Upcoming Alternative + Rock Releases – April 2016
On April 16, vinyl lovers will have the chance to get their hands on a ton of limited-edition Record Store Day releases from the likes of David Bowie, the Flaming Lips, Patti Smith and many, many more. But the whole month will be chock full of exciting new albums, too.
The month opens with April Fools' Day releases that are (hopefully) not a joke: Faith No More frontman Mike Patton and composer John Kaada’s first collaborative LP in 12 years; the Melvins’ long-lost album withgodheadSilo’s Mike Kunka; Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner and Miles Kane's first full-length as the Last Shadow Puppets in eight years; and Weezer’s highly anticipated self-titled effort better known as “The White Album.” The rest of the month will see releases from Deftones, M83, PJ Harvey and more. Check out the full list below:
April 1
Andrew Bird – Are You Serious
Autolux – Pussy’s Dead
Babyfather – BBF Hosted by DJ Escrow
Bibio – A Mineral Love
Black Mountain – IV
Bleached – Welcome the Worms
dvsn – Sept. 5
Explosions in the Sky – The Wilderness
Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
John Congleton – Until the Horror Goes
Kaada/Patton – Bacteria Cult
Mike & the Melvins – Three Men and a Baby
Mogwai – Atomic
Operators – Blue Wave
Tacocat – Lost Time
The Field – The Follower
The Last Shadow Puppets – Everything You’ve Come to Expect
Weezer – Weezer (aka "The White Album")
Yeasayer – Amen & GoodbyeApril 8
Deftones – Gore
Frightened Rabbit – Painting of a Panic Attack
Future of the Left – The Peace and Truce of Future of the Left
M83 – Junk
Niki & the Dove – Everybody’s Heart Is Broken Now
Parquet Courts – Human Performance
The Dandy Warhols – Distortland
The Lumineers – Cleopatra
Tim Hecker – Love StreamsApril 15
Bear Hands – You’ll Pay for This
Blaqk Audio – Material
Cate Le Bon – Crab Day
Dave Harrington Group – Become Alive
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros – PersonA
Graham Nash – This Path Tonight
Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
Lita Ford – Time Capsule
PJ Harvey – The Hope Six Demolition Project
Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop – Love Letter for Fire
The Coathangers – Nosebleed Weekend
Xiu Xiu – The Music of Twin PeaksApril 22
Carlos Niño – Flutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening!
Greys – Outer Heaven
Guided by Voices – Please Be Honest
Rufus Wainwright – Take All My LovesApril 29
Brian Eno – The Ship
Katy B – Honey
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Nonagan Infinity
Pity Sex – White Hot Moon
Plants and Animals – Waltzed in From the Rumbling
Rogue Wave – Delusions of Grand FurMay and Beyond
ANOHNI – HOPELESSNESS
White Lung – Paradise
Eagulls – Ullages
Modern Baseball – Holy Ghost
So So Glos – Kamikaze
Twin Peaks – Down in Heaven
Tegan and Sara – Love You to Death
The Kills – Ash & Ice
Garbage – Strange Little Birds
Peter Bjorn and John – Breakin’ Point
The Monkees – Good Times