Beyoncé, Madonna, Rosalía, Kendrick Lamar or Red Hot Chili Peppers … After a sparse 2021 in big names, the music stars are preparing their return with an eye on an omicron and another in which vaccination allows to finally convert the covid- 19 in an anecdote and pay off his new albums on world tours.
The Weeknd will be the first big name of the season. Yesterday reported by surprise that "Dawn FM", his fifth studio album, the first after the successful "After hours" (2020), will be launched this Friday, the same day it will see the light "Night call" of Years & Years.
Few are currently the albums confirmed with date and title for the next few months, most of them by leading figures in the more cult or alternative field, such as Elvis Costello, who will return on January 14 with "The Boy Named If", or Eels, who will post "Extreme witchcraft" two weeks later.
Cult records
January will also bring two notable returns, that of veteran progressive rock band Jethro Tull with "The Zealot Gene", her first studio album after almost 18 years. It will be the 28th, the same day that Urge Overkill will launch "Oul" a decade after its last installment.
Animal Collective will edit "Time Skiffs" on February 4, the date on which Bastille will present "Give Me Future" and Korn, "Requiem". They will be followed on the 11th "The Dream" by Alt-J, "Earthling" Eddie Vedder (his third solo adventure outside of Pearl Jam) and "Lucifer On The Sofa" by Spoon.
On the 18th of that month, Beach House will publish "One twice melody" and Metronomy "Small world", while on the 25th they will see the light "Everything Was Beautiful" by Spiritualized, "The tipping point" by Tears For Fears (first album in 17 years) and "Happines Not Included" by Soft Cell (Marc Almond’s group has not released a new LP since 2002).
The release schedule gets even hotter starting in March. On day 4, Band Of Horses will release "Things Are Great", the 11 Bryan Adams will do the same with "So happy it hurts", the 18 is scheduled to arrive "CRASH" of Charli XCX and the 25 Placebo will put on the street "Never let me go".
We will not have to lose sight of in the following weeks "Chloe And The Next 20th Century" by Father John Misty, to be released on April 8, nor "C’MON YOU KNOW" by Liam Gallegher, who will do so on May 27. In parallel, Jack White will surprise not with one, but with two new albums: "Fear Of The Dawn" April 8 and "Entering Heaven Alive" July 22.
Possible big returns
That list becomes even more dazzling when you look at the records that could see the light of day throughout 2022. International media talk about Kendrick Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, Camila Cabello ("Family"), Cardi B, Janet Jackson ("Black diamond"), Lizzo, Lykke Li, Megadeth ("The Sick, The Dying And The Dead"), Megan Thee Stallion, Morrisey ("Bonfire of Teenagers") and The Cure.
It is unnecessary to continue talking about Rihanna’s ninth album, the one that has apparently been about to end for years but which, sheltered by the success of other business aspects, has already shown that it is not urgent to publish.
More explicit about her plans was Beyoncé, who in an August interview for Harper’s Bazaar stated that she perceived in the world the desire to live again and that she wanted to contribute to that. "Renaissance" post-pandemic with the fruit of his year and a half of work in the studio.
"Surprises in the new year" Madonna also announced in recent weeks, after posting a photo in the studio, while some members of Red Hot Chili Peppers confirmed that their new job was "almost ready" and Joe Frusciante, back in the band, even dared to point out spring.
News in Spanish
Within the urban Latin we should not lose sight of very prolific stars and given to unexpected releases, such as Maluma, who in summer already anticipated the subject "Sober", or Bad Bunny, who confirmed a new album for the next few months.
In this style, Christina Aguilera will make her debut, singing again in Spanish 20 years after "My reflection", the language in which the last great Latin Grammy winner, the Colombian Camilo, sings, preparing new work, like another 2021 phenomenon, Rauw Alejandro.
Finally, Rosalía also confirmed that 2022 will be the year of "Motomami", her third studio album and the one that should establish her in the international market. He said in a talk with Rolling Stone that it is the result of "a very big experimentation", with influences ranging from Héctor Lavoe to Patti Smith, through Pedro Almodovar and reggaeton.
More uncertain is the question of the successor of "Vertigo" by Pablo Alborán when we have the information. Speaking to Efe, the man from Malaga declared that he is "writing nonstop" and that, in fact, has two songs "lists", one of which will be released this month, although he did not dare to date his new album.
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