By now you are done sweating out Fireball and pricing out gym memberships, so it’s time to see what January has in store for your ears. Nice and easy this month, easing you into a new year. Think Keith Sweat rather than R. Kelly.

Some releases worth marking on the calendar..

(Via CoS)

January 7, 2014:

• Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – Wig Out at Jagbags 

January 14, 2014:

• Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
• Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread
• Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings – Give the People What They Want

January 21, 2014:

• Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues 
• Young the Giant – Mind Over Matter 

January 28, 2014:

• The Districts – The Districts [EP]
• The Gaslight Anthem – The B-Sides 
• Quilt – Held in Splendor

Good grief! A new batch of tunes from Malkmus, more songs to sit through while you wait for Rosalita from Bruuuuce, an anxiously awaited post-op set from Against Me!, and anything that has the words “Gaslight Anthem” attached to it make for an exciting start to the year.

If you can’t wait, feel free to stream Springsteen‘s “High Hopes” here, or Stephen Malkmus And The Jicks here. Happy listening.