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.
Midnight Oil
RELEASE: Armistice Day: Live at The Domain, Sydney
BACKSTORY: Midnight Oil this week release a double-live concert album on CD and download and accompanying film on DVD and Blu-ray that was filmed last year at the conclusion of their worldwide reunion tour.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, midnightoil.com
J Mascis
RELEASE: Elastic Days
BACKSTORY: The Dinosaur Jr frontman this week returns with his third true solo album, a 12-song set on Sub Pop Records that includes the tracks “See You at the Movies,” “Picking Out the Seeds,” “I Went Dust” and more.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Gary Numan
RELEASE: The Fallen EP
BACKSTORY: Gary Numan this week releases a new 4-track EP in digital and vinyl formats. The new release includes the songs “It Will End Here,” “The Promise” and “If We Had Known,” plus an edit of “It Will End Here.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Big Country
RELEASE: Live at Rockpalast 1986 & 1991
BACKSTORY: This new 5-disc set — 3 CDs and 2 DVDs — captures two appearances by Big Country on the popular German live-music television program. Contains more than 60 total tracks spread across the discs.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- This week’s new releases: Dead Can Dance, Yazoo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Art of Noise
- This week’s new releases: Bauhaus, This Mortal Coil, Skinny Puppy, David Bowie
- New releases: R.E.M., Nitzer Ebb, Camouflage, Elvis Costello, Belly, David Bowie, Cocteau Twins
- New releases: Echo & The Bunnymen, Joe Strummer, Pixies, House of Love, Nick Cave, XTC
