The current issue of NME has a large feature on many of the major album releases expected to be released this year. Radiohead, The Strokes, Kasabian… NME usually takes a week or two to hit the States so I was hoping that our UK board members could share some of the details shared in this issue. I have created a thread about this in the main Coldplay forum but as opposed to posting in each individual band's thread I figured it would be easier to just start a new thread in World of Music. So… what did we learn?

I picked up NME today for the 2011 list.

 

I can share some tidbits, dunno what everyone will be interested in tho, there's a lot of the stuff in there that I'm just not arsed about..La Roux for example, or The Vaccines *yawn*

 

I just typed some of the Elbow feature, which was very complimentary in the Elbow thread. Kasabian get a nice little spread & some nice pics of Sergio, who says he's aiming to create something as incredible as OK Computer, not necessarily in terms of the sound tho. The Beady Eye effort is described as "essentially an Oasis album in all but name, and Noel" :lol: and the article is full of the band telling us how fuckin' great it is, man. :rolleyes:

 

I'm sure the Coldplay piece has been picked apart and every letter quoted up top where all the maniacs live, so not much point me summarising that too much. It's nice to see them at #5 tho and it makes interesting reading for the songwriting and the Eno/Dravs contribution.

 

I haven't read them all tbh, but I'll make out a list:

 

60 Beach House

59 Fleet Foxes

58 Iron & Wine

57 Outkast

56 Queens of the Stone Age

55 Red Hot Chili Peppers

54 The Strange Boys

53 The Fiery Furnaces

52 Battles

51 REM

50 Surfer Blood

49 Foo Fighters

48 Bright Eyes

47 Girls

46 Black Lips

45 The Drums

44 Glasvegas

43 The Big Pink

42 Friendly Fires

41 Gruff Rhys

40 Noah & The Whale

39 Metronomy

38 James Blake

37 PJ Harvey

36 Kaiser Chiefs

35 The Kills

34 Laura Marling

33 Paul Epworth

32 The Go! Team

31 The Ting Tings

30 Egyptian Hip Hop

29 Radiohead

28 Beady Eye

27 The Maccabees

26 Wild Beasts

25 Elbow

24 Brother

23 The Vaccines

22 Paul Weller

21 Bombay Bicycle Club

20 Plan B

19 The Streets

18 Beastie Boys

17 Kanye West & Jay-Z

16 The Strokes

15 Kasabian

14 The View

13 The Enemy

12 Miles Kane

11 Anna Calvi

10 Florence and the Machine

9 Lykke Li

8 La Roux

7 Lady Gaga

6 Patrick Wolf

5 Coldplay

4 Damon Albarn

3 'Rome' - collaboration of Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi / Jack White / Norah Jones

2 The Horrors

1 Arctic Monkeys

And how many of those albums will actually be released in 2011?

Well, they are all expected in 2011, in't that kind of the point? :P

 

But yeah, they haven't all got definite release dates yet, if that's what you mean. I can add the release info from each listing, for those that have it....

 

60 Beach House

59 Fleet Foxes (Spring/Summer)

58 Iron & Wine (January)

57 Outkast

56 Queens of the Stone Age (Summer)

55 Red Hot Chili Peppers (May/June)

54 The Strange Boys (April)

53 The Fiery Furnaces

52 Battles (Spring)

51 REM (7th March)

50 Surfer Blood (Later in the year)

49 Foo Fighters (Spring)

48 Bright Eyes (14th Feb)

47 Girls (Late 2011)

46 Black Lips (Mid 2011)

45 The Drums (Late 2011)

44 Glasvegas (March/April)

43 The Big Pink (Pre-summer)

42 Friendly Fires (April)

41 Gruff Rhys (14th Feb)

40 Noah & The Whale (March)

39 Metronomy (March)

38 James Blake (7th Feb)

37 PJ Harvey (14th Feb)

36 Kaiser Chiefs (June-ish)

35 The Kills (4th April)

34 Laura Marling (Spring)

33 Paul Epworth (Late Summer at the earliest)

32 The Go! Team (31st Jan)

31 The Ting Tings (April/May)

30 Egyptian Hip Hop

29 Radiohead

28 Beady Eye (28th Feb)

27 The Maccabees

26 Wild Beasts (Spring)

25 Elbow (7th March)

24 Brother (September)

23 The Vaccines (21st March)

22 Paul Weller (Mid 2011)

21 Bombay Bicycle Club (June)

20 Plan B (March/April)

19 The Streets (7th Feb)

18 Beastie Boys (Spring)

17 Kanye West & Jay-Z (March)

16 The Strokes (March)

15 Kasabian (in time for summer festivals, Serge hopes)

14 The View (14th March)

13 The Enemy (Late 2011)

12 Miles Kane (Early 2011)

11 Anna Calvi (17th Jan)

10 Florence and the Machine (Late 2011, but poss 2012)

9 Lykke Li (28th Feb)

8 La Roux (Before festival season)

7 Lady Gaga (23rd May)

6 Patrick Wolf (May)

5 Coldplay (expected Spring)

4 Damon Albarn

3 'Rome' - collaboration of Danger Mouse / Daniele Luppi / Jack White / Norah Jones (May)

2 The Horrors

1 Arctic Monkeys (May at the earliest)

 

 

:)

Did I see the GaGa in at number 8?

 

List void of any value it had :P

Noah and the Whale in March? :cheesy:

 

It'd be highly convenient if it came out the week of my birthday. :awesome:

they're ranking albums that haven't come out yet? I never liked NME...

Yeah, I was wondering what the numbers were for. I wouldn't think they really meant anything, but you never know...

There's no way Damon Albarn's album could be that exciting as to be number 4 :P

Ouch. :lol:

 

Nah, I wouldn't know. I don't know that much about Damon Albarn outside Gorillaz.

I don't know. Albarn is so diverse and talented that anything he does is interesting. The guy takes a stab at almost anything.

Would it be weird of me to say that I like Gorillaz, but I'm not such a big fan of Blur?

Did I see the GaGa in at number 8?

 

List void of any value it had :P

 

I agree with this statement.

I like Gorillaz too but the only Blur albums I like are 13 and Think Tank.

Would it be weird of me to say that I like Gorillaz, but I'm not such a big fan of Blur?

 

Nope, Blur and Gorillaz sound different so it's not weird.

I don't like either.

I like Gorillaz a bit but that's it.

Well, they are all expected in 2011, in't that kind of the point? :P

 

But yeah, they haven't all got definite release dates yet, if that's what you mean. I can add the release info from each listing, for those that have it....

 

60 Beach House

50 Surfer Blood (Later in the year)

45 The Drums (Late 2011)

34 Laura Marling (Spring)

22 Paul Weller (Mid 2011)

20 Plan B (March/April)

 

:)

 

would love to see all those acts back up their great 2010 releases with more great music in 2011.

I like Blur more than Gorillaz. Blur is pretty good, but not great. Gorillaz is horrendous to my ears.

Noah and the Whale in March? :cheesy:

 

It'd be highly convenient if it came out the week of my birthday. :awesome:

 

3 July 2011 says Amazon for the Last Night On Earth

what about Mumford & Sons ?

and Stereophoncis ?

Kaiser Chiefs in 2011? :cheesy:

 

:awesome:

and The Last Shadow Puppets ??

3 July 2011 says Amazon for the Last Night On Earth

 

...Oh.

 

:disappointed:

 

Kaiser Chiefs in 2011? :cheesy:

 

:awesome:

 

INORITE? :awesome: It's about time they had a new release.

guys you can download the magazine here (pdf) http://hotfile.com/dl/96111327/0b25b02/nme-2011-01-15-jan.pdf.html