Albums for 2007 [Archive]

Dirty0900

12-18-2006, 05:53 AM

So what can we look forward to next year? Some band called Underworld should be releasing a couple, but what else? Things im looking out for:

Explosions In The Sky, Bloc Party, Radiohead, Khonnor, Venetian Snares, Fridge, Duran Duran Duran, Doves, The Rakes, Four Tet, Aphex Twin[?], Lmeon Jelly, Kid Carpet, The Go! Team, Germlin

Eikman

12-18-2006, 06:34 AM

venetian snares will release at least 4 albums next year

Dirty0900

12-18-2006, 08:12 AM

venetian snares will release at least 4 albums next year

It was only two this year, hes getting sloppy;)

Jafs

12-18-2006, 09:28 AM

It was only two this year, hes getting sloppy;)

Only one this year, Hospitality being an EP.

kid cue

12-18-2006, 10:32 AM

the Distance album on Planet Mu is sounding great!
what label is Duran Duran Duran releasing on?

also, new Dizzee and Wiley records!

dubman

12-18-2006, 10:40 AM

the explosions in the sky is quite good, as os LCD soundsystem
new Air leaked recently and it's said ot be "okay" if it was the real thing.
i've yet to find it for myself but it should happen soon enough.

new portishead inches closer to completion and i fully expect to see it done and out in 07.
!!!'s 'myth takes'
animal collective are due
so are MIA and NIN (who promised to have something this year because he's been working oh-so-hard)
fujiya and miyagis debut gets statewide release plus they're quick to release another one.
lets not forget massive attack.
gnarls barkley said ealier that they wanted to finish another album before the first one going big went to their heads, so i imagine they got quite a lot done.
annie and arcade fire (whose 'intervention' track found itself to radio recently) should be coming soon.

adam

12-18-2006, 11:00 AM

The Avalanches! (a man can dream, can't he?)

Jafs

12-18-2006, 12:38 PM

And I'm waiting for the Villalobos mix for the Fabric series...

matt

12-18-2006, 12:46 PM

looking forward to the imminent arrival of the new album from little barrie amongst the many others mentioned here...

dubman

12-18-2006, 12:50 PM

The Avalanches! (a man can dream, can't he?)

actually, it's entirely possible.
things have been heard.
people report back loving it.
hype is being built...

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12-18-2006, 04:50 PM

NIN is probably not gonna happen. Anyone who's a real fan of the band would know that "it'll be ready in one year" means more like three years, but here's hoping! (its better than WITHUH TEETHUH)

I remember hearing on the Music For Listeners broadcast this summer that the Orb was working on a new album and it should be finished soon. Modest Mouse are definetely going to have their new album out next year.

And where did you hear Aphex was coming out with something new???

jOHN rODRIGUEZ

12-18-2006, 08:56 PM

Skinny Puppy - Mythmaker

rudydaduck

12-18-2006, 09:56 PM

new RUSH

guaranteed

GreenPea

12-18-2006, 10:27 PM

New Arcade Fire i think. And albums from a bunch of bands that I don't know yet. New bands never dissapoint! :)

Liam

12-19-2006, 12:50 AM

New 4 Hero coming out at the end of January! That's exciting. A lot of the new tracks have been aired already, but I'm sure the album will have a unique feeling as a whole.

Also, new Cinematic Orchestra release! I'm possibly even more excited about this one.

mmm skyscraper

12-19-2006, 06:10 AM

And where did you hear Aphex was coming out with something new???

http://forum.watmm.com/index.php?showtopic=15704

Dirty0900

12-19-2006, 07:46 AM

I'll only believe new Aphex when theres a source from one of his record companies. Aphex and Guns and Roses are identical in the fact theres always something coming but never does......

One of my lecturers at uni interviewed him once and said he was that much of an arse that he called him a cunt halfway through the interview as he was just giving stupid answers.

