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[Last Night's Playlist] New Music Night IX at River Gods

Posted on | March 22, 2013 | No Comments

Another evening well-spent, alternating hours up in the River Gods DJ nook with my pal Jay Clicky Clicky, playing nothing but new songs under our NEW MUSIC NIGHT moniker. We’re back on the every-other-month schedule, and we already know when the next one is: Mark down Thursday night, May 30th, for the tenth edition of NMN. Double-digits, kids. Maybe we’ll do something extra special for #10? Ticket giveaways? Hugging (DJ) booth? Oh, the possibilities.

Here’s what I played last night, along with links to where you can hear/download/buy the tracks. So click through and listen up. And check over here for Jay’s playlists, too.

New Music Night IX
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, March 21st, 2013

* Boston-area band

Set one / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm

* 01. Hallelujah The Hills – “The Three Minute Mark”
[ from their Winter 2013 single / stream & buy at Bandcamp ]
02. Mount Moriah – “Younger Days”
[ from their new Merge Records LP, "Miracle Temple" / stream the album ]
03. Neko Case – “That’s Who I Am”
[ from the "Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" soundtrack / stream via Soundcloud ]
04. Low – “So Blue”
[ from their new "Invisible Way" LP /  MP3 ]
05. John Vanderslice – “A Better Whirlpool” (Bowie / “Big Brother” cover)
[ from his full-album covering of Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" LP / MP3 ]
06. Ola Podrida – “Staying In”
[ from the "Ghosts Go Blind" LP, due out 4/30 / MP3 ]
07. Ex Cops – “Separator”
[ from the "True Hallucinations" LP / Video ]
08. Gold Paint – “Hold On”
[ from the "Faraway Places" EP & 7-inch / stream & buy at Bandcamp ]
09. Beach Fossils – “Careless”
[ from the "Clash The Truth" LP / MP3 ]
10. Wax Idols – “When It Happens”
[ from the "Discipline and Desire" LP, out next Tuesday / stream at Soundcloud ]
11. The House Of Love – “A Baby Got Back On Its Feet”
[ from the "She Paints Word In Red" LP, out next week / stream at Soundcloud ]
12. Suede – “Barriers”
[ from the "Bloodsports" LP / stream at Soundcloud ]
13. My Bloody Valentine – “New You”
[ from the "MBV" LP / listen at YouTube ]
14. Kid Canaveral – “The Wrench”
[ from the "Now That You Are A Dancer" LP / stream at Soundcloud ]
15. Tullycraft – “Lost In Light Rotation”
[ Title track from their forthcoming LP & new 7-inch / Video / stream at Soundcloud ]
16. The Little Ones – “Forro”
[ from "The Dawn Sang Along" LP / stream & buy at Bandcamp ]
17. The History Of Apple Pie – “See You”
[ from the "Out of View" LP / stream at Soundcloud ]
18. Mariage Blanc – “Footsteps”
[  from the "Undercurrents" LP / stream & buy via Bandcamp ]

