Every day we’re faced with an onslaught of album announcements so we thought we’d start sharing the soon-to-be-released love by putting together a list of the most notable and exciting album announcements on a weekly basis.
Kaiser Chiefs
Education, Education, Education & War
Britain’s beloved indie-rock outfit the Kaiser Chiefs are about to release their fifth full-length release – set for shelves in early 2014.
The Mercury-Prize nominated crew composed the record from London to Nashville.
The quintet have teased audiences sporadically with new tracks from the upcoming release including ‘Coming Home’ and ‘Misery Company’, the latter further tempting fans with a 0:40 video release on YouTube.
‘Misery Company’ has already been heralded by critics, championing the lead single as “their indignant best”.
Education, Education, Education & War is out March 28th 2014 on Liberator Music
Tracklisting:
1. The Factory Gates
2. Coming Home
3. Misery Company
4. Ruffians On Parade
5. Meanwhile Up In Heaven
6. One More Last Song
7. My Life
8. Bows & Arrows
9. Cannons
10. Roses
Band Of Skulls
Himalayan
With two records under their boney belt, December arrives with the third release for Britain’s bluesy-garage rock outfit Band Of Skulls, entitled Himalayan.
Having just wound up a tour opening for the likes of Queens Of The Stone Age, not to mention having causally shared the stage with Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and clear tip of the hat The Dead Meadow – Band Of Skulls’ exposure and consequent reputation has blown exponentially.
‘Asleep At The Wheel’ is the front running single from the record that must not be missed.
Himalayan is out Marsh 28th on Electric Blues Recordings
Tracklisting:
1 – Asleep At The Wheel
2 – Himalayan
3 – Hoochie Coochie
4 – Cold Sweat
5 – Nightmares
6 – Brothers And Sisters
7 – I Guess I Know You Fairly Well
8 – You Are All That I Am Not
9 – I Feel Like Ten Men, Nine Dead And One Dying
10 – Toreador
11 – Heaven’s Key
12 – Get Yourself Together
War On Drugs
Lost In The Dream
Philadelphia’s undisputed champion of on the road inspired classic rock meets psychedelica Adam Granduciel, has at last revealed the release date of his War On Drugs’ third record, Lost In The Dream.
A well-known perfectionist, Granduciel thankfully does not employ a single rushed note on his records. Three years have separated the previous two Drugs records, following suit emerges Lost In The Dream, three years senior to utterly seamless and entirely sublime Slave Ambient.
‘Red Eyes’ is the first release to warp our eager ears that emphatically delivers (and obviously aptly titled given the mastermind’s tireless nature!).
Late December sees Melbourne as the first city in the world to hear any of this fresh material.
Lost In The Dream is out March 14 2014 on Secretly Canadian
Tracklisting:
1. “Under the Pressure”
2. “Red Eyes”
3. “Suffering”
4. “An Ocean in Between the Waves”
5. “Disappearing”
6. “Eyes to the Wind”
7. “The Haunting Idle”
8. “Burning”
9. “Lost in the Dream”
10. “In Reverse”
CEO
Wonderland
It’s been three long years since Swede Eric Berglund under the moniker CEO released his sublime debut, White Magic.
Wonderland is CEO’s sophomore production that promises: “an album of densely emotional songs that dive deep into the trenches of despair, whilst somehow still shimmering with a kind of purity and joy only existing in a life more extraordinary.”
Sold? ‘Coz we undoubtedly are.
Dig the first release from the highly anticipated record that progresses in that all too familiar lollypop electronica as Berglund dances ‘lost inside a whorehouse’. Three years is proving well worth the wait.
Wonderland is out February 7th 2014 on Modular
Tracklisting:
01. WHOREHOUSE
02. HARAKIRI
03. MIRAGE
04. IN A BUBBLE ON A STREAM
05. WONDERLAND
06. jUjU
07. ULTRAKAOS
08. OMG
Band Of Horses
Acoustic At The Ryman
Riding high from the rouse of success that was 2012’s Mirage Rock, the universal adoration bestowed upon Seattle’s indie-country rock Band of Horses is completely deserved.
The five piece are gearing up to provide fans with yet another heartfelt gift, having translated their beautifully crafted 2-day live acoustic performance within the walls of Nashville’s Ryman auditorium to both CD and vinyl.
Check out the closing title for the record, Infinite Arms’ ‘Neighbor’, the collective’s flawless harmony is the greatest of teases.
Acoustic at The Ryman is out February 7th 2014 on Brown Records
Tracklisting:
1) Marry Song
2) Slow Cruel Hands of Time
3) Detlef Schrempf
4) Everything’s Gonna Be Undone
5) No One’s Gonna Love You
6) Factory
7) Older
8) Wicked Gil
9) The Funeral
10) Neighbor
I Killed The Prom Queen
Beloved
By their own admission, I Killed The Prom Queen have endured a decidedly checkered past. Over the years, the band saw multiple vocalist
changes and other personnel exchanges, side-project sojourns and moonlighting in other bands, hiatuses and break-ups. Yet through it all, their musical output both live and on record has remained thoroughly inspired.
Now, they’re back and better than ever with their third release. Gothenburg, Sweden with Fredrik Nordstrvm Beloved is set to be the band’s most accomplished and challengeing release to date.
Check out the album trailer here.
Beloved is out February 14th 2014 on Epitaph Records.
Tracklisting:
01. Beginning Of The End
02. To The Wolves
03. Bright Enough
04. Meilor
05. Thirty One & Sevens
06. Calvert Street
07. Kfrjrlighet
08. The Beaten Path
09. Nightmares
10. No One Will Save Us
11. Brevity
