10 of the most anticipated legacy albums of 2020

We’re less than a month into 2020 and the year is already shaping up to be a massive one for new music. Loads of heritage rock band including Pearl Jam, Green Day, Weezer and more are releasing new music. Here’s everything we know about their forthcoming albums.

Green Day – Father of All Motherfuckers

Release Date: February 7

It’s been a while since Green Day put out a total banger of an album, but it’s looking like 2020 will be their year. Following a two year hiatus, the band returned with their blistering title track “Father of All…” followed by “Oh Yeah”, featuring a sample of Joan Jett’s “Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)”. The songs definitely shows off the band’s new style, but that they’re still full of their classic punk rock grit. Later this year, the band will embark on the Hella Mega Tour with Weezer and Fall Out Boy.

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Pearl Jam – Gigaton

Release Date: March 27

Following their seven year break, Pearl Jam have officially returned. After leading fans on a virtual scavenger hunt, the band unleashed “Dance of the Clairvoyants”, the first single off their forthcoming album Gigaton. The album is expected to carry themes of climate change and human connection with guitarist Mike McCready saying, “Making this record was a long journey. It was emotionally dark and confusing at times, but also an exciting and experimental road map to musical redemption. Collaborating with my bandmates on Gigaton ultimately gave me greater love, awareness and knowledge of the need for human connection in these times.”

Do a deep dive into everything we know about the album here.

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Alanis Morissette – Such Pretty Forks in the Road

Release Date: May 1

In addition to celebrating the 25th anniversary of her album Jagged Little Pill and the Broadway musical based on it, Alanis Morissette is also releasing her first new album in eight years. In December, the Canadian songstress released the first single, “Reasons I Drink”. Morissette will embark on a world tour with Liz Phair and Garbage later this year.

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Weezer – Van Weezer

Release Date: May 15

2019 was a busy year for Weezer! They released the Teal Album, featuring their version of Toto’s “Africa”, followed by the Black Album. In 2020 they’ll return with a Van Halen-inspired album before embarking on the Hella Mega Tour with Green Day and Fall Out Boy – a tour we wanna get you the Hell Outta Here to. Details are on the way!

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The Cure – TBA 

Release Date: TBD

The Cure is ready to rock in 2020. After a decade off, frontman Robert Smith has stated that the band has three albums in development with the first one due out soon. The other two are expected to follow shortly afterwards.

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Nine Inch Nails – TBD

Release Date: TBD

The same year they’re being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Nine Inch Nails will be releasing a “collaborative” album. Trent Reznor told Rolling Stone, “We thought, kind of playing on the newfound spirit of collaboration that scoring [films] has forced us into, seeing what happens when we mix our DNA with some other people, with a no pressure environment. Let’s see what happens. If something good happens, then maybe the world can hear it. But if it doesn’t, we put it in the pile with the others.”

So there might be a new Nine Inch Nails album, unless it sucks, then they’ll keep it to themselves.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers – TBD

Release Date: TBD

Following the departure of Josh Klinghoffer and the return of John Frusciante, the Chili Peppers are hard at work on a brand new album. Klinghoffer, who played guitar for the rock band for a decade, reflected on his firing on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast.

“It’s absolutely John’s place to be in that band. So that’s why I’m happy for him, I’m happy that he’s back with them.”

Klinghoffer said that he and the band had been working on a new album before his departure, but he now suspects those songs have been scrapped in favour of the ones written with Frusciante. 

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The Killers – Imploding the Mirage

Release Date: early spring

Although there is no exact release date, the Killers will return in 2020 with Imploding the Mirage, a follow up to 2017’s Wonderful Wonderful. In November 2019, the band began teasing new music and the album’s tracklisting on their Instagram.

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The Strokes – TBD

Release Date: TBD

In May of 2019, The Strokes performed together for the first time in two years. Not only that – they debuted a new song entitled “The Adults Are Talking”. Fast forward to New Year’s Eve, the band debuted another new song called “Ode To The Mets” off an upcoming album.  Frontman Julian Casablancas confirmed the news, telling the audience, “Yeah, we’ve got a new album coming out soon. 2020, here we come. The 2010s, whatever the fuck they’re called, we took ‘em off. And now we’ve been unfrozen and we’re back. If you really love someone, you’ll be frozen with them. You know what? I don’t know what I say generally, and I ramble a lot, but I love you guys, and it’s a real honor to share the stage and this night with you guys.”

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Foo Fighters – TBD

Release Date: TBD

This year, Foo Fighters are celebrating 25 years in the biz. So in classic Foo fashion, Dave Grohl has said to “expect some crazy shit”. In addition to a new album, the band has promised a full world tour. No new music has been released, but the band did tease this snippet to their Instagram.

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