Some Anticipated Albums (Vampire Weekend, Futureheads, Hives)

I've been scouring the Internet instead of writing up some Best ofs for 2007 and stumbled across the following and figured I should share.


The Hive's newest album comes out Tuesday, but have/had their album streaming on their MySpace. The Black and White is the follow-up to 2004's Tyrannosaurus Hives. From what I've heard it sounds pretty solid. "Tick Tick Boom" will sound familiar to some as it has been the background music to Finish Line commercials for a bit now.

The Futureheads are also making some noise with their upcoming release. The first song can be sampled on their MySpace. It isn't much, but it is something to get excited over. I skipped over their 2006 released News and Tributes, but their 2004 debut was solid. There's no name or date on the new album yet, but look for it in 2008.

Last, but certainly not least is Vampire Weekend. Their self-titled debut will be dropping early 2008, January 28th to be exact. The track listing is as followed:

1. Mansard Roof
2. Oxford Comma
3. A-Punk
4. Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
5. M79
6. Campus
7. Bryn
8. One (Blake's Got a New Face)
9. I Stand Corrected
10. Walcott
11. The Kids Don't Stand a Chance

They have four tracks from the album on their MySpace now that I'm sure will be remastered and whatnot before January's release, but you'll get more than an idea. I wouldn't doubt that this album will be in heavy rotation on college radio stations and iPods all around. Definitely check them out.