Ahhh, the New Year! Our collective hangover has finally worn down, and what's left is a thirst for new music and excitement of that to come. Allston Pudding's here with a handy guide on what 2015 releases to keep an eye, or better yet, an ear out for in this lap around the sun. Some bands have posted tracks pre-release, and those we've made sure to include. Others haven't, making these long awaited releases that much more mysterious. And all the more exciting. Whether you're pre-ordering or just streaming tracks, be sure to mark these dates on your cat calendar.
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Allston Pudding's Most Anticipated Albums of 2015
January
California X*, Nights in the Dark, Out 1/13/15 via Don Giovanni Records
Dr. Dog, Live at a Flamingo Hotel, Out 1/13/15 via Anti Records
Meat Wave, Brother EP, Out 1/19/15 via Brace Yourself Records
Belle & Sebastian, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, Out 1/20/15 via Matador Records
Sleater-Kinney, No Cities to Love, Out 1/20/15 via Sub Pop Records
The Decemberists, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, Out 1/20/15 via Capitol Records
Viet Cong, Viet Cong, Out 1/20/15 via Jagjaguwar/Flemish Eye Records
Chandos*, Rats in Your Bed, Out 1/27/15 via Carpark Records
Dirty Dishes, Guilty, Out 1/27/15 via Exploding in Sound Records
Jessica Pratt, On Your Own Love Again, Out 1/27/15 via Drag City
The Dodos, Individ, Out 1/27/15 via Polyvinyl
February
Mount Eerie, Sauna, Out 2/3/2015 via P.W. Elverum & Sun
Father John Misty, I Love You, Honeybear, Out 2/10/15 via Sub Pop Records
The Districts, A Flourish and a Spoil, Out 2/10/15 via Fat Possum
José González, Vestiges and Claws, Out 2/17/15
Krill*, A Distant Fist Unclenching, Out 2/17/15 via Exploding in Sound/Double Double Whammy Records
Colleen Green, I Want to Grow Up, Out 2/24/15 via Hardly Art
Dan Deacon, Gliss Riffer, Out 2/24/15 via Domino Records
Public Service Broadcasting, The Race for Space, Out 2/24/15 via Test Cards Recordings
Screaming Females, Rose Mountain, Out 2/24/15 via Don Giovanni Records
March
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, After, Out 3/3/15 via Mom + Pop Records
Modest Mouse, Strangers to Ourselves, Out 3/3/15
Of Montreal, Aureate Gloom, Out 3/3/15
Pile*, You're Better Than This, Out 3/3/15 via Exploding in Sound Records
Tobias Jesso Jr., Goon, Out 3/17/15 via True Panther Sounds
Laura Marling, Short Movie, Out 3/23/15
Spring
Marina & the Diamonds, Froot, Out 4/3/15 via Neon Gold/Atlantic Records
My Morning Jacket, TBA, Out April via ATO
Chance the Rapper, Surf, Out early 2015
Action Bronson, Mr. Wonderful, Out early 2015
Waxahatchee, TBA, Out early 2015 via Merge Records
Speedy Ortiz*, TBA, Out Spring 2015
Sweet John Bloom*, Weird Prayer, Out Spring 2015 on Tiny Engines
Various other 2015 releases
Ava Luna, TBA
Brand New, TBA
Downtown Boys, TBA, via Don Giovanni Records
Frank Ocean, TBA
Frankie Cosmos, TBA, via Double Double Whammy
Grimes, TBA
Joanna Newsom, TBA
Kanye West, TBA
Kendrick Lamar, TBA
Palehound*, TBA
Porches., TBA
Potty Mouth*, TBA
Rye Pines*, TBA EP
Tomboy*, TBA, via Ride the Snake Records
Ty Segall, TBA
U.S. Royalty, TBA
Twerps, Underlay EP, via Merge Records