Spring 2013 New Music Preview

With spring only just a week away, I thought it would be a great time to preview the new albums that will be coming over the course of this spring. Typically the winter months to begin the year are a slow release period for new albums, and the spring sees the release schedule ramped up considerably with new offerings from The Strokes, Phoenix, and Vampire Weekend in our midst relatively soon. And without further ado, here are a few of the upcoming new releases for 2013:

The Strokes - Comedown Machine (March 26th)

The Strokes are about to make their return with Comedown Machine, the follow up to 2011's Angles. The disc is expected to take a slightly different direction than their previous work, and one song released from the album "One Way Trigger", was a bit of a underwhelming track at best that didn't accurately portray the new sound of the album. "All the Time" was a better, true representation of what the new album will sound like, and Julian Casablancas and co. will surely be at the top of their game with this new effort.

Phoenix - Bankrupt! (April 9th)

Versailles, France's alt-rockers Phoenix are set to make their long awaited return with their first studio album since 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The highly anticipated release sees the group amping up their velocity considerably with the discs first single "Entertainment" impacting alternative radio as we speak, and is a melodic blast that is quite similar to what we experienced on the last album with "1901", "Lisztomania" and "Lasso". This album is sure to be one of the top albums of 2013 if the rest of the album matches what the first song was able to deliver.

Paramore - Paramore (April 23rd)

Alt-rockers Paramore are expected to make their long awaited return with their self titled release. The first album since Josh and Zac Farro infamously departed the band 2 years ago sees the band whittled down to a trio, and Hayley is sure to express her true feelings on the whole situation somewhere embedded deep within the lyrics. The first single "Now", has so far failed to make any dents in radio airplay, but we hope that the rest of the album matches the melodic intensity that their previous releases displayed in explosive fashion, and this new song is just a fluke filler track that doesn't belong on here in the first place.

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City (May 7th)

NYC's indie rock sensations Vampire Weekend are set to make their reappearance with Modern Vampires of the City. The follow up to 2010's Contra should mark another quality effort and an maturity over their prior two albums, which have shown consistent growth in the band's style, and sees the band experimenting with different genres that offer up a little bit of variety to the listener, and makes the band stand out prominently from the current crop of indie bands out there in music today.

Any other albums that are coming out soon that I failed to mention? Let me know in the comments section directly below, or get at me via Facebook and Twitter to let me know what albums you can't wait to see the light of day this year!