Welcome back to The Recommender as we look ahead to another year of excellent contemporary music. One year ago we completed a similar post, looking ahead to the albums that were predicted for a release in 2010. You can find that old post here and check out just how many predicted albums actually arrived. No blogger has a perfect selection of sources, but we think you will agree that there’s a pretty high hit rate from last year’s list, although unfortunately the likes of The White Stripes and Radiohead stayed as rumours.
Below we list our brand new punts, with the album’s names listed alongside the month of the planned due date, if it’s available, plus any sneaky-peek previews of music from said album. This list is by no means definitive, more a selection of our biggest hopes and peaks of excitement, as we look ahead to the new year, but even rumours can have us salivating at the thought.
NEW ALBUMS DUE IN 2011…
BRIGHT EYES – THE PEOPLES KEY (February)
ELBOW – BUILD A ROCKET BOYS! (March 7th)
THE VACCINES – WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM THE VACCINES? (March 21st)
JAMES BLAKE – JAMES BLAKE (February)
CLARE MAGUIRE – LIGHT AND DARK (tbc)
REM – COLLAPSE INTO NOW (March)
THE NAKED & FAMOUS – PASSIVE ME, AGGRESSIVE YOU (tbc)
THE STREETS – COMPUTERS & BLUES (February)
THE BEASTIE BOYS – HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE Vol 2 (tbc)
JESSIE J – WHO YOU ARE (tbc)
ANNA CALVI – ANNA CALVI (January)
GHOSTPOET – PEANUT BUTTER BLUES & MELANCHOLY JAM (February)
DR DRE – DETOX (February)
TORO Y MOI – UNDERNEATH THE PINE (February)
LYKKE LI – WOUNDED RHYMES (March)
JAI PAUL – tbc (Spring)
WHITE LIES – RITUAL (January)
PANDA BEAR – TOMBOY (tbc)
THE GO TEAM! – ROLLING BLACKOUTS (January 31st)
CUT COPY – ZONOSCOPE (February 8th)
NERO -tbc (tbc)
PENGUIN PRISON – tbc (February)
MONARCHY – MONARCHY (tbc)
COCKNBULLKID – ADULTHOOD (Spring)
PJ HARVEY – LET ENGLAND SHAKE (February 14th)
DALEY – tbc (Spring)
ESBEN & THE WITCH – VIOLET CRIES (February 8th)
MEN – TALK ABOUT BODY (February 1st)
CLOUD NOTHINGS – CLOUD NOTHINGS (January 24th)
THE JOY FORMIDABLE – THE BIG ROAR (January 24th)
LADY GAGA – BORN THIS WAY (May 23rd)
THE ROME – THE ROME (Danger Mouse & Daniel Lupi collaboration) (tbc)
KANYE WEST & JAY-Z – WATCH THE THRONE - (January)
APHEX TWIN – tbc (March)
ALBUMS THAT REMAIN A MIX OF VAGUE RUMOURS, FANS HOPE, EMPTY PROMISES, OR SIMPLY DEVOID OF DETAILS…
ALEX WINSTON (mini album)
THE AVALANCHES
BATTLES
BECK
BON IVER
BURIAL
CHAPEL CLUB
CLASSIXX
CLOCK OPERA
COLDPLAY
DELS
FLEET FOXES
FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS
FRIENDLY FIRES
FRANZ FERDINAND
IAMAMIWHOAMI
KATY B
MIRRORS
MNDR
MONA
NOAH & THE WHALE
ODD FUTURE (OFWGKTA)
PORTISHEAD
RADIOHEAD
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
SANTIGOLD
WILD BEASTS
WOLF GANG
So that’s who has us childishly excited, as we look ahead to this new year. The question is whether you think 2011 will be a better year for new albums than 2010? Also, who do you think will make the biggest impact? Although this list is lengthy, we are bound to have missed a few, so by all means list in the comments those artists that you have any knowledge of, or even just rumours, regarding any new albums.
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