2015 releases you're looking forward to

[nofunciona]

Really like that!

I caved and let my friend convince me to get a ticket for The Strokes on Thursday (Beck was the deciding factor in the end). Anyone else going?

My friend had to make a choice between The Strokes and Foo Fighters this week due to work, and has given me his 2 tickets for The Strokes for free... Hopefully he doesn't decide to swap last minute due to the Grohl factor! 

 

Reaaaallly looking forward to Beck- that new single is excellent! Though I've heard The Strokes are in good live form at the moment so they're still the big draw for me.

[When Jokers Attack]

That Beck tune is a cracker.

[CHRLY]

New Foals:

Bloody brilliant I reckon.

[LondonTom]

Its not bad

[FloorFiller]

aye it's quite enjoyable. doesn't excite me as much as Inhaler did on first listen, but i just hope they can keep up the tone of this song with the rest of the album. Inhaler seemed to promise a lot that wasn't really delivered, and considering this is going down a similar aggressive route i imagine it'll probably do the same

[the wonderwhy]

This. 

[zero000]

The new Kolsch album is pretty nice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b0LFHkX40w

[Guest]

Robyn premiering new single tomorrow! <3 <3 <3 <3

[FloorFiller]

Robyn premiering new single tomorrow! <3 <3 <3 <3

 

YES! this year just gets better and better

[LondonTom]

Robyn premiering new single tomorrow! <3 <3 <3 <3

 Ace!

[FloorFiller]

The Horrors are already working on their new album and say they're hopefully gonna release it this year (although early next year seems more likely). something to look forward to anyway!

[home to you]

The Horrors are already working on their new album and say they're hopefully gonna release it this year (although early next year seems more likely). something to look forward to anyway!

Yeah, it'll probably end up being next year but great news anyway!

[home to you]

[Tuna]

THE ALBUM COVER IS FUCKING VELVET, TOM!

[Quark]

Good recommendations people - the Beck and Robyn singles are cracking, especially the Beck one.

[plaskins]

!!! (chk chk chk) have a new album out this autumn, If it's as good as the last one, I will be very happy

[Quark]

Anyone already tried the new Mercury Rev single? It's cracking.

[home to you]

THE ALBUM COVER IS FUCKING VELVET, TOM!

Beautiful isn't it?! Can't wait to get a copy

[Tuna]

That reminds me, when I tried to pre-order it I was fully overdrawn so couldn't. I'll sort that out now.

[deadpheasant]

Can't wait for their gig in London, new sound is really shoegazy and cool.

Looking forward to the new Crystal Castles album too whenever that gets dropped.

[Lord Rooster]

I know the name will have been mentioned already but Brand New have confirmed that they're likely to have either a new EP or LP out before the end of the year.  Six years between releases is far too long!

[Space Shanty]

!!! (chk chk chk) have a new album out this autumn, If it's as good as the last one, I will be very happy

 

The best band I saw at Glasto in 2007.

Purely by chance too as it started to rain and we took shelter where they were playing.

Better live than on the albums but the last one was very good so look forward to this.

[home to you]

Can't wait for their gig in London, new sound is really shoegazy and cool.

Looking forward to the new Crystal Castles album too whenever that gets dropped.

Yeah I'm really looking forward to that! Someone told me they were going right back to their 'BH' / 'Devotion' sound but this track suggests it'll fall somewhere between those and the newer albums. Either way, I'm sure whatever direction they go in it'll sound awesome!

Crystal Castles... Ethan's comments about Alice left a bad taste in my mouth so I'm yet to jump on board with listening to any of their new stuff! I'm sure I'll give it a fair crack when the album drops though

[kingcrawler]

New Dead Weather album out in September. Hopefully since they're not touring it Dean can just go straight to recording new QOTSA stuff.

[Guest]

Mid-year lists, yo.

1. Susanne Sundfor - Ten Love Songs
2. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
3. Bjork - Vulnicura
4. Sleater-Kinney - No Cities To Love
5. Nadine Shah - Fast Food
6. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

7. Siskiyou - Nervous
8. Errors - Lease Of Life

9. Father John Misty - Love You, Honeybear
10. The Phantom Band - Fears Trending
11. Modest Mouse - Strangers To Ourselves
12. Viet Cong - Viet Cong
13. Hot Chip - Why Make Sense?
14. The Pop Group - Citizen Zombie

15. Joanna Gruesome - Peanut Butter

Strong year, could have carried on further, been really enjoying stuff like Charli XCX, Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat, Belle & Sebastian, Public Service Broadcasting, Summer Camp, Courtney Barnett, The Cribs. Also I've not yet listened to some heavy hitters like Sufjan Stevens, Speedy Ortiz, The Antlers, Admiral Fallow, Natalie Prass, Torres, Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld, but I'll get round to them.

Top 5 gigs for extra indie points

1. Young Fathers, Gorilla
2. Nils Frahm, The Albert Hall
3. Sleater Kinney, The Albert Hall
4. Bjork, Castlefield Bowl
5. Emmy The Great, The Deaf Institute

All in boring Manchester.