First big albums of the year
THE NEW year has arrived, and with it a roster of new and exciting albums on the horizon.
Here is a selection of some of the biggest album releases slated for early 2018.
Camila Cabello’s Camila (launches on Sunday) The former Fifth Harmony member is set to release her debut solo album to kick off the year.
Its lead s ing le, Havana, was released in September, and reached top spots on album charts around the world.
The Shins’ A Worm’s Heart (Jan 19) The indie group’s new album follows on from last year’s and is a ‘flipped’ version of the earlier LP: that is, its tracks feature all the same lyrics, but appear in alternate versions – slow songs turned fast, and vice versa.
Fall Out Boy’s Mania (Jan 19) The seventh studio album from the band, which was founded by bassist Pete Wentz and guitarist Joe Strohman, was originally due out last September, and anticipation is high as fans await the pushed-back release.
Charlie Puth’s Voicenotes (Jan 19) Pop singer Puth has achieved success and built anticipation with the first tracks off from his upcoming album, the follow-up to 2016 debut Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods (Feb 2) The veteran pop singer has just revealed his new album is on the way, calling it a “personal a lbum” inspired by his son, his wife Jessica Biel, and “more so than any other album I’ve written, where I’m from”.
Dashboard Confessional’s Crooked Shadows (Feb 9) Those who came of age in the early aughts will remember the emo sounds of Dashboard Confessional, who is back with its first album since 2009’s Franz Ferdinand’s Always Ascending (Feb 9) The Mercury-winning indie band is back with a long-awaited fifth album describes as “nothing short of a rebirth”, with a title track that features an experimental synth-y sound. – AFP-Relaxnews