It's already been a ripper year of new music but don't think 2017 is going to be running out of steam anytime soon.

From highly anticipated debuts to long-awaited comebacks, there's a wealth of albums on the horizon that have got us frothing. In other words, the future is littered with musical prizes; here's 20 of 'em.

Gang Of Youths - Go Farther In Lightness

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Release date: 18 August

After getting his heart-wrenching past off his chest in The Positions, Dave Le'aupepe has been left free to analyse his present and future, and in it, take on more abstract aspects of the human condition and philosophy. From criticising Rand's objectivism, to questioning his own Christian faith, Go Farther In Lightness promises to be both political and personal, intellectual and emotional, and an intensely human record.

Gordi - Reservoir

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Release date: 25 August

One of Unearthed’s finest discoveries, the Canowindra singer-songwriter has been doing plenty with the platform her debut Clever Disguise EP afforded her. She's travelled to the UK, recorded in Iceland, and became buds with Bon Iver (and used their Wisconsin studio). Gordi will bring those experiences to bear on her first full-length album, which is shaping up to be a sweeping sonic vista of rich details and inventive yet emotionally engaging songwriting.

The Preatures - Girlhood

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Release date: 11 August

After losing a central member in guitarist Gideon Bensen, the Sydney quartet are finally ready for their next chapter. The follow-up to 2014's Blue Planet Eyes is a concept album of sorts, examining the contradictions of being a modern woman. With a rougher, more guitar-heavy sound c/o Courtney Barnett-collaborator Burke Reid, we're keen to hear a full body of work from the new-look Preatures.

Boo Seeka - Never Too Soon

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Release date: 4 August

It's been two-and-a-bit years since the Newy duo exploded onto triple j Unearthed, and they've been busy doing laps of the globe ever since. Those travels factor heavily into the pair's debut which was largely written on the road and features recordings "on mobile phones, in the back of an RV or a venue, writing on flights… bits and pieces all around the world before we even got into the studio." A lush electronic-backed travelogue? Can't wait.



Everything Everything - A Fever Dream

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Release date: 18 August

From schizophrenic 2010 debut Man Alive to the doom-laden electro art-rock of 2015's Get To Heaven, each new release from this Manchester foursome has seen them progressing in bold, unpredictable but always thrilling ways. From the sounds of infectiously eclectic lead single 'Can't Do', Everything Everything's fourth album in seven years should do nothing to dent their reputation as one of the UK's most inventive and daring bands.



Cloud Control

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Release date: TBA

They say distance makes the heart grow fonder... Well, in the four years since Dream Cave, we've been aching with longing for a return from Cloud Control. Our ears will finally feel their sweet indie pop embrace later this year. Now a trio, the Blue Mountains band have been mixing up their approach for album #3, switching roles and instruments during rural writing retreats and intermittent studio jams. If 'Rainbow City' is any indication, the results haven't hurt their form for colourful indie pop bliss.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains

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Release date: 25 August

How does one of the world's biggest and best rock bands reinvent themselves after 20 years? By hiring one of the world's biggest and best anti-rock producers, of course. Mark Ronson is behind the dials for Josh Homme and co.'s latest, bringing back some of the fun and urgency after the darker tone of 2014's ...Like Clockwork, and amping up the proverbial sunshine in their desert rock landscape. The result is touted as a "looser and more uptempo... more carefree" set that mixes disco and synths into QOTSA's burly rock ingredients.

Kim Churchill - Weight Falls

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Release date: 25 August

The funny thing about the three years since the Aussie troubadour's 2014 breakout Silence/Win is that he spent half that time creating a sequel, only to throw it all out and start again. That last minute yet "oddly liberating" decision to scrap material he considered 'too safe' led Kim to pen a more free-spirited body of work. 'Second Hand Car' and 'Breakneck Speed' are both charged with that spirit of adventure, and with the promise of more surprising twists to his signature sound in the pipeline, we're more than curious to see where Churchill's journey leads.

The Creases - Tremolow

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Release date: 4 August

At some point, The Creases quietly went from writers of pleasant sounding lo-fi pop to hugely promising indie hopefuls. You can trace the evolution from 2013 Unearthed upload 'I Won't Wait' to last year's Britpop-savvy highlight 'Impact', the way they've pushed into more ambitious sonic territory without sacrificing their offbeat charm. Punningly named after the musical tone of highs and lows, Tremolow should bring plenty of the former and none of the latter.

Angus & Julia Stone - Snow

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Release date: 15 September

Australia's biggest siblings are back with what should be their most intimate and unique album to date. After working with bearded guru Rick Rubin on their eponymous 2014 album, the pair decided, for the first time, to handle things themselves for its follow-up. They recorded, produced, and mostly mixed the entire album themselves in Angus' Byron Bay cottage studio, Belafonte. A more hands-on approa

Alex Lahey

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Release date: TBA

The Melbourne indie high achiever sold her blue 1999 Corolla to record last year's B-Grade University EP, and we can all agree it was totally worth it. It scored her coverage from some huge international publications (Pitchfork Best New Music anyone?), a spot on Tegan & Sara's world tour, and an overseas deal with US label Dead Oceans. Now she's primed to build on that success with a full-length stacked with her trademark observational wit, and infectious shout-along choruses. Prepare your Corolla's tape deck for one heckin' great ride.