New albums by The Earlies and DJ Scotch Egg should br out in 007 to:)

Liam - You heard the new cinematic orchestra stuff? I only realised it was coming till after your post, theres a few fansites with info on the album which aint out till april, but no sound clips!

matt

12-19-2006, 07:52 AM

New albums by The Earlies and DJ Scotch Egg should br out in 007 to:)forgot about the earlies one! after much delay the new album will be out in a matter of weeks! hoo-ray :)

i saw them live back in may and the new stuff sounds phenomenal - more upbeat than their earlier stuff it's like a big huge pyschedelic wall of sound :cool:

matt

12-19-2006, 07:53 AM

oh, and i'm also very excited now that i know there's a new cinematic orchestra album on the way too... :)

patrick

12-19-2006, 07:56 AM

super excited about some of this stuff: but 4 hero!

fob

12-19-2006, 10:05 AM

(Ghostface Killah + MF Doom)

Dirty0900

12-19-2006, 10:37 AM

forgot about the earlies one! after much delay the new album will be out in a matter of weeks! hoo-ray :)

i saw them live back in may and the new stuff sounds phenomenal - more upbeat than their earlier stuff it's like a big huge pyschedelic wall of sound :cool:

Got their 10" single last week and im liking what i hear, true what you say about the more upbeat stuff. Gutted their new tour aint heading my way, but i've seen them before on the twisted folk tour and it was a good gig indeed with 11 of them on stage!

Cadevil

12-19-2006, 03:27 PM

Don't want to jinx it, but what the heck...

Unkle -- THe Future is Unwritten

darktrain

12-20-2006, 12:07 AM

Madvillain 2
Ghostface + DOOM
Lyrics Born
Lifesavas

sockman

12-20-2006, 12:38 AM

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12-20-2006, 05:54 AM

Check out the NIN page below. He says he'll be mixing it in January. Consider me shocked...

http://www.nin.com/tr/default.aspx

Yeah yeah yeah. So what :p Still say it won't be done this year. I mean all his other albums are 5 years apart (regardless of howm any times he says he's finished), and as artists get older that period only seems to increase...

Eikman

12-20-2006, 06:36 AM

the new 4Hero is shit.

Tiger

12-20-2006, 07:25 AM

Bloc Party

the new bloc party 'weekend in the city' album leaked about a month ago and its a triumph imo. the band has expanded & matured their sound from the agit-pop danceable guitar laden beats of 1st album, with excellent production work throughout.

lyrically, it nails every topic it covers, especially the track 'hunting for witches' which has a fantastic guitar hook in it.

stand outs for me are 'the prayer' which has a nice hiphop feel running thru it, 'on' which for me is the best song written about drug use in our generation for a long while, and 'kreuzberg' & 'sunday' which are simply beautiful love songs.

also originally my least favourite track 'i still remember' was wormed its way into my affections as a great pop song, when originally i was slating it for apeing coldplay/U2

will be surprised if the album doesn't blow up and they're not headlining the major festivals next summer. its that stong a collection of songs which combine to be more than the sum of their parts imo

jOHN rODRIGUEZ

12-20-2006, 09:54 AM

Agree with every word Tiger.

Dirty0900

12-20-2006, 11:17 AM

Its leaked? Man i better go hunt it down!

Eikman

12-20-2006, 04:43 PM

bracken

shit

.......

dubman

12-20-2006, 10:15 PM

apparat and LFO?

shit, 2007 is going to be huuuuge.

jOHN rODRIGUEZ

12-20-2006, 10:27 PM

I didn't really notice it at first glance, but it does feel that way. :eek: :D

Dirty0900

12-22-2006, 06:00 AM

Lemon Jelly should have something new out and Aqualung have just realised details on a new release for March:)

Eikman

12-22-2006, 07:19 AM

and so what ? best comment ever ? best contribution ever ? best reaction ever ?

i love hood , you do not , and so what ? get yourself some marzipan and leave me alone ! thanks
or it's your opinion about the album ? very instructive one !
Danke

i lol'd.

hood are pretty awesome, tho.

Liam

12-22-2006, 08:39 AM

There is one track from the new Cinematics stuff floating around called "to build a home". Gilles Peterson has played it a couple of times. I think you can hear it on the new Solid Steel show at ninjatune.net at the very end.

Unfortunately it sound fairly unimpressive to me, but this does not dampen my spirits for the album.

And Eik, I don't believe you that the new 4Hero is shit. The tracks that I've heard from it have been great and reviews I've read have placed it well above Creating Patterns. It may not be another Two Pages but I'm sure we're in for a treat. These are the guys who pioneered the field Jungle and then later of NuJazz and Broken Beat.

