Stereogum's 2008 Album Forecast

Anyway, 2008's shaping up to be a little different, and not just in terms of our collective OiNKlessness. As of now, the year doesn't have nearly the same blockbuster appeal (no new Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Shins, Bloc Party, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, et al to get everyone frothy -- oh, but did you hear there is a new Radiohead album in stores on January 1st!). Still, there's plenty of promise there if you look for it. We've already seen some bright spots, and haven't got around to blogging about some others (the new Beach House and Pattern Is Movement are on heavy rotation) ... and we wanted to make next year nice and easy on you. So after lots of research about the year ahead, we've learned a few things: there's a new Animal Collective EP out this April, Menomena's promising another full-length for '08, and when you're making a list as big as the one after the jump, your best friends go by the names Cut and Paste.

JANUARY
1/1
Radiohead - In Rainbows (ATO)

1/8
Girl Talk - TBA (Illegal Art)
Marah - Angels Of Destruction! (Yep Roc)
Kate Nash - Made Of Bricks (Fiction)
The Shondes - The Red Sea (self-released)
Sia - some people have real problems (Astralwerks)
Wisely - Wisely (Oglio)

1/15
Black Mountain - Into The Future (Jagjaguwar)
Matt Costa - Unfamiliar Faces
Mike Ladd - Nostalgialator (Def Jux)
Magnetic Fields - Distortion (Nonesuch)
Rings - Black Habit (Paw Tracks)
Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Cipher
Ringo Starr - Liverpool 8 (EMI)
Van Hunt - Popular (Capitol)
White, Blue, Yellow And Clouds - Introducing (I and Ear)
Zillionaire - The Street Lights Have Been Turned Down (New Granada)

1/22
Steve Aoki - Pillowface And His Airplane Chronicles (Thrive)
Aster - Some Things Seldom Heard Of
Baby Dee - Safe Inside The Day (Drag City)
Blood On The Wall - Liferz (The Social Registry)
Bodies Of Water - Ears Will Pop Eyes Will Bling (Secretly Canadian)
Cat Power - Jukebox (Matador)
Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West)
Evangelicals - The Evening Descends (Dead Oceans)
Fleshtones - Take A Good Look (Yep Roc)
Ghislain Porter - No Ground Under (Ninja Tune)
Hello, Blue Roses - The Portrait Is Finished And I Have Failed To Capture Your Beauty... (Locust Music)
Hey Willpower - P.D.A. (Tomlab)
Instruments Of Science And Technology - Music From The Films of R. Swift (Secretly Canadian)
The Jet Age - What Did You Do During The War, Daddy?
King Of Prussia - Save The Scene (Kindercore)
Love Is All - Mixed Up (Phonica)
Mahjongg - Kontpab (K)
Eric Matthews - The Imagination Stage (Empyrean)
MGMT - Oracular Spectacular (Columbia)
Jack Peñate - Matinee (XL)
Robert Pollard - Superman Was A Rocker (Happy Jack Rock)
Rafter - Sex Death Cassette (Asthmatic Kitty)
Savious - Into Abaddon (Kemado)
Steve Smith - This Town (G.A.S. Records)
Times New Viking - Rip It Off (Matador)
Whigs - Mission Control (ATO)
Whitsundays - The Whitsundays (Friendly Fire)

1/29
Bum Kon - Drunken Sex Sucks (Smooch)
Dirty On Purpose - Like Bees EP (North Street)
Ex - Building A Broken Moustrap (Touch & Go)
Future Of The Left - Curses (too pure)
The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead (Sub Pop)
Ida - Lovers Prayers (Polyvinyl)
Joe Jackson - Rain (Rykodisc)
Jeffrey Lewis - 12 Crass Songs (Rough Trade)
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs And Ponies (Atlantic)
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath
Murder Mystery - are you ready for the heartache cause here it comes
Thao Nguyen - We Brave Bee Stings And All (Kill Rock Stars)
Radar Bros. - Auditorium (Merge)
Sons And Daughters - This Gift (Domino)
Two Ton Sloth - Two Ton Sloth (Token Recluse)
Quinn Walker - Lion Land / Laughter's An Asshole (Voodoo-EROS)
Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers (Kill Rock Stars)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (XL)
Chris Walla - Field Manual (Barsuk)

