Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted.
KMFDM
RELEASE: Hell Yeah
BACKSTORY: The German industrial giants this week release their 20th studio album, a 13-track collection that features such songs as “Fake News,” “Freak Flag,” “Murder My Heart” and “Glam Glitz Guts & Gore.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
The Style Council
RELEASE: Our Favourite Shop, The Cost of Loving
BACKSTORY: The group’s second and third albums receive new vinyl reissues today, with 1985’s Our Favourite Shop — released as Internationalists in the U.S. — on black vinyl, and 1987’s The Cost of Loving on orange vinyl.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- New releases: The Fall, Jane’s Addiction, The Rain Parade, Blancmange, Brian Eno
- New releases: Manchester box, Pet Shop Boys, The Cars, James, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones
- New releases: Ramones expand ‘Leave Home’ with 3CD/1LP box set with new mix, rarities
- New releases: Violent Femmes live record, plus new double album from the Melvins
The Birthday Party “Junkyard”
The Fall “Hip Priest”