1 day of anticipation | Concrete Opinions

It’s a new year, which means new music. Here’s a few 2015 releases i’m very excited to hear…

Belle & Sebastian//Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance (out 1/20/2015 on Matador)

[belleandsebastian.com]

Father John Misty//I Love You, Honeybear (out 2/10/15 on Sub Pop)

[fatherjohnmisty.com]

Dan Deacon//Glass Riffer (out 2/25/15 on Domino)

[dandeacon.com]

Will Butler//Policy (out 3/10/15 on Merge Records)

[butlerwills.com]

The Go! Team//The Scene Between (out 3/23/15 on Memphis Industries)

[thegoteam.co.uk]

Purity Ring//TBA (out TBA on 4AD)

[purityringthing.com]

Kendrick Lamar//TBA (out TBA on Interscope)

[kendricklamar.com]

Mew//TBA (out TBA on Evil Office)

[mewsite.com]

AURORA//TBA (out TBA on Glassnote)

[aurora-music.com]

Grimes//TBA (out TBA on 4AD)

[grimesmusic.com]

The xx//TBA (out TBA on Young Turks)

[thexx.info]

Jamie xx//TBA (out TBA on Young Turks)

[jamiexx.com]

Frank Ocean//TBA (out TBA on Def Jam)

[frankocean.tumblr.com]

With 2012 officially a thing of the past, it’s time to look ahead and take a look at what 2013 has in store for us. There’re a handful of new releases i’m really looking forward to, including confirmed releases from Blue Hawaii, Christopher Owens, Ex Cops, The Knife, Phosphorescent, Rhye, Summer Aviation, and Youth Lagoon.

Along with the confirmed releases, there are quite a few expected and rumored new releases that have music fans anxiously awaiting release dates. Some of the expected releases i’m most excited about in the coming year include AlunaGeorge, Desert Stars, Earl Sweatshirt, HAERTS, James Blake, MGMT, Phantogram, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. And lastly, the rumored releases i’m most hopeful for include Andre 3000, Arcade Fire, Cults, My Bloody Valentine (probably my most anticipated release), MGMT, and Sleigh Bells.

Below you’ll find (a very small) list of the new releases we have to look forward this year (i’ll be updating it throughout the year as release dates are announced). And before you leave, what new releases are you most excited about this year? Please leave a comment and let me know.

JANUARY
Dutch Uncles//Out of Touch in the Wild [1.7.13 via Memphis Industries]
A$AP Rocky//Long.Live.A$AP [1.15.13 via A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music/RCA]
Christopher Owens//Lysandre [1.15.13 via Fat Possum/Turnstile]
Villagers//{Awayland} [1.15.13 via Domino]
Yo La Tengo//Fade [1.15.13 via Matador]
Blue Hawaii//Untogether [1.22.13 via Arbutus]
Ex Cops//True Hallucinations [1.22.13 via Other Music]
FaltyDL//Hardcourage [1.22.13 via Ninja Tune/Blueberry]
FIDLAR//FIDLAR [1.22.13 via Mom + Pop]
Foxygen//We Are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic [1.22.13 via Jagjaguwar]
The Joy Formidable//Wolf’s Law [1.22.13 via Atlantic]
Kate Boy//Northern Lights EP [1.22.13 via IAMSOUND]
Nightlands//Oak Island [1.22.13 via Secretly Canadian]
Ra Ra Riot//Beta Love [1.22.13 via Barsuk]
Toro Y Moi//Anything in Return [1.22.13 via Carpark]
Widowspeak//Almanac [1.22.13 via Captured Tracks]
Mogwai//Les Revenants EP [1.28.13 via Rock Action]
Buke and Gase//General Dome [1.29.13 via Brassland]
Ducktails//The Flower Lane [1.29.13 via Domino]
Local Natives//Hummingbird [1.29.13 via Frenchkiss/Infectious]
The Ruby Suns//Christopher [1.29.13 via Sub Pop]
Tegan and Sara//Heartthrob [1.29.13 via Warner]