FEBRUARY
2/5
Basia Bulat - Oh, My Darling (Rough Trade)
Bob Mould - District Line (Anti)
Charlottefield - What Are Friends For (FatCat)
Jason Collett - Here's To Being Here (Arts & Crafts)
Sheryl Crow - Detours (A&M)
Dead Meadow - Old Growth (Matador)
Devestations - Yes, U (Beggars Banquet)
Die! Die! Die! - Promises, Promises (SAF)
Foxy Brown - Brooklyn's Don Diva (Koch)
Hot Chip - Made In The Dark (DFA/Astralwerks)
Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static (Brushfire/Universal)
Lenny Kravitz - It Is Time For A Love Revolution (Virgin/Capitol)
Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Domino)
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin' (Lost Highway)
Nada Surf - Lucky (Barsuk)
Psychic TV - Heaven Is Invisible (Sweet Nothing/Cargo)
Screaming Trees - Clairvoyance (Hall Of Records)
Kelley Stoltz - Circular Sounds (Sub Pop)
Yip Yip - Kinds Of The Same Kingdom (SAF)

2/12
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade/World's Fair)
Cassie - Connecticut Fever (Bad Boy)
Danava - Unonou (Kemado)
Estelle - Shine (Atlantic/Homeschool)
Michael Jackson - Thriller - 25th Anniversary Edition (Epic)
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III (Cash Money/Universal/Young Money)
Silje Nes - Ames Room (FatCat)
Sonic Sum - Films (Def Jux)
Steinski - TBD (Illegal Art)

2/19
American Music Club - The Golden Age (Merge)
Atlast Sound - Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel (Kranky)
The Big Sleep - Sleep Forever (Frenchkiss)
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar)
Camphor - TBA (Friendly Fire)
Crushed Stars - Gossamer Days
Cryptacize - Dig That Treasure (Asthmatic Kitty)
Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (Last Gang)
Flying - Faces Of The Night (Menlo Park)
Grand Archives - The Grand Archives (Sub Pop)
Great Northern - Sleepy EP (Eenie Meenie)
Headlights - Some Racing, Some Stopping (Polyvinyl)
Monade - Monstre Cosmic (too pure)
Morcheeba - Dive Deep (Ultra)
Mountain Goats - Heretic Pride (4AD)
No Kids - Come Into My House (tomlab)
Panther - 14kt God (Kill Rock Stars)
The Raveonettes - Lust Lust Lust (Vice)
Seven Mary Three - day&nightdriving (Icon)
Steve Reid Ensemble - Daxaar (Domino)
Throw Me The Statue - Moonbeams (Secretly Canadian)

2/26
Beach House - Devotion (Carpark)
Born Ruffians - Red, Yellow And Blue (Warp)
Del The Funky Homosapien - Eleventh Hour (Def Jux)
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (Mute)
Janet Jackson - Discipline (Island/Def Jam)
La Scala - The Harlequin EP (Highwheel Records)
Our Brother The Native - Make Amends, For We Are Merely Vessels (FatCat)

Also in February...
Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now Youngster... (Arts & Crafts)
Nas - Nigger (Def Jam/Columbia/The Jones Experience)
Mike Doughty - Golden Delicious
The Heavenly States - Delayer (The Rebel Group)
Two Dark Birds - Two Dark Birds (Vfib Recordings)
Pas/Cal - TBA (Le Grande Magistery)
Rocket From The Crypt - R.I.P. CD/DVD (Vagrant)
Sian Alice Group - 59.59 (The Social Registry)

MARCH
3/4
A Weather - Cove (Team Love)
Autechre - Quaristice (Warp)
Bing Ji Ling - June Degrees In December
The Black Crowes - Warpaint (Silver Arrow)
Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies (Anti-)
The Gutter Twins - Saturnalia (Sub Pop)
Ladyhawk - Shots (Jagjaguwar)
The Oaks - TBD (self-released)
The Ruby Suns - Se Lion (Sub Pop)
These United States - A Picture Of The Three Of us At The Gate To The Garden Of Eden (self-released)
What Made Milwaukee Famous - What Doesn't Kill Us (Barsuk)
Jim White - Transnormal Skiperoo (Luka Bop)
White Hinterland - Phylactery Factory (Dead Oceans)

