Anticipation

Are you as excited as I am? There are quite a lot of interesting records that will (if all goes well) be released in 2008.

Like the Swedish band The Radio Dept., who proved that there’s only one step between My Bloody Valentine (who will quite possibly also release a new record this year) and The Pet Shop Boys. In 2006 they released 'Pet Grief' which has grown to be one of my favorite records.

We’ve all been waiting even longer for a new record from Norway’s Kings of Convenience. Erlend says that if we’re all really sweet and do our chores than 2008 might just see a follow-up to 2004’s (!) 'Riot on an Empty Street'.

Belgium’s pride (Soulwax is the other pride) dEUS will release a new album on april 21 which will feature a duet with Karin from The Knife (got your attention now, don’t I?).

April 15 will see the release of M83’s new record Saturdays = Youth. No ambient stuff there, that will be saved for the Digital Shades releases. M83 have gotten help from Ken Thomas and Ewan Pearson (who did an incredible job on Tracy Thorn’s latest record) on this one.

Elbow is also readying their 4^th album. A new track ‘The Bones of You’ is up for preview at their site.

I have a hard time deciding who is my favorite Canadian BSS-chick. Amy Millan (of Stars) released a crappy solo-album and is officially out of the race. It’s now between indie’s first lady Feist and Metric’s Emily Haines. June 23 should see new work by Metric, maybe that will be decisive.

First up is a remix for everyone’s favorite Italo-girl Sally Shapiro (I feel a remix album coming up) but after that Junior Boys should finish the follow-up to their critically acclaimed album This is Goodbye (which was a follow-up to their also critically acclaimed Last Exit). Hey, Jeremy, Johhny, why the hell are you reading this, get to work!

I guess their finally done with all their side-projects since a new Wolf Parade album should be available to us by june. As good as all those side-projects were (Sunset Rubdown, Swan Lake, Handsome Furs) Wolf Parade still feels like the ‘main’ project. Hope they’ll be able to keep that feeling.