Tuesday, April 06, 2010

The Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2010


Record executives recently realized that the only time people actually buy music these days are when they are buying it for someone else and so there are an overabundance of titles that come out in the fourth quarter, big releases in the other three are far and few in between. Here are the five that will be released over the next couple months followed by a broader chronological list. Please note that release dates are subject to change. Click the album name (or album artwork) for an album is available for pre-order on Amazon. Click the artist’s name for their iTunes directory.

Brothers1. Brothers – The Black Keys (May 18): Inevitably whenever you make a list a hundred deep, no matter how much research you do, you are bound to forget something. The day after I posted The 100 Greatest Duos of the 00’s, I was in the shower and realized, oh crap, I forget Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. I am sure I will be beating my head even more when I get a listen to their latest. The boys are back to their do it yourself esthetic after their turn to Danger Mouse who produced Attack and Release (he is back for one track, the first single Tighten Up).

To the Sea2. To the Sea – Jack Johnson (June 1): Thankfully the greedy record execs are not holding this out for Christmas time because if there is an artist that should be listened to during the summer not while there is snow on the ground, it is Jack Johnson. Look out for the new single You and Your Heart coming to an adult contemporary station any day now.

Court Yard Hounds3. Court Yard Hounds – Court Yard Hounds (May 4): You may not recognize the band name, but you know it members, the sister two thirds of the Dixie Chick. Emily has taken over the singing and writing (with the exception of Marti who takes lead on one track). The album will also feature a duet with Jakob Dylan.

Light & Darkness4. Bionic – Christina Aguilera (June 8): Like most double albums, Back to Basics could have sufficed as a single disk. Four years after that release, Christina is back and brought with her an eclectic group of songwriters and producers for Bionic including M.I.A., Sia, La Tigre, Polow da Don (The Neptunes (rumored) and longtime collaborator Linda Perry who co-wrote You Life Me up which debut during the Haiti marathon.

5. How I Got OverThe Roots (June 8): I believe I included this in my album rundown last fall, here’s hoping it finally reached the light of day this summer.


Today
Women and CountryJakob Dylan
I Learned the Hard WaySharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Midnight SouvenirsPeter Wolf

April 13
Leave Your SleepNatalie Merchant

April 20
My Best Friend Is YouKate Nash
Tears, Lies and AlibisShelby Lynne
Country MusicWillie Nelson
Rise UpCypress Hill

April 27
Nobody’s DaughterHole
Sparks FlyMiranda Cosgrove

May 4
Live at the Troubadour – James Taylor and Carol King
TonicTonic
PulseToni Braxton
Uni-5: The World’s Enemy – Bone Thugs-N-Harmony

May 11
Sea of CowardsThe Dead Weather
Night TrainKeane

May 18
The Archandroid - Janelle Monáe

May 25
Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots
Distant RelativesNas and Damien Marley

June 1
Shout it Out – Hanson

June 8
We Are BornSia
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Destroyer of the Void – Blitzen Trapper

June 15
The Laws of IllusionsSarah McLachlan

June 22
The SelloutMacy Gray

No Release Date Yet (So I would not expect them until fall)
Songs of Ascent – U2
Hot Sauce Committee, Pt 1Beastie Boys
Life Styles - Nelly Furtado
Hands All Over – Maroon 5
Everything Comes and GoesMichelle Branch
The Business – Mark Ronson
100 Miles to Memphis – Sheryl Crow
MojoTom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Relapse 2 - Eminem
Fresh – Devo
TBA – Sara Bareilles
TBA – KT Tunstall

And of course, what would a music preview be with the obligatory; maybe this will be the season that we actually get to hear Dr. Dre’s Detox.

1 comment:

  1. Great list..want to grab these albums the earliest.

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