3/11
The B-52's - Funplex (Astralwerks)
Bryan Adams - 11 (Universal)
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams (Merge)
Dragged by Horses - TBA (Highwheel)
Excepter - Debt Dept. (Paw Tracks)
Kaki King - Dreaming Of Revenge (Sony)
The Kills - Midnight Boom (Domino)
Lach - The Calm Before (Fortified)
Panic! At The Disco - You Don't Have To Worry... (Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance)
Presidents Of The United States Of America - These Are The Good Times People
WHY? - Alopecia (Anticon)
Science For Girls - Science For Girls (self-released)
Silver Mt. Zion - TBA (Constellation)
Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World (Geffen)
These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid (Domino)
Imaad Wasif with Two Part Best - Strange Hexes (self-released)

3/18
Be Your Own Pet - Get Awkward (Ecstatic Peace/Universal)
Sera Cahoone - Only As The Day Is Long (Sub Pop)
DeVotchKa - TBA (Anti-)
Daniel Lanois - Here Is What Is (Red Floor)

3/25
Counting Crows - Saturday Nights, Sunday Mornings (Geffen)

Also in March...
50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (Aftermath)
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction)
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash (Matador)
Moby - Last Night (Mute)
Ours - Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy (American)
Dirtbombs - TBA (In The Red)
Speedo - TBA (Swami/Vagrant)
13 Ghosts - TBA (Skybucket)
Free Kitten (Kim Gordon side project) - TBA (Ecstatic Peace)
The Teenagers - (XL)
Helvetia - The Acrobats (The Static Cult Label)
The LK - Vs. The Snow (The Kora)
Filter - Anthems For The Damned (Warner Bros.)

APRIL
4/1
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight (FatCat)
Icy Demons - Miami Ice (Obey Your Brain)
Pomengranates - Everything Is Alive (Lujo)
Sun Kil Moon - April (Caldo Verde)
Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha Men
Sword - Gods Of The Earth (Kemado)

4/8
Animal Collective - Water Curses EP (Domino)
Billy Bragg - Mr. Love & Justice (Anti-)
The Breeders - Mountain Battles (4AD)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (Anti-)
Colin Meloy - Skulls, Ship, Sheep (Kill Rock Stars)
Man Man - Rabbit Hats (Anti-)
New Bloods - The Secret Life (Kill Rock Stars)

4/29
The Roots - Rising Down (Def Jam)

Also In April...
Aloha - TBA (Polyvinyl)
Constantines - TBA (Arts & Crafts)
Doctors And Dealers - Confessions Of A Drunken Mind
The Kooks - Konk (Virgin)
The Lemonheads - TBA (Vagrant)
M83 - Saturdays = Youth (Mute)
Alanis Morissette - Flavors Of Entanglement (Maverick)
Jim Noir - TBA (Barsuk)
Portishead - TBA
R.E.M.
Silver Jews - Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea (Drag City)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pershing (Polyvinyl)

MAY
Death Cab For Cutie - TBA (Atlantic)
Ladytron - TBA (Nettwerk)
The M's - TBA (Polyvinyl)
Shearwater - Rook (Matador)

JUNE
Dr. Dre - Detox (Aftermath/Interscope)
The Fray - TBA (Epic)
Joan of Arc - TBA (Polyvinyl)
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's - Animal (Epic)

SEPTEMBER
Ace Of Base - TBA
31Knots - TBA (Polyvinyl)

OCTOBER
of Montreal - Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl)

