It really has been a fantastic couple of weeks for music -- I think this year has already been amazing, and so many more great albums are right around the corner! I seriously already almost have my top 50 of the year and it is only March! Tomorrow is April. And May comes afterwards. We have only had three months of new music so far but I already have many favorites. I am still listening to awesome new albums by
PJ Harvey,
Joy Formidable,
Mogwai,
J Mascis,
Adele,
Toro Y Moi, Bright Eyes, The Twilight Singers, La Sera, Esben & the Witch, Cut Copy, Hercules & Love Affair, &
Wanda Jackson! I am telling you, this is turning out to be an incredible year for music! I am
absolutely in love with the new
Kurt Vile and
Puro Instinct. Those will most likely end up being my favorite albums of the year. It just keeps getting better. Last week we had new albums by
The Strokes, Keren Ann, James Blake, Beach Fossils, &
Duran Duran. This week we have the new
Radiohead, Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Hunx & His Punx, Moon Duo, Josh T. Pearson &
The Obits! There are new albums by
Bill Callahan, Cold Cave, The Raveonettes, &
The Kills next week! Later in April we have new albums by
The Crystal Stilts, TV on the Radio, The Vivian Girls, Sonny & the Sunsets, The Gorillaz, Dengue Fever, Jonny, Panda Bear, &
Explosions In the Sky. New
Okkervil River album comes in May, and later in the year there will be new albums by
Patrick Wolf, Battles, Fleet Foxes, Wild Flag, A Place To Bury Strangers, Mars Volta, M83, The Shins, &
Jens Lekman!
