Best new / most anticipated albums: 2016

Severian · 02.17.2016, 12:22 PM

This thread is for discussing and announcing new and upcoming albums that are making your 2016 so far. The purpose is not only to nerd out about your favorite new albums, but to assemble a resource guide for those of us who are bored as hell with what's come out so far, and could use some recommendations.

Here's a bit of what's on its way:

Big Ups - Before a Million Universes / March 4 / Exploding in Sound Records

These guys made one of the best noisey post-punk records of 2014 with Eighteen Hours of Static. Their new album sounds, thus far, like home sweet home for folks who grew up with Slint and RODAN and Fugazi and Unwound. Yet there's something about it that saves it from being too derivative. Very much looking forward to the official release.

Listen to "National Parks" on Soundcloud:
Listen to "NATIONAL PARKS" on SoundCloud

FLUME - Skin / Soon, hopefully / Future Classic

Remember this guy? New album is apparently coming any time, but the asshole's pulling a total Kanye and despite having released some excellent singles, there's no goddamn release date yet. Been waiting for this to come through since his self-titled album made waves in 2012.

Listen to "Never be like you" on SoundCloud

---

What I've been listening to so far:

Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo *
Not Waving - Animals *
David Bowie - Blackstar *
Anderson Paak - Malibu *
DIIV - Is The Is Are
Knxwledge - Wraptaypes
Future - Evol

(* denotes a particularly high level of quality and/or awesomeness)

that's all I have time for at the moment. Work awaits.

Please contribute to this thread.

louder · 02.17.2016, 01:36 PM

KING - We Are KING

Dream&B?? Synthsoul?? Whatever it is, this album is beautiful.

Screaming Skull · 02.17.2016, 01:39 PM

PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project

http://pitchfork.com/news/63055-pj-h...ition-project/

Severian · 02.17.2016, 07:30 PM

Yeah, I'm dying to hear the new PJ.

Severian · 02.17.2016, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by louder

KING - We Are KING

Dream&B?? Synthsoul?? Whatever it is, this album is beautiful.

I'm enjoying it so far, but that album cover looks like it was made in a high shool year book class. Or at a Walgreens, or some shit.

Whose idea was it to smack those placid, dead eyes faces on an old Frutopia bottle design like that anyway?

nicfit · 02.18.2016, 06:21 AM

Holy Fuck - Congrats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVYPnLQLOuE

Also curious (but I don't know if they could qualify for this thread, since they're not "surprising" names at all) about the new Mogwai soundtrack and Explosions In The Sky new stuff.

Severian · 02.18.2016, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

Holy Fuck - Congrats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVYPnLQLOuE

Also curious (but I don't know if they could qualify for this thread, since they're not "surprising" names at all) about the new Mogwai soundtrack and Explosions In The Sky new stuff.

Doesn't have to be surprising. Just say what you're listing to and what you're looking forward to. Maybe some people will be surprised.

Thanks for your input!

(I'm stoked for new Mogwai too. Explosions in the Sky's new album already dropped I think, but I haven't heard it... though I've read a lot of good things about the tracks.)

noisereductions · 02.18.2016, 11:15 AM

new Mogwai???

I thought their last album was great.

Severian · 02.18.2016, 11:52 AM

Yeah man, out soon! It's called ETHER. They just shared the cover art on Facebook or Twitter or something.

evollove · 02.18.2016, 12:23 PM

New Belly this summer. Yes, "Feed the Tree."

Breeders were rehearsing last year. Not sure what's happening though.

Severian · 02.18.2016, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evollove

New Belly this summer. Yes, "Feed the Tree."

Breeders were rehearsing last year. Not sure what's happening though.

Whoah! See, this is what I'm talking about. I had no idea about either of these things, even though I've been a Breeders and Belly fan forever. Thanks for the intel.

Something to wash away the taste that the Pixies left in my mouth.

tesla69 · 02.18.2016, 04:04 PM

Bardo Pond - Regalo II - further compliation of rare songs and singles and most of these are being remastered from the original recordings...I believe it will include the very rare 7" "You Know".

Kuhb · 02.18.2016, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by evollove

New Belly this summer. Yes, "Feed the Tree."

Breeders were rehearsing last year. Not sure what's happening though.

What?!?!?!?! That's so good.