Eikman

12-22-2006, 09:11 AM

And Eik, I don't believe you that the new 4Hero is shit. The tracks that I've heard from it have been great and reviews I've read have placed it well above Creating Patterns. It may not be another Two Pages but I'm sure we're in for a treat. These are the guys who pioneered the field Jungle and then later of NuJazz and Broken Beat.
the problem is, the new one is no jungle or nu jazz at all, and rather sounds like a soul album with average beats. no edge, nothing special

sanakan

12-22-2006, 02:54 PM

two pages was phenomenal.
creating patterns was... err... very different.
and the new one's changing direction (again) to soul? ewww...

/me is very sad

Sean

12-22-2006, 03:45 PM

Looks like Meat Beat Manifesto should have a new one out for early summer 2007 (http://www.brainwashed.com/mbm/meat.html). I didn't really care for the jazziness of the last one, "At the Center", so I hope this one's a bit more in keeping with my personal tastes.

dubman

12-23-2006, 11:21 AM

I didn't really notice it at first glance, but it does feel that way. :eek: :D

and its looking that way already. we havent officially started and the first batch of 07 leaks is incredible. i have 6 albums from next year i cant pick as favorites because they all just swim in an ocean of awesome.

lcd soundsystem
Explosions in the sky
!!!
do make say think
air
deerhoof

samples from new amon tobin sound very promising :D
bloodstone is immense.

patrick

12-23-2006, 11:46 AM

ya. i just picked up about 10 leaks and they are all golden!.

i think if we look back at the 2006 list though we'd probbly find that it's quite extensive as well?

edit: i meant that as in the people in the 2006 dirty poll who seem to think it was a shit year seem to be always looking forward instaed of rememberign what came out? also: maybe theere were lots of cross overs in 2006 vs. this thread::: portishead and uw are clear ones i remember...

GforGroove

12-23-2006, 11:07 PM

check out What's the time Mr Wolf by The Noisettes and Modernaire... Im sure Modernaire is going to be one of the next big things.. they sound amazing but there are only a few tracks around.

Im as always excited about the next Air and new Portishead is just about time!!!

matt

12-24-2006, 05:56 AM

yeah, i've now got the little barrie, earlies, air & lcd albums

had the lcd one for a good few weeks now and i love it

only listened to the others once so far - little disappointed with the earlies one but that's only because it's not as upbeat as it was when they played the tracks live earlier in the year - sure it'll grow on me given time

the little barrie album's a lot mellower than the last one too but still sounded really good on first play

and the air one sounds like it could be an absolute stoned-cold classic :)

kid cue

12-24-2006, 08:41 AM

i'm super excited about Deerhoof but i'll wait until it's actually out ... when did this obsession with leaks begin? it seems kind of depressing to me :confused:

dubman

12-24-2006, 10:53 AM

i'm super excited about Deerhoof but i'll wait until it's actually out ... when did this obsession with leaks begin? it seems kind of depressing to me :confused:

begin?

for the last two years the holiday season have seen an embarassment of leaks from many bands and artists. this is almost like part of christmas. the two most notable ones for me last year was TVOTR and mogwai. is this depressing because it sounds like we're more interested in acquisition rather than the music? the fact that we're being horrendously blatant about downloding these things well before they're due and sometimes against explicit wishes of the band? does it seem like we're competing?

you know i buy everything i love, man.
which is why i'm going to keep bugging your LJ friends page with occasional posts bitching about how broke i am! woo! [/beerhelmet]

kid cue

12-24-2006, 11:12 AM

it doesn't have anything to do with download vs. buy. i think it's depressing because it's about this age of information overload, and pouncing on leak after leak comes across like trying to scramble to the top of an ever-rising waterfall. i don't often download albums, except at the end of the year, when i'm playing 'catch up', and still i never succeed in catching up. and i know i'll never buy everything i download, even if my intentions are good. and the whole process of placing albums in a download queue, deciding to accept/reject, and then moving on has the uncomfortable ring of data processing. it seems very utilitarian or something, in contrast to how it used to work, where you were faced with these one or two albums you'd bought, and had to feel your way into some kind of relationship.

i'm not against digital by any means, i'm ultimately all for it, but there has to be a happier medium IMO.

it seems like for everything we turn our attentions to, we have to willfully turn away from something else. it's always been this way, but the feeling has never been more visceral.

Dirty0900

12-24-2006, 11:17 AM

I can never understand why there announced so far in advance. UW's last album was leaked i think about 3/4 months early. Explosions In The Sky and Bloc Partys albums arent due to feb, but there now both on my iPod.

I will buy them as i do with all my music!

kid cue

12-24-2006, 11:19 AM

i mean, it's basically marketing by now, isn't it?

