4/10, Arts & Crafts)
Adding to that, this is Broken Social Scene drummer Justin Peroff’s side project with a couple members from The Stills. Good stuff.
http://arts-crafts.ca/releases_spotlight.php?search=AC067&artist=Eight%20and%20a%20Half
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO81XN7ezos
Looking forward to another album from The Soft Pack
Albums that I didn’t see on your initial list: Sharon Van Etten- Tramp 2/7
Fanfarlo- Rooms Filled with Light 2/27
Besides those 2, off your list I would be most excited for Rufus Wainwright, Janelle Monae, No Doubt, and I’ll admit I’m at least curious in the Lana Del Rey album, although she was oversaturated this year, “Videogames” is still great so we’ll see if she’s worth the hype…
The Morning Benders
Major Lazer.
Dan Deacon
Dustin Wong
(and once again Liars)
are “almost definite”s. They all are in the studio and have said 2012.
Titus Andronicus LP #3!
Questlove said D’Angelo’s new record is almost done. But who knows if that’ll be out before 2013. But, if that is coming, shouldn’t that really be #1? I mean, he left us with Voodoo, and it’s been ELEVEN years since that slice of genius.
Wait……?????????? There’s going to be a new D’Angelo record?!?!?!? It really is Christmas!!!!!
SIGUR ROS!!! Also, the name of the Rick Ross album…
- Evan Voytas
- Purity Ring
- The Shins
Scott Walker is at work recording his new album now (source: http://4ad.com/artists/scottwalker). Which, to me, is clearly the most exciting thing that could potentially come out next year, because Scott Walker.
Came in to say that.
This will never happen, but I’d bust a joy-cap in all my friend’s asses if Fugazi surprised us by going back into the studio together.
Metric
Memoryhouse!
Also, Tennis!
Stone Roses !!!!!
The albums that I am exicted for are by Janelle monae and The xx , i loved their last albums
http://musicvideosforme.blogspot.com/
what about the tennis? “origins” kicks my ear’s butt.