Set two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight

19. Mikal Cronin – “Shout It Out”
[ from his forthcoming "MCII" LP, out 5/7 on Merge / stream on Soundcloud ]
20. Golden Grrrls – “We’ve Got…”
[ from their new self-titled LP on Slumberland / stream on Soundcloud ]
* 21. Fat History Month – “Bad History Month”
[ title track from forthcoming LP, out 4/1 on Exploding in Sound / stream at Bandcamp ]
* 22. Bookkeeper – “Glory”
[ from the "Elphino" EP / stream & buy at Bandcamp / MP3 ]
23. Kingsbury Manx – “Future Hunter”
[ from "The Bronze Age" LP / stream at Soundcloud ]
24. The Replacements – “I’m Not Sayin” (Gordon Lightfoot cover)
[ from the "Songs For Slim" benefit EP / stream at P4K ]
* 25. Broken River Prophet – “Persephone”
[ from the "A Dagger & A Dove" LP / stream & buy at Bandcamp ]
26. Desaparecidos – “Anonymous”
[ from their new 7-inch / stream at Soundcloud ]
27. Telekinesis – “Wires”
[ from the forthcoming "Dormarion" LP, out 4/2 on Merge / Video ]
28. Survival Knife – “Traces Of Me”
[ from their new Sub Pop 7-inch / stream the b-side at Soundcloud ]
* 29. Ho-Ag – “See You At The Brush Pass”
[ from the "World-Destroying Zig-Zags" LP / stream at Bandcamp ]
30. Ghost Box Orchestra – “Vader”
[ from the forthcoming "Vanished" LP, out on 5/14 / stream at Bandcamp ]
* 31. Young Adults – “Context”
[ from the "Born in '91" EP / stream at Bandcamp ]
* 32. Z*L - “Steev Millar”
[ from the forthcoming self-titled debut LP, out 4/23 on Midriff Records ]
33. Yo La Tengo – “Cornelia and Jane”
[ from the "Fade" LP ]
34. Rose Melberg – “Tonight You Belong To Me” (Patience & Prudence cover)
[ from her "September" covers cassette, available via Lost Sound Tapes ]

Next up for NMN: Thursday, May 30th. When winter will be well behind us. Right?

[Almanac Live Archive Project] Volume Two

Posted on | March 10, 2013 | 1 Comment

Unsurprisingly, the second installment of my Almanac Live Archive project is a bit later than I’d planned. I was shooting for weekly, resigned myself to monthly, and ended up hitting the 6 week mark. Ah well. The third won’t be as long a wait, I promise (ok, not really).

In the first volume, I re-shared live songs & sets from Chisel in 1994, The Church in 1988, Fugazi in ’95, Ida at MFABoston in 2005, The Karl Hendricks Trio from 2004, Versus in 2000, Low & Pedro the Lion in 2005, Ted Leo in 2004, (nearly) the entire 1992 Sub Pop Vermonstress Fest, and a London set from The Wedding Present in ’92.

This time I’ve re-posted and zipped up old Almanac sets from The National, Nada Surf, Rilo Kiley, Crayon, the Softies, The Lucksmiths, Ladybug Transistor, & Pipas. Go on and grab ‘em, and check back for the third installment in the series sometime… soon… ish….

The National – Cambridge, MA 6/4/2005
15 song set from TT the Bears
[MP3] The National – “Abel”

Rilo Kiley & Nada Surf – South Burlington, VT 5/21/2005
Sets from both bands at Higher Ground
[MP3] Nada Surf – “The Way You Wear Your Head”
[MP3] Rilo Kiley – “Paint’s Peeling”

Crayon – Burlington, VT 7/2/1994
9 songs at 242 Main, transferred from an old VHS tape
[MP3] Crayon – “Knee-High Susan”

The Softies – Burlington, Vermont 7/2/1994
7 songs at 242 Main, transferred from an old VHS tape
[MP3] The Softies – “Goodbye“

The Lucksmiths, Ladybug Transistor, & Pipas – Somerville, MA 5/7/2005
35 songs from a special night at PA’s Lounge
[MP3] The Lucksmiths – “Camera Shy“
[MP3] Ladybug Transistor – “Splendor In The Grass“
[MP3] Pipas – “Book Launch“

The Wedding Present – Cambridge, MA 4/28/2005
21 songs live at the Middle East Downstairs
[MP3] The Wedding Present – “Dalliance“

[Almanac Live Archive Project] Volume One

Posted on | January 28, 2013 | 1 Comment

As you may or may not have noticed, after a dozen years on the Blogger platform, I’ve recently migrated ye olde Almanac over to WordPress. While working out the kinks, and fixing up the links, I’ve been going through many old ‘Nac posts and cleaning ‘em up a bit. Doing so has got me thinking…

Before server space became cheap as dirt, I’d post recordings for a short time only, then pull them down to make room for the new. With that limitation long-since-gone, it’s high time I took advantage of the extra gigs. With extra gigs. Yeah, I’ve decided to re-up just about every live recording I’ve ever shared, one by one. This is no small task, but should ultimately prove to be a pretty satisfying undertaking. Well, maybe more for you than for me, but still.

