Ryan Adams
Arcade Fire
At The Drive In
Beck
Chromatics
Dirty Projectors
Drake
Fleet Foxes
Gorillaz
Grizzly Bear
Haim
Jesus & Mary Chain
LCD Soundsystem
Lorde
The National
Nine Inch Nails
Real Estate
Ride
The Shins
Sky Ferreira
Spoon
Bruce Springsteen
St Vincent
Ty Segall
Vampire Weekend
War on Drugs
Wolfe Parade
The XX
That’s just a staggering list of currently great bands. Did these bands start hanging out together so much that their cycles synced? I almost think its too much all at once. Anyway, I cannot remember a recent year so loaded with heavy hitters releasing new material.
Yea 2017 should make up for what was imo a pretty underwhelming 2016.
The AtDI record has me maybe the most excited. Relationship of Command still gets played at least once or twice a month in my house.
Arcade Fire has me the most nervous. I pretty soundly hated Reflektor
Ty Segall is the most prolific guy in rock not named Jack White and he’s super consistent so anything by him is great. Vampire Weekend should be interesting as well as Jesus and Mary Chain.
A few others not mentioned that im looking forward too…
Portgual the Man - even though i hate the single theyve released.
Zack De La Rocha solo thing- long rumored for almost decades now. His guest work on Run the Jewels stuff is so great though.