Upcoming Album Releases – The Back End of 2012

Words by Scenewave Australia - Published on July 10, 2012

So we’re coming in to the back end of the year and it’s absolutely insane how much fresh new music is about to be released. It is mental. In light of that, we thought we’d get some buzz going for some of the albums we’re particularly hanging out for!

Here’s what our research has yielded so far! (ordered by date of release)

The Antlers – Undersea – July 24, 2012

Passion Pit – Gossamer – July 24, 2012

Blur – Blur 21 – July 30, 2012

Bloc Party – Four – August 21, 2012

Yeasayer – Fragrant World – August 21, 2012

The Vaccines – The Vaccines Come Of Age – September 4, 2012

Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon – September 4, 2012

Animal Collective – Centipede Hz – September 4, 2012

The xx – Coexist – September 11, 2012

The Killers – Battle Born – September 17, 2012

Muse – 2nd Law – September 18, 2012

Band of Horses – Mirage Rock – September 18, 2012

Woods – Bend Beyond – September 18, 2012

Grizzly Bear – Shields – September 18, 2012

Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liqour II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1 – September 25, 2012

Frightened Rabbit – TBA – September 25, 2012

Big Boi – Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors – November 13, 2012

There are also reports of imminent album releases from Beady Eye, Ben Folds Five, Mumford and Sons, The Strokes, deadmau5 and Cloud Control. Release dates for these groups are yet to be confirmed, but hopefully they’re not too far away!

If you have any albums you can’t wait for the release of, send us a message and we’ll add it to the list!