I’ll be sharing the re-ups in batches of 10 or so, repairing broken links and images, uploading .zip files to make things easier to grab, and in some cases, adding live songs when I originally only shared partial sets.

Here’s Volume One of what I’ve dubbed The Almanac Live Archive Project, with a link to each original post and a sample track from each set. Keep in mind, a few of the early recordings I’ve shared are from other sources, and vary wildly in quality. The fidelity should even out in future installments. Enjoy. And if you find any broken links, let me know…

Chisel – Burlington, VT 4/16/1994
9 song set from the 1st Burlingtonitus fest
[MP3] “Sunburn” (live)

The Church – NYC 6/9/1988
8 song set at the Ritz
[MP3] “Tantalized” (live)

Fugazi – Burlington, Vermont 4/9/1995
Full 22 song set at Memorial Auditorium
[MP3] “Bed For The Scraping” (live)

Ida – MFA Boston 2/20/2005
Full set from the MFA Boston’s Remis Auditorium
[MP3] “Late Blues” (live)

The Karl Hendricks Trio – Boston 11/11/2004
5 songs from a set at Great Scott in Allston
[MP3] “Overweight Lovers” (live)

Low & Pedro the Lion – Somerville, MA 2/7/2005
Full sets from the Somerville Theatre
[MP3] Low – “Sunflower” (live)
[MP3] Pedro the Lion – “Revolution Blues” (live)
(Neil Young cover with Low’s Alan Sparhawk on guitar)

Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – Cambridge, MA 12/9/2004
Full set at the Middle East Downstairs
[MP3] “The High Party” (live)

Vermonstress – A Sub Pop Music Festival
14 bands in Burlington, Vermont in October 1992
[MP3] Drop Nineteens – “My Aquarium” (live)
[MP3] Pond – “Perfect Four” (live)
[MP3] Six Finger Satellite – “Sex Transistor” (live)
[MP3] Green Magnet School – “Penance” (live)

Versus – Chicago 10/26/2000
4 songs from a set at the Empty Bottle
[MP3] “Blade of Grass” (live)

The Wedding Present – London 7/7/1992 (Part 1) / (Part 2)
At the Astoria Theater
[MP3] “Dare” (live)

[Future Faves?] Anticipated 2013 Music Releases

Posted on | January 15, 2013 | 2 Comments

First post of 2013, and it’s a doozy…

(Last updated: January 27th, 2013 @ 10am)

Every January brings the expected avalanche of new music release announcements, and this year it feels like they’re flowing faster and more frequently than ever. Not sure if there’s really more music coming or just more ways to find out, probably both. I could delay this post another day and add another half-dozen albums, but I figure I’ll just get my annual “upcoming releases” list out there and update as needed.

Sure, there were more than a few solid collections of songs put out in 2012, but I’m ready to call it now: 2013 is gonna trump its predecessor. It might be wishful thinking, but there are lots of longtime faves with albums on the way, alongside newer bands I’m particularly psyched about.

This isn’t meant to be a complete list, just the stuff that strikes me. Something missing? Well, it was either by intention, ignorance, or absent-mindedness. If you’re extra psyched for an upcoming release, and feel its omission is a glaring error, speak up, either here in the comments, over on the Almanac Facebook page (which has become a bit more active lately), or hell, just tweet at me.

A few notes first…

• I’ve included preview MP3s if they’ve been shared by the band/label, and links to streams when possible.
• Label names link to purchase/pre-order pages if available.
• The second half of January is NUTS with new releases. Seriously. Just look at the 22nd & 29th.
• There are some truly special new collaborations in the works this year: Overseas (Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan, Centro-matic’s Will Johnson, and the Kadane Brothers from Bedhead & the New Year), Outros (Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh, Pond’s Chris Brady, and 50 Foot Wave’s Rob Ahlers), and the unexpected pairing of The Church’s Steve Kilbey with Greg Dulli from The Afghan Whigs. The Overseas album is done and on the way, Outros is in the relatively early stages, and the Dulli/Kilbey team-up is only plans at this point. But some of my favorite musicians intermingling for new music? I’m practically giddy.
• Download all 17 legally-available MP3s below in one big ol’ .ZIP file.

