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Massive Attack
Title: Heligoland
Release date: Feb 9
Exactly seven years following their last release, 100th Window, the trip hop kings of Bristol return with an album that has so far been three years and at least two different versions in the making. Recent EP Splitting the Atom suggests a lighter mood to previous efforts. Look out for cameos from Portishead’s Adrian Utley and the omnipresent Damon Albarn.

Amy Winehouse
Title: As yet unknown
Release date: Expect it by the summer
There can be few albums as anticipated as the third from Mad Amy. Her second, Back to Black, was a genius amalgamation of beehive chic and funky sass (as if any of you need it explaining). How to follow it up, though? Rumours abound that she has learnt to play the drums for the new album. Not even her record company know what to expect.

Gorillaz
Title: Plastic Beach
Release date: Should be here by March
Damon Albarn had a busy 2009, but 2010 will see him turning his attentions to the new Gorillaz collection. ‘I’m making this record the most pop album I’ve ever made,’ he told the media recently. Contributors include Snoop Dogg, Mos Def and Lou Reed – Albarn will have his work cut out with that poppy crew.

Beastie Boys
Title: Hot Sauce Committee
Release date: Expect it during the spring
Hot Sauce Committee was intended to be a two-parter, but the first part was delayed due to Adam Yauch’s lymphoma. Now cancer-free and vegan, the Beastie Middle Agers have both parts ready for release and are apparently eager to get back to what they do best – paaaaartying (albeit with plenty of raw vegetable juice in place of the usual beverages).