2016 albums

New Peter Bjorn and John sounds like it's going to be popstastic. New Peter Morén solo LP in the offing too.

New Savages album announced for Jan.

Suede have a new one out (with a film, FFS) early in January. Wasn't sure about the single at first but it's growing on me.

Bloc Party. Seriously.

Guns n'Roses reunion album, lol.

I can't think of anything at the moment that's coming out in 2016! Hopefully a few surprises. I feel like this is the first year I can't think of anything I'm waiting for.

I swear you've said that every year since 2005.

fat white family in january too

My new album will be dropping next year..

Keep it hushed though, the press don't know yet.

The Good, The Bad and The Queen

Nevermind! My top album I'm waiting for of 2016 is coming out in Feb.

DIIV - Is This Are

Earlier this year, DIIV announced their sophomore album would be titled Is the Is Are. Months later, they've released the full details of the record, which will be released February 5, 2016 via Captured Tracks. Below, check out the full tracklist, which includes the previously released "Dopamine" and "Bent (Roi's Song)" and features a collaboration with Sky Ferreira, as well as the album art.
Update (1:18 p.m.): Zachary Cole Smith has also shared a statement about the new album, along with the lyrics to "Bent (Roi's Song)". Find the statement below, and the lyrics here.
hi. so, first, i want to say… there are two songs on our new DIIV album, “is the is are” with a person’s name attached to them… which doesn’t rly mean there are two songs ABOUT these two people, as much as they may partially be, it just means that in my head, there’s something about that person that I just can’t disconnect from the song. grant is one person. roi (pronounced row-EE) is the other. you likely don’t know them. or maybe you do? needless to say, i love them both with all my heart. roi’s song, aka “bent”, used to make me feel sad, lonely, and terrified… but circumstances have changed, and now the song makes me smile… laugh even. the primary struggle of this song now exists (hopefully forever) in the past. roi’s song isn’t really ABOUT roi, just as grant’s song isn’t about grant. roi’s song is about a lot of people, including myself, and our struggles along the path to clarity, sanity, and sobriety. roi’s song is also the second public taste of our new album… dopamine was the first. dopamine was an extension/exploration of the sounds we explored on “Oshin”, reimagined. roi’s song extends the sounds further… it removes the vocal reverb that has graced all our previous output, it places lyrical content at the forefront, and it starts to hint at the more diverse sonic palette that defines “is the is are”… it is a diverse record, it is a happy record, a sad record, a happysad, sadhappy, mad, glad, quiet, mad, dark, glad, poppy, fast, slow, heavy, fast, peaceful, angry, chaotic, beautiful, lost/found, ugly, dry, wet, fuck, fast, dead, heartbroken, in love, loud, quiet, loud, loudquiet, quietloud, happy, mad, quiet, fuck, and loud record. please like it. please love it. do you love me? DIIV is the real me. fuck, xo cole

Found out Day Wave will release the LP in 2016! Day Wave and DIIV going to be a big year.

forgot that ryley walker has a new one out next year too. also josh t pearson is looking likely according to mahoney's report from his recent gig

Ryley Walker playing Bush Hall with Danny Thompson in Saturday 20th Feb JP. Tickets on Bush Hall website now

yeah saw that this morning. probably going to have to give it a miss as my baby will only be a month or so old by then so i probably shouldnt go fucking off to TCOTU quite that soon. would have been well up for that on a saturday night otherwise though.

JP, I'm hoping the arrival of Maddix jnr isn't going to slow down your gig going. You're one of the few people that keeps the seminal Rate the Last Gig You Went To thread alive.

About goddamned time.