Untitled yet, but it looks like the new one by My Morning Jacket will be released on June 10. I am looking forward to this one very much.

Two of my favourite bands, Elbow and Supergrass are both releasing albums in March. Might need to freeze myself like Cartman when he was waiting for the Wii to be released, because I can't wait!

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
Untitled yet, but it looks like the new one by My Morning Jacket will be released on June 10. I am looking forward to this one very much.

Yep - what I came here to post. Glad it's moved beyond the realm of rumor to fact.

jan releases

8 marah - angels of destruction [yep roc]
8 sia - some people have real problems [astralwerks]
8 wisely - wisely [oglio]
14 british sea power - do you like rock music [rough trade]
14 the do - a mouthful [wagram]
15 eels - meet the eels: essential eels 1996-2006 vol 1 [geffen]
15 eels - useless trinkets: b sides & rarities 1996-2007 [geffen]
15 tyler ramsey - a long dream about swimming across the sea [artist garage]
15 magnetic fields - distortion [nonesuch]
15 mike ladd - nostalgialator [def jux]
15 van hunt - popular [capitol]
15 white, blue, yellow and clouds - introducing [i and ear]
15 zillionaire - the street lights have been turned down [new granada]
15 rings - black habit [paw tracks]
21 black mountain - in the future [jagjaguwar]
21 lightspeed champion - falling of the lavender bridge [domino]
21 love is all - love is all mixed up [parlophone]
21 charlottefield - what are friend for [fat cat]
22 blood on the wall - liferz [social registry]
22 baby dee - safe inside the day [drag city]
22 mahjongg - kontpab [k]
22 hey willpower - p.d.a. (tomlab)
22 instruments of science and technology - music from the films of r. swift [secretly canadian]
22 king of prussia - save the scene [kindercore]
22 mgmt - oracular spectacular [columbia]
22 rafter - sex death cassette [asthmatic kitty]
22 savious - into abaddon [kemado]
22 steve smith - this town [g.a.s.]
22 whigs - mission control [ato]
22 cat power - jukebox [matador]
22 whitsundays - the whitsundays [friendly fire]
22 eric matthews - the imagination stage [empyrean]
22 fleshtones - take a good look [yep roc]
22 foxy shazam - introducing [ferret]
22 matt costa - unfamiliar faces [brushfire]
22 hello, blue roses - the portrait is finished and i have fail [locust]
22 times new viking - rip it off [matador]
22 steve aoki - pillowface and his airplane chronicles [thrive]
22 drive-by truckers - brighter than creation's dark [new west]
22 evangelicals - the evening descends [dead oceans] 22 ghislain porter - no ground under [ninja tune]
28 joe jackson - rain [rykodisc]
28 sons and daughters - this gift [domino]
28 ginger - market harbour [round]
28 bullet for my valentine - scream, aim, fire [sony]
28 adele - 19 [xl]
28 these new puritans - beat pyramid [angular]
29 ida - lovers prayers [polyvinyl]
29 dub trio - another sound is dying [ipecac]
29 vampire weekend - st [xl]
29 mars volta - the bedlam in goliath [universal]
29 orb - the dream [butterfly]
29 helio sequence - keep your eyes ahead [sub pop]
29 robert pollard - superman was a rocker [happy jack rock]
29 xiu xiu - women as lovers [kill rock stars]
29 radar brothers - auditorium [merge]
29 bum kon - drunken sex sucks [smooch]
29 jeffrey lewis - 12 crass songs [rough trade]
29 louis xiv - slick dogs and ponies [atlantic]
29 thao nguyen - we brave bee stings and all [kill rock stars]
29 two ton sloth - two ton sloth [token recluse]
29 quinn walker - lion land / laughter's an asshole [voodoo]
29 chris walla - field manual [barsuk