Did see a Twitter post of some studio tape reels with "The Breeders" on it in 2014/15... but then nothing

noisereductions · 02.18.2016, 04:35 PM

The Diary:
01 The Introduction
02 The Anthem [ft. Frank and Dank]
03 Fight Club [ft. Nottz and Boogie]
04 The Shining Pt. 1 (Diamonds) [ft. Kenny Wray]
05 The Shining Pt. 2 (Ice)
06 Trucks
07 Gangsta Boogie [ft. Snoop Dogg and Kokane]
08 Drive Me Wild
09 Give Them What They Want
10 The Creep (The O)
11 The Ex [ft. Bilal]
12 So Far
13 Fuck the Police
14 The Diary

Quote:

Back in 2013, it was announced that The Diary, a lost J Dilla vocal album made at the turn of the millennium, was being reassembled for a posthumous release.

Quote:

Nas revealed that The Diary will be out April 15 via his own label Mass Appeal

Quote:

The production was handled by Dilla, Madlib, Pete Rock, Supa Dave West, Hi-tek, Nottz, House Shoes, and Bink!, among others.

Drjohnrock · 02.18.2016, 05:53 PM

I really like the two songs I've recently heard by Nevermen, Mr. Mistake and (especially) Tough Towns and look forward to hearing more from their recently released debut album. There's a fair amount of electronic atmospherics, which usually leaves me cold, but it's more inventive than a lot of that stuff--there's elements of indie rock, reggae and hip hop as well. It's a side project for all three members but I hope they can put a tour together sometime.

nicfit · 02.18.2016, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by noisereductions

new Mogwai???

Quote:

Originally Posted by Severian

Yeah man, out soon! It's called ETHER.

Actually it's ATOMIC, ether is one of the tracks "premiered" online ( https://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/mogwai-u-235 is the first one, ether is around 44:50 in this podcast http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zzcbn#play )

I thought this one and EITS album were both scheduled for release in April, but I might be wrong (not really up to date with news..)

And I'm REAAAALLy enjoyng the latest album by Ulan Bator:

http://ulanbatorband.bandcamp.com/al...abra-new-album

EVOLghost · 02.19.2016, 10:22 AM

@NR

Is that Jdilla record from the stuff that was found storage joint?

Severian · 02.19.2016, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nicfit

Actually it's ATOMIC, ether is one of the tracks "premiered" online ( https://soundcloud.com/rock-action-records/mogwai-u-235 is the first one, ether is around 44:50 in this podcast http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06zzcbn#play )

I thought this one and EITS album were both scheduled for release in April, but I might be wrong (not really up to date with news..)

And I'm REAAAALLy enjoyng the latest album by Ulan Bator:

http://ulanbatorband.bandcamp.com/al...abra-new-album

Shit my bad. Damn. It was all "Ether" in my head. Now "Atomic" sounds lame.
Not sure about the EITS.

Severian · 02.19.2016, 11:35 AM

Holy shit, friends! Pantha Du Prince is dropping a new album this year, his first since 2010's (excellent) Black Noise.

It's called Triad. Here's a handy pull quote:

"Black Noise was very much about me being alone in a small room in Berlin and composing," Weber said in a press release. "The Triad opens the structure to more human ways of interacting, not digitized ways of interacting. It's not about Facebook; it's about meeting up and jamming. I wanted to cut through the digital dust that surrounds us."

This is big news for my electronic music loving brethren out there.

Severian · 02.19.2016, 12:39 PM

I was going to mention how there was probably no point in mentioning that new Animal Collective album, since their schtick has become intolerable at this point and I'm not the least bit interested in hearing Painting With.

But now I'm mentioning it because I just read my third scathing review of the thing and ... Wow.... I had no idea....

How far the mighty have fallen.
http://thequietus.com/articles/19709...ng-with-review

(Read this review. It's pretty fucking hilarious. Sad, since these guys used to be quite something, and I'd love to hear them mature naturally... in the vein of "Fall Be Kind" maybe, with a more Grateful Dead, folk feel... But that's not happening, and what is happening deserves to be mocked this harshly.)

