New Year Picks for 2018

1

Franz Ferdinand

Always Ascending (Outside)

Out February 9

The “Take Me Out” rockers have named their fifth album wisely — Always Ascending finds the Scottish indie quartet adding in disco and funk influences to bring their cheeky, theatrical rock sound to new heights.

2

The Disaster Artist

Blu-ray (UHV) Out March 13 They say you can’t polish a turd, but James Franco did just that. The actor-director turned the making of The Room, the so-called “worst movie ever made,” into a bona fide masterpiece, earning a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of The Room’s twisted auteur, Tommy Wiseau.

3

Mr. Robot

Season 3

Blu-ray (UHV)

Out March 27 Continuing the story of an anxious computer hacker and his journeys into the nebulous underworld of cyber security, this third season of one of today’s most gripping and innovative TV dramas hits depressingly closer to home than ever before.

4

Darkest Hour

Blu-ray combo pack (UHV) Out February 27 Chronicling Winston Churchill’s leadership of Britain during World War II, Darkest Hour is driven by Gary Oldman’s performance in the lead role, with many calling it the best of his career. He’s already won a Golden Globe and SAG Award for it, and he’s a frontrunner for the Best Actor Oscar too.

5

Justin Timberlake

(Sony) Man of the Woods

Out February 2

Justin Timberlake returns with his fifth album – the first in 4 years – and it’s worth the wait! His signature sharp and genre blending style is clear across the album’s 16 tracks, through long time collaborators, Timbaland and the Neptunes, and guests, Chris Stapleton and Alicia Keys.

6

Judas Priest

Firepower (Sony)

Out March 9

The British heavy metal band’s eighteenth studio album comprised of fourteen tracks of pure and highly inspired metal.

7 Three Days Grace

Outsider (So y) Out March 9 For their sixth album, the rockers Toronto-based rockers went back to basics, writing the record in a converted garage two hours outside of the city on drummer Neil Sanderson’s farm. This marks their second album with My Darkest Days vocalist Matt Walst behind the mic.