Feb releases

1 miss kittin - batbox [nobody's business]
4 american music club - the golden age [cooking vinyl]
4 durutti column - live in bruxelles 13.8.1981 [ltm]
4 morcheeba - dive deep [echo]
4 hot chip - made in the dark [emi]
5 bob mould - district line [anti]
5 die! die! die! - promises, promises [saf]
5 foxy brown - brooklyn's don diva [koch]
5 jack johnson - sleep through the static [brushfire] 5 lenny kravitz - it is time for a love revolution [virgin]
5 screaming trees - clairvoyance (reissue) (hall of]
5 kelley stoltz - circular sounds [sub pop]
5 yip yip - kinds of the same kingdom [saf]
5 air traffic - fractured life [astralwerks]
5 jason collett - here's to being here [arts & crafts]
5 nada surf - lucky [barsuk]
5 dead meadow - old growth [matador]
11 fuck buttons - street horrrsing [atp]
12 cassie - connecticut fever [bad boy]
12 danava - unonou [kemado]
12 estelle - shine [atlantic]
12 sonic sum - films [def jux]
12 chris joss - teraphonic overdubs [esl]
18 crystal castles - crystal castles [last gang]
18 i was a cub scout - i want you to know that there is always hope [abeano]
18 malcolm middleton - a sleight of heart mlp [full time hobby]
19 apes - ghost games [gypsy eyes]
19 atlas sound - let the blind lead those who [kranky]
19 mountain goats - heretic pride [4ad]
19 the big sleep - sleep forever [frenchkiss]
19 cryptacize - dig that treasure [asthmatic kitty]
19 crystal castles - crystal castles [last gang]
19 flying - faces of the night [menlo park]
19 grand archives - the grand archives [sub pop]
19 headlights - some racing, some stopping [polyvinyl]
19 monade - monstre cosmic [too pure]
19 panther - 14kt god [kill rock stars]
19 seven mary three - day&nightdriving [icon]
19 steve reid ensemble - daxaar [domino]
19 throw me the statue - moonbeams [secretly canadian]
19 no kids - come into my house [tomlab]
26 goldfrapp - seventh tree [mute]
26 psycho & the birds - we've moved [happy jack rock]
26 beach house - devotion [carpark]
26 born ruffians - red, yellow and blue [warp]
26 del the funky homosapien - eleventh hour [def jux]
26 our brother the native - make amends, for we are merely vessels [fat cat]
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Mar releases

3 nick cave & the bad seeds - dig, lazarus, dig!!! [mute]
3 bauhaus - go away white [cooking vinyl]
3 temposhark - the invisible line [paper & glue]
4 flogging molly - float [side one dummy]
4 a weather - cove [saddle creek]
4 autechre - quaristice [warp]
4 cadence weapon - afterparty babies [anti-]
4 the gutter twins - saturnalia [sub pop]
4 ladyhawk - shots [jagjaguwar]
4 the ruby suns - se lion [sub pop]
4 what made milwaukee famous - what doesn't kill us [barsuk]
4 white hinterland - phylactery factory [dead oceans]
11 excepter - debt dept. [paw tracks]
11 lach - the calm before [fortified]
11 panic! at the disco - you don't have to worry... [fueled by ramen]
11 why? - alopecia [anticon]
11 these new puritans - beat pyramid [domino]
17 devotchka - a mad and faithful telling [anti]
18 be your own pet - get awkward [ecstatic peace]
18 sera cahoone - only as the day is long [sub pop]
18 daniel lanois - here is what is [red floor]
18 destroyer - trouble in dreams [merge]
18 the kills - midnight boom [domino]
23 counting crows - saturday nights, sunday mornings [geffen]
24 supergrass - diamond hoo ha [parlophone]
25 the b-52s - funplex [astralwerks]
25 thee silver mt. zion memorial orchestra & tra-la-la band - 13 blues for 13 moοns [constellation]
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Apr releases

1 sun kil moon - april [caldo verde]
1 frightened rabbit - midnight organ fight [fatcat]
1 icy demons - miami ice [obey your brain]
1 pomengranates - everything is alive [lujo]
1 sword - gods of the earth [kemado]
7 breeders - mountain battles [4ad]
8 billy bragg - mr. love & justice [anti-]
8 colin meloy - skulls, ship, sheep [kill rock stars]
8 man man - rabbit hats [anti-]
8 new bloods - the secret life [kill rock stars]
15 m83 - saturdays = youth [mute]
15 the kooks - konk [astralwerks]
18 blood red shoes - box of secrets [mercury]
29 the roots - rising down [def jam]

also
-Mar: elbow, stephen malkmus & the jicks, r.e.m, moby, dirtbombs, free kitten, constantines, youthmovies, guillemots,
-Apr : portishead, lemonheads, alanis morissette, jim noir, silver jews, someone still loves you boris yeltsin, dan deacon
-May: death cab for cutie, ladytron, shearwater.

