I've been hungry lately for new music from some of my old favorites. For the most part, I'll be waiting for awhile.
Garbage is doing a best of album, and at the moment there is no word whether or not they'll record anything new any time soon. The best of has a new single, but I haven't heard it yet.
Dido is on track for a new album in September, thank God. She's on the three-year Garbage schedule. Life For Rent was a great album, that I found especially useful after the separation. The song "See The Sun Again" more than any other song resonates with my feelings in those summer and fall months of 2005. I especially love the live version. She is such a good song writer.
Jem is allegedly working on something new, but no release dates set for that one. She had a single from the Eragon soundtrack last year.
Mute Math isn't an old favorite, but they did the Transformers theme for the movie. That'll be sweet.
I haven't heard about Alanis doing anything new, but did see a picture of her with bangs lately that was hot.
Of course, most of these are artists I've been listening to lately. If I back up into the playlists a couple of years there are others I miss and don't even realize it. Music is the fabric of our lives. (Take that, cotton!)
You don't know me but, read your blog from coasterbuzz. Try a new cd from a group called Melee. "Devils and Angels" has a 80's flair to it. Nice clean rock with some great melodies and bass lines. You may like it. Good luck. Might be my favorite CD this summer so thus far.