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tuesday, december 4th

kelly hogan

@ johnny d's

thursday, december 6th

conor oberst

@ converse hall, tremont st.

thursday, december 6th

jason isbell &

the 400 unit

@ the sinclair

friday, december 7th

the weisstronauts 14th

annual holiday jubilee

with guests tsunami of sound

preacher jack, & the derangers

@ the midway cafe, jp

friday, december 7th

caspian

moving mountains

o'brother

@ the sinclair

saturday, december 8th

patrick watson

@ the sinclair

saturday, december 8th

the faint perform

"danse macabre"

trust

icky blossoms

@ the paradise

sunday, december 9th

band of horses

@ house of blues

sunday, december 9th

japandroids

diiv

@ the paradise

wednesday, december 12th

concrete blonde

jim bianco

@ the sinclair

thursday, december 13th

annual boston christmas cavalcade

benefit for the homeless

featuring tons of artists

(see fb event for details)

@ johnny d's

thursday, december 13th

nada surf

eternal summers

@ the paradise

thursday, december 13th

mates of state

in the valley below

@ brighton music hall

friday, december 14th

forgetters (blake from

jawbreaker's band)

& more tba

@ democracy center, harvard square

sunday, december 30th

sufjan stevens

sheila saputo

@ the royale

monday, december 31st

my morning jacket

@ agganis arena

monday, december 31st

deer tick

two gallants

@ the sinclair

monday, january 7th

quicksand

@ the paradise

tuesday, january 8th

hospitality

@ great scott

saturday, january 19th

mission of burma

@ the sinclair

sunday, january 20th

camper van beethoven

cracker

@ the middle east down

sunday, january 20th

soundgarden

@ the orpheum

sunday, january 20th

ra ra riot

@ the paradise

sunday, january 27th

widowspeak

@ great scott

tuesday, january 29th

kathleen edwards

sera cahoone

@ brighton music hall

wednesday, february 13th

yo la tengo

@ the paradise

saturday, march 2nd

unknown mortal orchestra

@ brighton music hall

tuesday, march 12th

tame impala

@ house of blues

thursday, march 14th

jukebox the ghost

matt pond pa

lighthouse and the whaler

@ brighton music hall

tuesday, march 26th

yo la tengo

@ the paradise

wednesday & thursday

april 3rd & 4th

they might be giants

@ the paradise

visit tourfilter for more shows

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Sunday, August 19, 2012

[Future Faves?] More Upcoming 2012 Album Releases

posted by brad at 6:08 AM | direct link | 0 comments

As promised, the sequel to my February album preview, a late-summer rundown of some just-released, scheduled, and rumored full-length albums I'm looking forward to in the 2nd half of 2012. I've included as much legally-shared audio as I could find, as well as purchase/pre-order links when available (click label names for those). This took a ridiculously long time to pull together, so hopefully you'll find something new to love. I'll try to keep this list updated as more albums get announced...

If anything's missing, you'll have to guess if it's intentional or accidental. Hit the comments to either clue me in or convince me why I should care...

Already out in July/August...

Mission of Burma - "Unsound" (7/9 on Fire Records)
Frank Lenz - "Vacation" (7/10 on Velvet Blue Music)
The Karl Hendricks Trio - "The Adult Section" (7/17 on Comedy Minus One)

[MP3] KHT - The Men's Room At The Airport
The Mommyheads - "Vulnerable Boy" (7/17 on Dromedary Records)

[MP3] The Mommyheads - "Right Where They Should Be"
Sugar - "Copper Blue / Beaster" [Deluxe Reissue/Remaster] (7/24 on Merge)

[Stream] The album at Merge
Sugar - "File Under: Easy Listening" [Deluxe Remaster/Reissue] (7/24 on Merge)

[Stream] The album at Merge
Various Artists - "Five: A WeePOP! Covers Compilation" (7/28 on WeePOP!)