Alright, here are your personal soundtrack possibilities for the next few months…

Almanac Anticipated 2013 Album Releases…

January

• Jules Verdone – “Dopodomani” (1/2 via Bandcamp)
  [ stream the entire LP at Bandcamp ]
• SPC ECO – “Push” EP (1/6 via Bandcamp)
  [ stream full EP at Bandcamp ]
• Chris Brokaw – “The Coyote of Deadhorse Canyon” [ltd. cassette release] (1/7 on Capitan Records)
• Broadcast – “Berberian Sound Studio” [soundtrack] (1/8 on Warp)
  [ stream full soundtrack at NPR ]
• Pere Ubu – “Lady From Shanghai” (1/8 on Fire Records)
  [ MP3: "414 Seconds" / stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Christopher Owens (of Girls) – “Lysandre” (1/15 on Fat Possum)
  [ stream two tracks at Soundcloud ]
• Mariage Blanc – “Undercurrents” EP (1/15 via Bandcamp)
  [ stream the entire EP at Bandcamp ]
• Pickwick – covers EP  (1/15 – self-released)
  [ Video: album trailer / download cover of "Lady Luck" w/Sharon Van Etten here ]
• Yo La Tengo – “Fade” (1/15 on Matador)
  [ Videos: "Ohm" / "Before We Run" / stream full LP at Pitchfork ]
• Guillermo Sexo – “Bring Down Your Arms” EP (1/16 via Bandcamp)
  [ stream the EP at Bandcamp ]
• Blood Red Shoes – “Water” EP (1/22 on V2 / Cooperative Music)
  [ MP3: "Black Distractions" / Video: "Red River" / Stream at Soundcloud ]
• Camper Van Beethoven – “La Costa Perdida” (1/22 on 429 Records)
  [ MP3: "Someday Our Love Will Sell Us Out" / Soundcloud / stream LP at 429 Records ]
• Esben and the Witch – “Wash The Sins Not Only The Face” (1/22 on Matador)
  [ Videos: "Deathwaltz" & "Despair" / stream album at Pitchfork Advance ]
• Ex Cops – “True Hallucinations” (1/22 on Other Music)
  [ stream tracks "James" and "Ken" at Soundcloud / stream LP at P4k ]
• Fonda – “Sell Your Memories” (1/22 on Minty Fresh)
  [ stream track "Seeing Stars" at Soundcloud ]
• Guided By Voices – “Down By The Racetrack” EP (1/22 on GBV Inc.)
  [ stream track "Copy Zero" at The Fire Note ]
• The Night Marchers- “Allez Allez” (1/22 on Swami Records)
  [ stream track "Loud, Dumb, and Mean" at Rolling Stone ]
• The Joy Formidable – “Wolf’s Law” (1/22 on Atlantic)
  [ Video: album trailer / Video: "Cholla" / Stream entire album at Soundcloud ]
• Muy Cansado – “Let It Go” (1/22 via Bandcamp)
  [ Video: "Not For Nothing" / stream full LP at Bandcamp ]
• New Order - “Lost Sirens” [collection] (1/22 on Rhino/Warner)
  [ stream full LP at Rolling Stone ]
• Ra Ra Riot – “Beta Love” (1/22 on Barsuk Records)
  [ MP3: "Beta Love" / stream more tracks at Soundcloud ]
• Retribution Gospel Choir – “3″ (2-song full-length – out 1/22 on Chaperone)
  [ stream track "Seven" (with guest Nels Cline) on Soundcloud ]
• Alasdair Roberts & Friends – “A Wonder Working Stone” (1/22 on Drag City)
  [ Listen to track "The Year of the Burning" at MTV ]
• Widowspeak – “Almanac” (1/22 on Captured Tracks)
  [ MP3: "Ballad of the Golden Hour" / Stream entire album at Soundcloud ]
• Mogwai – “Les Revenants” EP (1/28 on Rock Action)
  [ stream track "Wizard Motor" via YouTube ]
• Amor de Dias – “The House At Sea” (1/29 on Merge)
  [ MP3: "Jean's Waving" / stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Being There – “Breaking Away” (debut – 1/29 on Young & Lost Club)
  [ Videos:  "The Radio" & "Back to the Future" ]
• Buke and Gase – “General Dome” (1/29 on Brassland)
  [ stream the title track at Soundcloud ]
• Ducktails – “The Flower Lane” (1/29 on Domino ]
  [ stream track "Letters of Intent" on Soundcloud ]
• Fleetwood Mac – “Rumours” [reissue] (1/29 on Rhino)
  [ details & full multi-disc / vinyl track list available here ]
• The History of Apple Pie – “Out of View” (1/29 on Marshall Teller Records)
  [ stream first single "See You" at Soundcloud ]
• Local Natives – “Hummingbird” (1/29 on Frenchkiss/Infectious)
  [ Video: "Breakers" / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Radar Brothers – “Eight” (1/29 on Merge)
  [ MP3: "If We Were Banished" / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Stereo Telescope – “On and Running” (1/29 self-released)
  [ stream track "Fires" at Soundcloud ]
• The Ruby Suns – “Christopher” (1/29 on Sub Pop)
  [ MP3: "Kingfisher Call Me" / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Tegan and Sara – “Heartthrob” (1/29 on Warner Bros)
  [ Video: "Closer" / Stream track at Soundcloud ]
• The Replacements – “Songs For Slim” [ auctioned 10" vinyl benefit EP / self-released digitally ]