Dirty0900

12-24-2006, 11:22 AM

i mean, it's basically marketing by now, isn't it?

Yer, but your more mainstream bands will always sell to a core audience. So if i was ever gonna illegal download anything and not pay, it would be from a mainstream label as they can afford the advertising. Gotta support the independent labels.

kid cue

12-24-2006, 11:25 AM

speaking of which, have you heard the new Duran Duran Duran yet?

Dirty0900

12-24-2006, 11:26 AM

speaking of which, have you heard the new Duran Duran Duran yet?

No! Any good, im expecting it to be totally bonkers like.

I played Year of the Monkey on my raido show at uni and people thought it was Duran Duran gone all weird. Haha!

kid cue

12-24-2006, 11:31 AM

dunno, i was asking you -_-

i have a couple of his 12"s, wasn't too into his last LP.

dubman

12-24-2006, 11:43 AM

yup. except you're getting the whole product.
i'd agree with you if i was doing this via soulseek or something, but i do it mainly off of messageboards, so there's a lot of interaction going on as everyone is downloading the sendspace and megaupload. it's basically clicking a couple links and forgetting about it until it unzips on yr computer 20-30 minutes later, then you add it and listen to it and discuss at will. i think there's certain steps in place that still require you to care and not feel like you're just staying on top of a heap.

duran duran have a new album?

kid cue

12-24-2006, 11:49 AM

no, but Duran Duran Duran does :)

dubman

12-24-2006, 12:26 PM

eggz on my face.
this is what old is going to be like.

"bob dylan has a new album? isn't he dead?"
"no dad, BLOB dylan."

absolute zero

12-26-2006, 03:35 PM

Air, Arcade Fire, Portishead(?) (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/37045/Portishead_Drop_Hints_Beef_With_Moby_Gorillaz), The Good, the Bad & the Queen (http://www.thegoodthebadandthequeen.com) (though the album's probably online already)

Malt Refund

12-28-2006, 10:11 PM

New Polyphonic Spree in '07. ;)

gambit

01-01-2007, 10:14 AM

Loving the new LCD Soundsystem. Thanks, dubman!

Also watch out for Firefox AK and Tigarah. The former is an electro-pop princess from Sweden, and the latter is the Japanese version of M.I.A.

matt

01-03-2007, 02:46 AM

not sure if it's been mentioned above but the new bees album octopus is due in a month or so :)

Eikman

01-05-2007, 04:09 PM

Sage Francis in may, according to himself. (http://www.non-prophets.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35488)

safe.

Bargo

01-05-2007, 08:56 PM

Both of the Hartnoll brothers from Orbital have their own albums coming out this year. Phil Hartnoll and Nick Smith will be releasing Madness and Me under the guise of Longrange, and Paul Hartnoll's finished off a solo album too, according to Loopz (http://www.loopz.co.uk).

Scott Warner

01-06-2007, 08:10 AM

Quick observations:

New LCD is roughly equivalent to their first full length: it's okay but they obviously crush much harder on 12"s.

The new !!! is shockingly good. If killing Out Hud was necessary to get us this record, REST IN PEACE.

The new Air is shockingly boring. Guess we'll never get another 10,000hz Legend.

Not quite sure what to make of the new Menomena yet. Songwriting is pretty good but it feels as though the elements that made their debut so fun are now missing in favor of song craft.

The new Arcade FIre single feels... meh. It's definitely The Arcade FIre sound but it's lacking energy.

ceramic'cow

01-06-2007, 08:24 AM

I've been keeping my eyes peeled for new Khonnor for about 6 months now. I can't wait. His last record is quite possibly my favourite album ever.

There's a new Sleepy Town Manufacture record available to download from http://www.sutemos.net/en/player;gid,17 and new Bloc Party and Arcade Fire is pretty exciting.

patrick

01-06-2007, 12:44 PM

i think there is a new cyne albumn, which hsould be fantastic

and maybe a new grand national, which i heard from a friend, but i dont' know where he heard that one from

Eikman

01-06-2007, 12:59 PM

The new Air is shockingly boring. Guess we'll never get another 10,000hz Legend.

thank god for that.

Scott Warner

01-06-2007, 04:47 PM

thank god for that.
That seems to be the general opinion but man, as not so guilty pleasure I'd take that record any day over the rest of their collected work.