CONFIRMED FOR 2008, DATES TBA
Alice In Chains
Alkaline Trio
Apes & Androids - Blood Moon
Apollo Sunshine - Mysteries Of The Old Soul
Awesome Color
Laura Barrett
Davd Bazan
Beyoncé
Blackout Beach
Boris - Smile
Bosque Brown
Brendan Canning
Coldplay
The Cure
Dan Deacon
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Early Day Miners
Elk City
Explorers Club
Eve - Here I Am
Faunts
Fergie
Final Fantasy
Flight Of The Conchords
Foals
Franz Ferdinand
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. - Searching For The Hows And Whys
Gnarls Barkley
Green Day
Helmet
Impossible Shapes
The Instruments - Dark Smaland
Islands
Dominique Leone - Dominique Leone
Love As Laughter
Lucky Dragons
Madonna
Mariah Carey
Mates Of State
Matisyahu
John Mellencamp - The Company We Keep
Menomena
Metallica
Modest Mouse (b-sides collection)
My Bloody Valentine
My Chemical Romance
My Morning Jacket
Oasis
The Offspring
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
Pattern Is Movement - All Together
PWRFL Power
The Raconteurs
Langhorne Slim
The Streets
Richard Swift
t.A.T.U. - Waste Management
Vetiver
Water Fai
Weezer
Windsor For The Derby
Wolf Parade
Stevie Wonder - The Gospel Inspired By Lula

FRESH FROM THE RUMOR MILL
AC/DC
The Avalanches
Blind Melon
Blur
Built To Spill
Isobel Campbell
Cloud Cult
The Dandy Warhols
Dirty Pretty Things
Pete Doherty solo LP
Doves
Eminem
¡Forward, Russia!
Handsome Furs
Islands
Scarlett Johansson - Scarlett Sings Tom Waits
No Doubt
Spiritualized
Wolf Parade
The Verve

And after all that, we're sure we missed something. (Don't say Chinese Democracy; we left that off the list out of respect to you, out of respect for us, and out of respect for the concept and integrity of the act of listmaking in general). We're figuring you'll tell us anyway, so we won't even ask. Instead: let's put this thread to some concerted, declarative use, and make it a call to "what we're most psyched for in '08." And ... go.

Posted at 8:42 PM

246 Comments

That Kravitz album title...awe-inspiring

Posted by: derek at December 21, 2007 8:54 PM | Reply
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not sure if I missed it in your list...

but My Morning Jacket are finishing up their new album and it's rumored for a early 08 release...

Posted by: justin at December 21, 2007 8:54 PM | Reply
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i just knew i'd somehow leave off something huge like that. awesome. adding now, thanks justin!

Posted by: amrit at December 21, 2007 8:59 PM | Reply
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Final Fantasy's Heartland, summer at the earliest. Los Campesinos!' Hold On Now, Youngster... has a UK release of 18th February, the Futureheads reappear in March, Portishead in April, and what about the promised My Bloody Valentine material?

Posted by: Simon at December 21, 2007 9:14 PM | Reply
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Isn't Wolf Parade due sometime next year?

Posted by: Luis at December 21, 2007 9:20 PM | Reply
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I'm looking forward to Animal Collective and Flight of the Conchords.

Posted by: bookwibble at December 21, 2007 9:20 PM | Reply
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CARTER 3! CARTER 3!

Posted by: nick at December 21, 2007 9:23 PM | Reply
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Perhaps only one or two people will care about this, but Vancouver band Hinterland has a new album called Pan Pan Medico coming out Feb. 19 on Submerged Records.

Posted by: John at December 21, 2007 9:30 PM | Reply
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I think Khonnor will release a new LP through Type. Should be really good.

Posted by: Anders at December 21, 2007 9:30 PM | Reply
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Bauhaus (Go Away White) out on March 4!

Posted by: trudy at December 21, 2007 9:36 PM | Reply
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Who cares about anything not having to do with Dan B.

Posted by: David at December 21, 2007 9:38 PM | Reply
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Steve Aoki? Really?

Posted by: evelyn bateman at December 21, 2007 9:40 PM | Reply
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Wolf Parade's a little iffy, since they still need to get in the studio. They've been playing new stuff live though, and it sounds good.

Posted by: wvandenberg at December 21, 2007 9:42 PM | Reply
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I think the Verve will release in 2008.

Posted by: Tony at December 21, 2007 9:50 PM | Reply
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Does the Radiohead release on the 1st qualify it for "Best of" 2008 lists as well?

Why is 50 Cent releasing an album in March when he just released one? I'm really looking forward to Coldplay and The Fray though.

Posted by: Will2 at December 21, 2007 9:54 PM | Reply
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Ryan Adams is usually good for a couple of releases :)

Posted by: dudeasincool at December 21, 2007 9:57 PM | Reply
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I have a feeling 08 is going to be the Avalanches year.

