Coming in 2011!?#@!

[ewok20t3]

I'd prefer an album. But I'll take whatever I can get from DV.

You probably already know this, but just in case you don't, they put two new songs on iTunes on August 23, 2010. I accidentally stumbled upon them while browsing the iTunes store a little while after they were released.

[murlough23]

You probably already know this, but just in case you don't, they put two new songs on iTunes on August 23, 2010. I accidentally stumbled upon them while browsing the iTunes store a little while after they were released.

Let me wait to see if they're on the album/EP. I tend to appreciate these things more in context than piecemeal.

[murlough23]

Just got Katie Herzig's newsletter. The Waking Sleep comes out September 20.

[ewok20t3]

Apparently Deas Vail do, in fact, have an album and EP coming out. This is from the same site that posted the EP release date a week or so ago.
http://www.indievisionmusic.com/2011/05/25/deas-vail-sixteen/

[ewok20t3]

Thrice will release Major/Minor on September 20. http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2312252

Also, Not sure if anyone here cares about this or not, but Hopesfall are back together with their original line-up and working on new material. I'm pretty excited about it!

[ewok20t3]

Mute Math just announced that their new album will be called Odd Soul, and it will release on October 4th.

[Ian]

What ever happened to Switchfoot having 4 new albums?

[murlough23]

What ever happened to Switchfoot having 4 new albums?

Vice Verses is set to be released this year, so I'm assuming it wasn't all recorded when Hello Hurricane was released, but maybe most of the album had taken shape then? Surely waiting this long to release it either means they worked on it some more, or else the band or the label just wanted enough distance between VV and HH so that they wouldn't be oversaturating us with new music.

From that, I can infer that they'll likely wait another couple years on the other two, assuming they even exist as fully-formed as VV supposedly did. Just knowing how most artists typically grow and change over time, it's likely that what they thought made four good album's worth of material back in 2009, they'll want to go back and tweak, or add new songs to, or remove songs from, etc., over time.

Or they'll just pull a Dave Matthews Band, throw it all out, and start from scratch.

[murlough23]

And the David Crowder Band's last album is going to be... a Christmas album?

http://www.urbanchristiannews.com/ucn/2011/07/oh-holiday-joy-david-crowder-band-tobymac-plan-christmas-albums.html

I was honestly kind of disappointed at first, until I realized that Requiem was still going to be released, so we get a regular full-length album and a little stocking stuffer. Not a bad way to go out.

The less said about the Toby Mac Christmas album, the better.

[murlough23]

This may or may not culminate in a 2011 release, but I found out that Stephen Mason (one of Jars of Clay's two guitarists) is working on some solo material. I'm used to him singing backup on Jars records but I've never really heard him out there in the lead. Could be interesting to see how he does things differently from a band that has already tried on so many different musical hats.

[murlough23]

Surely I can't be the only one here who knows that Wilco is coming out with The Whole Love on September 27. It's their first album after leaving Nonesuch. No idea what to expect here, but I guess that's part of the appeal with Wilco.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Whole_Love

[bloop]

September 27 is brutal. Since it gets applied to everything else, I might as well just dub it "Albumgeddon". Add that to the fact that "Arkham City" is just around the corner from there...

[murlough23]

For me it's September 20. Katie Herzig, Switchfoot, and Thrice all on the same day. Also Leeland, though that one's on my "Meagerly Anticipating" list, so I can get around to it later since I don't expect much.

[bloop]

Looking forward to those, too, but Bjork (my most anticipated of the albums to be released that day, though Mastodon is close) will always trump Switchfoot with me, I think. She's so crazy.

[murlough23]

Looking forward to those, too, but Bjork (my most anticipated of the albums to be released that day) will always trump Switchfoot with me, I think. She's so crazy.

Yeah, I'm just talking in sheer quantities of album releases. All I've got on the 27th is Bjork and Wilco; still, there's no way I'm gonna be done digesting the previous week's pile by then. That's fine; some of this stuff will undoubtedly take time to appreciate anyway.

[bloop]

Just saw a picture of the U2's Achtung box. I always pick up at least one big vinyl reissue box every year (last year, it was Bob Dylan), and there are at least three that intrigue me for this year. I may need more shelf room.

Of course, the Bjork box just isn't going to happen for me. She might as well just throw in a wurlitzer, too.

[murlough23]

Just saw a picture of the U2's Achtung box. I always pick up at least one big vinyl reissue box every year (last year, it was Bob Dylan), and there are at least three that intrigue me for this year. I may need more shelf room.

What's this one come with, a full-size poster of Adam Clayton naked or something?

[bloop]

Haha. No, it's just these kinds of ginormous box sets take up a lot more real-estate than just an album (even an album in vinyl). The original CD edition of this album sounds good, so whether or not I end up getting it depends largely on the extras.