February

• Frightened Rabbit – “Pedestrian Verse” (2/5 on Canvasback/Atlantic)
  [ stream track "The Woodpile" at Soundcloud / Video: "The Woodpile" ]
• Kingsley Flood – “Battles” (2/5 – fan-funded & self-released)
  [ MP3: "Down" ]
• Matt Pond – “The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hand” (2/5 on BMG)
  [ stream track "Love To Get Used" at Soundcloud ]
• Thao & the Get Down Stay Down – “We The Common” (2/5 on Ribbon Music)
  [ Video: "We The Common (for Valerie Bolden)" ]
• Unknown Mortal Orchestra – “II” (2/5 on Jagjaguwar)
  [ stream track "Swim and Sleep (Like A Shark)" on YouTube ]
• The Little Ones – “The Dawn Sang Along” (2/12 on Branches Recording Collective)
  [ stream track "Forro" on Soundcloud ]
• Pissed Jeans – “Honeys” (2/12 on Sub Pop)
  [ MP3: "Bathroom Laughter" / MP3: "Cathouse" / stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Texas Is The Reason – “Do You Know Who You Are?: The Complete Collection”
  (Anthology release on 2/12 via Revelation Records) [ stream track at Rolling Stone ]
• Veronica Falls – “Waiting for Something to Happen” (2/12 on Slumberland)
  [ stream track "Teenage" at Soundcloud ]
• Shepherdess – “I’m Saving Myself For Shepherdess” (2/14 on TinyRadars)
  [ stream two tracks at Bandcamp ]
• Anders & Kendall – “Wild Chorus” (2/19 via Nine Mile Records /CD / LP)
  [ Kendall Meade & Anders Parker debut collaboration / Video: "We're On Fire Babe" ]
• Beach Fossils – “Clash The Truth” (2/19 on Captured Tracks)
  [ MP3: "Careless" / stream "Careless" & "Generational Synthetic" at Soundcloud ]
• HO-AG – “World-Destroying Zig-Zags” (2/19 via Bandcamp)
  [ stream first single "See You At The Brush Pass" at Bandcamp ]
• Mark Kozelek – “Like Rats” [covers record] (2/19 on Caldo Verde)
  [ stream his cover of Bad Brains "I" at Caldo Verde ]
• Mark Kozelek – “Live at Phoenix Public House Melbourne” (2/19 on Caldo Verde)
  [ stream track "You Missed My Heart" at Caldo Verde ]
• Dawn McCarthy & Bonnie “Prince” Billy – “What the Brothers Sang” (Everly Bros. tribute – 2/19 on Drag City)
• Deathfix – self-titled debut (2/19 on Dischord)
  [ stream track "Transmission" at Spin ]
• Lady Lamb The Beekeeper – “Ripely Pine” (2/19 on Ba Da Bing)
  [ stream track “Rooftop” at Soundcloud ]
• Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – “Push the Sky Away” (2/19 on Bad Seed Ltd.)
  [ Videos: "We No Who U R" / "Jubilee Street" ]
• Superchunk -  “I Hate History” b/w “Glue” [7-inch w/SSD cover] (2/19 on Matador)
  [ for the Matador 2013 "Singles Going Home Alone" subscription series ]
• Skimmed – “Summer Lovers” (2/23 via Bandcamp)
  [ MP3: "Ronnie" / stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Kid Canaveral – “Now That You Are A Dancer” (2/25 on Fence Records in the UK)
  [ stream track "Low Winter Sun" on Soundcloud ]
• Atoms for Peace – “Amok” (2/26 on XL Recordings)
  [ Video: "Judge Jury and Executioner" ]
• Girls Names – “The New Life” (2/26 on Slumberland/Tough Love)
  [ stream tracks "Hypnotic Regression" and "Pittura Infamante" on Soundcloud ]
• Johnny Marr – “The Messenger” (2/16 on Sire/ADA)
  [ Videos: "The Messenger" & "Upstarts" / stream "The Right Thing Right" at Soundcloud ]
• Golden Grrrls – “Golden Grrrls” (2/26 on Slumberland)
  [ Bandcamp / stream track "We've Got..." at Soundcloud ]
• Mount Moriah – “Miracle  Temple” (2/26 on Merge)
  [ MP3: "Younger Days" / stream track at Soundcloud ]
• Shout Out Louds – “Optica” (2/26 on Merge)
  [ stream tracks "Blue Ice" and "Walking In Your Footsteps" at Soundcloud ]

