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2008 Previewed: Album Releases, Festivals and New Bands

Here we are at the beginning of another year. After all the end of year lists and quizzes, it's time to start looking forward to whatever's going to happen in 2008.

Here at Virgin Radio, we're all wondering what bands will emerge for the first time, which relics will re-surface with new albums and just who is going to be headlining our summer festivals.

We've got a few ideas already. If you want to know what we think, read on and then tell us what you reckon's going to go down in 2008.

New Bands

2007 was a great year for new music as we enjoyed discovering great artists like Plain White T's (pictured, right), Newton Faulkner and The Hoosierss as well as solo artists like Jack Penate and Amy MacDonald and bands like The Enemy and The View.

Next year we're tipping : Liverpudlians The Wombats; Yorkshire's answer to The Killers, One Night Only; Wales' rather attractive answer to Amy Winehouse, Duffy (pictured, below); London's other Amy Winehouse, Adele ; and Mancunian retro rockers, The Courteeners to name but a few.

New Releases

January is traditionally a very dry month for new releases so we're just going to ignore it in favour of telling you about all the great albums arriving in February and March.

February
Jack Johnson - Sleep Through The Static
The Feeling - Join With Us
Sheryl Crow - Detours
March
REM - Accelerate
The Kooks - Konk
Duffy - Rockferry
Bryan Adams - 11

Festivals and Beyond

Beyond then, however, there is a magnitude of expected releases from bands such as Keane,Coldplay (pictured, left), David Gray, Goo Goo Dolls and Eric Clapton as well as long-hoped-for new albums from AC/DC, The Killers, Metallica, Oasis and U2.

The majority of these bands are all well capable of headlining huge summer festivals and some of those already confirmed to headline, such as The Police and Sex Pistols might surprise us with new material.

Of course, there are always the really big names from whom a new album would be a really long shot. Step forward Led Zeppelin, Rage Against The Machine and Guns N' Roses.

Have Your Say

What do you think about all this? Which of these do you think will materialise? Are you expecting albums from anyone else? Have your say below.

Tags: Bryan Adams Eric Clapton Led Zeppelin Metallica REM Oasis U2 Sheryl Crow The Goo Goo Dolls The Police David Gray Coldplay Rage Against The Machine Keane Guns n Roses The Killers Jack Johnson The Kooks The Feeling The View The Enemy The Wombats Jack Penate Amy MacDonald The Hoosiers Newton Faulkner The Courteeners One Night Only Sex Pistols Adele Duffy

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Jack Penate

Anyone else think Jack Penate sounds a little like Nizlopi?

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Sounds familiar

Jack Penate Torn on the platform sounds like the housemartins "Happy Hour" to me, or is i just my imagination

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