Really, though, it'd be tempting anyway. This is Achtung Baby we're talking about, which is an even better album than the other 1991 classic getting reissued this year. Now all they have to do is a deluxe Loveless package, maybe Gish too, and I'd be living in 1991 for about a month and a half.

[murlough23]

Really, though, it'd be tempting anyway. This is Achtung Baby we're talking about, which is an even better album than the other 1991 classic getting reissued this year.

Amy Grant's Heart in Motion?

Haha, just kidding. Though I do still enjoy that album.

[bloop]

 

It's an enjoyable album. -1 indie cred.

[murlough23]

It's an enjoyable album. -1 indie cred.

I thought that's be more like x0 indie cred, but never mind.

[ajyouthguy]

For me it's September 20. Katie Herzig, Switchfoot, and Thrice all on the same day. Also Leeland, though that one's on my "Meagerly Anticipating" list, so I can get around to it later since I don't expect much.

Just found out today that Gungor also releases an album that day as well.

[murlough23]

Just found out today that Gungor also releases an album that day as well.

Dang, I'm still digesting their last one.

[Aaron]

the Eisley record is decent.  It reminds me of early early Over The Rhine and Sixpence None The Richer.  I'm still not impressed with song writing but they are putting forth a good effort. It's a tolerable album but nothing special.  That's how I've felt about their entire career. 

[murlough23]

the Eisley record is decent.  It reminds me of early early Over The Rhine and Sixpence None The Richer.  I'm still not impressed with song writing but they are putting forth a good effort. It's a tolerable album but nothing special.  That's how I've felt about their entire career. 

Interesting that you'd find it to be an improvement when I'm rather "meh" about it. I can appreciate that the songwriting is more grown-up, but personally I liked it better when they were more wide-eyed and imaginative. If I want to hear sisters singing jaded break-up songs, I guess I've got Meg & Dia for that.

[Aaron]

If I want to hear sisters singing jaded break-up songs, I guess I've got Meg & Dia for that.

That's why I own all Tegan & Sara albums. 

[Aaron]

the two new MuteMath songs are up on Spotify: "Blood Pressure" and "Odd Soul"


I also like the new Dream Theater song "On The Backs of Angels" that's up there

[murlough23]

the two new MuteMath songs are up on Spotify: "Blood Pressure" and "Odd Soul"

I'm intentionally waiting for the album. I feel like with MuteMath, I'd rather absorb it all at once than just get a piece of the picture that or may or may not be representative of how their sound has changed without Greg Hill.

I also like the new Dream Theater song "On The Backs of Angels" that's up there

Really skeptical about how good they're gonna be without Mike Portnoy. Then again, Portnoy's cheesy growling has been the thing that ruined the last two DT albums for me. It'd be all good if he'd just shut up and drummed.

[NinjaRob17]

the two new MuteMath songs are up on Spotify: "Blood Pressure" and "Odd Soul"

Sounds like MuteMath has been listening to The Black Keys a lot lately. Nevertheless, I am digging them immensely. This album should be a step forward from Armistice, which I still enjoyed for the most part.

[bloop]

The actual Biophilia album cover:


*phew* While it really doesn't matter, I'm glad to see she's not breaking tradition by not featuring herself on the cover. This is the most striking cover image since Homogenic, I think.

[Ian]

Sounds like MuteMath has been listening to The Black Keys a lot lately. Nevertheless, I am digging them immensely. This album should be a step forward from Armistice, which I still enjoyed for the most part.

I am not digging them immensely.  They're okay.  Overly simplistic tbh; I feel like Meany is not a very good songwriter at all, or perhaps he blew his load on Reset/Debut.  The more vintage sound just highlights this.  Listen to something like "She's Long Gone" by the Black Keys followed by "Blood Pressure".  THis is not Mute Math playing to their strength.

Which I'm not too worked up over, since after Armistice I realize they would probably never approach their early work again.

[bloop]

Neutral Milk Hotel boxset forthcoming, with unreleased tracks. A major re-release not from the year 1991.  

Since I have a good legal copy of the other reissues, this is going to be prioritized higher.

[murlough23]

Biophilia's been pushed back to October 10 (October 11 here in North America). Bjork wants time to rework a few of the mixes. Sorry, bloop.

[bloop]

I haven't updated my list in an age I've been so busy, so that's fine.

[ajyouthguy]

For me it's September 20. Katie Herzig, Switchfoot, and Thrice all on the same day. Also Leeland, though that one's on my "Meagerly Anticipating" list, so I can get around to it later since I don't expect much.

i may have missed it, but i didn't see where anyone pointed out that the Switchfoot album actually releases on the 27th, right?

[murlough23]

i may have missed it, but i didn't see where anyone pointed out that the Switchfoot album actually releases on the 27th, right?

Hmmm. I thought I saw the 20th before; maybe it got pushed back.

[bloop]

Amazon says it releases on the 27th.