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ANTICIPATED RELEASES OF 2018

   You know what's good? Music. 2017 had a lot of it, too - quite a lot of it was good, quite a lot of it wasn't, and some of it was excellent. I'll let you in on a little secret; music will be released in 2018. It will be available to buy, stream and listen to, and there are a lot of different records coming out this year that I am very excited to hear. Here are some of them:

  • Tiny Moving Parts - "Swell" (Jan 26)
   Swell will be the first Tiny Moving Parts album released since I became a fan of the band, and I'm uber excited to get my hands on it. There will be plenty of riffs to keep me busy on the guitar, and - if their previous output is anything to go by - a hefty dose of emo tunes to yell along to in the car.
  • The 1975 - "Music For Cars" (TBA)
   It's music from The 1975 - who wouldn't be excited?
  • MGMT - "Little Dark Age" (TBA)
   MGMT's comeback single "Little Dark Age" is the only confirmed track for the album, but if it is a sign of what to expect on the new album then Little Dark Age could be the foray into decidedly goth territory we never knew we wanted.
  • DZ Deathrays - "Bloody Lovely" (Feb 2)
   Fingers crossed that the title for this bad boy is indicative of what we'll hear, but considering the consistency of their output thus far I don't think anyone should be particularly worried. We'll have eleven bangers packaged and ready to go just in time for the end of summer. 
  • Pianos Become The Teeth - "Wait For Love" (Feb 16)
   It will be interesting to see what direction Pianos Become The Teeth take their fourth LP after 2015s Keep You took their sound to more mellow but just as emotionally draining territories. Me personally, I'd love to see them continue to shift their sound, despite The Lack Long After being my favourite record of theirs (as seems to be the case with many others).
  • S Carey - "Hundred Acres" (Feb 23)
   Comparisons to Bon Iver are always going to be made with Justin Vernon's bandmate Sean Carey, unfair as that may be. Regardless I am hoping he will release the record I know he has the potential to release when Hundred Acres drops in February.
  • Casey - "Where I Go When I Am Sleeping" (March 16)
   Very excited to hear an extension of Casey's fresh take on melodic hardcore; their first album Love Is Not Enough pretty much broke me, so I may have a repeat of that to look forward to.
  • Camp Cope - "How To Socialise & Make Friends" (March 2)
   The eight tracks on Camp Cope's self-titled debut album weren't quite enough to keep me satisfied with their brand of bare bones DIY rock delivered with unflinching honesty - How To Socialise & Make Friends literally cannot come soon enough.
  • Tool - "TBA" (TBA)
   I mean, let's be honest, they won't do it, will they? The news of a long-awaited return from Tool is as solid as it ever has been, but I'm not holding my breath on this release to actually come to fruition. The hype would be massive if it did drop, though.
  • The Story So Far - "TBA" (TBA)
   Parker Canon is apparently "over it" now according to The Story So Far's latest single "Out Of It", the "it" being the lost relationship that has apparently fuelled the majority of the band's material thus far. What that means for the band's music is yet to be seen - we'll have to just wait until they release the damn thing.
  • Bring Me The Horizon - "TBA" (TBA)
   Jordan Fisher has said that the new Bring Me The Horizon album is "not going to be a pop record". So that's good. Not officially announced yet, it is set to "take bits from what we did on Sempiternal, bits from what we did on That's The Spirit and take it off in a different direction". 
  • Underoath
   I know, I know, this isn't even a thing yet, but did you see what they posted on Instagram back in November? In an announcement of their appearance at Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville 2018, they said "in the first of what will be many announcements about next year..." Call me overly optimistic or just a fan boy, but that seems promising, doesn't it? In all seriousness though, I'm not sure how I'd cope if they actually did announce a new album this year. I can dream. 

   There are heaps of others that have been announced already, like Fall Out Boy, First Aid Kit, The Shins, Justin Timberlake and the Wombats. There are also the obligatory rumoured releases like that Kanye West album that's meant to be based off of some game - I'm always down for some new Kanye, just quietly. What releases are you most looking forward to? Are there any band's you'd love to hear new music from? Let me know in the comments.
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