Highlights
Madonna - Celebration (Sept. 28)Fulfilling her commitment to Warner Bros. records, Madonna puts out her last release on the label--a career-spanning, two-disc greatest hits collection. A DVD of the videos will be released as well. While there's been much speculation about the track list (including my own posting of one that turned out to be a red herring), it still hasn't been confirmed, although we do know it will include favorites like "Vogue," "Express Yourself," and the recent hit "4 Minutes." Two new tracks are included as well, with "Celebration" already available for sale in the US.
Muse - The Resistance (Sept. 14)Muse's Black Holes and Revelations was one of my favorite albums of 2006, and its solid reception helped solidify the band's reputation for weird, anthemic, gothic, melodic rock. First single "Uprising" is about as "pop" as this band has ever been while retaining their usual sinister flair. Love the colorful cover.
Mariah Carey - Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel (Sept. 29) Continuing in the same vein as her super-successful The Emancipation of Mimi and fairly sucessful E=MC2, Mariah Carey's 11th album promises to be another collection of pop and R&B numbers ranging from hip-hopish upbeat numbers to torchy ballads. Previously collaborators Bryan Michael-Cox, Jermaine Dupri, The Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart are in the mix, along with Timbaland. Stewart and The Dream-helmed first single "Obsessed" just debuted at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is climbing radio charts. While it's no "We Belong Together" or "Touch My Body," it's a decent enough entree, although it could use a really massive follow-up to really make this album big. Twice already this has been pushed back from late August, to mid September, and now late September.
Dizzee Rascal - Tongue "N" Cheek (Sept. 21). The British rapper, who's enjoyed great chart success of late, having teamed up with big-name dance producers to churn out last summers "Dance Wiv Me," the spring's "Bonkers" and new single "Holiday," puts out his fourth album. It promises to be hip-hop for people who love dance music, which sounds like a lot of fun.Other Releases
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3 (Sept. 11). Jay-Z releases his 11th studio album, third in the Blueprint series following the 2001 and 2002 releases that gave us the hits "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" and "'03 Bonnie and Clyde" respectively.
Pixie Lott - Turn It Up (Sept. 14). Pixie Lott, who recently topped the UK singles chart with her debut "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)," releases her first album. Contains the new single "Boys and Girls"
David Gray - Draw the Line (Sept. 14). The English singer releases yet another album.
Kid Cudi - Man on the Moon: The End of Day (Sept. 15). Another Kanye West protege releases his debut album, including hit single "Day N Nite." This got moved back from August.
Nelly Furtado - Mi Plan (Sept. 15). Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado, who charmed the world in 2006 with her Timbaland/Danja-produced hits "Promiscuous" and "Maneaeter," returns with her first Spanish-language album.
Pearl Jam - Backspacer (Sept. 20). The revered '90s grunge band releases their ninth studio album, supposedly influenced by pop and new wave.
Mika - The Boy Who Knew Too Much (Sept. 21). Mika scored a major hit in 2007 with "Grace Kelly." Now the pop artist returns with his sophomore set. Early release "Blue Eyes" signaled something much more dubdued, but new single "We Are Golden" finds him just as peppy as ever.
Newton Faulkner - Rebuilt by Humans (Sept. 21). Newton Faulkner releases his second album, titled to be a sequel to his debut, Hand Built by Robots.
50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (Sept. 28). The release date has been pushed back for this so many times that the title has become literal. Perhaps it will finally see the light of day (update: after I wrote this, it got pushed back again....to Oct. 10).
4 comments:
I don't get to experience the four seasons here in Malaysia, All we got is either Sunny or Rainy days. LOL.
btw how come not many people is buzzing about MIKA's sophomore album? We are golden is OK, but it should be interesting to see what he come up with, right?
I can't wait for Muse new stuff though! Starlight and Supermassive Black Holes is marvelous~
You were right about the new Whitney album--HMV canceled my order, saying it arrives 16 October--gosh that sucks! ¬_¬ I still managed to get a full review done, thanks to your heads up about the full previews on her website.
Yes to Madonna but only the dvd (i'll download revolver and celebration on their own). Yes to Mariah but probably only out of habit. And definitely to Mika! I'm buzzying about it rcLoy but i seem to be in the minority :)
rcLoy - I was disappointed in Mika's first album. Except for the singles, I wasn't really into it, so I doubt I'll be getting this new one, as I'm not thrilled with "We Are Golden." I am really excited about Muse though.
J - That is so bizarre. Sorry about that. At least you can listen to plenty in advance.
Paul - I own every Madonna album on CD, so I definitely need this (even though, yes, I already own 34 of the tracks). Actually, I'm hoping for some single versions, like the single version of "Like a Prayer," which was slightly different than the album one and very very hard to find.
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