Posted by: Jono at December 21, 2007 10:00 PM | Reply
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Autolux's new record is due early '08. its on their myspace blog.

Posted by: Corieee at December 21, 2007 10:03 PM | Reply
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Sam Amidon's "All Is Well," will be released in February on Bedroom Community. Nico Muhly is producing. If you aren't familiar with him, he plays on the Doveman albums. I'm excited about this release, based on this preview on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKySLEjBZ5E

Posted by: dudeasincool at December 21, 2007 10:04 PM | Reply
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REM and Morissey will have albums in 08 as well.

Posted by: Tony at December 21, 2007 10:15 PM | Reply
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Anyone know if TV on the Radio are likely to put out a new album? I have no clue, and a quick Google didn't tell me, but the timing seems right?

Posted by: nerdbound at December 21, 2007 10:23 PM | Reply
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Asking For Flowers - Kathleen Edwards. March 4th.

Posted by: steve at December 21, 2007 10:33 PM | Reply
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April 8th, Nick Cave :D

and then I'll have to wait till October to get my next fill of of Montreal.

Those are what I am happy about this year. I wish Leonard Cohen was on the list as well though.

Posted by: Jack Harrison at December 21, 2007 10:35 PM | Reply
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death cab for cutie's due for one in may, according to your article from a couple of days ago

miles kurosky's solo record is rumored to be almost ready, as well.

Posted by: tyler at December 21, 2007 10:39 PM | Reply
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asking for flowers - kathleen edwards. march 4th. riao!

Posted by: steve at December 21, 2007 10:40 PM | Reply
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Forget a few?

The Music Tapes (maybe two albums in fact)
Elbow (looking forward to it)
Apollo Sunshine
Ours (finally)
Frequency Fall
The Dandy Warhols
Three Mile Pilot (hell yah!)
Jason Falkner
Islands
Spiritualized
Mercury Rev
The Autumns
Eels

Posted by: Kevin White at December 21, 2007 10:41 PM | Reply
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Firefox is just wonderful

Posted by: Kevin White at December 21, 2007 10:45 PM | Reply
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You guys just mentioned the DBTs new release a couple of days ago, but I didn't see it on the list.

Drive-By Truckers : Brighter Than Creation's Dark (1-22-08)

Posted by: Corey at December 21, 2007 10:48 PM | Reply
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Bauhaus!! Can't wait for them to show all the baby goths who's boss!

Posted by: fred at December 21, 2007 10:53 PM | Reply
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thanks all, keep 'em coming, we'll keep updating so it can be nice and masterlist-y.

Posted by: amrit at December 21, 2007 11:04 PM | Reply
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COLIN MELOY YOU GUYS

I'M FUCKING STOKED OUT OF ME FACE

Posted by: daveisok at December 21, 2007 11:16 PM | Reply
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flight of the concords first full length is due april 22 according to billboard. Can't wait!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003685147

Posted by: matt at December 21, 2007 11:19 PM | Reply
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new constantines is out early april, gonna be amazing...

Posted by: tom at December 21, 2007 11:19 PM | Reply
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The Wrens were supposed/rumored to have a new album out in '07, but didn't, right? I really hope that'll be out in 2008.

Posted by: masksdmc at December 21, 2007 11:22 PM | Reply
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omg ace of base! amazing.

Posted by: d at December 21, 2007 11:22 PM | Reply
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the jeffrey lewis is already out according to my itunes.

Posted by: fletchmo at December 21, 2007 11:25 PM | Reply
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btw the new hot chip album is all kinds of amazing.

Posted by: matt d at December 21, 2007 11:38 PM | Reply
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wasn't the hold steady looking to release something in 08?

Posted by: paul at December 21, 2007 11:45 PM | Reply
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PWRFL Power's album is coming out March 3rd, by the way.

Posted by: douglas martin at December 21, 2007 11:48 PM | Reply
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ooo. nada surf. and verve. wow. cool.

Posted by: Kyle at December 22, 2007 12:20 AM | Reply
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Ryan Adams boxset?

New Rancid album?

