2012 Upcoming Music

TrueFaith77 · #1 02-03-2012, 12:50 PM

I know that everybody here has a wide variety of music tastes, so I thought it would be interesting to create a thread that acted as a hub of upcoming music releases for which you are excited. It might provide tips shared fans didn't know or even introduce a fav artist to a newbie.

I have assembled a list of music releases for 2012. These are pretty much confirmed or semi-confirmed (beyond the rumour stage).

Rumoured releases (in addition to those below) would include: Iris Dement!!!! Scritti Politti!!! Stevie Nicks!! Michael Jackson! Jay-Z! Jay-Z & Kanye West! Madness! Neil Young! The Other Two! ... and of course there will be surprises!!!!

So keep an ear out!

Upcoming 2012 Releases (Confirmed or Semi-Confirmed)
Listed In Order of Most Anticipated

Pet Shop Boys
Album: TBD
ETA: Winter 2012?
In January 2012, Pet Shop Boys announced on their official website that they had started recording their new album in Los Angeles with producer Andrew Dawson

New Order
Album: Lost Sirens
ETA: 3/19/12 - UK

Saint Etienne
Album: Words and Music by Saint Etienne OR Words and Pictures
ETA: May 2012

Mika
Album: The Origins of Love
ETA: 2012

David Morales
Album: Resurrection
ETA: 2012

R. Kelly
Album: Black Panties
Release: 2012

The Wedding Present
Album: Valentina
ETA: 03/20/12

P.i.L.
Album: This is P.i.L.
ETA: First half of 2012

Ne-Yo
Album: The Cracks in Mr. Perfect
ETA: Early 2012

The-Dream
Album: The Love, IV: Diary of a Mad Man
ETA: Spring 2012

Bruce Springsteen
Album: Wrecking Ball
ETA: 3/6/12

The Ting Tings
Album: Sounds from Nowheresville
ETA: March 2012

Leonard Cohen
Album: Old Ideas
ETA: 01/31/12

Timbaland
Album: Shock Value 3
Release: 2012

Jeremy Spencer
Album: Bend in the Road
ETA: Spring 2012

One Direction
Album: All Night Long
ETA: 03/13/12

Public Enemy
Album Title: Most of Our Heroes Don't Appear on a Stamp
ETA: 2012

bluefox4000 · #2 02-03-2012, 12:56 PM

I don't what you all think.....but a 77 year old Leonard Cohen delivered a wonderful album....absolutely wonderful. Also looking forward to Mika....I think he's a great artist...great pop tunes.

Mick

MacFan92 · #3 02-03-2012, 12:57 PM

I'm pretty excited for a new Timbaland album. Even if his last one didn't have that many great songs.

Macfanforever · #4 02-03-2012, 02:33 PM

I'm not into these new pop current tunes.But I will be looking for Sweethearts Of The Rodeo new cd Restless to be release soon.Also they said they will hit the road too.I'm glad to see the boss Bruce Springsteen will be having a new cd coming out.He probably will get the same treatment that Stevie and Lindsey with no or little radio airplay.probably the same will go for Leonard Cohen too.

TrueFaith77 · #5 02-03-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bluefox4000

I don't what you all think.....but a 77 year old Leonard Cohen delivered a wonderful album....absolutely wonderful. Also looking forward to Mika....I think he's a great artist...great pop tunes.

Mick

Yes, I agree. I'm loving the Cohen. It's so moving. Does anyone know anything about music? What is that called in the last track--Different Sides--where the back-up singers kinda do that swirling whooo-oooo-whooooa thing? A run that turns into a slide? It's the damndest thing since those Tusk backing harmonies.

vivfox · #6 02-03-2012, 02:42 PM

You forgot to list Madonna's new record.

TrueFaith77 · #7 02-03-2012, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivfox

You forgot to list Madonna's new record.

Oh this was my own personal list. I expected people to add such things in their lists/comments here, though perhaps I should maintain a master list of everybody's responses. I'm not personally excited for anything Madonna (though I'm intrigued by rumours of about a song on the album that is a supposed collab with the great new pop group The Sound of Arrows).

Macfanforever · #8 02-03-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

You forgot to list Madonna's new record.

I'm not into Madonna but I will tune into the Superbowl Halftime show and watch her perform.She will get alot of promotion for her new cd on this show.I wish Stevie would get a kickoff "no pun intended" for her IYD cd on a show like this.

Lee · #9 02-03-2012, 04:03 PM

You forgot Van Halen's new CD, A Different Kind of Truth, due out 2/7.

Lee

diane_k · #10 02-03-2012, 05:06 PM

New Rufus Wainwright on 5/1 as well (produced by Mark Ronson)

bucklind17 · #11 02-04-2012, 04:00 PM

I'm really excited for the new fun. album Some Nights coming out in February!

TrueFaith77 · #12 02-04-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluefox4000

I don't what you all think.....but a 77 year old Leonard Cohen delivered a wonderful album....absolutely wonderful. Also looking forward to Mika....I think he's a great artist...great pop tunes.

Mick

As for the Mika album, worth noting that he has cited Fleetwood Mac as an inspiration for this album's sound!