Which Fourth-Quarter Release Are You Most Looking Forward To?
I know, I know, some people want us to break the tyranny of release dates, but the ever-increasing evidence that the final three months are going to be a last gasp of sorts for the big, blockbuster album is just too good to resist this afternoon. And given that Q4 ’08 has just begun, and there are many records on the docket for the coming weeks, I figured I’d ask: What not-yet-released album (or albums) are you most excited to play the crap out of over the next couple of months? Sure, it’s a tough question, and leak culture has made the whole idea of anticipating a certain album on a certain day much harder, but I’m still interested in seeing what you all want to hear. To help you out, I’ve listed some of the releases from the forthcoming weeks after the jump. (Note No. 1: It’s a very partial list, so don’t get mad if your most anticipated album isn’t on there. Note No. 2: Yes, I know that pretty much everything that’s coming out in the next week and a half has leaked, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t be excited. I mean, what happened to joy, man?)
Oct. 7 Deerhoof, Offend Maggie Bob Dylan, Bootleg Series Vol. 8 Fucked Up, The Chemistry of Common Life Oasis, Dig Out Your Soul Marnie Stern, This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That The Streets, Everything Is Borrowed
Oct. 14 Holly Golightly, Dirt Won’t Hurt Keane, Perfect Symmetry (hey, it’s produced by Jon Brion, you never know) Lucinda Williams, Little Honey
Oct. 21 AC/DC, Black Ice Kenny Chesney, Lucky Old Sun Electric Six, Flashy High School Musical 3: Senior Year LaBelle, Back To Now Of Montreal, Skeletal Lamping Sugababes, Catfights & Spotlights
Oct. 28 Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Cardinology The Cure, 4:13 Dream Deerhunter, Microcastle Toby Keith, That Don’t Make Me a Bad Guy John Legend, Evolver P!nk, Funhouse Snow Patrol, One Hundred Million Suns
Nov. 4 Big Boi, Sir Luscious Leftfoot … Son of Chico Dusty Chris Cornell, Scream (lol) Fall Out Boy, Folie A Deux Keri Hilson, In A Perfect World Hinder, Take It To The Limit (hey, you never know) Brad Paisley, Play Q-Tip, The Renaissance Wilderness, (k)no(w)here
Nov. 11 David Archuleta Common, Universal Mind Control Missy Elliott, Block Party Love Is All, A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night Ludacris, Theater Of The Mind Taylor Swift, Fearless T-Pain, Thr33 Ringz
Nov. 18 Beyonce, untitled album Kelly Clarkson, untitled album David Cook The Fireman (a.k.a. Paul McCartney), Electric Arguements Sammy Hagar, Cosmic Universal Fashion Nickelback, Dark Horse
Nov. 20 Girls Aloud, Tangled Up
Nov. 25 Tom Jones, 24 Hours Kid Sister, Dream Date The Killers, Day & Age Scott Weiland, Happy In Galoshes
“NOVEMBER SOMETHING” Kanye West, 808s & Heartbreak
Dec. 2 Jay-Z, Blueprint 3 Britney Spears, Circus
Dec. 9 50 Cent, Before I Self-Destruct Ciara, Fantasy Ride
The Day The World Ends Guns N’ Roses, Chinese Democracy
On The CD Front [Pause & Play] The Pitchfork Guide To Upcoming Releases: Fall 2008 [Pitchfork]
