THEIR BATED BREATH | 2012 Albums to Look For

There are a number of albums to look forward to hearing this year, some on the calendar already, and one may be better described as wishful thinking. Here are a few albums that I can’t wait to hear. Bear in mind, I have no word whatsoever about a Fiona Apple album or a The The record. I’m just crossing my fingers. Judging by comments Apple made to the crowd at a concert last year, she acted as if she has a number of songs finished and is waiting for a label or something. We’ve heard this story before too, right? Right before we heard 2005′s “Extraordinary Machine”. Note: Image from artist’s official website. – David D. Robbins Jr.

1. Fiona Apple, TBA
2. Morrissey, TBA
3. Lower Dens, TBA
4. Cat Power, TBA (Matador)
5. Sharon Van Etten “Tramp” (Jagjaguwar), Feb. 7th
6. Eleni Mandell, TBA
7. Dirty Projectors, TBA
8. The xx, TBA
9. Patrick Watson “Adventures In Your Own Backyard” Domino, May 1st
10. Andrew Bird “Break It Yourself” (Mom + Pop), March 6th
11. Sleigh Bells “Reign of Terror” (Mom + Pop), Feb. 14th Feb. 21st
12. Nite Jewel “One Second of Love” (Secretly Canadian), March 6th
13. Spiritualized “Sweet Heart Sweet Light” (Fat Possum), March 19th
14. Julia Holter “Ekstasis”, March 8th
15. Perfume Genius “Put Your Back N 2 It” (Matador), Feb. 21st
16. Memoryhouse “The Slideshow Effect” (Sub Pop), Feb. 28th
17. Air “Le Voyage Dans La Lune” (Astralwerks), Feb. 7th
18. Animal Collective, TBA
19. Santigold “Master Of My Make Believe”, TBA
20. School of Seven Bells “Ghostory” (Vagrant), Feb. 28th
21. Mark Lanegan Band “Blues Funeral” (4AD), Feb. 6th
22. Gonjasufi “MU.ZZ.LE” (Warp), January 23rd

ADDED: Yellow Ostrich “Strange Land” (Barsuk, March 6th); Beach House, TBA?