With more ambiguity on the horizon, one thing is
certain: a strong release schedule. With some musicians preparing their second or
third releases of the pandemic, 2022 is already shaping up to be a major year
for new albums. Of course, many others are releasing a pandemic record for the
first time. Check out the 45 most highly anticipated albums of 2022.
‘Time Skiffs’ is an Animal Collective album out on
February 4, that should please longstanding fans and casual listeners equally,
thanks to the tracks ‘Prester John’ and ‘Walker,’ both of which have
harmonising melodies that flow into freewheeling jam sessions.
Beach House is releasing its eighth album, ‘Once Twice Melody’ in chapters. It’s first two chapters were already released last year. The third and the fourth chapter will be released on January 19 and February 18 respectively.
With the new album, ‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I
Believe in You’, due for release on February 11, Big Thief demonstrates its
uncanny ability to bring compassionate, heartfelt lyrics to life in stunning
detail.
Black Country, New Road’s new album, ‘Ants From Up There’, delves deeper into its tumultuous mix of rock, folk, and the improvisational possibilities that exist between them. It’s slated for release on 4th February.
Bloc Party's sixth album, ‘Alpha Games’, due for
release on 29th April, tries to capture a rapid, discordant
collection of indie rock gone post-punk.
Hurray for the Riff Raff's ‘Life on Earth’ album,
marks a new chapter of contemplation for the band, with Segarra identifying Bad
Bunny, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and the Clash as important influences. Its due
on 18th February.
Let's Eat Grandma, the British team of Rosa Walton and
Jenny Hollingworth, are back after a three-year hiatus. Their new album, ‘Two
Ribbons’, which is inspired by the Norfolk landscape is due for release on 8th
April. "Hall of Mirrors," the album's lead hit, is a billowing synth
pop track, while the title track is a stripped-down ballad composed entirely by
Hollingworth.
Abel Tesfaye had released his new album, ‘Dawn FM’ on 7th January, following the long campaign behind his 2020 record ‘After Hours’—an era marked by omnipresent hit songs, a Super Bowl halftime concert, and a Grammy snub-turned-boycott. He had hinted, "The dawn is coming," several times ahead of Dawn FM.
Other Album Releases
- Years and Years’ ‘Night Call’ - 21st
January - Tears for Fears’ ‘The Tipping Point’ -25th
February - Saba’s ‘Few Good Things’ - 4th
February - Sasami’s ‘Squeeze’ - 25th
February - Shamir’s ‘Heterosexuality’- 11th
February - Spiritualized’s ‘Everything Was Beautiful’-
25th February - Spoon’s ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’- 11th
February - Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’- 4th
February - Nilüfer Yanya’s ‘Painless’ - 4th
March - Phife Dawg’s ‘Forever’- 22nd
March (posthumous release) - Jack White’s ‘Fear of the Dawn’ and
‘Entering Heaven Alive’ will be released on 8th April and 22nd
July respectively. - Kaina’s ‘It was a Home’ - 4th
March - Empath’s ‘Visitor’ -11th
February - Father John Misty’s ‘Chloë and the Next 20th
Century’- 8th April - Cate Le Bon's ‘Pompeii’ -4th
February - The Bad Boy Chiller Crew’s ‘Disrespectful’-
21st January. - Earl Sweatshirt's ‘Sick!’ -14th
January. - EarthGang’s ‘Ghetto Gods’- 28th
January - Blood Incantation’s ‘Timewave Zero’ -25th
February - Alice Glass’s ‘Prey//IV’- 28th January
- Amber Mark's ‘Three Dimensions Deep’ -
28th January - Cécile McLorin Salvant’s ‘Ghost song’- 4th
March.
The release dates of the following
artists’ albums are unknown.
- Danny Brown’s Quaranta
- The new Interpol album
- J Cole’s two new albums, ‘The Fall Off’
and ‘It’s a Boy’. - Rosalía’s ‘Motomami’
- Laura Les and Dylan Brady from '100 gecs'
are releasing a new album, ‘10000 gecs’, which will feature the new track
‘MeMeMe’.
There are absolutely no details about Cardi B’s next
album. Other artists and bands who have album releases (name yet to be known)
lined up for this year are Kendrick Lamar, Normani, SZA, Lizzo, Koffee and The
Smile.
