In rotation: New tunes for the new year

Now that the holiday haze has cleared, bands are back in the sound kitchen and the first batch of 2011 new releases are quite tasty. Here are a few of the newbies released thus far currently blasting out of my laptop speakers. What upcoming albums are you anticipating the most this year?

And did you see the lineup for Coachella was revealed yesterday? It's pretty much all the musical goodness I love. A trip to Indio might be in order. Happy listening!

The Decemberists: The King Is Dead

"Don't Carry It All"

Tape Deck Mountain: Secret Serf EP

"P.I."

Fergus & Geronimo: Unlearn 

"Powerful Lovin'"

Braids: Native Speaker

"Same Mum"

Ducktails: Ducktails III: Arcade Dynamics

"Killin The Vibe"

Akron/Family: S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT 

"So It Goes"

Tennis: Cape Dory

"Take Me Somewhere"