Category: New Releases

New releases: Bob Mould's 'Silver Age,' 'Spirit of Talk Talk' tribute, 'Fac. Dance 02' comp

New releases: Bob Mould’s ‘Silver Age,’ ‘Spirit of Talk Talk’ tribute, ‘Fac. Dance 02’ comp

This week’s new releases include ‘Silver Age,’ the first new album in three years from Bob Mould, plus the ‘Spirit of Talk Talk tribute album, featuring Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder and members of The Arcade Fire and Grandaddy, and ‘Fac. Dance 02,’ a compilation of 12-inch cuts from the Factory Records catalog.

New releases: Swans, Nick Cave, Juliana Hatfield, This Mortal Coil, The Distractions

New releases: Swans, Nick Cave, Juliana Hatfield, This Mortal Coil, The Distractions

This week’s new releases include ‘The Seer,’ a new 2CD set from Swans, plus a soundtrack to the film ‘Lawless’ by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, a covers album from Juliana Hatfield, CD reissues of the This Mortal Coil catalog, a collection of synthpop remixes and the first new album in 22 years from Manchester’s The Distractions.

New releases: Young Fresh Fellows' 'Tiempo de Lujo,' plus Dinosaur Jr live, VCMG EP

New releases: Young Fresh Fellows’ ‘Tiempo de Lujo,’ plus Dinosaur Jr live, VCMG EP

This week’s new releases include ‘Tiempo de Lujo,’ the 13th studio album from Scott McCaughey’s long-running Young Fresh Fellows, the limited-edition, purple-vinyl ‘Bug: Live at the 9:30 Club’ from Dinosaur Jr,’ and the third EP from VCMG, the collaboration between Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore and Vince Clarke.

New releases: Dead Can Dance's first album in 16 years, plus Ride, Sparks, 45 Grave

New releases: Dead Can Dance’s first album in 16 years, plus Ride, Sparks, 45 Grave

This week’s new releases include ‘Anastasis,’ the first new album from Dead Can Dance in 16 years, plus a deluxe 20th anniversary reissue of Ride’s ‘Going Blank Again,’ a pair of 2CD singles compilations from Sparks, and the first album of new material in more than 19 years from deathrock pioneers 45 Grave.

New releases: Roxy Music, Redd Kross, The Specials, Frankie, Bad Brains, Jesus Jones

New releases: Roxy Music, Redd Kross, The Specials, Frankie, Bad Brains, Jesus Jones

This week’s new releases include a 10CD career-spanning box set from Roxy Music, Redd Kross’ first new studio album in 15 years (‘Researching the Blues’), a new live album from The Specials and a vintage one from Bad Brains, and new compilations from Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Jesus Jones.

New releases: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jimmy Sommerville expanded reissues

New releases: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Jimmy Sommerville expanded reissues

This week’s new releases include the final batch of expanded 2CD reissues from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (including ‘Nocturama,’ ‘Abbatoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus’ and ‘Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!’), plus expanded reissues of the first two solo albums from the Communards’ Jimmy Sommerville (‘Read My Lips,’ ‘Dare to Love’).

New releases: Sugar, Claudia Brücken, Happy Mondays, Yazoo, Peter Gabriel, Icehouse

New releases: Sugar, Claudia Brücken, Happy Mondays, Yazoo, Peter Gabriel, Icehouse

This week’s new releases include the U.S. reissue of Sugar’s catalog, a live CD/DVD from Propaganda’s Claudia Brücken, a live CD from Happy Mondays, an audiophile vinyl pressing of Yazoo’s ‘Upstairs at Eric’s,’ the U.S. release of Peter Gabriel’s ‘Secret World Live,’ and reissues of Icehouse’s ‘Primitive Man’ and ‘Man of Colours.’