Posted by: Alex Young at December 22, 2007 12:37 AM | Reply
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Death Cab For Cutie in May?!?!?!

plus of Montreal, Candace Weapon, Hot Chip and Louis XIV.

Should be a good year.

Posted by: Steve at December 22, 2007 12:42 AM | Reply
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Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea! The Silver Jews

MARCH. Bros!

Posted by: chase at December 22, 2007 12:45 AM | Reply
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WOW, awesome list, way to go Stereogum.

March 11 could be a really really interesting release date. B-52s, Bryan Adams, Destroyer, The Kills and Ashlee Simpson on the same day!?!?!?

Posted by: DS48 at December 22, 2007 12:50 AM | Reply
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BEACH HOUSE FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: ben at December 22, 2007 12:53 AM | Reply
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...Steve Aoki..yeah that's going to be the hit of the year. Yay for new Bob Mould solo though

Posted by: Apexa at December 22, 2007 1:00 AM | Reply
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Honestly, I'm not too excited about anything. We'll see when '08 rolls around though.

New Panic at the Disco... WHY GOD, WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME.

Posted by: Danielle at December 22, 2007 1:03 AM | Reply
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New Metric is dropping sometime in 2008 I think.

Posted by: omg at December 22, 2007 1:51 AM | Reply
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we are scientists! march(?)

Posted by: nat at December 22, 2007 1:51 AM | Reply
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Hasn't Basia Bulat's album been out since April? Cause I've definitely been listening to it for a while... what's up?

Posted by: alex at December 22, 2007 2:03 AM | Reply
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I see new Death Cab, but when is there supposed to be new Postal Service? I could've sworn that second album was "being recorded" way back in Feb. 2007, and yet I've heard approximately 0 about it since then (aside from the wildly false rumor that there'd be a surprise release on Christmas). Will there ever be a new Postal Service album, and if so, when?

Posted by: ronnie at December 22, 2007 2:46 AM | Reply
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"who killed amanda palmer" by amanda palmer!

Posted by: eli at December 22, 2007 2:56 AM | Reply
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Excited for:
GIRL TALK
Vampire Weekend
Los Campesinos!
Be Your Own Pet
Colin Meloy
MAN MAN
Death Cab
Of Montreal
Dan Deacon
Final Fantasy
Flight of the Conchords
Gnarls Barkley
Green Day
Modest Mouse
My Bloody Valentine
My Chemical Romance (what, am I gonna lie?)
We Are Scientists
Weezer
Blur

I swear I didn't think my taste was so mainstream.

Posted by: Finchmeister at December 22, 2007 2:57 AM | Reply
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wolf parade is due in june...so says subpop

Posted by: maria at December 22, 2007 3:11 AM | Reply
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Hasn't there been some news of a new Antony & The Johnsons album? That would probably make my year...wouldn't hurt if there were a few more uppers on there, either. Another Fistful of Love would rock my socks.

Posted by: Nic at December 22, 2007 3:35 AM | Reply
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Well then. I'll be picking up Hot Chip, Thao Nguyen, Shearwater aaaannd ... fuckin ... I guess that's it!

Not a big start to the year.

Posted by: jayfarer at December 22, 2007 4:52 AM | Reply
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Interesting to compare with this year's first months that really included released from major indie artists.

Wolf Parade will be among the most interesting releases around summer (if that will indeed be the release). And Mimas as well

Posted by: Martin at December 22, 2007 6:04 AM | Reply
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Did Stereogum just stealth-announce a Colin Meloy solo record?

Posted by: Miles at December 22, 2007 6:32 AM | Reply
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Nah, Colin announced it hisself during the last solo tour. That's why there was a no taping thing going on. Surprised it's taking this long!

Posted by: George at December 22, 2007 7:44 AM | Reply
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There's a new Hold Steady studio record due in the first half of the year. There may also be a live album, but it's not confirmed.

The new Crocodile EP is due in January.

Posted by: campfirewood1980 at December 22, 2007 8:47 AM | Reply
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I wouldn't hold your breath on another Blur album. It sounds like relations amongst the band have decayed yet again, with Albarn going so far as to insist that the only reason Graham wants back in the band now is because his solo career is faltering and he wants the money. This has caused a rift between Damon and the other three, and it seems less and less likely they will work together again, but certainly not in the near future.