March

• Bloody Amateur – self-titled LP (3/5 on Teenbeat)
• Chelsea Light Moving – “Chelsea Light Moving” (w/Thurston Moore’s – 3/5 on Matador)
  [ MP3: "Empires Of Time" ]
• Ólöf Arnalds – “Sudden Elevation” (3/5 on One Little Indian)
  [ Video: "A Little Grim" ]
• Robyn Hitchcock – “Love From London” (3/5 on Yep Roc)
  [ Video: "Be Still" (rehearsal footage) ]
• David Bowie – “The Next Day” (3/12 on Iso/Columbia)
  [ Video: "Where Are We Now?" ]
• The Mary Onettes – “Hit The Waves” (3/12 on Labrador)
  [ stream first single "Evil Coast" on Soundcloud ]
• Mice Parade – “Candela” (3/12 on Fat Cat)
  [ stream "The River Has A Tide" at Soundcloud / Video: "The River Has A Tide" ]
• Pickwick – “Can’t Talk Medicine” (3/12 – self-released)
• Billy Bragg – “Tooth & Nail” (3/19 on Essential Music)
  [ Video: album announcement on YouTube / download "Handyman Blues" at his site ]
• Low – “The Invisible Way” (3/19 on Sub Pop)
  [ stream track "Just Make It Stop" at Soundcloud / stream "Plastic Cup" at NPR ]
• Purling Hiss – “Water On Mars” (3/19 on Drag City)
  [ stream earlier releases at Bandcamp ]
• Marnie Stern – “The Chronicles of Marnia”  (3/19 on Kill Rock Stars)
  [ stream "Year of the Glad" at Soundcloud / stream "East Side Glory" at Bandcamp ]
• Stornoway – “Tales From Terra Firma” (3/19 on 4AD)
  [ stream track "Knock Me On The Head" on YouTube ]
• William Tyler – “Impossible Truth” (3/19 on Merge)
  [ stream track "Cadillac Desert" at Soundcloud ]
• Alex Calder – “Time” EP (3/26 on Captured Tracks)
  [ MP3: "Suki and Me" / stream "Suki and Me" and "Light Leave Your Eyes" on Soundcloud ]
• Wax Idols – “Discipline & Desire” (3/26 on Slumberland)
  [ stream tracks "Sound of a Void" and "AD RE:IAN" on Soundcloud ]
• Wire – “Changes Become Us” (3/25)
  [ stream track "Doubles & Trebles" at Soundcloud ]
• Depeche Mode – title TBA (March on Columbia)
• Suede – “Bloodsports” (March)
  [ download first track "Barriers" at their website ]
• Statistics – “Peninsula” (March on Afternoon Records)
  [ stream track “Nineteen Ninety-Nine” on Soundcloud / Download here ]

