We are only a week into April and have already had some great album releases; The Band Perry released their sophomore album, Pioneer, on April 2nd with singles "Better Dig Two" and "DONE" already having broken into the top 25 (with the former reaching number one) on Billboard's Hot Country list, while Cold War Kids' Dear Miss Lonelyhearts leaves the average indie rock formula in lieu of their original sound that first made us fall for them, and The Dear Hunter's Migrant proves that this band (and songwriter Casey Crescenzo, especially) is only becoming more proficient at creating beautiful melodies that sync up with even better lyrics with each album they release. While each of these albums was more amazing than the last, there are plenty of album releases left to look forward to this month.
April 9
Paramore- Paramore
Stone Sour- House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 2
April 16
Folly & The Hunter- Tragic Care
Art Brut- Top of the Pops (a two disc 'best of' album)
Fall Out Boy- Save Rock and Roll
Olly Murs- Right Place, Right Time
Iron & Wine- Ghost On Ghost
The Flaming Lips- The Terror
The Airborne Toxic Event- Such Hot Blood
Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Mosquito
April 23
Frank Turner- Tape Deck Heart
Phoenix- Bankrupt!
Kid Cudi- Indicud
Snoop Lion- Reincarnated
The Veils- Time Stays, We Go
will.i.am- #willpower
Young Galaxy- Ultramarine
April 29
Guided by Voices- English Little League
April 30
Iggy and The Stooges- Ready to Die
Sharks- Selfhood
All of these artists are so great that it's hard to decide which album I am most excited for; while Iron & Wine, Fall Out Boy, Frank Turner, and Phoenix always manage to give us great music, I am excited to see what The Veils, Folly & The Hunter, Young Galaxy, and Sharks have to offer as the bands continue to establish themselves and I really love the music and collaboration choices coming out of Snoop Lion's most recent work.
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