I think we have to be a bit realistic about the release date. While it would be
nice to think that the CD will be out at the end of the summer (meaning technically before September 21st), it won't be. Were that the case, we would have already heard something about a single, a radio-add date. Simply put, we'd have a lot more information than we already do. If the album doesn't come out in September or October, they'll likely wait until next year - probably March or so. If you notice, popular albums usually are released between March and June or between August and October.
When you consider that acts like to tour immediately following the release of the CD, this makes sense. If Oleander are trying to put themselves back in the public consciousness after a long absence, it would make the most sense to release the CD during the peak times that I mentioned. So, long story short, unless a miracle happens and we start getting more album news soon, we probably won't see the album before March of next year.
I am truly not a pessimist by any means (though this post might indicate otherwise) but I've just seen this process happen so many times before and been disappointed so much with this type of thing that I don't want anyone else to get their hopes up too much...especially seeing as we have so little information about the new album thus far. Having said all that -- let's hope that it
does come out this year! Much love, everyone.