April

• The Besnard Lakes – “Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO” (4/2 on Jagjaguwar)
  [ stream track "People of the Sticks" on YouTube ]
• Bleached – “Ride Your Heart” (4/2 on Dead Oceans)
  [ stream track "Next Stop" via YouTube ]
• Cold War Kids – “Dear Miss Lonelyhearts” (4/2 on Downtown/V2)
  [ stream track "Miracle Mile" on Soundcloud / Video: album teaser ]
• EmptyMansions – “snakes/vultures/sulfate” LP (Sam from Interpol – 4/2 on Riot House)
  [ stream track "Lyra" at Soundcloud ]
• The House of Love – “She Paints Words In Red” (4/2 on Cherry Red)
  [ Facebook press release / track list ]
• Mudhoney – “Vanishing Point” (4/2 on Sub Pop)
  [ download track "The Only Son Of The Widow From Nain" at Sub Pop ]
• Telekinesis – “Dormarion” (4/2 on Merge Records)
  [ stream track "Ghosts and Creatures" at Soundcloud ]
• The Knife – “Shaking the Habitual” (4/9 on Mute)
  [ Video: album teaser on YouTube ]
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Mosquito” (4/16 on Interscope)
  [ Video: album teaser on YouTube ]
• Codeine – “What About The Lonely” [live LP] (4/20 – RSD – via Numero Group)
• Sun Kil Moon & The Album Leaf – “Perils from the Sea” (4/30 on Caldo Verde)
• Junip – self-titled LP (4/23 on Mute)
  [ Video: album teaser / stream track "Line of Fire" on Soundcloud ]
• Alessi’s Ark – “The Still Life” (4/30 on Bella Union)
• Coliseum – “” (4/30 on Temporary Residence)
  [ stream track "Black Magic Punks" at Soundcloud ]
• Guided By Voices – “English Little League” (4/30 on GBV, Inc.)
• Phoenix – “Bankrupt!” (April on Glassnote, according to Rolling Stone)

May

• Come – “11:11″ [double LP/CD reissue] (5/7 on Matador)