Eikman

01-06-2007, 05:02 PM

That seems to be the general opinion but man, as not so guilty pleasure I'd take that record any day over the rest of their collected work.

i know. this discussion has been going on and off since it's been released in 2001 (?). i still can't get into it. i'm trying every year....it doesn't get any better.

(mind you, i think the new one is pretty neat) :)

patrick

01-06-2007, 10:28 PM

i think 10000hz legend is better too... scott is right. if they made anythign like that i would shit my pants.

anyways, i am suprised that you think it is so good

Leon

01-07-2007, 06:59 AM

10.000 Hz Legend isn't better than Moon Safari, it's just different. Both are amazing pieces though!

thee carp dreamer

01-07-2007, 09:01 AM

The new !!! is shockingly good. If killing Out Hud was necessary to get us this record, REST IN PEACE.

i heard "all my heroes are weirdos", "yadnus" and "must be the moon" as live versions from 2005...and they rocked a million times harder live. so the album was a bit disappointing if i must be honest....it'll definitely grow on me...

IsiliRunite

01-07-2007, 10:07 AM

I wish Rahzel released new content this year.

King of Snake

01-10-2007, 09:08 AM

Something I'm very much looking forward to:

New Zealand-based electro/dub geniuses Pitch Black (http://www.pitchblack.co.nz/?s1=index) are planning on releasing their fourth album sometime this year.
Me = happy. I love them, their tracks are deep and elaborate and flawlessly produced as well.

Apparenly they're a great live band as well but sadly I haven't been able to see them yet.

Jafs

01-10-2007, 09:18 AM

I'm really curious to hear the Fabric compilation mixed by Ricardo Villalobos, stated as being a real new album by the chilian !

Winston

01-10-2007, 09:43 AM

and the album from ryan crosson is also for 2007

kid cue

01-10-2007, 01:58 PM

the new Low album is said to be quite good, and different (read: not "indie") ... fairly intrigued.

also, Dubstep Allstars 5 mixed by N-Type aka shit hot DJ

matt

01-11-2007, 02:15 PM

the new gruff rhys solo album is ace - chilled out acoustic guitar melodies (apparently the next super furries album is 'loud & upbeat' and so he had a lot of quiter stuff he'd written left over) and is a real grower and laced with the usual SFA humour

and the kings of leon are back in the spring with their brand new album which i'll be interested to hear...

kid cue

01-12-2007, 03:23 PM

v. excited about the new Roll Deep mixtape, Rules & Regulations. produced by Wiley, Danny Weed, Target, Scratchy, JME ... said to be a killer.

BrotherLovesDub

01-12-2007, 04:37 PM

Tracey Thorn - Out of the Woods, March, Astralwerks.

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

Drix

01-12-2007, 05:59 PM

Am I the only one who is waiting for the new Dr. Dre album? I love his 2 first albums to death, and hope we will see some new material from him soon, although he has been talking about it for some years now.. His slates productions haven't been all that, but i'm hoping that's because he's keeping the good stuff to himself. I think November 2007 is the latest hype.

Dirty0900

01-13-2007, 03:58 AM

Leon

01-13-2007, 05:51 AM

Jafs

01-13-2007, 10:10 AM

Not my favourite producer, but I respect his work and I like Doggystyle a lot(probably his best work). I don't know, I think now he's not refreshing enough for the scene, except at times... We'll see...

BeautifulBurnout

01-14-2007, 11:05 AM

The new !!! is shockingly good. If killing Out Hud was necessary to get us this record, REST IN PEACE.

So far I have only heard "Me and Guliano Down by the Schoolyard" and it is awesome. If the rest of the album is like this, I will be overjoyed. :)

Also, WORD on the Tracey Thorn album, BLD. The single and remixes are rocking my sox off at the moment.

dubman

01-14-2007, 01:05 PM

So far I have only heard "Me and Guliano Down by the Schoolyard" and it is awesome. If the rest of the album is like this, I will be overjoyed. :)

thats on an album released in 2004,
the new one coming in a couple months is better

BeautifulBurnout

01-14-2007, 01:08 PM

Cheers, Dubman. Didn't know that. Waiting with bated breath, then :)

patrick

01-18-2007, 08:06 PM

Also watch out for Firefox AK and Tigarah. The former is an electro-pop princess from Sweden, and the latter is the Japanese version of M.I.A.

You are BANG on with the tigarah. I have the EP and it's brilliant. SO much better than MIA!

What's everyone else thinK?