As the music industry evolves, it's amazing to see that even though sales of music seem to fluctuate, and move towards more of a singles-driven market (which the dance music scene has always been built on), artists still want to knock out albums. It's one of the areas where they are truly allowed to represent themselves, bringing forth all of their knowledge of sound and crafting a statement. That alone speaks to the importance of an album, no matter what the industry is actually making money on. Producers want to provide that sole piece to be remembered by, and much of our excitement stems from these releases. Heading into 2014, a number of electronic music artists are gearing up for album releases, and we wanted to make sure we rounded up the projects we are definitively aware of, regardless of how much info is out there. Here are the most anticipated albums of 2014.
Skrillex
Hardwell
Title: n/a
Label: Revealed Records
Release Date: n/a
The DJ Mag#1 DJ in the world has proven he can make club hits, but can he translate that to an album of equal merit?
Porter Robinson
Madeon
Duck Sauce
Title: Quack
Label: Casablanca
Release Date: n/a
Talk about a drip feed release right? We just want the quack already!
Dillon Francis
Title: n/a
Label: Mad Decent
Release Date: March
"Without You" was a promising beginning for Dillon's album, but just how deep is Dillon going to go?
Afrojack
Tiësto
Title: n/a
Label: Universal/Republic
Release Date: n/a
With the release of "Red Lights," we have a pretty solid idea of how far into the mainstream Tiesto's looking. With his signing to Universal, he has the major label backing needed to truly be the king of EDM.
Steve Angello
Above & Beyond
Title: Above & Beyond Acoustic
Label: Ultra
Release Date: January 28, 2014
The Anjunabeats heads have been translating their massive tracks into impressive acoustic treats.
David Heartbreak
Gareth Emery
Flying Lotus
Knife Party
Pendulum
Paul Oakenfold
Markus Schulz
Spor
Kim Dotcom
Tensnake
Title: Glow
Label: Astralwerks
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Tensnake's delightful mix of '80s pop, disco and indie dance is sure to get people groovin all year long - March can't come soon enough.