May Satan rise up and bring us 66 albums to look forward to in 2016. From the upbeat party of Azealia Banks to local favorites like Bent Shapes and Nice Guys to those albums that were supposed to come out last year but never did (cough Frank where you at cough), this year is ready to bring us a soundtrack for every mood. Look through our handy chronological guide to what needs to flow through your ears.
*=Local
January
Drake photo by Ollie Millington
Drake, Views From the 6, Out 1/6/16
Lost Film, Temporary EP, Out 1/6/16 on The Native Sound*
Hinds, Leave Me Alone, Out 1/8/16 on Mom + Pop Records
Daughter, Not to Disappear, Out 1/15/16 on 4AD
Eleanor Friedberger, New View, Out 1/22/16 on Frenchkiss
Nice Guys, W.S.M., Out 1/22/16 on Gnar Tapes*
Savages, Adore Life, Out 1/22/16 on Matador Records
Tortoise, The Catastrophist, Out 1/22/16 on Thrill Jockey
Ty Segall, Emotional Mugger,Out 1/22/16 on Drag City Records
Washer, Here Comes Washer, Out 1/22/16 on Exploding in Sound Records
Florist, The Birds Outside Sang, Out 1/29/16 on Double Double Whammy
Halfsour, Tuesday Night Live, Out 1/29/16 on Nebraskan Coast/Jigsaw Records*
Sia, This is Acting, Out 1/29/16 on Inertia/Monkey Puzzle/RCA
February
Porches photo by Jessica Lehrman
Porches, Pool, Out 2/5/16 on Domino Records
Two Inch Astronaut, Personal Life, Out 2/5/16 on Exploding in Sound Records
The Frights, You're Going to Hate This, Out 2/12/16 on Dangerbird Records
Animal Collective, Painting With, Out 2/19/16 on Domino Records
Doug Tuttle, It Calls on Me, Out 2/19/16 on Trouble in Mind*
Kal Marks, Life is Alright. Everybody Dies, Out 2/19/16 on Exploding in Sound/Midnight Werewolf Records*
March
Soft Fangs
Soft Fangs, The Light, Out 3/18/16 on Exploding in Sound/Disposable America
Museyroom, Pearly Whites, Out 3/25/16 on Grind Select
Early 2016
Chairlift photo courtesy of Chairlift
Chairlift, Moth, Out January 2016 on Columbia Records
Long Gone, TBA, Out January 2016 (self-released)*
Fucko, Dealing With the Weird, Out early 2016 on Black Numbers*
La Sera, Music for Listening to Music To, Out March 2016 on Polyvinyl
Earring, TBA, Out Spring 2016
Various other 2016 releases
Attic Abasement photo by R. Nuuja
Andrew Sadoway, TBA*
Attic Abasement, TBA
Autolux, TBA
Azealia Banks, Business and Pleasure
Bat House, TBA*
Beck, TBA
Bent Shapes, TBA
Big Ups, TBA
Black Beach, Shallow Creatures*
Brand New, TBA
Chromatics, Dear Tommy
Cynthia Schemmer, TBA
Deftones, TBA
Dump Him, TBA*
Frank Ocean, TBA
Free Pizza, Berlin
G.L.O.S.S., TBA
Gorillaz, TBA
GZA, Dark Matter
Horse Jumper of Love, TBA*
IAN, TBA
Kanye West, Swish
Kindling, TBA*
Leapling, TBA
Liz Phair, TBA
M83, TBA
Mitski, TBA
Modest Mouse, TBA
Mutual Benefit, TBA
PJ Harvey, TBA
Radiator Hospital, TBA
Radiohead, TBA
Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 3
Salty Greyhound, TBA*
Skinny Bones, TBA*
Spirit of the Beehive, TBA
Tegan & Sara, TBA
Told Slant, TBA
Twin Peaks, TBA