Looking ahead, October-November 2016

[Meredith Monk - On Behalf of Nature]

At first, I was excited to see my new release wish list starting to grow, but upon closer inspection, a lot of anticipated releases were just being delayed till October.

Mike Mills, Concerto for Violin, Rock Band and Orchestra, Oct. 14

Mike Mills was R.E.M.’s secret weapon. He was never content to anchor his bass lines with the tonic. Classical music from rock musicians always garners some amount of skepticism, but I might give Mills a bit of leeway.

Meredith Monk, On Behalf of Nature, Nov. 4

I’m pretty much picking up this disc because Sid Chen, who works with Kronos Quartet and has popped in the comments section on the site once in a blue moon, performs on this album. We’ve followed each other on social media for years, but we’ve yet to met.

Sting, 57th and 9th, Nov. 11

I have a soft spot for The Dream of the Blue Turtles and … Nothing Like the Sun. So I’m always willing to give Sting a chance, even in the face of a Mercury Falling or The Last Ship.

R.E.M., Out of Time (Deluxe Edition), Nov. 18

I’m not sure where Out of Time falls in the critical evaluation of R.E.M.’s career, but it was released in a pretty turbulent point of my life, which imbues it with a powerful pull.

Vinyl

Depeche Mode, 101, Oct. 21

I remember this album being a pretty big deal for people around me back in 1989, which makes me curious as to why.

Rescheduled
  • Madonna, Ray of Light, Oct. 11
  • The Killers, Hot Fuss, Nov. 4
  • Enya, The Memory of Trees, Nov. 11
  • Duran Duran, The Wedding Album, Jan. 13, 2017

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