Posted by: Labelscar at December 22, 2007 8:48 AM | Reply
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new dEUS in March..
also, the Silver Mt. Zion record has a title now - 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons

Posted by: Samir at December 22, 2007 9:08 AM | Reply
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the new magnetic fields is amazing!

Posted by: julio at December 22, 2007 9:11 AM | Reply
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I'm crossing my fingers for a new Buster Poindexter album. It's been way too fucking long! It'd be great if Slint went into the studio, as well.

Posted by: kidacomputerok at December 22, 2007 10:07 AM | Reply
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Wolf parade TBA this year and Portishead too

Posted by: Nikko at December 22, 2007 10:37 AM | Reply
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SUPERGRASS!!!! in March

and

BLACK CROWES!!! also in March

fuck yeah!

Posted by: halified at December 22, 2007 10:41 AM | Reply
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Still missing Silver Jews, Constantines and Islands

Posted by: corey at December 22, 2007 11:16 AM | Reply
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No Age's Sub Pop debut!

Posted by: joeygee at December 22, 2007 11:27 AM | Reply
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I think The Cure has one coming in 2008 as well. Possibly a double album.

Posted by: Ace at December 22, 2007 11:58 AM | Reply
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Also remasters of Wish, Mixed Up, and Disintegration. I'm curious to see how Wish turns out. That album always sounded veiled and fuzzy to me, but I hope they don't crank up the compression and loudness and kill any dynamics.

Posted by: Kevin White at December 22, 2007 12:06 PM | Reply
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SSLYBY in march????

Posted by: blev at December 22, 2007 12:16 PM | Reply
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The Notwist have already finished recording and are supposedly mixing their latest LP right now, preparing for release sometime around April '08. That oughtta be huge.

Posted by: Joel at December 22, 2007 12:23 PM | Reply
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Swan Lake will be recording #2 in February.

Posted by: aficionado at December 22, 2007 12:27 PM | Reply
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Kate Nash is only out in America in January? I cannot wait until album of the year lists next year so I can be a sarcastic arsehole about that in every fucking thread.

Not that Kate Nash will be on any lists.

Posted by: Karl at December 22, 2007 12:38 PM | Reply
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presidents of the united states of america - these are the good times people

march14

Posted by: brent at December 22, 2007 1:14 PM | Reply
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there should be around 2 or 3 releases involving Jack White. Scott Weiland has another solo album on the way, and of course, Ryan Adams should put out about 5 or 6.

Posted by: rybear at December 22, 2007 1:21 PM | Reply
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Keep the additions coming, I'll add 'em in! Thanks.

Posted by: scott at December 22, 2007 1:25 PM | Reply
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Please add This Will Destroy You to the list. Their S/T LP comes out 1/29 but you can order it now and you'll get it before the street date. This album is fucking amazing...I think these guys are gonna become a little more recognized this year.

Posted by: Jon at December 22, 2007 1:39 PM | Reply
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The Vines have a new album in 08. should be out witin the first half of the year.

Weezer has a new album? where'd this come from? i thought they split?

Posted by: Ian G at December 22, 2007 1:50 PM | Reply
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DS48 beat me to it but 3/11 is going to be damn near apocalyptic with The B-52's, Bryan Adams, Panic at the Disco AND ASHLEE SIMPSON!

But seriously, new Sun Kil Moon? SWOON!

Posted by: michael t. at December 22, 2007 1:54 PM | Reply
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2/19 - debut solo album from Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) entitled Vagabonds. Produced by Chris Robinson (Black Crowes).

Posted by: mike at December 22, 2007 1:55 PM | Reply
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No mention of the Walkmen.

Posted by: aa bottom at December 22, 2007 2:00 PM | Reply
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i'm excited for the ra ra riot full length!

Posted by: Rob at December 22, 2007 2:21 PM | Reply
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Radiohead "In Rainbows" album - the best album of the year! I like it!

Posted by: In Rainbows at December 22, 2007 2:30 PM | Reply
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I heard that Kim Deal is putting together a new Breeders album. Anyone else hear that?

Posted by: James Anthony at December 22, 2007 3:00 PM |