15 Upcoming Albums to Get Excited About

2015 guarantees to be an awesome year for new music. Here are 15 more upcoming album releases to get you excited for 2015 even more than you already are!


MisterWives
Album: Our Own House
Release: February 23

NYC pop band MisterWives will release their debut album, Our Own House, after the widespread acclaim of their 2014 EP entitled Reflections. The band formed in 2012 when lead singer Mandy Lee wanted to form an 80s cover band for her birthday party and teamed up with fellow musicians in her Manhattan neighborhood. Two years later they began touring with bands such as Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers, and American Authors. MisterWive’s debut is sure to overflow with the kind of radio-friendly hits that you can’t stop singing.

Emile Haynie
Album: We Fall
Release: February 24

American music producer Emile Haynie will release his debut album in collaboration with an assortment of artists. Emile has produced singles for dozens of artists, ranging from Kid Cudi to Eminem to Lana Del Rey. The new album will feature apperances from Lykke Li, Randy Newman, Father John Misty, Lana Del Rey, Brian Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, and many others.

Gang of Four
Album: What Happens Next
Release: February 24

Legendary UK post-punk rockers will release their next studio album featuring collaborations with Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Robbie Furze (Big Pink), and German singer Herbert Gronemeyer. The band saw a change in line-up following their 2011 release, Content. Frontman Jon King has been replaced by John Sterry, and new bassist Thomas McNeice joins the band. Singer-guitarist Andy Gill remains as the only original band member.

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah 
Album: Sour Soul
Release: February 24

Toronto hip-hop/jazz instrumentalists BADBADNOTGOOD join forces with Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah for their fourth studio album, Sour Soul. The group is known for their reinterpretation of hip-hop tracks and their work with artists such as Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator. Their previous albums include original material as well as covers of artists ranging from Kanye West to My Bloody Valentine. Sour Soul is their first fully collaborative work and will deal with their creative signature instrumentation that includes sounds from violins to cellos to tubas overlaid by slick hip-hop production.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds
Album: Chasing Yesterday
Release: March 2

Ex-Oasis rock icon Noel Gallagher will release his sophomore solo album, backed by his new band the High Flying Birds. Like any previous effort, the new album is sure to echo the sounds of classic era rock ‘n’ roll with a flavor of modern British indie. Miss the 90s? Chasing Yesterday will include a handful of songs originally written for early-days Oasis but never released. The album guarantees to be full of big-arena rockers, sweet acoustics, and signature Noel songwriting. The album’s second single, “Ballad of the Mighty I” features Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.

Purity Ring
Album: Another Entity
Date: March 2

Canadian electronic duo Purity Ring will release their sophomore album, Another Entity, as a follow-up to the success of their 2012 debut, Shrines. Band members Corin Roddick and Megan James played piano and drums prior to forming Purity Ring. During live shows now, Roddick uses custom-built instruments to personalize both the live sound, lighting, and creative element of the band.

Swervedriver
Album: I Wasn’t Born To Lose You
Date: March 3

Reunited 90s band Swervedriver will release their first album in 16 years along with playing a string of US tour dates to accompany their return to the classic shoegazing sound. The British band signed to Creation Records at the beginning of their career and is credited as being one of the primary innovators of furthering a wall of sound throbbing with noise and reverb.

Modest Mouse
Album: Strangers to Ourselves
Release: March 17

Indie band Modest Mouse will release their sixth album late in March. Preorders can be found on the website, and the band will headline a number of summer festivals in the US. 'Lampshades on Fire' and 'Coyotes' are currently the two singles that have been released from the album.

Courtney Barnett
Album: Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Release: March 14

Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett is set to release her second studio work later in March. She gained national and worldwide acclaim for her witty lyrics accompanied by a modern take on classic alternative and punk rock vocalist styles.

Smallpools
Album: LOVETAP!
Release: March 24

Los Angeles indie pop band Smallpools will release their debut album this March. The band formed in 2013 and soon had their songs discovered through promotional videos for Snapchat and in the FIFA 14 soundtrack. They have toured with Neon Trees and Two Door Cinema Club and other indie pop groups.

Big Data
Album: 2.0
Release: March 24

Brooklyn-based electronic outfit Big Data will release their debut album, 2.0, following the success of their 2014 chart-topping hit single “Dangerous” (feat. Joywave). The album will likely feature an array of various pop and electronic collaborations guaranteed to get the party up and moving! Their new single, “Snowed In,” features Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo on vocals.

Death Cab For Cutie
Album: Kintsugi
Release: March 30

Indie rockers Death Cab For Cutie’s eighth studio album title is derived from kitsungi, a type of Japanese art involving fixing broken pottery, and as a philosophy of treating breakage and repair as part of the history of an object, rather than something to disguise. The title was chosen in part because the album was their first without founding member Chris Walla, who departed the band after 17 years.

The Prodigy
Album: The Day Is My Enemy
Release: March

Electronic dance band The Prodigy will release their sixth studio album as a follow-up to their 2009 release, Invaders Must Die. The album title is a reference to the Cole Porter song "All Through the Night", in particular its lyrics "the day is my enemy, the night my friend,” although it is the Ella Fitzgerald version that first inspired the title track. The Prodigy has won multiple awards, sold over 25 million records worldwide, and are considered pioneers of the modern big beat genre.

Sufjan Stevens
Album: Carrie & Lowell
Release: March 30

Folk and experimental singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens will release his seventh studio album at the end of March. He has also announced a 2015 tour to coincide with the new album, and will headline End of the Road Festival in the United Kingdom in September. His previous album, The Age of Adz, was a critical and commercial success with a sound that deviated from his traditional folk background and delved further into electronic beats, soundscapes, and filtered vocals.

Circa Waves
Album: Young Chasers
Release: March 30

Upbeat British indie rockers Circa Waves formed in Liverpool in 2013 and began playing summer festivals throughout Europe as they released their first set of singles. The following year, they opened the NME Awards Tour alongside Temples, Interpol, and Royal Blood.  Listen to one of their songs below.