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2011 ALBUM PREDICTION

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)

SHELL GAMES

ELBOW – BUILD A ROCKET BOYS! (March 7th)

LIPPY KIDS

THE VACCINES – WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM THE VACCINES? (March 21st)

BLOW IT UP

JAMES BLAKE – JAMES BLAKE (February)

WILHELMS SCREAM

CLARE MAGUIRE – LIGHT AND DARK (tbc)

STRANGEST THING

REM – COLLAPSE INTO NOW (March)

DISCOVERER

THE NAKED & FAMOUS – PASSIVE ME, AGGRESSIVE YOU (tbc)

YOUNG BLOOD

THE STREETS – COMPUTERS & BLUES (February)

GOING THROUGH HELL

THE BEASTIE BOYS – HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE Vol 2 (tbc)

TOO MANY RAPPERS (feat NAS)

YUCK – YUCK (February)

RUBBER

JESSIE J – WHO YOU ARE (tbc)

DO IT LIKE A DUDE

ANNA CALVI – ANNA CALVI (January)

JEZEBEL

GHOSTPOET – PEANUT BUTTER BLUES & MELANCHOLY JAM (February)

MORNING (feat. Micachu)

DR DRE – DETOX (February)

KUSH

TORO Y MOI – UNDERNEATH THE PINE (February)

STILL SOUND

TENNIS – CAPE DORY (February)

MARATHON

LYKKE LI – WOUNDED RHYMES (March)

GET SOME

JAI PAUL – tbc (Spring)

BTSU

WHITE LIES – RITUAL (January)

BIGGER THAN US

PANDA BEAR – TOMBOY (tbc)

TOMBOY

THE GO TEAM! – ROLLING BLACKOUTS (January 31st)

T.O.R.N.A.D.O

CUT COPY – ZONOSCOPE (February 8th)

WHERE I’M GOING

NERO -tbc (tbc)

ME & YOU

PENGUIN PRISON – tbc (February)

A FUNNY THING

MONARCHY – MONARCHY (tbc)

GOLD IN THE FIRE

COCKNBULLKID – ADULTHOOD (Spring)

ONE EYE CLOSED

PJ HARVEY – LET ENGLAND SHAKE (February 14th)

WRITTEN ON THE FOREHEAD

DALEY – tbc (Spring)

RAINY DAY

ESBEN & THE WITCH – VIOLET CRIES (February 8th)

WARPATH

CULTS – tbc (May)

GO OUTSIDE

MEN – TALK ABOUT BODY (February 1st)

OFF OUR BACKS

CLOUD NOTHINGS – CLOUD NOTHINGS (January 24th)

SHOULD HAVE

THE JOY FORMIDABLE – THE BIG ROAR (January 24th)

WHIRRING

LADY GAGA – BORN THIS WAY (May 23rd)

THE ROME – THE ROME (Danger Mouse & Daniel Lupi collaboration) (tbc)

ALBUM CLIP

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.
(MB)

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Published: January 4th, 2011
Author: Mike Bradford
Category: ALT.REC.
Tags: Aggressive You, Anna Calvi, Aphex Twin, Born This Way, Bright Eyes, Build A Rocket Boys, Cape Dory, Clare Maguire, Cloud Nothings, Collapse Into Now, Computers & Blues, Cults, Cut Copy, Daley, Danger Mouse, Daniele Lupi, Detox, Dr Dre, Elbow, Esben & The Witch, Ghostpoet, Hot Sauce Committee Volume 2, Jai Paul, James Blake, Jay-Z, Jessie J, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Let England Shake, Light & Dark, Lykke Li, MEN, Nero, Panda Bear, Passive Me, Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam, PJ Harvey, REM, Ritual, Rolling Blackouts, Talk About Body, Tennis, The Beastie Boys, The Big Roar, The Go Team, The Joy Formidable, The Naked & Famous, The Peoples Key, The Rome, The Streets, Tomboy, Toro Y Moi, Underneath The PIne, Violet Cries, Watch The Throne, White Lies, Who You Are, Wounded Rhymes, Yuck, Zonoscope

THE GIG LIST – NUMBER 27

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We have a couple of strong, female leads arriving on our pebbled shoreline for you today. Both are guaranteed to shine, bringing with them their gorgeous packets of star quality. Proper frontwomen that garner all the attention on stage, with bright futures ahead of them. Grab the tickets on Ebay or elsewhere if either gigs are sell outs, as it will be worth it.

FLORENCE & THE MACHINE

Ms Welch and her music making machine will be in full tilt on the below date at the Concorde 2 venue. She’s a true master of the student population up and down the country, as she pens catchy, hook-laden Indie-Pop tunes. You will find there is a touch of Regina Spektor in her sound and there’s been a million female soloists appearing in 2009, with front-runners such as Little Boots, V V Brown and La Roux all doing well, but Florence still packs in a unique fashion and music style all her own. Songs with excellent wordplay, sung with her personality packed in the vocals, play over the beat-rattle. Away from her many fine slower ballads you can expect choppy guitars and dutiful singalongs to her singles, as they bounce along to their build-to-a-crash climax.

ARTIST:                     FLORENCE & THE MACHINE
VENUE:                      CONCORDE 2, Marine Parade, Brighton Seafront
COST:                        £10.00
DATE:                         Tuesday 2nd June 2009
WEBSITE:              Myspace
TRACK:                     KISS WITH A FIST (ysi)

THE JOY FORMIDABLE

Got any cobwebs? Consider the pixie-like frontwoman, Ritzy, to pack a power-punch that’s the perfect cobweb remover, as she blows not only the cobwebs, but they entire crowd away. Just like their songs she’s jammed with explosive energy, often throwing the guitar at the amps as the gig closes. The real star of the show, she has a great voice and plays a mean lead guitar as she’s doing it. Their power-indie, (or are they the first steps to a grunge revival?), comes at you like a tumbling tower block. It’s mesmerising to see live and you won’t be disappointed. Underneath all their buzzing voltage you will find a box full of outstanding, addictively-memorable songs, with strong chorus’ and prize-winning riffs. One of the best finds of 2009.

ARTIST:                    THE JOY FORMIDABLE
VENUE:                     AUDIO, Brighton
COST:                       £ 6.50
DATE:                       Thursday 11th June 2009
WEBSITE:                 Myspace
TRACK:                     WHIRRING (ysi)

The two gigs above show that there is life in Brighton after the mammoth Great Escape Festival, as we continue to see wonderful showcases of the UK’s talents. Talking of festivals, you can see the Glastonbury line up in full here.
Mike