There are nearly 250 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at the last minute:
ADC Band | Long Stroke Reissue
Ade | Rise of the Empire
Against Me! | Reinventing Axl Rose Vinyl
Agnostic Front | Get Loud
Roberto Alagna | Caruso 1873
The Alchemy | Chemical Daydream
All Time Low | It’s Still Nothing Personal: A Ten Year Tribute
Ansome | Hounds of the Harbour
Aphrose | Element
Chet Atkins | The Complete RCA Victor & Columbia Christmas Recordings
Atlantaeum Flood | One Day
Bask | III
Louis Berry | XIV
Blind Cave Salamander | The Svalbard Suite
Blind Guardian | Legacy of the Dark Lands
Bliss Nova | Going Places
Andrea Bocelli | Sì Forever (Diamond Edition)
Wade Bowen | Twelve Twenty-Five
Bishop Briggs | Champion
Ben Bryden | Figure Of Eight
Louise Burns | Portraits
Eric Carmen | The Best of Eric Carmen
Nathan Carter | Irish Heartland
Clams Casino | Moon Trip Radio
Nuela Charles | Melt
Gene Clark | No Other Deluxe Edition
Josienne Clarke | In All Weather
Class Photo | Light Years Later
Erin Coburn | Out From Under
Natalie Cole | Holly & Ivey Remastered
Judy Collins & Jonas Fjeld | Winter Stories
Luke Combs | What You See Is What You Get
Joanna Connor | Rise
Alice Cooper | Dirty Diamonds Coloured Vinyl
Lucy Dacus | 2019 EP
Rachael Dadd | FLUX
The Dark Element | Songs the Night Sings
Kate Davis | Trophy
Dawn of Ashes | Origin of the Ashes
DDG | 13
Jason Derulo | 2Sides
Dessa | Sound the Bells: Recorded Live at Orchestra Hall
Devil to Pay | Forever, Now or Whenever
Iann Dior | Industry Plant
Dr. John & WDR Big Band | Big Band Voodoo
Doja Cat | Hot Pink
Fats Domino | I’ve Been Around: The Complete Imperial & ABC-Paramount Recordings
Kenny Dorham | The Complete Albums 1953-1959
Drive East | Survial
Luca Durán | Circunvalar EP
Edge of Paradise | Universe
Elizabeth The Second | Two Margaritas at the Fifty Five
Emotional Oranges | The Juice: Vol II
Enchanted Hunters | Dwunasty dom
Melissa Errico | Legrand Affair Deluxe Edition
Esoteric | A Pyrrhic Existence
EXO | Bird
Eye | Metamujer
Farafi | Calico Soul
Stephen Fearing | The Unconquerable Past
Federale | No Justice
Fitted | First Fits
FKA Twigs | Magdalene
French 79 | Joshua
Floorplan | Supernatural
The Flower Kings | Waiting for Miracles
John Fogerty | 50 Year Trip: Live at Red Rocks
Steve Forbert | Jackrabbit Slim 40th Anniversary
Fox Medicine | Procédures Mystiques
Davíð Brynjar Franzson | Longitude
Fruition | Wild As the Night
Ali Gatie | You
Girl Ray | Girl
Glimmermen | Here I Stand
The Good Ones | RWANDA, you should be loved
GOT7 | Call My Name
Mali Grab & Aussie Skin on Skin | Strangers EP
Graduation Speech | Maintenance Required EP
Great Lake Swimmers | The Waves, The Wake Acoustic
Green Buzzard | Amidst the Clutter & Mess
Greet Death | New Hell
The Hackles | A Dobritch Did As A Dobritch Should
Stephen Hamm | Theremin Man
Hana | Hanadriel
Erin Harpe & Delta Swingers | The Christmas Swing
Have A Nice Life | Sea of Worry
Taylor Hawkins & The Coattail Riders | Get the Money
Hawthorne Heights | Lost Frequencies
Ella Henderson | Glorious EP
Max Herre | Athen
Hideous Divinity | Simulacrum
Hinapia | New Start
Colin Hinton | Simulacra
Holychild | The Theatrical Death of Julie Delicious
HyunA | Flower Shower
El Irreal Veintiuno | Poliformo EP
iskwē | achakosuk
Peter Ivers | Becoming Peter Ivers
Jacquees | King of R&B
Mark Jenkin | Bait Soundtrack
Je Suis France | Back to the Basics of Love
Sarah Jickling | The Family Curse
King Khan Experience | Turkey Ride
Reese Laflare | Final Fantasy
Laima | Home
Land Of Kush | Sand Enigma
Lapalux | Amnioverse
Ned LeDoux | Next in Line
Jerry Leger | Time Out For Tomorrow
Leif | Igam-Ogam EP
Lil Mosey | Certified Hitmaker
LilNedIgby | Team Galactic
Live Skull | Saturday Night Massacre
Low Roar | ross.
