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.
Wire
RELEASE: Silver/Lead
BACKSTORY: The post-punk legends this week release their 15th album, part of this year’s 40th anniversary celebrations. The album’s out in the U.K. today, and digitally in the U.S., but the U.S. physical release isn’t until April 7.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
Aimee Mann
RELEASE: Mental Illness
BACKSTORY: The former Til Tuesday singer this week releases her first new solo album in five years, featuring tracks such as “Goose Snow Cone,” “You Never Loved Me,” “Lies of Summer, “Philly Sinks” and more.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, iTunes
Big Country
RELEASE: Wonderland: The Essential Big Country
BACKSTORY: New 3CD best-of out in the U.K. this week collects 47 tracks from the Scottish rockers, including “In a Big Country,” “Chance,” “Fields of Fire (400 Miles),” “East of Eden” and more.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
The Vibrators
RELEASE: The Epic Years: 1976-78
BACKSTORY: Cherry Red this week releases, in the U.K., a 4CD box set featuring all of the punk act’s recordings for Epic Records between 1976 and1978, including sessions for the BBC’s legendary John Peel.
BUY: Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- New releases: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, The Residents, A Flock of Seagulls
- New releases: Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit,’ Lloyd Cole box set, CJ Ramone solo album
- New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Paul Weller and more
- New releases: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Colin Hay
- New releases: Modern English, The Feelies return — plus David Bowie, Paul Weller
