Looking ahead: Sept. 2007-Nov. 2007
A number of fall music preview articles in the press cite James Blunt, Foo Fighters and Alicia Keys as releases to which to look forward. If that’s the best we can expect, then I may as well consider this year done.
It’s been often said the music industry is doing gangbusters, but the recording industry is spiraling down the crapper. Well, I’m paraphrasing, but the industry-wide changes ushered in by the Demon Internet has gotten everyone shell-shocked and puzzled. It seems no artist is in their A-game, and a lot of fear of what’s going on business-wise has trickled down to the creative process.
Either that, consumers just have better tools to make wiser purchases. However much I love Tracey Thorn, I couldn’t in good conscience shell out money for Out of the Woods, and as much as Billy Corgan annoys me, I couldn’t miss out on the Smashing Pumpkins’ Zeitgeist.
Let’s review, then, a few select titles to expect from now till November.