We're only a few weeks into 2010, but it's already shaping up to be a gigantic year for Australian music. To whet your appetite, we've compiled a list of albums that will drop this year. Bookmark this one because we'll be updating it throughout the year as we get more information. It's your one-stop shop for the latest on Aussie albums in 2010.
Please note: consider any date you see here as tentative, because release dates have a way of moving unexpectedly. They're sneaky characters.
March:
Airbourne - No Guts, No Glory (Capitol/EMI)
Angus & Julia Stone - Down The Way (Capitol/EMI)
The Bamboos - 4 (Tru Thoughts)
Calling All Cars - Hold, Hold, Fire (Independent)
Carry Nation - Like A River Does (El Nino El Nino)
Cassette Kids - Nothing On TV (Sony)
Crow - Arcane (Nonzero)
Drawn From Bees - TBA (Independent)
Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! - Sea Priest (Dot Dash)
Hoodoo Gurus - Purity Of Essence (Sony)
House Vs. Hurricane - Perspectives (Shock)
Jess Harlen - Neon Heartache (Plethora)
John Butler Trio - April Uprising (Independent)
Kim Salmon & The Surrealists - Grand Unifying Theory (Low Transit)
Mista Savona - Warn The Nation (Obese)
MM9 - The Air Between (Red Recordings)
Otouto - Pip (Two Bright Lakes)
Paint Your Golden Face - Paint Your Golden Face (Tenzenmen)
Pocket 808 - Proximo (TBA)
The Scotch of St. James - Vigilante Neck Tie Party (Independent)
Space Invadas - Soul-Fi (Invada)
April:
The Break - Church of the Open Sky (Bombora)
The Boat People - Dearest Darkly (Independent)
British India - Avalanche (Independent)
Ernest Ellis - Hunting (Dew Process)
Faux Pas - Noiseworks (Sensory Projects/Heroics)
Gostelradio - Great Deeds Against The Dead (Independent)
Grenadiers - Songs The Devil Taught Us (Casadeldisco)
Gyroscope - Cohesion (Universal)
Hard-Ons - TBA (Independent)
Laura Imbruglia - The Lighter Side Of... (Ready Freddie)
Mr. Percival - Microphones (Vitamin)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream (Collector's Edition) (Mute/EMI)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tender Prey (Collector's Edition) (Mute/EMI)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son (Collector's Edition) (Mute/EMI)
Old Man River - Trust (TBA)
Operator Please - Gloves (EMI)
Rat Vs Possum - Rat Vs Possum (Sensory Projects)
Seja Vogul - TBA (Rice Is Nice)
Simon Carter - The Black Book Of The Universe (Illustrious)
Sia - We Are Born (I.E./Monkey Puzzle)
Tame Impala - Innerspeaker (Modular)
TTT - Lands (Independent)
Violent Soho - Violent Soho (TBA)
Will Stoker & The Embers - TBA (TBA)
Xavier Rudd - Koonyum Sun (Salt/Universal)
May:
The Beautiful Girls - TBA (die!Boredom/MGM)
Cloud Control - TBA (Ivy League)
Dead Letter Circus - TBA (Warner)
Expatriate - TBA (Universal)
Itch-E & Scratch-E - Hooray for Everything (Hussle/Ministry of Sound)
Koolism - TBA (Invada)
Parades - Foreign Tapes (Dot Dash)
Pendulum - Immersion (Warner)
Pond - Frond (Hole In The Sky)
Princess One Point Five - What Doesn't Kill You (Pharmacy)
Radiant City - TBA (Wireless)
Richard In Your Mind - TBA (Rice Is Nice)
Sally Seltmann - Heart That's Pounding (TBA)
The Seabellies - Bye Limbo Lake (TBA)
Sienna Lee - Debutante (Enchanted)
Spider Vomit - TBA (Unstable Ape)
Young Heretics - We Are The Lost Loves (TBA)
June:
The Amity Affliction - TBA (Boomtown)
Animal Shapes - TBA (Wireless)
Art Vs Science - TBA (TBA)
Bag Raiders - TBA (Modular)
Clare Bowditch - Modern Day Addiction (Universal)
Felicity Groom - The Deer (Independent)
The Panics - TBA (Universal)
Seagull - TBA (Two Bright Lakes)
Seekae - TBA (Rice Is Nice)
The Silents - Sun A Buzz (Independent)
Tobias Cummings - TBA (Show Off Services)
Washington - TBA (Universal)
July:
Ash Grunwald - TBA (Shock)
Children Collide - TBA (Universal)
The Grates - TBA (Universal)
Mama Kin - Beat & Holler (Independent)
The Middle East - TBA (Spunk!)
Psuche - TBA (Two Bright Lakes)
RuCL - TBA (Invada)
Slow Down Honey - TBA (Universal)
August:
Ben Lee - TBA (Universal)
Canyons - TBA (Modular)
Danimals - Twirligig (Speak N Spell)
The Novocaines - TBA (Ampersonic)
Suburban Dark - TBA (Frequency Lab)
September:
Belles Will Ring - TBA (Independent)
Cut Copy - TBA (Universal)
Nick Huggins - TBA (Two Bright Lakes)
Skipping Girl Vinegar - TBA (Popboomerang)
October:
The Avalanches - TBA (Modular)
Felicity Groom & The Black Black Smoke - Parts Per Million (TBC)
The Living End - TBA (Universal)
What Else to Expect in 2010:
Africa Hi-Tech - TBA (Warp)
The Basics - TBA (Live Record) (Independent)
Circle Pit - Bruise Constellation (Major Label)
Dan Kelly - TBA (TBA)
Diana Anaid - Diana Anaid (TBA)
Disco Nap - Running Red Lights (Independent)
Flatwound - Super Space Dope Funk (Independent)
Hungry Kids Of Hungary - Eat Your Heart Out (Independent)
Heidi Elva - Lo-Fi Musings (Vitamin)
Jebediah - TBA (TBA)
Jump Jump Dance Dance - Jump Jump Dance Dance (etc etc)
Know-U - TBA (Frequency Lab)
Kyu - TBA (TBA)
Matt Banham - TBA (Low Transit)
Margins - TBA (Low Transit)
Megastick Fanfare - TBA (TBA)
Miami Horror - TBA (EMI)
Midget - The Toggle Switch/Vegus Wandering (Low Transit)
Midget - TBA (Low Transit)
Midnight Juggernauts - TBA (TBA)
Monk Fly - TBA (Frequency Lab)
New Estate - TBA (Low Transit)
Oh Mercy - TBA (Casadeldisco)
Pivot - TBA (Warp)
Radiant City - TBA (Wireless)
Sierra Finn - Beautiful Blackout (Grand Street)
The Red Shore - TBA (Roadrunner)
The Religion - Sons of Mercury (TBA)
Sailor Days - TBA (TBA)
Sherlock's Daughter - TBA (TBA)
Teeth & Tongue - TBA (TBA)