Friday, January 28, 2011

New Music of 2011 - Part I

2011 is already a month old. The next couple of days I will give you an overview of, in my opinion, interesting albums that have already been released, artists who will surely bring us new material and some rumors. On top of that I will announce a new project next Monday.

2011 will be the year of the established artists and bands, who either release their difficult second album or the #th (insert random number) album. In lists of expected releases you can find names like Death Cab For Cutie and Coldplay. But you will also find new names like Krach and two Superbands.

I will give you an overview of the interesting things 2011 will have to offer. No one knows if these names will be able to fulfill the expectations, but what I do know is that this list has the potential to become an awesome year when it comes to music!

Planned releases

Some interesting albums that have already been released are albums from DeWolff, British Sea Power, The Decemberists, Lola Kite, Adéle, Iron & Wine, 16 Horsepower and an EP from The Veils. The year has just started, but exact release dates are announced for Noah and the Whale, The Kills, Okkervil River, Kaizers Orchestra, Selah Sue, De Staat, Elbow and The Boxer Rebellion.

Of course there are some brand new names this year too. Because of the newness I want to give them some extra attention.

Beth Dito

Her name may not immediately ring a bell, but when I mention ‘Heavy Cross’ you may know who I’m talking about. Beth Dito is the singer of the band Gossip. She just released a solo EP.

Krach

Krach is a Dutch band and is in the running to become Serious Talent of the Dutch radio station 3FM. There album went on sale on the 24th of January. They give the listener an interesting mix of rock and dance. Their first single can be found on YouTube and you can listen to their album on the Luisterpaal from 3VOOR12.

Shaking Godspeed

Another Dutch band. Shaking Godspeed had an explosive start by giving the best performance at ‘De Nederpopshow’. Their price? A spot on the biggest festival of Europe: Sziget. They bring you no nonsense blues rock.

Tomorrow I will share albums that will be released, but have no exact date yet. So stay tuned for Part II.

Sources: MusicMeter, Oor, NME

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