While it’s easier than ever these days to find and get music, it seems like every day it becomes more and more difficult to just get the things you actually want to hear.
With tons of albums getting released each month, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the releases you definitely want to get your hands on and you find yourself just giving up.
In the interest of promoting great music, we’ve decided to give our readers a forecast of the best and most promising releases coming out this month.
Lumineers – Cleopatra
Label: Universal
Release Date: April 8th
Pre order: www.thelumineers.com
Denver trio, The Lumineers, have announced their long-awaited return with news of second album Cleopatra – the follow up to their multi-Grammy-nominated, iconic self-titled debut. After exploding onto the scene with their monster single, the irrepressible ‘Ho Hey’, and its follow-up, ‘Stubborn Love’ this new release comes after a solid three years touring six of the seven continents.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nonagon Infinity
Label: Flightless/ Remote Control
Release Date: April 29th
Pre order: kinggizzardandthelizardwizard.com
It’s been a few months so f course the seven headed psych beast King Gizzard &the Lizard Wizard have a new LP on the horizon. This their 8th LP, promises to be high-octane, face-melting 9-song collection. What’s also fascinating it that it’s been ingeniously crafted as the world’s first infinitely looping LP – each track seamlessly flows into the next, with the final song linking straight back into the top of the opener. Get on those pre-orders fast though, as they’re selling at light-speed.
PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
Label: Island Records
Release Date: April 15th
Pre order: www.pjharvey.net
Following on from her 2011 Mercury Prize winning LP Let England Shake the one and only PJ Harvey is now about to release the anticipated The Hope Six Demolition Project. This LP draws from several journeys undertaken by Harvey, who spent time in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Washington, D.C. over a four-year period. “When I’m writing a song I visualise the entire scene. I can see the colours, I can tell the time of day, I can sense the mood, I can see the light changing, the shadows moving, everything in that picture. Gathering information from secondary sources felt too far removed for what I was trying to write about. I wanted to smell the air, feel the soil and meet the people of the countries I was fascinated with”, says Harvey.
Babymetal – Metal Resistance
Label: RAL/Sony Music Entertainment
Release Date: April 1st
Order: iTunes
As the legend goes – formed in Japan in 2010, Babymetal have grown from the seeds sown by band overseer Kobametal and evolved steadily into one of the most powerful musical phenomena in the world today. A follow on from their 2014 self-titled debut, Metal Resistance is expanding across the planet and, as whispers of a new studio album begins to increase in volume, the future looks bright and triumphant \m/.
Lose Tooth – Saturn Returns
Label: Milk! Records
Release Date: April 1st
Order: milkrecords.com.au
Masters of crafting the most endearing indie rock we’ve heard in 2016, Melbourne three-piece Loose Tooth are unleashing their brand new EP via Milk! Records titled Saturn Returns. The EP was recorded and mixed by Paul Maybury (Rocket Science, Pink Tiles) and mastered by Mikey Young. Like their first single ‘Everything Changes’ devouring this EP has just made us hungrier for more sweet, sweet Loose Tooth in not-too-distant future.
Ben Harper – Call It What It Is
Label: Caroline
Release Date: April 8th
Pre order: JB Hi-Fi
After much anticipation from fans around the world, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals have finally reunited for their first record together in nine years, Call It What It Is, which is due to drop 8th April 8th via Stax Records / Caroline International. The band recently premiered the album’s lead single, ‘Pink Balloon’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live and it’s already being touted as a tremendous return from one of the most beloved blues, folk, and roots bands of the contemporary era.
M83 – Junk
Label: Inertia
Release Date: April 8th
Pre order: JB Hi-Fi
M83, the moniker of one-man-band Anthony Gonzalez, will add another chapter to an increasingly legendary discography this 8th April when they unveil Junk, M83’s eagerly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, which featured the Grammy-nomianted, platinum-selling ‘MidnightCity’. Junk sees Gonzalez boldly expanding the sonic scope of M83 with new sounds and styles never previously attempted with the project.
Deftones – Gore
Label: Warner
Release Date: April 8th
Pre order: www.deftones.com
One of the most successful bands ever to come out of the world of heavy metal, Deftones boast a lengthy career built on a string of landmark albums that have nabbed the Sacramento, California group multi-platinum record sales and even Grammy Awards. They’re currently gearing up to release their eagerly anticipated eighth studio album, Gore, on 8th April. Frontman Chino Moreno has already said of the LP, “Out of respect for Pac, Big, Stevie, Michael, Hendrix, Gore is ONE of the greatest albums not the greatest, just one of.”
Melbourne Ska Orchestra – Sierra-Kilo-Alpha
Label: Independent
Release Date: April 22nd
Pre order: www.melbourneskaorchestra.com
Every day is a celebration with Melbourne Ska Orchestra, but right now they really have a reason to party. Three years on from the release of their acclaimed debut album, the MSO have unveiled their eagerly anticipated sophomore effort, Sierra-Kilo-Alpha. The album is set to drop on 22nd April and sees the band picking up where they left off, shining their horns and straightening their hats to bring their unique style of big-band ska music back to Australian ears.