Coming in 2013, but with no exact date yet…

• David Bazan – new solo LP [ from here: "I’m aiming for a fall release..." ]
• The Breeders – “LSXX” [Last Splash reissue] (on 4AD)
• Chris Brokaw – “Now, Forager” [Soundtrack] (Spring on Dais Records)
• Chris Brokaw – “Four Kings” [double LP] (Autumn on Jellyfant Records)
• Cloud Nothings [ via MTV Hive: "... due out next autumn" ]
• Mikal Cronin (on Merge)
• Tanya Donelly (Belly/Throwing Muses) – [ From the First Night Boston 2013 press release: "Her latest project is a series of collaborations with various authors and musicians, which will be begin release in early 2013. Some of the collaborators involved so far are authors Rick Moody, Mary Gaitskill, Wesley Stace/John Wesley Harding, songwriters Kristin Hersh and Bill Janovitz, Claudia Gonson and Sam Davol of Magnetic Fields, One Ring Zero, Dylan in the Movies, and more to come as the series continues." ]
• The Empty House Cooperative
• Fossil Collective – “Tell Where I Lie” [ photographic evidence on Facebook ]
• Ghost Box Orchestra – full-length coming [ Nazli says "mid-to-late spring for sure" ]
• Hidden Tooth [ Chris Brokaw & David Michael Curry]
• Bill Janovitz (of Buffalo Tom) – “Long Island of the Mind” [ fan-funded/self-released sometime in 2013 ]
• MG Lederman – sophomore full-length [ Spring on Midriff Records ]
• The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries
• The New Mendicants – “Australia, 2013″ EP ( Joe Pernice of Scud Mountain Boys/Pernice Bros. & Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub )
  [ stream their cover of INXS' "This Time" at Soundcloud ]
  [ from here: "They are also recording a full length, working title The Book of Norman." ]
• The New Year
• Overseas (David Bazan of Pedro the Lion), Will Johnson of Centro-matic, & the Kadane Bros of The New Year/Bedhead)
  [ from here: "... an expected release of May or June" ]
• The Pastels – “Slow Summits” (on Domino)
  [ Video: album trailer ]
• Pernice Brothers
• Rilo Kiley (rarities/b-sides compilation)
  [ from Facebook: "Record is almost finished, and artwork is nearly done."
• Sebadoh [photo on Jason Loewenstein's site: "Sebadoh recorded today." ]
• The Strokes
• Throwing Muses – “Purgatory/Paradise”
  [ from Kristin Hersh's messageboard: "We have the most amazing 32 song Muses album which will be released as a book (like “Crooked” was but this time with a CD inside and with a US publisher!)"
• Tullycraft - "Lost In Light Rotation" (on Fortuna Pop)
  [ stream the title track on Soundcloud ]
• Thalia Zedek – “Via” LP (early 2013 on Thrill Jockey)
  [ lyrics and track list at Thrill Jockey ]

Full-lengths in progress?

• Arcade Fire
• Bent Shapes
• The Broken River Prophet – “A Dagger & A Dove”
  [ from their site: "After 4 years the album is done." ]
• Camera Obscura [ from Twitter: "Working til the death to finish this record" ]
• Deerhunter
• Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) / Steve Kilbey (The Church) collaboration
  [team-up starting in the next couple months]
• Dylan In The Movies – “Sweet Rebel Thee”
  [ MP3: "Girls With The Black Tights" (with Tanya Donelly) / more on Soundcloud ]
• Explosions In The Sky [to their email list: "we have a bunch of things we're working on for 2013 and in the next couple of months we hope to have some news for you." ]
• Loney, Dear [from Emil's blog: "Making of album # 7 - I'm making a record." ]
• Mary Lou Lord [ Kickstarter-funded record in progress ]
• The National [ from Facebook: "Recording is going well..." (with bonus jazz noodling) ]
• Obits [ from Brooklyn Vegan: "On the horizon - finishing our next album." ]
• +/- {Plus/Minus} [ from Facebook: "We're almost finished with a new one. Details to come." ]
• Tara Jane ONeil [ Kickstarter-funded full-length ]
• Outros [ from Kristin Hersh's forum: K has a new music entity she’s begun with Chris Brady (Pond, Audio Learning Center) and Rob Ahlers (50 Foot Wave). It’s called Outros, named for the all the best parts of all the best songs ]
• Serena-Maneesh [from Facebook: "YES! A NEW SM RECORD IS IN THE MAKING!!"]
• Survival Knife (members of Unwound)
  [ from Facebook: "... a recording session (last) November." ]
• Trashcan Sinatras [from Facebook: "we have been brewing a new bunch of songs and if all goes well they should be ready sometime in the new year" ]
• Jen Wood [ so sayeth Wikipedia ]

It’d be nice to see…

• My Bloody Valentine (“by the end of 2012″ my shoegaze-lovin’ arse)
• Bottomless Pit
• Built To Spill
• John Roderick / Long Winters (the time has come)
• Land of Talk
• Rose Melberg
• Versus
• The Wooden Birds
• and, as with every year… I hold out hope for any new Arcwelder songs

So how about you? What are you most looking forward to? Lay it on me.