Feb releases

1 miss kittin - batbox [nobody's business]
4 american music club - the golden age [cooking vinyl]
4 durutti column - live in bruxelles 13.8.1981 [ltm]
4 morcheeba - dive deep [echo]
4 hot chip - made in the dark [emi]
5 bob mould - district line [anti]
5 die! die! die! - promises, promises [saf]
5 foxy brown - brooklyn's don diva [koch]
5 jack johnson - sleep through the static [brushfire] 5 lenny kravitz - it is time for a love revolution [virgin]
5 screaming trees - clairvoyance (reissue) (hall of]
5 kelley stoltz - circular sounds [sub pop]
5 yip yip - kinds of the same kingdom [saf]
5 air traffic - fractured life [astralwerks]
5 jason collett - here's to being here [arts & crafts]
5 nada surf - lucky [barsuk]
5 dead meadow - old growth [matador]
11 fuck buttons - street horrrsing [atp]
12 cassie - connecticut fever [bad boy]
12 danava - unonou [kemado]
12 estelle - shine [atlantic]
12 sonic sum - films [def jux]
12 chris joss - teraphonic overdubs [esl]
18 crystal castles - crystal castles [last gang]
18 i was a cub scout - i want you to know that there is always hope [abeano]
18 malcolm middleton - a sleight of heart mlp [full time hobby]
19 apes - ghost games [gypsy eyes]
19 atlas sound - let the blind lead those who [kranky]
19 mountain goats - heretic pride [4ad]
19 the big sleep - sleep forever [frenchkiss]
19 cryptacize - dig that treasure [asthmatic kitty]
19 crystal castles - crystal castles [last gang]
19 flying - faces of the night [menlo park]
19 grand archives - the grand archives [sub pop]
19 headlights - some racing, some stopping [polyvinyl]
19 monade - monstre cosmic [too pure]
19 panther - 14kt god [kill rock stars]
19 seven mary three - day&nightdriving [icon]
19 steve reid ensemble - daxaar [domino]
19 throw me the statue - moonbeams [secretly canadian]
19 no kids - come into my house [tomlab]
26 goldfrapp - seventh tree [mute]
26 psycho & the birds - we've moved [happy jack rock]
26 beach house - devotion [carpark]
26 born ruffians - red, yellow and blue [warp]
26 del the funky homosapien - eleventh hour [def jux]
26 our brother the native - make amends, for we are merely vessels [fat cat]
...................................................................................................
Mar releases

3 nick cave & the bad seeds - dig, lazarus, dig!!! [mute]
3 bauhaus - go away white [cooking vinyl]
3 temposhark - the invisible line [paper & glue]
4 flogging molly - float [side one dummy]
4 a weather - cove [saddle creek]
4 autechre - quaristice [warp]
4 cadence weapon - afterparty babies [anti-]
4 the gutter twins - saturnalia [sub pop]
4 ladyhawk - shots [jagjaguwar]
4 the ruby suns - se lion [sub pop]
4 what made milwaukee famous - what doesn't kill us [barsuk]
4 white hinterland - phylactery factory [dead oceans]
11 excepter - debt dept. [paw tracks]
11 lach - the calm before [fortified]
11 panic! at the disco - you don't have to worry... [fueled by ramen]
11 why? - alopecia [anticon]
11 these new puritans - beat pyramid [domino]
17 devotchka - a mad and faithful telling [anti]
18 be your own pet - get awkward [ecstatic peace]
18 sera cahoone - only as the day is long [sub pop]
18 daniel lanois - here is what is [red floor]
18 destroyer - trouble in dreams [merge]
18 the kills - midnight boom [domino]
23 counting crows - saturday nights, sunday mornings [geffen]
24 supergrass - diamond hoo ha [parlophone]
25 the b-52s - funplex [astralwerks]
25 thee silver mt. zion memorial orchestra & tra-la-la band - 13 blues for 13 moοns [constellation]
....................................................................................................
Apr releases

1 sun kil moon - april [caldo verde]
1 frightened rabbit - midnight organ fight [fatcat]
1 icy demons - miami ice [obey your brain]
1 pomengranates - everything is alive [lujo]
1 sword - gods of the earth [kemado]
7 breeders - mountain battles [4ad]
8 billy bragg - mr. love & justice [anti-]
8 colin meloy - skulls, ship, sheep [kill rock stars]
8 man man - rabbit hats [anti-]
8 new bloods - the secret life [kill rock stars]
15 m83 - saturdays = youth [mute]
15 the kooks - konk [astralwerks]
18 blood red shoes - box of secrets [mercury]
29 the roots - rising down [def jam]

also
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Colin Meloy is releasing a solo album?

