5 Most Awaited Albums of 2027: Dates, Stories and Why I Am Waiting
· by Mike
Kacey Musgraves, Everything but the Girl, Blondie, Slash and Stevie Wonder: release dates and the stories behind five albums I am waiting for in 2027.
After my list of series, I started a second one for music. It is shorter, but the waiting feels different. A series you watch once; a good album stays with you for years.
Some of these artists I have followed for most of my life, some I found late. One album comes out in January, three in February, and one somewhere in 2027 that I would wait for even if it came in ten years.
1. Kacey Musgraves — Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes
Kacey Musgraves released Middle of Nowhere in spring 2026 and went back to her small-town Texas roots. Now she is going further down that road with a companion album: 16 new songs about the ties between Texas and Mexico.
Four of them she sings in Spanish. There is a Norteño traditional, a new Spanish version of Uncertain, TX with the band Intocable, and a live recording with a mariachi band. Two songs are already out, Weekend In Texas and Mi Tesoro, and they sound like a long drive with the windows down.
The album comes out on January 15, 2027.
https://stereogum.com/2515408/kacey-musgraves-announces-middle-of-nowhere-vol-2-tex-mex-tapes-hear-two-tracks/music
2. Everything but the Girl — Blue Reservoir
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt went quiet in 1999 and came back in 2023 with Fuse, an album full of electronic beats. The new one goes the other way.
After a run of small, sold-out shows at a tiny London club, they felt they were back where they started. Ben Watt bought a Spanish nylon-string guitar, and most of the songs were recorded live in the studio. Their son Blake plays on two tracks.
The first song, Young And Dumb, is soft and acoustic, about getting older and missing the reckless person you used to be. At my age it hit close to home. Blue Reservoir comes out on February 19, 2027.
https://ebtg.com/category/news
3. Blondie — High Noon
Blondie's first new music in nine years, and their 12th studio album. Debbie Harry calls it "classic Blondie", and that is exactly what I want to hear.
It is also a goodbye. The album holds the last recordings of drummer Clem Burke, who helped found the band and died in April 2025. Johnny Marr wrote the first single, Spectral Eyes, and plays guitar on it. Glen Matlock and Zach Condon of Beirut are among the guests.
High Noon has 13 tracks and comes out on February 26, 2027.
https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/blondie-high-noon-new-album-release-date-preorder-tracklist-features/
4. Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators — Flying Blind
On the same day as Blondie, another old friend returns. This is the fifth album from Slash and his band with singer Myles Kennedy, the first since 4 in 2022.
They recorded it largely live with their long-time producer, and Slash says the title track was written right there in the studio. You can hear it: the first single, Flying Blind, sounds like a band playing in one room, not like something stitched together on a computer.
The album comes out on February 26, 2027, and the world tour starts on April 2.
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/slash-feat-myles-kennedy-and-the-conspirators-announce-new-album-flying-blind-2027-world-tour
5. Stevie Wonder — Through the Eyes of Wonder
This is the one I would wait for even without a date. Stevie Wonder's last studio album, A Time to Love, came out in 2005. Through the Eyes of Wonder will be his first in more than 20 years.
He says it will include four songs he was working on when he made Songs in the Key of Life back in 1976. Whether they are old recordings or new versions of old songs, nobody knows yet. This autumn he toured for the 50th anniversary of that album.
There is no exact date yet, only 2027. I will keep checking.
https://stereogum.com/2510671/stevie-wonder-announces-songs-in-the-key-of-life-tour-readies-outtakes-for-new-album/news
How I will listen to them
I still like to listen to a new album from start to finish, in the order the artist chose, without skipping. These five deserve that.
January and February will be busy, and then comes the long wait for Stevie Wonder. Which album are you waiting for in 2027?