This year has been quite generous for great music, and the next few months will only be getting better. If you need an exciting soundtrack for your Fall Semester, then this list might do the trick for you.
Top 5 People’s Choice:
Pearl Jam, “Lightning Bolt”
Release Date: Oct. 14
Pearl Jam has carved out a good, little place for themselves in rock ‘n’ roll history, so they shouldn’t feel any pressure to prove themselves with “Lightning Bolt.”
The first single from the upcoming LP, “Mind Your Manners,” is a slim, punk-influenced tune and it shows that the band is out to have fun and kick some ... well, you know.
The Avett Brothers, “Magpie and the Dandelion”
Release Date: Oct. 15
This group of rowdy, yet reflective, folk musicians hasn’t missed a step on any of their full-length releases to date. From their debut EP to “The Carpenter,” The Avett Brothers have shown their penchant for producing wonderful results while experimenting with folk rock, country and bluegrass.
“Magpie and the Dandelion” will most likely follow in these footsteps by evolving their sound while keeping true to The Avett Brothers spirit.
MGMT – “MGMT”
Release Date: Sept. 17
MGMT’s debut album proved they could write delicious, sugar-coated pop. Their sophomore album proved they could channel their inner Syd Barrett and write some grandiose psychedelic rock. But what will their third album prove?
If the past is any indication, MGMT will simply meet and exceed expectations with their upcoming, self-titled release. The singles they have released for this one, the otherworldly “Alien Days” and the quirky “Your Life is a Lie,” show that we have nothing to worry about.
Jack Johnson, “From Here Now to You”
Release Date: Sept. 17
Not many artists come as calm and collected as Jack Johnson, everyone’s favorite surf bum. His discography represents what happens when take you take the vibe of beaches and sunshine and turn them into sonic pleasures.
While Johnson never does anything really radical or wild to expand his sound, he always delivers with his sincerity.
Trivium, “Vengeance Falls”
Release Date: Oct. 15
Trivium hit a wall with their last record, “In Waves,” by sounding mediocre and almost uninspired. They will need to find new ways to play with their neo-thrash metal/metalcore mix, and make “Vengeance Falls” rise to the heights that their fourth record, “Shogun,” established five years ago.
Top 5 Writer’s Choice:
Týr, “Valkyrja”
Release Date: Sept. 13
Týr hit gold with their last album, “The Lay of Thrym,” producing some of the best viking metal of the past few years. The anticipation is running wild and the expectations are high for “Valkyrja,” but Týr can be expected to rise to the challenge.
Carcass, “Surgical Steel”
Release Date: Sept. 13
After 17 years since their last record, Carcass has finally decided to release some more surgically precise and gruesome death metal upon the world. Let’s hope they still have that fire that established them as metal elites all those years ago.
Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, TBA
Release Date: TBA
Very little information has been released about the Indianapolis group’s next record, but various hints and statements on social media sites indicate that this record may come out sooner than later.
They have a previewed a couple new tunes at recent shows, “Flying Saucer Blues” and “Go to Sleep You Little Creep,” and they show that Margot mastermind Richard Edwards has evolved into one the most beautiful songwriters around today.
Motörhead, “Aftershock”
Release Date: October
Motörhead likes it fast, nasty and vulgar. They don’t have room for anything else. While many argue that Motörhead doesn’t care much for progressing their sound, there’s a certain charm to be found with a band just wants to play good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. And they will probably do just that on “Aftershock.”
Morrissey, “Morrissey 25: Live”
Release Date: Oct. 21
While this is a live concert film and not a studio album, this release deserves a special mention because it celebrates the 25th year of Morrissey’s solo career.
Few artists have inspired the kind of rabid following that Morrissey has, and his concert films are a testament to this. Morrissey, and the band behind him, is truly a spectacle to behold.
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