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Stream Echo & The Bunnymen's new album 'Meteorites' a week (or two) ahead of release

Stream Echo & The Bunnymen’s new album ‘Meteorites’ a week (or two) ahead of release

With Echo & The Bunnymen’s 11th studio album Meteorites set for release in Europe one week from today, the band this morning began streaming the record — which Ian McCulloch calls “more edgy than anything I’ve ever done” — in full via both The Guardian in the U.K. and VPRO in the Netherlands.

Check out Daniel Ash's electro makeover of Love and Rockets' 1989 hit 'So Alive'

Check out Daniel Ash’s electro makeover of Love and Rockets’ 1989 hit ‘So Alive’

Daniel Ash has treated fans to the first taste of his forthcoming album Stripped, which will feature re-recorded selections from his catalog with Bauhaus, Love and Rockets and Tones on Tail. And the first track to emerge is Ash’s new electro take on Love and Rockets’ 1989 hit single “So Alive.”

Peter Murphy debuts 'I Am My Own Name' — second new track off 'Lion'

Peter Murphy debuts ‘I Am My Own Name’ — second new track off ‘Lion’

With the release of his 10th solo album Lion now just three weeks away, Peter Murphy is offering up a second track from the forthcoming record: “I Am My Own Name,” an ominous slow-builder that pays off in a big way. You can stream the full track via the music video posted here.

Bob Mould drops ‘I Don't Know You Anymore’ — first single off upcoming ‘Beauty & Ruin’

Bob Mould drops ‘I Don’t Know You Anymore’ — first single off upcoming ‘Beauty & Ruin’

Earlier this month, Bob Mould treated fans to the first taste of his upcoming 11th solo album Beauty & Ruin, issuing a “pure adrenalin shot” called “Hey Mr. Grey.” That wasn’t the first official single off the upcoming 35-minute record, though. The single, “I Don’t Know You Anymore,” dropped this week.

Stream Pixies’ ‘Indie Cindy’ — first album in 23 years — a week ahead of its release

Stream Pixies’ ‘Indie Cindy’ — first album in 23 years — a week ahead of its release

Due out next week, the Pixies’ first new album in 23 years isn’t exactly new, given that its 12 tracks each have been released via a series of three EPs over the past seven months. Nevertheless, the band today premiered Indie Cindy via streams at NPR and the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper.

Echo & The Bunnymen announce U.S. tour, debut 3rd new track 'Holy Moses'

Echo & The Bunnymen announce U.S. tour, debut 3rd new track ‘Holy Moses’

Echo & The Bunnymen will embark on a 14-date North American tour this August in support of their forthcoming album Meteorites, and this week debuted not just one but two new tracks off the record, including the official U.S. single “Holy Moses.” Meteorites is due out May 26 in the U.K. and June 3 in the U.S.

Paul Weller preps 'More Modern Classics' best-of — stream new single 'Brand New Toy'

Paul Weller preps ‘More Modern Classics’ best-of — stream new single ‘Brand New Toy’

Paul Weller this June will follow up 1998’s Modern Classics compilation with a new companion best-of — cleverly titled More Modern Classics — that will pick up where the previous set left off, collecting 20 favorites by the former Jam leader recorded over the past 15 years, including a brand-new single.

Echo & The Bunnymen debut sweeping track 'Lovers on the Run' off 'Meteorites'

Echo & The Bunnymen debut sweeping track ‘Lovers on the Run’ off ‘Meteorites’

Following up last month’s debut of the 7-minute “Market Town,” Echo & The Bunnymen this morning offered up the second taste of their forthcoming new album Meteorites, premiering the string-swept track “Lovers on the Run” over at The Quietus. The album is out May 26 in the U.K. and June 3 in the U.S.

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), 'Come Back To Me' — Record Store Day 7-inch

Stream: Bok Bok (Buzzcocks, The Fall), ‘Come Back To Me’ — Record Store Day 7-inch

One of the truly wonderful aspects of Record Store Day is the ability to dredge up long-forgotten releases and grant them new life, as the Captured Tracks label is doing this year with Bok Bok, the blink-and-you-missed it project from Buzzcocks bassist Steve Garvey and drummer Karl Burns of The Fall.

Peter Murphy debuts 'Hang Up' — pounding lead single off Youth-produced 'Lion'

Peter Murphy debuts ‘Hang Up’ — pounding lead single off Youth-produced ‘Lion’

Peter Murphy today debuted the first single off his upcoming 10th solo album Lion, a record produced by bassist Youth of Killing Joke that finds the former Bauhaus frontman delving, perhaps not surprisingly, into heavier sounds than he explored on 2011′s Ninth.

Bob Mould debuts rocker 'Hey Mr. Grey' — first track off upcoming 'Beauty & Ruin'

Bob Mould debuts rocker ‘Hey Mr. Grey’ — first track off upcoming ‘Beauty & Ruin’

Bob Mould this morning treated fans to the first taste of his upcoming 11th solo album Beauty & Ruin, dropping the 2-minute “pure adrenalin shot” that is “Hey Mr. Grey,” which is meant to introduce fans to the forthcoming record, described by his label Merge as a “compact epic,”

Echo & The Bunnymen offer first taste of 'Meteorites' with 7-minute 'Market Town'

Echo & The Bunnymen offer first taste of ‘Meteorites’ with 7-minute ‘Market Town’

Echo & The Bunnymen return later this spring with their first album and five years, and this week they give fans the first inkling of what to expect from Meteorites with “Market Town,” an anthemic, 7-minute rocker. The album is out April 28 in the U.K. and June 3 in the U.S.

The Mighty Lemon Drops debut unreleased 'My Biggest Thrill' demo off 'Uptight' comp

The Mighty Lemon Drops debut unreleased ‘My Biggest Thrill’ demo off ‘Uptight’ comp

With the release next week of The Mighty Lemon Drops’ new Uptight: The Early Recordings 1985/1986 compilation, Cherry Red Records today debuted one of the set’s previously unreleased tracks: a demo recording of Happy Head single “My Biggest Thrill” made during a July 1986 session.