Music forecast for 2008

Fearless forecast. Yes i know it’s a strong statement. But im sick and tired of people being emo. Living the way of emo… wearing black dresses and make-up. Butif you ask them what’s emo, they would say “I don’t know” This is the “in” style for 2008. Posers…. Alternative will be back because of the following reasons

a.) Decline of bands playing the so-called “emo” music (which i found out, there was no really an emo genre in the music industry.)

b.) New albums to look out for (which i will be tackling in the next paragraph)

c.) Decline of pogi (handsome) rock bands

As much as i wanted for Taken by Cars and Sugarfree Live! to be the albums of 2008, it really has some tough competition ahead. Take for example, this Friday, Bamboo and Sponge Cola will be releasing their albums at the same time. Ang Bandang Shirley’s “Themesongs” had it’s soft launch in the record bars (yay! finally got one)and not later this year, Wolfgang would be releasing a brand new album. New album releases from Ciudad, Overtone, Silent Sanctuary, April morning skies and the mother of albums (if this one would push through) The live album of the reunion concert of the Eraserheads (which by the way, some of the emo poseurs haven’t even heard of this band, heck they don’t know these 4 talented lads)

My Picks for the local albums for this year:

• Sugarfree Live! – new album is amazing. Orchestral arrangement at it’s finest. Still,
  
• Taken by Cars - Endings of a new kind (has got this edgy ala-bloc party sound in my head)
  
• Ang Bandang Shirley – Themesongs Hurrah for pop music. The songs from the Rizal day session ep was given a major overhaul and even sounded better on the album release)
• Itchyworms - Self-Titled
  
• Rico Blanco -Your Universe (A contender indeed. Nice lyrics, love the songs from the album)

So many albums to listen…. so little space on my ipod.

As for the foreign releases, My top picks for this year would be:

• Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
  
• John Mayer - Where the light is live in Los Angeles
• David Cook - still untitled album but will be released this year
• Bloc Party - Intimacy (I’m beginning to like the new sound)
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – All their releases this year. One of my all time favorite J-rock band

Give it a try and listen to the albums i mentioned. Guaranteed to mak you wonder and buy the albums.