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NOW’s music critics give the lowdown on the music you can look forward to this year |
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January
ERIN McKEOWN Sing You Sinners (Nettwerk), January 9
AMERICA Here & Now (Sony BMG), January 16
THE HOLMES BROTHERS State Of Grace (Alligator), January 16
DIANA ROSS I Love You (Manhattan), January 16
DEERHOOF Friend Opportunity (Kill Rock Stars), January 23
THE EARLIES The Enemy Chorus (Secretly Canadian), January 23
KRISTIN HERSH Learn To Sing Like A Star (Yep Roc), January 23
OF MONTREAL Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl), January 23
BUSDRIVER RoadKillOvercoat (Anti-/Epitaph), January 30
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH Some Loud Thunder (Wichita/V2), January 30
HELLA There’s No 666 In Outer Space (Ipecac), January 30
SKINNY PUPPY Mythmaker (SPV), January 30
February
APPLES IN STEREO New Magnetic Wonder (Simian/Redeye), February 6
FALL OUT BOY Infinity On High (Island/Universal), February 6
PATTY GRIFFIN Children Running Through (ATO/Sony BMG), February 6
RICKIE LEE JONES The Sermon On Exposition Boulevard (New West), February 6
SONDRE LERCHE Phantom Punch (Astralwerks/EMI), February 6
LIL’ FLIP (Asylum/Warner), February 6
STEPHEN MARLEY Mind Control (Tuff Gong/Universal), February 6
JESSE SYKES & THE SWEET HEREAFTER Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls Of The Soul (Barsuk), February 6
CRIME MOB Hated On Mostly (BME/Warner), February 13
8BALL & MJG Ridin’ High (Bad Boy), February 13
MAXWELL Black Summer’s Night (Columbia/Sony BMG), February 13
MARTHA SCANLAN The West Was Burning (Sugar Hill), February 13
SLIM THUG Serve And Collect (Boss Hogg/Koch), February 13
LUCINDA WILLIAMS West (Lost Highway), February 13
CALLA Strength In Numbers (Beggars), February 20
THE FRAMES The Cost (Anti-/Epitaph), February 20
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence), February 20
TRANS AM Sex Change (Thrill Jockey), February 20
JESSE MALIN Glitter In The Gutter (Adeline/Warner), February 27
UGK UGK: Underground Kings (Jive/Sony BMG), February 27
March
!!! Myth Takes (Warp), March 6
AIR Pocket Symphony (Astralwerks/EMI), March 6
BRIGHT EYES Four Winds EP (Saddle Creek), March 6
RY COODER My Name Is Buddy (Nonesuch/Warner), March 6
BRYAN FERRY Dylanesque (Virgin/EMI), March 6
GUNS N’ ROSES Chinese Democracy (Geffen/Universal), March 6 (yeah, right)
MIDNIGHT MOVIES Lion The Girl (New Line), March 6
RJD2 The Third Hand (XL), March 6
SON VOLT The Search (Transmit Sound/Legacy), March 6
JOSS STONE TBA (S Curve/Virgin), March 6
THE FALL Reformation Post TLC (Slogan), March 13
GOOD CHARLOTTE Good Morning Revival (Daylight/Sony BMG), March 20
TED LEO + PHARMACISTS Living With The Living (Touch and Go), March 20
LOW Drums And Guns (Sub Pop), March 20
WILLY MASON If The Ocean Gets Rough (Astralwerks/EMI), March 20
TRACEY THORN Out Of The Woods (Astralwerks/EMI), March 20
THE WILLOWZ Chautauqua (Dim Mak), March 20
KAISER CHIEFS TBA (Universal), March 27
OZOMATLI Don’t Mess With The Dragon (Concord), March 27
GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS Strangelet (Zoe/Rounder), March 27
April
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE Traffic And Weather (S Curve/Virgin), April 3
BRIGHT EYES Cassadaga (Saddle Creek), April 10
GRINDERMAN (Anti-/Epitaph), April 10
KINGS OF LEON Because Of The Times (ATO/Song BMG), April 10
MANDO DIAO Ode To Ochrasy (Mute), April 10
JOAN ARMATRADING Into The Blues (Savoy), April 17
MAVIS STAPLES We’ll Never Turn Back (Anti-/Epitaph), April 24
ANGELS OF LIGHT We Are Him (Young God), tba
ELECTRELANE No Shouts, No Calls (Beggars), tba
AVRIL LAVIGNE The Best Damn Thing (Sony BMG), tba
