Albums That Need To Come Out Now (Update)

So how are those spring albums coming along.

The Thermals - Now We Can See

The Thermals will be releasing a split 7" with Thao with the Get Down Stay Down for Record Store Day. The split will feature demos of two songs from the album. According to the Kill Rock Stars store, they will start a pre-order for their new 7" on white vinyl next week.

Release Date: April 7

Songs: "Now We Can See", "I Was Afraid (Demo)"

Tracklist:

1 "When I Died"
2 "We Were Sick"
3 "I Let It Go"
4 "Now We Can See"
5 "At the Bottom of the Sea"
6 "When We Were Alive"
7 "I Called Out Your Name"
8 "When I Was Afraid"
9 "Liquid In, Liquid Out"
10 "How We Fade"
11 "You Dissolve"

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest


The Grizzly Bear album has a title and a couple more songs. They are slated to bring their act to some of the usual summer festivals.

Release Date: May 26

Songs: "Two Weeks", "While You Wait For the Others", "Cheerleader", "Fine for Now"

Tracklist:

1 "Southern Point"
2 "Two Weeks"
3 "All We Ask"
4 "Fine for Now"
5 "Cheerleader"
6 "Dory"
7 "Ready, Able"
8 "About Face"
9 "Hold Still"
10 "While You Wait for the Others"
11 "I Live With You"
12 "Foreground"

The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love

The Decemberists will play their new album in its entirety at this year's SXSW festival in Austin. Their closest Spokane stop on tour will be Missoula in May.

Release Date: March 24

Songs: "The Rake's Song"

Tracklist:

1 "Prelude"
2 "Hazards Of Love 1 (The Prettiest Whistles Won't Wrestle the Thistles Undone)"
3 "A Bower Scene"
4 "Won't Want For Love (Margaret In The Taiga)"
5 "Hazards Of Love 2 (Wager All)"
6 "The Queen's Approach"
7 "Isn't It A Lovely Night?"
8 "The Wanting Comes In Waves / Repaid"
9 "An Interlude"
10 "The Rake's Song"
11 "The Abduction Of Margaret"
12 "The Queen's Rebuke / The Crossing"
13 "Annan Water"
14 "Margaret In Captivity"
15 "Hazards Of Love 3 (Revenge!)"
16 "The Wanting Comes In Waves" (Reprise)
17 "The Hazards Of Love 4 (The Drowned)"

EDIT: Added Veckatimest info (3/4/09)