MA | AMA
Madison McFerrin | You + I EP
Madonna | Madonna Clear Vinyl
Madonna | Like a Virgin Clear Vinyl
Madonna | True Blue Clear Vinyl
Madonna | Like a Prayer Clear Vinyl
Magenta | Magenta and Friends: Live at Acapela 2016 & 2017
Gareth Malone | Music For Healing
Marinara | I Feel Like a Dog
Steve Marriott & Humble Pie | Humble Pie: Life & Times of Steve Marriott + 1973 Complete Winterland Show
Sean McCann | Puck
George Michael & Wham | Last Christmas Soundtrack
Minutes to Midnight | After 1989: A Trip to Freedom
Mr. Rogers | Bedtime
Mr. Rogers | Coming & Going
Mr. Rogers | You’re Growing
Mr. Rogers | You Are Special
MisterWives | mini bloom
Eddie Money | The Best of Eddie Money
Mono | Before the Past
Moor Mother | Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes
Jake Morley | No Drama
Mount Eerie With Julie Doiron | Lost Wisdom Pt. 2
Sebastian Mullaert | A Place Called • Inkonst
Murs & The Grouch | Thees Handz
Nazz | Open Our Eyes: The Anthology
Neon Chambers | One
Jimmy Newman | The Jimmy Newman Collection 1948-62
Nikki’s Wives | Bloom
Nocturnalia | III Winter
Vidar Norheim | X Ray Eyes
Leslie Odom Jr. | Mr
Kele Okereke | 2042
Oreox4 | Tempo
Sid Ozalid & Jimmy Jazz | Ne Ne Boy
Fred P | Evolution of Light
Pan•American | A Son
Part Time | Modern History
Andrew Pekler | Sounds From Phantom Islands
Pet Shop Boys | Dreamland EP
The Philistines Jr. | Help!
The Police | Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings
Polymath | Sensors in Everything
Pond | Sessions
Pretty Maids | Undress Your Madness
Pumarosa | Devastation
Qveen Herby | EP 7
Quiet Riot | Hollywood Cowboys
Radio Company | Vol. 1
Randy Rainbow | Hey Gurl, it’s Christmas
Regularfantasy | Anyways … EP
Rexx Life Raj | Father Figure 3: Somewhere Out There
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross | Watchmen Score Vol. 1
Ritualz | Satanicao Supremo
The Rolling Stones | Bridges to Buenos Aires
Rorcal | Muladona
Rrose | Hymn to Moisture
Charles Rumback & Ryley Walker | Little Common Twist
Saint DX | SDX
Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of Reissue
Schammasch | Hearts of No Light
Daniel Schmidt | Abies Firma
The Script | Sunsets & Full Moons
SebastiAn | Thirst
Sereias | País A Arder
Serp | Comedy Boy / Useless Leech
Sharon & Bram and Friends | Sharon & Bram and Friends
Sharpednoise | Aesthesis
Simply Red | Blue Eyed Soul
Sin Fang | Sad Party
Sir Babygirl | Crush on Me: BICONIC Edition Coloured Vinyl
Six60 | Six60
Slayer | The Repentless Killogy
Slow | VI-Dantalion
Sonia | Sonia EP
Soular Order | Beholder EP
Soundwalk Collective With Patti Smith | Mummer Love
Space | Anthology
Sparks | Past Tense: The Best Of
Sting | My Songs: Special Edition
Allen Stone | Building Balance
Stoned Jesus | From The Outer Space
Les Stroud | Mother Earth
Suede | Head Music 20th Anniversary Edition
Denis Sulta | Aye Spoake Te Sumwuhn & They Listenhd EP
Suss | High Line
Tay 600 | My Brothers Keeper
10 000 Russos | Kompromat
Roland Tings | Salt Water
Tombstones In Their Eyes | Maybe Someday / I Can’t Feel It Anymore (Junkie Version)
Traversable Wormhole | Regions Of Time
Tsunami Bomb | The Spine That Binds
Stanley Turrentine | The Classic Blue Note Collection
Tuskar | Monolith Sessions EP
United Waters | Coma To Coma
Matt Valentine | Preserves
Various Artists | Bloodshot Records – Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots
Various Artists | Dawn Of The Failed Units Pt.3
Various Artists | Death Stranding: Timefall
Various Artists | Factory Records: Communications 1978-1992
Various Artists | FLMM & Time Traveler Pres: Power Levelling Sequence VA 02
Various Artists | The Irishman Soundtrack
Various Artists | Last Christmas Soundtrack
Various Artists | Motown in Mono Vinyl Series
Various Artists | No2 100 Hits Christmas
Various Artists | Now That’s What I Call Music! 104
Vegyn | Only Diamonds Cut Diamonds
Victon | Nostalgia
Vonavi | Reflection
El Wali | Tiris
Tom Walker | What A Time to Be Alive Deluxe Edition
M. Ward | Transfiguration Of Vincent Coloured Vinyl
Steven Warwick | Moi
Dan Weiss Trio Plus 1 | Utica Box
Westlife | Spectrum
Kai Whiston | No World as Good as Mine
Kalin White | Flight 1023
Xylouris White | The Sisypheans
Wiki | Oofie
Wiley | Full Circle
Kamaal Williams | DJ-Kicks
Wolfbrigade | The Enemy: Reality
The Wonder Stuff | Better Being Lucky
Woolworm | Awe
Work of Art | Exhibits
Yung Aaron | God Employed Me
Zico | Thinking