Broken Social Scene

1. Broken Social Scene – Forgiveness Rock Record, May 4th
Questionable record title aside, Broken Social Scene’s upcoming follow-up to 2005′s self-titled masterpiece is one of the only records I am literally dying to hear. Literally. One of my favourite bands ever, something tells me regardless of what this record sounds like, I’ll love it. Yes, I’m a little (i.e. very) biased when it comes to my BSS. I don’t even know what else to say besides HURRY UP, I WANNA HEAR IT NOW.

2. Ruby Coast – Title & Release Date TBA
Aurora indie-pop rockers Ruby Coast have recently announced that they are finally going into the studios to record their much-anticipated debut full-length and all I can say is, about time! A couple of years in the making, since the release of the band’s debut EP Projectable Collections (of which I grew a bit of an obsession over back in November ’08), they’ve enlisted powerhouse producers Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and Brian Paulson (Wilco, Beck, Slint, Dinosaur Jr.) to help out. I think its safe to say that I am just drooling in anticipation. Follow the band’s blog for updates from the studio!

3. Stars – The Five Ghosts, June 22nd
I think it’s pretty obvious that we’ve got some die-hard Stars fans here at the Singing Lamb, myself included and so when we all heard of the news that the Montreal pop-rock band is coming back with a new album this summer, tears were shed in excitement and multiple exclamation marks were thrown at the end of Facebook statuses. Check out the band’s website now for videos documenting the making of The Five Ghosts. The band has also announced a tour to preview their new material, including a show at the Mod Club on May 5th. Tickets are on sale now, so jump on ‘em while you can!

4. The Acorn – No Ghost, June 1st
The Acorn was always that band that I heard amazing things about live but I was never lucky enough to catch when they were in town. Thankfully that changed a few weeks ago during Canadian Music Week when I caught them at Lee’s for the Billions showcase, and man, everyone was right – this band fucking rocks. That just fueled my excitement then when I heard about the upcoming release of their new album entitled No Ghost, out June 1st. Recorded in the summer of ’09 at a cottage in Northern Quebec, this will be the band’s follow up to 2007′s Glory Hope Mountain.

5. Born Ruffians – Say It, June 1st
I’m not going to say who, but one of our writers is probably the biggest Born Ruffians fans on earth. So cheering, dancing and lots of screaming took place when the band recently announced details about their upcoming album Say It. Say It is the band’s second full-length and from what we heard at the band’s Canadian Music Week show at the Phoenix, it’s going to be goood. Yep, good with three o’s.