[Stream] The album at Last.fm
Shelterbelt - debut album (8/2 - self-released via Bandcamp)

Boston band featuring members of Fuzzy, Consonant, Mittens, Frank Smith, & Muy Cansado
The James Rocket - "Launch" (8/6 self-released)

<a target=blank href="http://thejamesrocket.bandcamp.com/track/paper-valentines">Paper Valentines by The James Rocket</a>
Archers of Loaf - "All the Nations Airports" [Deluxe Remaster/Reissue] (8/7 on Merge)

[Stream] Full release at Merge
Archers of Loaf - "White Trash Heroes" [Deluxe Remaster/Reissue] (8/7 on Merge)

[Stream] Full release at Merge
Redd Kross - "Researching The Blues" (8/7 on Merge)

[MP3] Redd Kross - "Researching The Blues"

[Stream] Full release at Merge
Dead Can Dance - "Anastasis" (8/13 on Pias America)

[Stream] Full release at their website
Lorelei - "Enterprising Sidewalks" (8/16 on Slumberland)

[MP3] Lorelei - "Hammer Meets Tongs"
The Neats - "Crash At Crush" & "Blues End Blue" (Digital Reissues w/bonus tracks - self-released on 8/15)

[Stream] Live bonus track "Cry, Cry, Cry" at Soundcloud

<a target=blank href="http://theneats.com/track/tear-my-soul">Tear My Soul by The Neats</a>

The rest of August...

Bailterspace - "Strobosphere" (8/21 on Fire Records)

[MP3] Bailterspace - "Blue Star"
Bloc Party - "Four" (8/21 on Frenchkiss)

[Stream] Full album at their site
Young Fresh Fellows - "Tiempo De Lujo" (8/21 on Yep Roc)
Yeasayer - "Fragrant World" (8/21 on Secretly Canadian)

[Stream] Full album at NPR Music
Divine Fits - "A Thing Called Divine Fits" (8/28 on Merge)

[Stream] Full release at NPR
Minus The Bear - "Infinity Overhead" (8/28 on Dangerbird Records)

[Video] Album teaser

[Stream] Minus the Bear - "Steel And Blood"
Poor Moon - "Poor Moon" (8/28 on Sub Pop)
Wild Nothing - "Nocturne" (8/28 on Captured Tracks)

September...

Cat Power - "Sun" (9/4 on Matador)

[MP3] Cat Power - "Ruin"
Deerhoof - "Breakup Song" (9/4 on Polyvinyl)

<a target=blank href="http://deerhoof.bandcamp.com/track/the-trouble-with-candyhands">The Trouble with Candyhands by Deerhoof</a>
Jens Lekman - "I Know What Love Isn't" (9/4 on Secretly Canadian)

[Video] Jens Lekman - "I Know What Love Isn't"
Mono - "For My Parents" (9/4 on Temporary Residence LTD)
Bob Mould - "Silver Age" (9/4 on Merge)
The Music Tapes - "Mary's Voice" (9/4 on Merge)
Stars - "The North" (9/4 on Soft Revolution)
Golden Fable - "Star Map" (9/10 via Bandcamp)
Calexico - "Algiers" (9/11 on Anti)
Gallon Drunk - "The Road Gets Darker From Here" (9/11 in U.S. on Clouds Hill)

[Video] Gallon Drunk - "A Thousand Years"
Neil Halstead - "Palindrome Hunches" (9/11 on Brushfire Records)

[Stream] Track "Digging Shelters" at Line of Best Fit
The Helio Sequence - "Negotiations" (9/11 on Sub Pop)

[MP3] The Helio Sequence - "October"
Will Johnson (Centro-matic) - "Scorpion" (9/11 via Undertow)
Sea Wolf - "Old World Romance" (9/11 on Dangerbird)
Thee Oh Sees - "Putrifiers II" (9/11 on In the Red Records)
The XX - "Coexist" (9/11 on Young Turks)

[Stream] Tracks "Angels" & "Chains" at their website
Band of Horses - "Mirage Rock" (9/18 on Brown/Columbia)

[Stream] Track "Knock Knock" on YouTube
Dinosaur Jr. - "I Bet on Sky" (US on 9/18 via Jagjaguwar)
Grizzly Bear - "Shields" (9/18 on Warp Records)

[Stream] Track "Sleeping Ute" on YouTube
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - "Meat & Bone" (9/18 on Boombox/Mom+Pop)
Aimee Mann - "Charmer" (9/18 on SuperEgo Records)

[Stream] The title track at her website
The Sea and Cake - "Runner" (9/18 on Thrill Jockey)

[MP3] The Sea & Cake - "Harps"
The Corin Tucker Band - "Kill My Blues" (9/18 on Kill Rock Stars)

<a target=blank href="http://killrockstars.bandcamp.com/track/neskowin-radio-edit">Neskowin (Radio Edit) by Corin Tucker Band</a>
Sera Cahoone - "Deer Creek Canyon" (9/25 on Sub Pop)

[MP3] Sera Cahoone - "Naked"
Caspian - "Waking Season" (9/25 on Triple Crown / 9/21 on Make My Day)
John Frusciante - "PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone" (9/25 - self-released)

[Download] Track "Walls and Doors" via Topspin
Big Dipper - "Crashes on a Platinum Planet" (September on Almost Ready Records)
The Soft Pack - "Strapped" (9/25 on Mexican Summer)

[Stream] Track "Saratoga" on YouTube
Tender Trap - "10 Songs About Girls" (September on Slumberland / Fortuna Pop)

October...

