There might be some really cool music coming out in 2015. There is going to be some surprisingly good stuff. There are going to be some duds.
Whatever happens, there is going to be some really good stuff that nobody knows about.
Here is what I'm looking forward to in 2015. Some may not live up to what I expect, but there will be plenty more to take their places if it doesn't live up.
Halestorm is counting down to the release of their third album. If it is anywhere near as good as The Strange Case of.... it will not disappoint.
Blackberry Smoke is another band with another album in the can and Holding All the Roses is another release that I'm looking forward to. If you're a fan of Southern Rock, Blackberry Smoke is your band. Along with Whiskey Myers, they are doing it right.
I don't know any details, but Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are poised to release an album in 2015. Kind of eclectic, they rock. I have high hopes for this one.
This one I am most excited about. Richie Sambora and Orianthi are going to release an album together. Check out each of their solo work and then search youtube for some live collaborations. I'll admit, this one may let me down the most if it isn't great. But I'm optimistic.
When it's all said and done at the end of 2015, none of these may have resonated with me. But I'm hopeful that they will. If not, there will be something else that comes out of the woodwork. It always does.
Like I said at SCM, I'd really like to hear new stuff from Jason Boland and the Stragglers and the Turnpike Troubadours. I think George Strait's about due for a new studio album (his last came out in '13), but we'll see.
ReplyDeleteOn the metal side, if Reddit is to believed, Symphony X is just about done with their new album. Reeeeeally looking forward to that, and to Queensryche's new one. QR's last album (the first one with Todd La Torre at the mike) was the best thing they've done since at least Empire, IMO.