Here is a look at the road ahead, some of the most anticipated releases of the year! The first four months of official release dates are broken down, others coming out with no street date are listed below.
January:
Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream
The quick follow up to 2007's Magic, Bruce and Co. recorded the album while on the road supporting Magic, the record is full of hope and looking for a turning point in American history and America's standing in the World with newly elected President Barack Obama. The album comes out just in time before the band's big Super Bowl Half Time show.
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight! Franz Ferdinand!
The well dressed and dapper Scandinavian rockers return with their third album. The band will be using the same formula of catchy hooks and cleaver lyrics. This will be a fun record to listen to.
February
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
The metal monsters are set to return with their follow up to 2006's acclaimed Blood Mountain. The album, produced by Brendan O'Brien, is set to make the hair on the back of your neck tingle.
Thursday - Common Existence
The New Jersey heroes return with their fifth record and will surly be one of the most anticipated albums of the early year.
March
U2 - No Line on the Horizon
CANT WAIT! CANT WAIT! CANT WAIT!!! Can you tell I am just a little excited! My favorite living band is putting out their 12th album and for them the sky is the limit.
Prodigy - Invaders Must Die
The original line up of the electro punkers are back, the last outing from the band came in 2004 with Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and just had producer Liam Howlett behind the project. Now everyone including front man Keith Flint are back, the album also features special guests Does it Offend You, Yeah? and Dave Ghrol.
Does it Offend You Yeah? - Still Untitled
The quick follow up to last years You Have No Idea What You are Getting Yourself Into has these electro punkers ready to give their fans more.
April
Depeche Mode - Still Untitled
The band has been keeping mum about the recording to the follow up of 2005's brilliant Playing the Angel. Yet guitarist and songwriter Martin Gore has called the album "spiritual." I am anticipating this very much.
Dave Matthews Band - Still Untitled
The band's first album since 2005's Stand Up and the first without multi instrumentalist Leri Moore, Matthews has rallied up a number of musicians to fill Moore's place.
Also in 2009:
Muse
As Tall As Lions - You Cant Take it With You
Patent Pending
Lupe Fiasco - LUPE.N.D.
Dr Dre - Detox
The Klaxons
Our Lady Peace
The Editors
Green Day
Beastie Boys
Stellastarr*
Arctic Monkeys
Gallows
Jay-Z - The Blueprint III
