Erasure today announce the release of its 16th studio album this fall, a 10-track record titled The Violet Flame that will be followed by a massive 58-date world tour that will mostly see Andy Bell and Vince Clarke play venues in the U.S. and U.K. between mid-September and the end of 2014.

The Jesus and Mary Chain paid a visit to South America this past week for a short run of shows, and one of those dates — a performance Sunday at the Cultura Ingelsa Festival in São Paulo, Brazil — was filmed either for web of TV broadcast, and you can now watch the full 16-song, 66-minute set.

Mark Burgess will follow up his spring European tour that found ChameleonsVox — the latest incarnation of The Chameleons — performing 1983 debut Script of the Bridge in its entirety by performing that band’s second and third albums on consecutive nights this December in Manchester.

This week’s new releases include a brand-new studio album from Echo & The Bunnymen (‘Meteorites’), plus audiophile vinyl reissues from Depeche Mode, a new They Might Be Giants compilation, a 7 Seconds studio record, two Suzanne Vega reissues and a new compilation of Factory Records acts.

Tonight’s edition of “Dark Wave” on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave featured brand-new music from Morrissey, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Mission, plus favorites from Magazine, Xmal Deutschland, Cabaret Voltaire, Lard, Sheriekback, Lords of the New Church, Siouxsie and the Banshees and more.

Martin Lister, the keyboardist and musical director for German synthpop group Alphaville (“Forever Young”) since the mid-1990s, died unexpectedly this past week, the band today announced, saying, “We are all speechless and shocked” and that “Alphaville will never be the same again.”

The Cure is set to headline the Bottle Rock Festival in Napa Valley, Calif., next weekend, but that won’t be Robert Smith and Co.’s only appearance in Northern California: San Francisco radio station Live 105 has announced it has booked the band for a “secret” show that is to be announced on air at 3 p.m. EDT Friday.