Sebadoh
This is 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.
Sebadoh
RELEASE: Act Surprised
BACKSTORY: The indie-rock trio — Lou Barlow, Jason Loewenstein and Bob D’Amico — returns this week with their first new studio album in six years, a 15-track collection that includes “Follow the Breath” and “Medicate.”
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
The Waterboys
RELEASE: Where the Action Is
BACKSTORY: Mike Scott returns this week with a new a 10-song collection — the title is inspired by the chorus to Robert Parker’s northern soul classic “Let’s Go Baby” — that follows up the band’s double album Out Of All This Blue.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Stray Cats
RELEASE: 40
BACKSTORY: The rockabilly favorites — singer/guitarist Brian Setzer, double bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom — are back, and are celebrating their 40th anniversary with their first new studio album in 27 years.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Primal Scream
RELEASE: Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Singles
BACKSTORY: Bobby Gillespie and Co. this week release a 2CD career overview, a 31-track singles collection that includes “Velocity Girl,” “Loaded,” “Come Together,” “Higher Than the Sun,” “Rocks,” “Kowalski” and much more.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Sting
RELEASE: My Songs
BACKSTORY: The former Police frontman has recorded an album’s worth of “re-imagined” versions of his songs, a collection that includes new takes on “Message in a Bottle,” “Fields of Gold,” “Brand New Day,” “So Lonely” and more.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
Morrissey
RELEASE: California Son
BACKSTORY: Morrissey this week releases a new album of covers, a collection that includes songs by Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jobraith and more — with members of Green Day, Grizzly Bear and Young the Giant guesting.
BUY: Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- This week’s new releases: David Bowie on 7-inch, A Certain Ratio, Rosetta Stone
- New releases: Howard Jones, Gang of Four, Dream Syndicate, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys
- New releases: Paisley Underground all-stars, plus ‘Lost 80s,’ X, U2, Wire Train, Josef K
- This week’s new releases: Bob Mould delivers some ‘Sunshine Rock,’ plus new Lemonheads
It’s only been 27 years since Stray Cats last studio album.
Right. Won’t have to hit the shop this weekend then…
Yes to the Waterboys.
Meh, to everything else.