It would be cool if MOG had a poll feature. Is one in the works? Here's one I did on ILM.

We’re suffering from new release doldrums this summer big time. There’s always new things to be found with some digging, but the big releases don’t come out until Fall. Which of these albums are you looking forward to the most? What would you buy without having previewed it? For the sake of diversity, I included some albums that I personally would not be interested in, so there’s some artists that aren’t obviously on an upward creative arc. There's plenty albums by less established artists that will certainly be more promising than the new Kaiser Chiefs, but the list would be far too long. If your favorite is missing, go ahead and mention it, without whining pretty please.

Does anyone avoid listening to a leak just to enjoy the pleasure of anticipation of release day for old time's sake? I try to now and then. It might be more fun if those who have heard promos or leaks avoid talking about them, just as people who discuss movies try to have the courtesy not to blurt out spoilers. We could venture guesses as to what an album might be like not having heard anything yet.

I consider August summer still, and people are more likely to have already heard leaks of Lindstrøm, Don Caballero, Max Richter, Stereolab, Brian Eno/David Byrne, The Stills and Bloc Party. I also did not list albums that have no release date announced yet: Avalanches, Basement Jaxx, Big Boi, Gang Of Four, Herbert, Junior Boys, Massive Attack, Mastodon, Metric, Muse, Rancid, Stellastarr*, The Streets, Tortoise, U2, Patrick Wolf, Wolfmother, The Wrens, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

AC/DC – Black Ice (EastWest) Oct 27
Amon Amarth – Twilight of the Thunder God (Metal Blade) Sep 30
Annie – Don’t Stop (Island) Oct 6
Burst – Lazarus Bird (Relapse) Sep 16
Caïna – Temeporary Antennae (Profound Lore) Sep 30
Calexico – Carried To Dust (Touch & Go) Sep 9
Cold War Kids – Loyalty To Loyalty (Downtown) Sep 23
The Cure – Raised Up (Geffen) Oct 13
Cynic – Traced In Air (Season of Mist) Oct 27
Deerhoof – Offend Maggie (Kill Rock Stars) Oct 7
Deerhunter – Microcastle (Karanky/4AD) Oct 28
Dungen – 4 (Kemado) Sep 30
Enslaved – Vertebrae (Indie) Sep 29
Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs (Full Time Hoppy) Sep 1
The Haunted – Versus (Century Media) Oct
Grace Jones – Hurricane (Wall of Sound) Oct 27
Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads (Universal) Oct 14
Keane – Perfect Symmetry (Interscope) Oct 14
Kings Of Leon – Only By The Night (RCA) Sep 23
Lambchop – OH (ohio) (Merge) Oct 7
Los Campesinos! – We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (Arts & Crafts) Nov 11
Mercury Rev – Snowflake Midnight (V2) Sep 29
Metallica – Death Magnetic (WB) Sep 12
Roots Manuva – Slime & Reason (Big Dada) Sep 1
Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling (Matador) Sep 23
Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul (Big Brother) Oct 6
Of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping (Polyvinyl) Oct 7
The Sea And Cake – Car Alarm (Thrill Jockey) Oct 1
Serena Maneesh – S-M Backwards (Smalltown Supersound) Sep 23
Sigh – Scenes From Hell/Tempore Belli/Vanitas (The End) Dec
Max Tundra – Parallax Error Beheads You (Domino) Oct 13
TV On The Radio – Dear Science, (4AD) Sep 23