Category: Digital Music

Luna covers The Cure, David Bowie, Mercury Rev on new album — hear first single

Luna covers The Cure, David Bowie, Mercury Rev on new album — hear first single

Luna — Dean Wareham’s reunited post-Galaxie 500 dreampop act — will put out its first new music since 2004 in September with the simultaneous release of a 10-song covers album called A Sentimental Education and a 6-song instrumental EP titled A Place of Greater Safety.

Listen: OMD, 'Isotype' — classic-sounding new single off 'The Punishment of Luxury'

Listen: OMD, ‘Isotype’ — classic-sounding new single off ‘The Punishment of Luxury’

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark today premiered the first official single off their upcoming album The Punishment of Luxury, a soaring, classic-sounding single called “Isotype” that will be released digitally tomorrow and will be released on 12-inch vinyl as well.

Listen: Alison Moyet, 'Reassuring Pinches' — icy synthpop off upcoming album 'Other'

Listen: Alison Moyet, ‘Reassuring Pinches’ — icy synthpop off upcoming album ‘Other’

Former Yazoo frontwoman Alison Moyet gave fans the first taste of her upcoming ninth solo album Other via its spare title track back in March. But now comes the official first single, “Reassuring Pinches,” an electronic chiller that you can hear below in its original form and radio mix.

Listen: The Smiths' Record Store Day 7-inch with 2 previously unreleased demos

Listen: The Smiths’ Record Store Day 7-inch with 2 previously unreleased demos

One of the bigger draws for Record Store Day this year was the 7-inch from The Smiths that featured previously unreleased demos of the band’s 1985 single “The Boy with the Thorn in His Side” and its original B-side, “Rubber Ring.” For those who didn’t get one of the 45s, or don’t do vinyl, check out both songs here.

Listen: The Afghan Whigs, 'Arabian Heights' — second single off upcoming 'In Spades'

Listen: The Afghan Whigs, ‘Arabian Heights’ — second single off upcoming ‘In Spades’

The Afghan Whigs will release their second post-reunion album, In Spades, on May 5 on Sub Pop Records, and today gave fans their second taste of the record with the release of “Arabian Height,” which you can stream here. The single follows the video release of “Demon in Profile.”

Listen: The The, 'We Can't Stop What's Coming' — first new single in 10 years

Listen: The The, ‘We Can’t Stop What’s Coming’ — first new single in 10 years

Matt Johnson debuted his first new The The single in a decade today on Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show, calling in to the program to introduce “We Can’t Stop What’s Coming,” a tribute to his late brother that will be released as a 7-inch single for Record Store Day in the U.K.

Premiere: The Black Watch, 'All-Right Side of Just OK' — off 'Gospel According to John'

Premiere: The Black Watch, ‘All-Right Side of Just OK’ — off ‘Gospel According to John’

John Andrew Fredrick is back with the 15th album in 30 years with his cult-favorite Southern California indie-rock act The Black Watch, and we here at Slicing Up Eyeballs are thrilled to premiere “The All-Right Side of Just OK,” the second single off the forthcoming The Gospel According to John.

Listen: Erasure, 'Love You to the Sky' (Adam Turner Remix) — off upcoming digital EP

Listen: Erasure, ‘Love You to the Sky’ (Adam Turner Remix) — off upcoming digital EP

Erasure have shared a remix by Adam Turner of their new single “Love You to the Sky,” the first track to be released off the duo’s upcoming 17th studio album, World Be Gone. It’s also the first taste of a just-announced digital EP featuring mixes of that single.

New Order releases 'Music Complete: Remix EP' ahead of U.S. performances

New Order releases ‘Music Complete: Remix EP’ ahead of U.S. performances

New Order today released a new five-track EP featuring remixes of songs off its latest album Music Complete, a digital release that comes ahead of the band’s appearances at the massive Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and a handful of U.S. concert dates this month.

Thurston Moore to release new album 'Rock N Roll Consciousness' — hear first single

Thurston Moore to release new album ‘Rock N Roll Consciousness’ — hear first single

Former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore returns later this month with Rock N Roll Consciousness, first new album in two years, which was recorded with his current touring band that includes former SY compatriot Steve Shelley on drums and My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe on bass.

Free download: 'Under What Flag,' a 17-track tribute to Fad Gadget 'by fans, for fans'

Free download: ‘Under What Flag,’ a 17-track tribute to Fad Gadget ‘by fans, for fans’

More than a dozen musical acts contributed to a new tribute to post-punk electronic-music pioneer Fad Gadget “made by fans, for fans” that’s available as a free download in tribute to “an underappreciated yet profound trailblazing musical legacy.” Stream the album here or download it for free.

Listen: Paul Weller, 'Long Long Road' and 'Nova' — off upcoming 'A Kind Revolution'

Listen: Paul Weller, ‘Long Long Road’ and ‘Nova’ — off upcoming ‘A Kind Revolution’

Just days after announcing his 13th solo album, Paul Weller has treated fans to two of the 10 songs that will appear on A Kind Revolution when it’s released next month. Below, you can stream mid-tempo rocker “Nova” and the string-laden ballad “Long Long Road.”

Listen: Erasure, 'Love You To the Sky' — first single off upcoming 'World Be Gone'

Listen: Erasure, ‘Love You To the Sky’ — first single off upcoming ‘World Be Gone’

Classic synthpop duo Erasure — Andy Bell and Vince Clarke — today debuted the lead single from their upcoming 17th studio album, World Be Gone. The bouncy track “Love You To the Sky,” with its instantly memorable chorus, can be heard below via the band’s lyric video.