Welsh albums out in 2010
This year looks set to be a bumper one for Welsh album releases with over 30 due by our count.
January is going to see the new one from Lostprophets, The Betrayed. It's been getting some good reviews so far and time will tell if they can match their past commercial success now they're self-produced.
Their label-mates Bullet For My Valentine should be releasing their third album at some point this year; they've scooped all sorts of Kerrang! awards over the past few years so the pressure's on to maintain their success.
In summer, the debut album from noise terrorists is due out on London's Undergroove records, while fellow indie kids The Automatic are readying their third album Tear The Signs Down in February or March.
are releasing Wandermoon in April on Cardiff's My Kung Fu label, while Penarth's country rock singer songwriter will release A Little Brighter on Island.
Everyone's tip for 2010, Marina And The Diamonds, is releasing her much-anticipated debut in the early part of the year, as are another hotly-tipped band, The Joy Formidable. Los Campesinos! should also be releasing another set of string-inflected indie.
Ex-Gorky's Zygotic Mynci man is readying We Went Riding and Huw M is releasing Os Mewn Swn - both in the first half of the year and both on Gwymon Records.
On the same label but later in the year are records from and .
Long-standing indie band are planning an album release as is .
Again on a rock footing, Kids In Glass Houses are readying their second album.
Other acts to be looking out for this year with album releases are: , , , , , , , , , , Racehorses, and .
Do you know of any more?
Comment number 1.
At 6th Jan 2010, James McLaren - Â鶹Éç wrote:Funeral For A Friend and Ridinghood ( are another two acts with albums out this year.
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At 6th Jan 2010, Peter D Cox wrote:Since they are busy recording in Cardiff and both James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire have spoken about what it will sound like, I think it's odd on the Manic Street Preachers will be delighting us all with a new album soon.
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At 7th Jan 2010, James McLaren - Â鶹Éç wrote:Another update - Shaped By Fate' second album 'I Fear The World Has Changed' is also due for release
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At 11th Jan 2010, James McLaren - Â鶹Éç wrote:Taint's All Bees To The Sea is out 8 February.
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At 15th Jan 2010, Joe wrote:Can't say I particularly like her, but Duffy's likely to release a new one this year. I heard she's recording at the moment. It's bound to be pretty successful.
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