Audio By Carbonatix
This list is by no means complete, nor is it in any chronological or ranking order. It is simply to ramp up some interest in 2010 and show that there is hope for this new, yet-unnamed decade.
Yeasayer – Odd BloodFebruary 9 (Secretly Canadian)
Vampire Weekend – ContraJanuary 12 (XL)
Lightspeed Champion – Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You.February 16 (Domino)
Hot Chip – One Life StandFebruary 9 (Astralwerks)
Beach House –Teen DreamJanuary 26 (Sub Pop)
Spoon – TransferenceJanuary 26 (Merge)
Surfer Blood – Astro CoastJanuary 19 (Kanine)
Toro y Moi – Causers of ThisFebruary 23 (Carpark)
Field Music – MeasureFebruary 16 (Memphis Industries)
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – The Brutalist BricksMarch 9 (Matador)
Los Campesinos! – Romance Is BoringJanuary 26 (Arts & Crafts)
Frightened Rabbit – The Winter of Mixed DrinksMarch 9 (Fatcat)
Linsdstrøm & Christabelle – Real Life Is No CoolJanuary 19 (Smalltown Supersound)
Four Tet – There Is Love In YouJanuary 26 (Domino)
Good Shoes – No Hope, No FutureJanuary 19 (Brille)
These New Puritans – HiddenMarch 3 (Domino)
RJD2 – The ColossusJanuary 19 (Electrical Connections)
Aloha – Home AcresMarch 9 (Polyvinyl)
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies LoveFebruary 23 (Todomundo/Nonesuch)Featuring Santigold, Tori Amos, Steve Earle, St. Vincent, Cyndi Lauper, Natalie Merchant, Sharon Jones, My Brightest Diamond and others.
Dr. Dog – Shame, ShameSpring (Anti-)
And now for some of the highly anticipated albums with no set release dates or titles, for that matter:
Arcade FireMay (Merge, perhaps?)
The StrokesLate 2010 (RCA)
LCD SoundsystemMarch (DFA)
Panda BearTBA
The Hold SteadyTBA (Vagrant)
Sleigh Bells Early 2010 (TBA) I am personally very excited for this band. Listen to “Infinity Guitars” and see for yourself.
James Mercer & Brian “Danger Mouse” BurtonEarly 2010 (Columbia)
Menomena TBA (Barsuk)
Finally, the album that may or may not come out in 2010, but one which we will all hold our collective breaths for:
Jens LekmanTBA
