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The absolute best of Joy Division: All 51 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers

The absolute best of Joy Division: All 51 songs ranked by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ readers

We’re back today with the results of Round 7 of our sporadic Slicing Up Eyeballs artist poll series, a ranking of all 51 songs written and recorded by post-punk icons Joy Division over the band’s sadly truncated career, cut short by the death in 1980 of frontman Ian Curtis. Full results right here.

Playlist: All 51 of Joy Division's songs, ranked — minus the 8 not on Spotify

Playlist: All 51 of Joy Division’s songs, ranked — minus the 8 not on Spotify

Now that we’ve revealed the somewhat-anticipated results of our latest Slicing Up Eyeballs artist poll — one that ranks all 51 songs recorded by Joy Division — it’s only natural we’d throw together a Spotify playlist of the ranked countdown. Well, minus the eight songs that aren’t on the streaming service.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/16/20)

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave’ — hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs (8/16/20)

“Dark Wave,” hosted by Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Matt Sebastian, airs 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern every Sunday on Sirius XM satellite radio’s 1st Wave (Channel 33). The most recent two episodes also are available via Sirius XM’s On Demand service for online subscribers. Full playlist from tonight’s show right here.

There are now 2 podcasts dissecting the Talking Heads catalog album-by-album

There are now 2 podcasts dissecting the Talking Heads catalog album-by-album

It’s a great time to be a Talking Heads fan, what with the recent publication of drummer Chris Frantz’s memoir “Remain in Love” and now not one but two podcasts dedicated to breaking down the legendary group’s recorded output album-by-album. Full details and you can listen to the most recent episodes here.

The Lemonheads' 'Lovey' to receive 30th anniversary reissue with bonus 1991 live session

The Lemonheads’ ‘Lovey’ to receive 30th anniversary reissue with bonus 1991 live session

Fire Records will mark the 30th anniversary of The Lemonheads’ major-label debut Lovey with an expanded reissue of the 1990 album on CD and vinyl, with the original record supplemented by a live session recorded for Australia’s Triple J radio in 1991. Full details and tracklist right here.

Hoodoo Gurus target Trump with new single 'Hung Out to Dry,' reschedule rare U.S. tour

Hoodoo Gurus target Trump with new single ‘Hung Out to Dry,’ reschedule rare U.S. tour

ustralian rockers Hoodoo Gurus have begun work on a new studio album they plan to release next year, but have offered fans an early taste of their new music in the form of an uncharacteristically political single called “Hung Out to Dry” that goes after President Donald Trump. Check out the new song right here.

Elvis Costello's new album 'Hey Clockface' due in October — hear 3 songs off it now

Elvis Costello’s new album ‘Hey Clockface’ due in October — hear 3 songs off it now

Elvis Costello will deliver his 31st album this fall, a 14-song collection called Hey Clockface that was recorded in Helskini, Paris and New York with multiple musical combos featuring players that include longtime sideman Steve Nieve, guitarist Bill Frisell and Wilco’s Nels Cline. Full details right here.

Cocteau Twins' Elizabeth Fraser lends voice to new single from Sigur Rós’ Jónsi

Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser lends voice to new single from Sigur Rós’ Jónsi

The musical reemergence of Elizabeth Fraser continues with the release today of a new single from Sigur Rós’ Jónsi, who features the backing vocals of the former Cocteau Twins singer on the track “Cannibal” — which you can hear via its Giovanni Ribisi-directed music video.

Bob Mould to chronicle post-Hüsker Dü career with 24-disc 'Distortion: 1989-2019' box set

Bob Mould to chronicle post-Hüsker Dü career with 24-disc ‘Distortion: 1989-2019’ box set

Bob Mould will collect the entirety of his post-Hüsker Dü work — both solo and with Sugar — in a mammoth 24-disc CD box set called Distortion: 1989-2019 that will include 18 studio albums, four live albums and a new two-disc collection of rarities and collaborations. Full details and tracklist right here.

Erasure enlists LGBTQIA+ stars for 'Nerves of Steel' video off new album 'The Neon'

Erasure enlists LGBTQIA+ stars for ‘Nerves of Steel’ video off new album ‘The Neon’

Erasure today debuted “Nerves of Steel,” the third track off the duo’s first new record in three years and 18th studio album overall — a 10-song collection called The Neon that will be released by Mute on Aug. 21. Hear the new song in full right here via its Brad Hammer-directed music video.

Midnight Oil debuts video for 'Gadigal Land' — off 'The Makarrata Project' mini-album

Midnight Oil debuts video for ‘Gadigal Land’ — off ‘The Makarrata Project’ mini-album

Midnight Oil has released a music video for its first new music in 17 years, the song “Gadigal Land,” which is the first single off the group’s forthcoming mini-album The Makarrata Project, with “our First Nations friends.” The video was directed and filmed by Robert Hambling at Rancom Street Studios and Oceanic Studio in Sydney.

Listen: The Replacements, 'I Don't Know' (Demo) — off 'Pleased To Meet Me' box set

Listen: The Replacements, ‘I Don’t Know’ (Demo) — off ‘Pleased To Meet Me’ box set

Rhino Records this fall will release a 3CD/1LP edition of The Replacements’ 1987 album Pleased To Meet Me, and the label is offering fans’ another taste of the previously unreleased material contained within: in this case, a demo of the record’s third track, “I Don’t Know.” Listen to it right here.

Dinosaur Jr to play 2 socially distanced concerts in New England next month

Dinosaur Jr to play 2 socially distanced concerts in New England next month

Dinosaur Jr will make a return to live music with a pair of limited-capacity, socially distanced outdoor concerts — one a “drive-in” show with fans in cars, the other with attendees in spaced-out “grids” — in New England next month, the band announced today. Full details and ticket information right here.