Category: Digital Music

Stream John Peel's own copy of the Talking Heads' 'Take Me to the River' 7-inch

Stream John Peel’s own copy of the Talking Heads’ ‘Take Me to the River’ 7-inch

In 2012, U.K. arts website The Space began posting, 100 at a time, titles from the late John Peel’s legendary record collection — reportedly numbering 26,000 LPs, 40,000 7-inches and “many thousands of” CDs. The listings included index cards, the records’ covers and, in some cases, links to stream the music on Spotify.

The Mission's Wayne Hussey preps new solo album, releases single 'Wither on the Vine'

The Mission’s Wayne Hussey preps new solo album, releases single ‘Wither on the Vine’

While the reunion of The Mission continues — the band currently is touring South America — frontman Wayne Hussey is branching out on his own this fall with the release of a brand-new, 14-track solo album entitled Songs of Candlelight & Razorblades that will be supported by a massive, 50-date European tour.

Stream: The Afghan Whigs darken up The Police's 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic'

Stream: The Afghan Whigs darken up The Police’s ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’

With The Afghan Whigs set to embark on an extensive fall tour later this month in support of reunion album Do To The Beast, Greg Dulli and Co. today debuted a stark, dark cover of The Police’s 1981 hit single “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”

New Model Army mix studio, live tracks on 'Between Wine and Blood' — stream 'Guessing'

New Model Army mix studio, live tracks on ‘Between Wine and Blood’ — stream ‘Guessing’

]Long-running U.K. post-punk act New Model Army follows up last year’s Between Dog and Wolf — the band’s 12th studio album, and first in four years — with a new collection in September entitled Between Wine and Blood that combines a mini album of six new studio tracks and an 11-song live album.

Hear Daniel Ash's super-mellow remake of Love and Rockets' 'All In My Mind'

Hear Daniel Ash’s super-mellow remake of Love and Rockets’ ‘All In My Mind’

With his new album Stripped now set for release Sept. 30, Daniel Ash continues to tease fans with tracks from the record, which will include electronic-flavored remakes of tracks from across his back catalog. The latest cut to emerge is a new, slowed-down take on Express classic “All In My Mind.”

Stream Erasure's new single 'Elevation' — off forthcoming 'The Violet Flame'

Stream Erasure’s new single ‘Elevation’ — off forthcoming ‘The Violet Flame’

We’re still two months away from the arrival of Erasure’s 16th studio album, The Violet Flame, but the duo has just offered up the first taste of the record in the form of first single “Elevation,” which you can stream here. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell also revealed the full tracklist for the album,

Stream Morrissey's 'World Peace Is None Of Your Business' a week ahead of release

Stream Morrissey’s ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’ a week ahead of release

Morrissey’s been teasing the hell out of his brand-new album World Peace Is None Of Your Business in the weeks ahead of its July 15 release, with full-track previews, spoken-word promotional videos and, perhaps not as effectively, an aborted U.S. tour. Now, though, comes the moment of truth.

The Vaselines prep new album 'V for Vaselines,' offer free download of 'One Lost Year'

The Vaselines prep new album ‘V for Vaselines,’ offer free download of ‘One Lost Year’

Like Mission of Burma, Scottish indie-pop faves The Vaselines are on their way to becoming more prolific post-reunion than in their original incarnation, this week announcing their second post-reunion album, and only their third overall, called V for Vaselines.

Negativland gives away 'U2’ multi-track master, invites fans to remix infamous single

Negativland gives away ‘U2’ multi-track master, invites fans to remix infamous single

With the death of legendary “American Top 40” DJ Casey Kasem resurrecting interest in their infamous “U2” single, Negativland tonight announced they’re paying tribute to the beloved radio host whose profane tirade anchors the track by inviting fans to remix it using the original multi-track master.

Listen: Robyn Hitchcock strips down Psychedelic Furs' 'Ghost in You' for new album

Listen: Robyn Hitchcock strips down Psychedelic Furs’ ‘Ghost in You’ for new album

Robyn Hitchcock this August will release a brand-new, Joe Boyd-produced album titled The Man Upstairs that will be “part well-known favorites, part personal discoveries, and part originals,” according to Yep Roc Records. The first offering off the record is an acoustic take on the Psychedelic Furs’ classic “The Ghost in You.”

Premiere: 8-Bit Operators' ‘Enjoy the Science: Tribute to Depeche Mode’ full-album stream

Premiere: 8-Bit Operators’ ‘Enjoy the Science: Tribute to Depeche Mode’ full-album stream

As we promised last week, we’re thrilled to be able to premiere the full-album, pre-release stream of the 8-Bit Operators collective’s new collection of chiptune covers of Depeche Mode classics — a 15-track collection of “highly musical, lo-bit video-game hardware re-imaginings.”

'Enjoy the Science': 8-Bit Operators give Depeche Mode a chiptune makeover

‘Enjoy the Science’: 8-Bit Operators give Depeche Mode a chiptune makeover

The 8-Bit Operators collective next month follows up its tributes to Kraftwerk, Devo and The Beatles with a new collection of chiptune covers of Depeche Mode classics, a 15-track collection featuring “highly musical, lo-bit video-game hardware re-imaginings” of some of the band’s best-known songs from the past 30 years.

R.E.M. releases monster 131-track Warner Bros. rarities set, puts 'Chronic Town' on iTunes

R.E.M. releases monster 131-track Warner Bros. rarities set, puts ‘Chronic Town’ on iTunes

It’s been a big week for R.E.M. fans — even bigger than we thought, with not just the release of the band’s 1991 and 2001 “MTV Unplugged” sets and the previously reported digital collection of I.R.S.-era rarities, but also a digital companion featuring a whopping 131 tracks from the band’s Warner Bros. period.