Some anticipated releases of 2015

For the first time in a good while there are some musical releases on the horizon that I cannot wait to sink my teeth into. I have found myself in somewhat of a wilderness with my listening in the past few months, often just replaying my favourite albums over and again - and not necessarily engaging in anything current.

But my morning drives to work and a recent decision to switch to XFM breakfast show has put me back on the right track. John Holmes' hilarious listener interaction caught my ears and the music he plays kept me going back.

One song that featured as XFM's song of the week is the first single off Everything Everything's 2015 album, Distant Past. Not a band in was previously aware of, this track is a fun and funky furore into resurgent  electronic indie. The video is a bit of fun as well. The new album is out in June and I can't wait to check it out.

Muse are also back with a couple of new singles as an introduction to their upcoming politically commentary concept album 'Drones'. Psycho is excellent - it has powerful guitars and Matt Bellamy's ever present waving shriek. The commando shouting sampling is a bit over the top but it does set the scene for the album's themes. This said, the second song they have released, Dead Inside, is far more anticlimactic. Whereas Psycho sounds like roots Muse, Dead Inside shares more with their offerings of the last few years - and is a lot harder to get involved with. This paradox of genre between the two close singles sparks an intrigue into Muse' new album and the direction it will go in. Drones is also out in June.

Django Django are also back with more of the same funk- First Light and Reflection are from the upcoming album Born Under Saturn out early May.

The band that wrote one of my favourite ever songs and music videos (Dashboard) are back with a new album - Modest Mouse. The front man's vocals unlike any other, return with the excellent single Lampshades on Fire  and shows they have not lost their edge, and the album titled Strangers to Ourselves is sure to be a bit of fun.

Along a very different line, I keep hearing  of a Childish Gambino and Chance The Rapper collaboration - though nothing released yet and Gambino speaking of putting it on hold, two of my favourite hip hop artists working together on a surely innovative album/EP is one deserving of the buzz.

So there's an idea of what I'm listening to and what I'm anticipating at the moment. I'm happy to be listening to the radio again and extending my recently less eclectic music library. Any suggestions are always well received.

I have been wondering - will we see new Arctic Monkeys or QOTSA albums any time soon?

alright?