Chris Brokaw - "Gambler's Ecstasy" (10/2 on 12XU)
Mark Eitzel - "Don't Be a Stranger" (10/2 on Merge Records)
The Mountain Goats - "Transcendental Youth" (10/2 on Merge)

[MP3] The Mountain Goats - "Transcendental Youth"
Taken By Trees - "Other Worlds" (10/2 on Secretly Canadian)
Ultraísta - "Ultraísta" (10/2 on Temporary Residence)
A.C. Newman (The New Pornographers) - "Shut Down The Streets" (10/9 on Matador)

[Stream] Track "I'm Not Talking" via YouTube or Facebook
Daphni (Dan from Caribou) - "Jiaolong" (10/9 on Merge)

[Video] Daphni - "Ye Ye"
Freelance Whales - "Diluvia" (10/9 on Frenchkiss/Mom+Pop)

[Download] The track "Locked Out" at their website
Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "Untogether" (10/9 - self-released via Bandcamp)

[MP3] Letting Up Despite Despite Great Faults - "Visions"
Earlimart - "System Preferences" (10/16 on The Ship - 9/18 digitally)
Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) - "Former Lives" (10/16 on Barsuk)
Mean Creek - "Youth Companion" (10/16 on Old Flame Records)

[MP3] Mean Creek - "Young & Wild"
Pinback - "Information Retrieved" (10/16 on Temporary Residence)
Paul Banks - "Banks" (10/23 on Matador)

[MP3] Paul Banks - "The Base"
Pedro The Lion - Vinyl Discography Remasters/Reissues (10/30 via Undertow)
Titus Andronicus - "Local Business" (10/23 on XL)

[Preview] Tracks on their Tumblr
The Soft Moon - "Zeros" (10/30 on Captured Tracks)

[MP3] The Soft Moon - "Die Life"

On the way, but with no date set...

Peter Buck (R.E.M.) - solo album ("forthcoming")
Dylan In The Movies - "Sweet Rebel Thee" (Hopefully soon on Deevius Records)
Human Hearts (Franklin Bruno) - "Another"
(CD/download in Sept/Oct on Shrimper - Vinyl thanks to Kickstarter)
Bill Janovitz - "Long Island Of The Mind" (self-released / fan-funded)

[MP3] Bill Janovitz - "Rounding Third"
The Joy Formidable - "Wolf's Law" (early 2013?)

[MP3] The Joy Formidable - "Wolf's Law" (new non-album track)
Pilot To Gunner - "Guilty Guilty" (Coming on Arctic Rodeo)
Tara Jane ONeil - her next solo album (self-released / fan-funded, goal met! / ready-when-it's-ready)
Snowden - "No One In Control" (Fall on Serpents & Snakes Records)

Works in progress, no announcement yet...

Apex Manor
Bottomless Pit - "new recordings are happening"
Built To Spill
Neko Case
Frightened Rabbit - new LP (early 2013)
Ted Leo
The New Year
Nightmare Air - debut LP
Overseas (David Bazan, Will Johnson, Bubba & Matt Kadane)
Pernice Bros. - "...there’s still that Pernice Brothers record that’s in the can, but the can is packed in a box somewhere..."
Scud Mountain Boys - "There will be a record. I don’t know when."
Secretary (ex-Summer At Shatter Creek)
Throwing Muses - "Purgatory/Paradise" (double CD in early 2013)
Wheat - "Can't Stop The Addiction

And finally, the albums that have helped me get through the first half of 2012...

Allo Darlin' - "Europe"
Arc In Round - self-titled debut LP
Beachwood Sparks - "The Tarnished Gold"
DIIV - "Oshin"
Rebecca Gates & the Consortium - "The Float"
Hallelujah The Hills - "No One Knows What Happens Next"
Kaia Wilson - "Two Adult Women In Love"
The Karl Hendricks Trio - "The Adult Section"
Now Now - "Threads"
Sharon Van Etten - "Tramp"
Various - "In Pleasant Company: A Mixtape For Jason" (Jason Noble benefit)
You're Jovian - "Stereochronic"

How about you? Your faves so far this year? And what are you most looking forward to?

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