Category: Album News

U2 announces 'Songs of Experience,' North American arena tour — hear new song

U2 announces ‘Songs of Experience,’ North American arena tour — hear new song

U2 today formally announced the release of the band’s next album, Songs of Experience, a 13-song companion to 2014’s Songs of Innocence — a record that will see a fairly conventional release rather than be forced into every iTunes user’s library like its predecessor. Full details here, and listen to a new song.

They Might Be Giants unveil new album 'I Like Fun,' massive U.S. tour — hear new single

They Might Be Giants unveil new album ‘I Like Fun,’ massive U.S. tour — hear new single

They Might Be Giants will release their 15th studio album — the 15-song “rock album” I Like Fun — in January, and will embark on a marathon 50-date U.S. tour that will take the two Johns from coast to coast while on the road from January through April. Here the album’s first single right here.

The Mission to record upcoming tour rehearsal for 'Bending the Arc' double live album

The Mission to record upcoming tour rehearsal for ‘Bending the Arc’ double live album

Wayne Hussey admits he’s no fan of live albums, but he knows other people like them, so he’s come up with a plan: The Mission will record one of its tour rehearsals — a more “controllable environment” than a concert — for release as a two-disc live set called Bending the Arc. Full details here.

Listen: Tears For Fears, 'I Love You But I'm Lost' — first new song in 11 years

Listen: Tears For Fears, ‘I Love You But I’m Lost’ — first new song in 11 years

It’s not the new album Tears For Fears long have been working on, but the duo of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith today debuted their first original song in 13 years, a track called “I Love You But I’m Lost” that will be one of two new songs on the group’s upcoming greatest-hits disc.

INXS marks 30th anniversary of 'Kick' with 4-disc reissue featuring new Dolby Atmos mix

INXS marks 30th anniversary of ‘Kick’ with 4-disc reissue featuring new Dolby Atmos mix

INXS will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its world-conquering 1987 album Kick with a new expanded reissue that “extends” the previous 25th anniversary reissue with a half-dozen or so more remixes and alternate versions, plus a new Dolby Atmos mix of the album by Giles Martin.

Midge Ure to release album of 'reimagined and orchestrated' Ultravox classics, solo tracks

Midge Ure to release album of ‘reimagined and orchestrated’ Ultravox classics, solo tracks

Midge Ure will revisit the music of his band Ultravox, as well as his own solo catalog, with a new album called Orchestrated that will feature a dozen re-recordings of some of his best-known songs, including “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” and “Vienna.” Check out the full tracklist right here.

Listen: Morrissey, 'Spent the Day in Bed' — first single off 'Low in High School'

Listen: Morrissey, ‘Spent the Day in Bed’ — first single off ‘Low in High School’

Morrissey  this morning debuted the first single off his upcoming 11th album Low in High School, a typically maudlin song called “Spent the Day in Bed” that finds the singer exhausted by the events and happily bedridden (“Stop watching the news!”). Stream the full track below.

The Damned headed into the studio with Tony Visconti as bassist Paul Gray rejoins band

The Damned headed into the studio with Tony Visconti as bassist Paul Gray rejoins band

Legendary U.K. punk outfit The Damned will enter the studio next month with famed producer Tony Visconti to record their first new album in a decade — news that was accompanied by the announcement that early-’80s bassist Paul Gray is rejoining the band. Plus, check out their 2018 tour dates.

Listen: The Wedding Present, 'Shatner' — off Steve Albini re-recording of 'George Best'

Listen: The Wedding Present, ‘Shatner’ — off Steve Albini re-recording of ‘George Best’

The Wedding Present this month will release a long-shelved re-recording of the band’s debut album George Best by famed engineer Steve Albini, and are offering up a first taste of the project in the form of a new version of “Shatner,” which you can now stream in full right here.

Squeeze to drop 'The Knowledge' this fall — hear opening track 'Innocence In Paradise'

Squeeze to drop ‘The Knowledge’ this fall — hear opening track ‘Innocence In Paradise’

Squeeze this week announced the release of the group’s first new studio album in two years, a 12-song collection called The Knowledge that is due out Oct. 13 and is preceded by the record’s moody opener, “Innocence in Paradise,” which you can stream in full below. Check out the first track here.

Full recorded output of Seattle underground pioneers U-Men to be compiled by Sub Pop

Full recorded output of Seattle underground pioneers U-Men to be compiled by Sub Pop

Sub Pop Records this fall will release an anthology compiling the entire recorded output — including five unreleased songs — of Seattle’s U-Men, considered the leading light of the ’80s underground music scene in that city that ultimately would birth grunge upon the world. Check out one of the tracks here.

Morrissey announces new album 'Low in High-School,' plus Hollywood Bowl concert

Morrissey announces new album ‘Low in High-School,’ plus Hollywood Bowl concert

Morrissey today announced the release of his first album in three years and 11th overall as a solo artist, a collection titled Low in High-School that will arrive Nov. 17 via his new Etienne Records imprint on the BMG label, according to the Manchester Evening News.

Crowded House's Neil Finn to livestream recording of new solo album 'Out of Silence'

Crowded House’s Neil Finn to livestream recording of new solo album ‘Out of Silence’

Crowded House frontman Neil Finn is working on his upcoming new solo record Out of Silence in full view of his fans, livestreaming his in-studio performances each Friday this month — culminating, on Aug. 25, with the full recording of the album live on the internet. Watch footage of the recording sessions here.