New Releases 2010: Updated!

by Dan | posted March 9, 2010

Alright folks — here’s an updated list of 27 30 new record releases for the spring/summer 2010 that I can’t wait to get my headphones around; complete with my “ranking of anticipation,” of course.

Pretty impressive stuff, especially given that this year has already graced us with fantastic new music from Yeasayer, Vampire Weekend, Two Door Cinema Club, Hot Chip, Delphic, jj, Toro Y Moi, and several others.

Simply put, 2010 kind of rules. And here we go…

April
4/13 MGMT — Congratulations (10)
4/20 Delorean — Subiza (5) [*pushed back from 3/15]
4/20 Javelin — No Mas (18)
4/21 The Radio Dept — Clinging to a Scheme (12)
4/27 Small Black — Small Black (24)

May
5/4 Broken Social Scene — Forgiveness Rock Record (T-6)
5/4 Minus the Bear — Omni (T-6)
5/11 The National — High Violet (8)
5/18 The Black Keys — Brothers (14)
5/18 LCD Soundsystem — This Is Happening (T-2)
5/18 Band of Horses — Infinite Arms (3)
5/25 Stone Temple Pilots — Stone Temple Pilots (23)
TBD Big Boi — Sir Lucious Left Foot: Son of Chico Dusty (19)
TBD Drake — Thank Me Later (17)
TBD Nas and Damian Marley — Distant Relatives (26)

June
6/1 Jack Johnson — To The Sea (13)
6/7 The Drums — The Drums (16)
6/8 Blitzen Trapper — Destroyer of the Void (22)
6/15 Gaslight Anthem — American Slang (21)
6/22 Stars — The Five Ghosts (7)
TBD Miami Horror — Moon Theory (T-11)
TBD Mark Ronson — Title TBD (27)

July and Beyond
7/13 M.I.A. — /\/\/\Y/\ (T-11)
8/3 Arcade Fire — The Suburbs (4)
8/24 Ra Ra Riot — The Orchard (9)
9/14 Interpol — Interpol (1)
Summer Cut Copy — Title TBD (T-2)
Summer !!! — Title TBD (15)
Summer The Walkmen — Title TBD (20)
Summer T-Pain — Title TBD (25)