Okay, so the official first day of summer isn't until June 21. But if the sun is shinning and it's warm enough to wear shorts, it's summer. The months of May and June promise a wealth of cool new music from some of your indie favorites to some of your favorite mainstream pop divas. Here's a list of over 30 upcoming album releases.
Click here to view Summer 2010 Music (August-September) Preview
Click here to view Summer 2010 Music (August-September) Preview
MAY 4
"Pulse" by Toni Braxton
(click to watch "Make My Heart")
(click to watch "Make My Heart")
"Forgiveness Rock Record" by Broken Social Scene
(click here to watch a teaser clip of "Sweetest Kill")
(click here to watch a teaser clip of "Sweetest Kill")
"Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends"
by Kris Kristofferson
(click to listen to album @ NPR)
"Take A Bow" by Greg Laswell
(click to watch a live performance of "Take Everything")
(click to watch a live performance of "Take Everything")
"Heaven Is Whenever' by The Hold Steady
(click to hear "Hurricane J")
(click to hear "Hurricane J")
"So Runs The World Away" by Josh Ritter
(click to hear "Change of Time")
(click to hear "Change of Time")
"Together" by The New Pornographers
(click to listen to the album @ NPR)
(click to listen to the album @ NPR)
MAY 11
"Dynasty" by Kaskade
"High Violet" by The National
(click to hear "Bloodbuzz Ohio")
(click to hear "Bloodbuzz Ohio")
"Champ" by Tokyo Police Club
(click to hear "Breakneck Speed")
(click to hear "Breakneck Speed")
"Night Train" by Keane
(click to watch "Stop For A Minute" feat. K'naan)
(click to watch "Stop For A Minute" feat. K'naan)
"Sea Of Cowards" by The Dead Weather
(click to watch "Die By The Drop" teaser)
(click to watch "Die By The Drop" teaser)
"Oooh La La!" by The Crash Test Dummies
(click to watch "Oooh La-La" promo)
(click to watch "Oooh La-La" promo)
MAY 18
"Brothers" by The Black Keys
(click to watch video for "Your Touch")
(click to watch video for "Your Touch")
"This Is Happening" by LCD Soundsystem
(click here to watch "Drunk Girls")
(click here to watch "Drunk Girls")
"Infinite Arms" by Band of Horses
(click here to watch "Compliments")
(click here to watch "Compliments")
"Compass" by Jamie Lidell
(click to hear "Compass")
(click to hear "Compass")
"The Sellout" by Macy Gray
(click to watch "Beauty In The World")
(click to watch "Beauty In The World")
MAY 25
JUNE 1
"Say It" by Born Ruffians
(click to hear "What To Say")
(click to hear "What To Say")
"To The Sea" by Jack Johnson
JUNE 8
"{Bi-on-ic}" by Christina Aguilera
(click to hear "Not Myself Tonight")
(click to hear "Not Myself Tonight")
"Grace Potter & The Nocturnals"
by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
(click to watch "Tiny Light")
"Shout it Out" by Hanson
(click to watch "Thinking 'Bout Somethin')
by Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
(click to watch "Tiny Light")
(click to watch "Thinking 'Bout Somethin')
JUNE 15
"Thank Me Later" by Drake
(click to watch "Over")
Album pushed to September.
(click to hear "Hot N' Fun feat. Nelly Furtado)
"The Laws Of Illusion" by Sarah McLachlan
(click to hear "Loving You Is Easy")
(click to hear "Loving You Is Easy")
"American Slang" by The Gaslight Anthem
(click to hear "American Slang")
(click to hear "American Slang")
"Scream" by Ozzy Ozbourne
(click to hear "Let Me Hear You Scream")
(click to hear "Let Me Hear You Scream")
JUNE 22
"The Five Ghosts" by Stars
(click to hear "Fixed")
(click to hear "Fixed")
JUNE 29
"Laws Of Power" by Three 6 Mafia
New album TBA by M.I.A.
(click to watch "Born Free")
(click to watch "Born Free")
(warning: graphic violence in video)
JULY 5
"Aphrodite" by Kylie Minogue
(click to watch "All The Lovers")
(click to watch "All The Lovers")