02.17.2016, 12:22 PM	#1
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,739	This thread is for discussing and announcing new and upcoming albums that are making your 2016 so far. The purpose is not only to nerd out about your favorite new albums, but to assemble a resource guide for those of us who are bored as hell with what's come out so far, and could use some recommendations. Here's a bit of what's on its way: Big Ups - Before a Million Universes / March 4 / Exploding in Sound Records These guys made one of the best noisey post-punk records of 2014 with Eighteen Hours of Static. Their new album sounds, thus far, like home sweet home for folks who grew up with Slint and RODAN and Fugazi and Unwound. Yet there's something about it that saves it from being too derivative. Very much looking forward to the official release. Listen to "National Parks" on Soundcloud: Listen to "NATIONAL PARKS" on SoundCloud FLUME - Skin / Soon, hopefully / Future Classic Remember this guy? New album is apparently coming any time, but the asshole's pulling a total Kanye and despite having released some excellent singles, there's no goddamn release date yet. Been waiting for this to come through since his self-titled album made waves in 2012. Listen to "Never be like you" on SoundCloud --- What I've been listening to so far: Kanye West - The Life Of Pablo * Not Waving - Animals * David Bowie - Blackstar * Anderson Paak - Malibu * DIIV - Is The Is Are Knxwledge - Wraptaypes Future - Evol (* denotes a particularly high level of quality and/or awesomeness) that's all I have time for at the moment. Work awaits. Please contribute to this thread.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.17.2016, 01:36 PM	#2
louder invito al cielo Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 5,463	KING - We Are KING Dream&B?? Synthsoul?? Whatever it is, this album is beautiful.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.17.2016, 01:39 PM	#3
Screaming Skull children of satan Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 390	PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition Project http://pitchfork.com/news/63055-pj-h...ition-project/
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.17.2016, 07:30 PM	#4
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,739	Yeah, I'm dying to hear the new PJ.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 06:21 AM	#6
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Holy Fuck - Congrats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVYPnLQLOuE Also curious (but I don't know if they could qualify for this thread, since they're not "surprising" names at all) about the new Mogwai soundtrack and Explosions In The Sky new stuff. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 11:15 AM	#8
noisereductions invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New England, USA Posts: 16,210	new Mogwai??? I thought their last album was great. __________________ noisereduxinstalled.weebly.com
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 11:52 AM	#9
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,739	Yeah man, out soon! It's called ETHER. They just shared the cover art on Facebook or Twitter or something.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 12:23 PM	#10
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	New Belly this summer. Yes, "Feed the Tree." Breeders were rehearsing last year. Not sure what's happening though.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 04:04 PM	#12
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	Bardo Pond - Regalo II - further compliation of rare songs and singles and most of these are being remastered from the original recordings...I believe it will include the very rare 7" "You Know".
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.18.2016, 05:53 PM	#15
Drjohnrock children of satan Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 286	I really like the two songs I've recently heard by Nevermen, Mr. Mistake and (especially) Tough Towns and look forward to hearing more from their recently released debut album. There's a fair amount of electronic atmospherics, which usually leaves me cold, but it's more inventive than a lot of that stuff--there's elements of indie rock, reggae and hip hop as well. It's a side project for all three members but I hope they can put a tour together sometime.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.19.2016, 10:22 AM	#17
EVOLghost invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: cybatraz! Posts: 11,537	@NR Is that Jdilla record from the stuff that was found storage joint?
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.19.2016, 11:35 AM	#19
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,739	Holy shit, friends! Pantha Du Prince is dropping a new album this year, his first since 2010's (excellent) Black Noise. It's called Triad. Here's a handy pull quote: "Black Noise was very much about me being alone in a small room in Berlin and composing," Weber said in a press release. "The Triad opens the structure to more human ways of interacting, not digitized ways of interacting. It's not about Facebook; it's about meeting up and jamming. I wanted to cut through the digital dust that surrounds us." This is big news for my electronic music loving brethren out there.
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|

02.19.2016, 12:39 PM	#20
Severian invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11,739	I was going to mention how there was probably no point in mentioning that new Animal Collective album, since their schtick has become intolerable at this point and I'm not the least bit interested in hearing Painting With. But now I'm mentioning it because I just read my third scathing review of the thing and ... Wow.... I had no idea.... How far the mighty have fallen. http://thequietus.com/articles/19709...ng-with-review (Read this review. It's pretty fucking hilarious. Sad, since these guys used to be quite something, and I'd love to hear them mature naturally... in the vein of "Fall Be Kind" maybe, with a more Grateful Dead, folk feel... But that's not happening, and what is happening deserves to be mocked this harshly.)
	\|QUOTE AND REPLY\|