With Spring Right Around the Corner, Rumors of New Releases Are Blossoming Everywhere

After a seemingly long winter with few releases to make note of, plenty of artists are coming out of the woodwork to announce their new releases for the spring and early summer of 2008. Here are two that I'm eagerly anticipating to bring me into the summer months.



The Glass Passenger
Jack's Mannequin
Release Date: April 22, 2008

With a release date finally confirmed by AP.net, the growing crowds of impatient JM lovers can rest a little easier. After being featured as Alternative Press' Most Anticipated Albums of 2008 (January '08 issue), the disc is expected to include 10 tracks with a seven minute long song that came out of a hospital stay (Andrew McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia three months before the release of Everything in Transit in 2005). McMahon seems to be keeping most of the details on the CD a secret, as many of the tracks have names that are to be determined, and pre-sale information is nonexistent.

And for anyone in the Lancaster/Lebanon area, JM will be playing a set at the Chameleon Club on April 15, 2008.





Narrow Stairs
Death Cab for Cutie
Release Date: May 13, 2008

With it's first single "I Will Possess Your Heart" set to be released on March 18 and distributed to radio stations on March 24, the DCFC crew is on their way to releasing what fans hope to be another steller album to follow Plans (2005). With talks of a much darker and creepier sounds then previous albums, critic James Montgomery of MTV said that it is 'unquestionably the best thing they've ever done.' Kicking off the album will be a nine-minute long 'Bixby Canyon Bridge' and will be followed by ten more tracks. One thing is for sure, the second week of May will not come soon enough.