LAST UPDATED: FEBRUARY 21, 2005 ***KEY TO MARKINGS:*************** # = CD I fully intend to buy * = CD I intend to investigate or consider before buying $ = CD I've already acquired (Hard copy only; rips/burns don't count) All dates are for American releases unless otherwise noted. JANUARY 11 2005 $Scissor Sisters - WE ARE SCISSOR SISTERS AND SO ARE YOU (Live DVD) JANUARY 25 2005 $Marianne Faithfull - BEFORE THE POISON FEBRUARY 1 2005 $Kylie Minogue - ULTIMATE KYLIE (US release of comprehensive Greatest Hits) FEBRUARY 15 2005 *LCD Soundsystem - LCD SOUNDSYSTEM FEBRUARY 22 2005 *Tori Amos - THE BEEKEEPER #M.I.A. - ARULAR (Note: This album has now been delayed indefinitely. Damn it.) MARCH 1 2005 #Doves - SOME CITIES MARCH 7 2005 (UK) #Idlewild - WARNINGS/PROMISES MARCH 22 2005 *Bloc Party - SILENT ALARM (UK release Feb. 14) #Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - B-SIDES AND RARITIES (Three Disc Set) #Moby - HOTEL #Queens Of The Stone Age - LULLABIES TO PARALYZE MARCH 28 2005 (UK) *Basement Jaxx - SINGLES (Limited edition w/ b-sides and remixes bonus disc; US release date unknown) MARCH 29 2005 *Beck - GUERO #Morrissey - LIVE AT EARL'S COURT #Morrissey - WHO PUT THE 'M' IN MANCHESTER? (Live DVD) APRIL 5 2005 *Hot Hot Heat - ELEVATOR APRIL 12 2005 #Garbage - BLEED LIKE ME #New Order - WAITING FOR THE SIRENS' CALL (UK release March 28) SOMETIME IN APRIL 2005 #The Cure - THE CURE, FAITH, PORNOGRAPHY (Remastered editions w/ bonus discs) SOMETIME IN 2005 #Coldplay - (Title TBA) #Depeche Mode - (Title TBA, currently being recorded) #Elbow - (Title TBA -- May) *Nine Inch Nails - WITH TEETH *Outkast - 10 THE HARD WAY #The Twilight Singers - (New album of originals, plus AMBER HEADLIGHTS, first issue of scrapped album) #Weezer - (Title TBA) #Yeah Yeah Yeahs - (Title TBA) ---------------------------- RELEASE DATE AGGREGATORS: The following sites provide lists of album release dates. They have varying reliability rates, so it's always a good idea to cross-check between them to find consensus. http://www.leakedalbums.com/releasedate040.html (They tend to jumble UK and US releases) http://www.metacritic.com/music/upcomingreleases.shtml http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/dates/