It's apparently a live recording from his solo tour, from what I understand.

Stereogum reported a few weeks ago about 2008 releases, and they claimed there was a Girl Talk album that was going to be released in January. I have not found any place that confirms this.

Has anyone heard anything?

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Stereogum reported a few weeks ago about 2008 releases, and they claimed there was a Girl Talk album that was going to be released in January. I have not found any place that confirms this.

Has anyone heard anything?

I'm so tired of this. Thanks Illegal Art. Illegal Art's promotional team (Fanatic Promotions) briefly mentioned a new Girl Talk album slated for January when discussing other Illegal Art releases (Yea Big & Kid Static, etc) but Illegal Art has said it's not ready but as soon as it is they'll release it electronically. Also, they offer a preorder service of sorts where if you pay a flat rate they send youa bunch of their different releases (incl. Girl Talk) within days of the mastering and pressing being done.

the only 2008 album i listened to so far is The Forms - s/t produced by Steve Albini. It's bad. don't touch it. Flat indie rock music without hits, hooks, soul, clear sound. Bad. It's not THAT bad, but it's bad.

So, the Silver Jews are releasing a new album, and it looks fantastic. They're releasing it in April (to long Berman!), and from what I've heard it will be fantastic. They've already got album artwork picked out, mastering done, so it's only a matter of time. Then again, it's going to be at least four more years before they release another album *sigh*. Oh well. At this point, 2008 could be responsible for this album alone and I could care less.

I've been hearing good things all over about the new Silver Jews, but I don't know the band too well. I'm going to get into "American Water" before I try anything new.

Oh, and the M. Ward/Zooey Deschanel collaboration could be good... M. Ward's 2006 album was pretty great and I have a bit of a crush on Zooey. However, I'll have to get past the horrendously twee name of "She and Him" before I actually am able to listen to it. I just don't like the idea of putting an album by "She and Him" on my year-end list.

Chamberk, please get American Water. It's hard to track down (at least near me), but it is so worth it. The best thing Stephen Malkmus came near, and this is coming from a Pavement fan. Honest to God, David Berman (the band leader) has lyrics that rival Bob Dylan's. And I'm maybe only exagerrating a little.

By the way, the new ones by Cat Power, Vampire Weekend and British Sea Power are streaming here.

Another album that wasn’t physically released here last year (only released in the UK) was Dizzee Rascal’s Maths + English. Thanks to the Def Jux label (the one El-P is in charge of,) they will release the album for the U.S. on April 29. I will surely be picking it up.

The most recent issue of Under the Radar magazine has a lot of great information about upcoming 2008 music - Death Cab for Cutie, My Morning Jacket, The Flaming Lips, etc. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are on the cover for their scheduled debut as She and Him. Not a lot of definitive release dates, but there's quite a bit to look forward to.

Oh neat, I didn't know that the Flaming Lips had one scheduled for this year. I was kind of lukewarm on "At War with the Mystics," but I'm always interested to hear what they're doing next.

Ooh, and the new Chris Walla's out there somewhere. Looking to listen to it after work.

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Oh neat, I didn't know that the Flaming Lips had one scheduled for this year. I was kind of lukewarm on "At War with the Mystics," but I'm always interested to hear what they're doing next.

It's probably going to be a soundtrack/tie-in to this crazy-sounding film Wayne Coyne is in called Christmas on Mars. Apparently it's been around awhile but is due to be released sometime this year. You'd have to track down the article for more details, that's all I remember at the moment.

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Untitled yet, but it looks like the new one by My Morning Jacket will be released on June 10. I am looking forward to this one very much

Excellent. Am looking forward to this album more than any other album this year.