Tired Lion

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Release date: TBA

One of Perth, if not Australia's most exciting rock acts have managed to get a massive tick on the bucket list for their upcoming debut album: they've got Violent Soho frontman Luke Boerdam to co-produce. Sophie Hopes and the boys have already proven their potential on big, hooky grunge gems like 'Not My Friends' and 'Agoraphobia' but under the tutelage of the Soho mastermind, Tired Lion's first full-length should bring the Unearthed favourites into the big leagues where they belong.

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

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Release date: 1 September

With the LCD reunion in full swing, and a Sunday night Splendour headline set on the horizon, it's easy to forget just how improbable a new album from the James Murphy-fronted dance-punk institution once seemed. Thankfully, ongoing demand for a comeback (and some choice advice from David Bowie) has shown us wishes do come true with the blessing of 10 new songs. Now, 10 new songs that live up to their influential legacy? We'll have to wait and see...



INHEAVEN - INHEAVEN

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Release date: 1 September

A little bit grunge, a little bit goth and kinda shoegaze-y, INHEAVEN's successively strong roster of singles has had something for every breed of guitar-loving fan. Firing on the twin engines of co-leaders Chloe Little and James Taylor, this South London crew have been teasing out their debut album material at blistering festival sets abroad. They've got all the tell-tale signs of a buzz band set to explode, and we're keen af to be there and crank the volume knob up when they do.

Sløtface - Try Not To Freak Out

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Release date: 15 September

Arguably Norway's finest feminist punk export of recent years, Sløtface's music is as deceptively smart as it is headbangingly accessible. Charismatic leader Haley Shea is gifted with a knack for knocking out hooky tunes that effortlessly fuse seemingly contradictory ideas: teen flicks and Patti Smith (on 'Magazine'), patriarchy and partying (on 'Take Me Dancing'). After four cunning EPs, we're more than ready for the band's first long player.

The Belligerents - Science Fiction

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Release date: 8 September

Five years after they blew our brains on Unearthed and with a string of great tracks, an EP, and a Fatboy Slim-approved Like A Version performance under their belt, the Brisbane five-piece are now ready to rocket into their first full-length album. Conceived during a Queensland summer spent in a farmhouse on Stradbroke Island, Science Fiction is sure to be soaking in what The Belligerents do best: vividly trippy build-ups to explosive choruses and Madchester-friendly wig outs.

Cut Copy

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Release date: TBA

After dabbling with underground dance music and ambient recordings (via the Oceans Apart compilation and The January Tapes respectively), Cut Copy are getting back to the business of crafting ear-dazzling kaleidoscopic jams. 'Airborne' is the heady first taste of a new album that will "definitely be this year," according to main man Dan Whitford. We'd be stoked to get more of the same: brighter, bouncier, yet rich in the experience of a group who've been at the Aussie electro forefront for nearly 15 years.



Wolf Alice - Visions Of Life

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Release date: 29 September

The second Wolf Alice record has some big shoes to fill. The band's critically acclaimed debut, My Love Is Cool, harkened back to the '90s alt-rock golden age but hummed with enough new ideas to earn a Mercury Prize nod in their native UK. But that was just the beginning. There's a wild, wide spectrum in the two album cuts we've heard so far, baring their fangs on the chaotic 'Yuk Foo' then backflipping with the purring, gorgeous 'Don't Delete The Kisses'. We're frothing to hear what happens in-between.

Cub Sport

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Release date: TBA



The Brisbane four-piece took five years to drop their debut album This Is Our Vice, but mercifully, the wait for their follow-up will be much shorter. We've already heard the stunning, Gospel-inspired single 'O Lord', written by vocalist Tim Nelson after coming out - reconciling his sexuality with his friends, family and faith - and showcasing a sound shaped by a diet of Chance, Kanye, and Savage Garden. Tim says those sounds will likely influence the overall album. 'O Lord' marks the beginning of a sonic and thematic transformation for Cub Sport, and we're real keen to see the full-length result.

Nothing But Thieves - Broken Machine

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Release date: 8 September

Fronted by Conor Mason's melodramatic falsetto and channelling touchstones like Muse (in their bombast) and Jeff Buckley (at their most intimate), this Essex band's self-titled 2015 debut had spades of potential. For their second serving, the band are seeking to outgrow their influences. As such, Broken Machine's 15 tracks took a long time to write but should help the band step out of the shadows of their forebears and instead begin casting one of their own.

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