Category: New Releases

New releases: The Wild Swans, New Order's Gillian & Stephen, Pop Will Eat Itself

New releases: The Wild Swans, New Order’s Gillian & Stephen, Pop Will Eat Itself

This week’s new releases include ‘The Coldest Winter For a Hundred Years,’ the first new album from The Wild Swans in 21 years, plus ‘Swing,’ a CD/12-inch combo from New Order’s Gillian & Stephen and expanded reissues of the first two albums from Pop Will Eat Itself.

New releases: BoDeans, Wedding Present, Dead Can Dance, Housemartins, Christian Death

New releases: BoDeans, Wedding Present, Dead Can Dance, Housemartins, Christian Death

This week’s new releases include a brand-new album from BoDeans (‘Indigo Dreams’), plus a live DVD from The Wedding Present (‘Drive’), a new Housemartins best-of (‘Happy Hour: The Collection’) and reissues of Dead Can Dance’s ‘Aion’ and Christian Death’s ‘Only Theatre of Pain.’

New releases: Ramones on vinyl, plus Peter Murphy, They Might Be Giants, Lou Reed

New releases: Ramones on vinyl, plus Peter Murphy, They Might Be Giants, Lou Reed

This week’s new releases include Ramones reissues on 180-gram audiophile vinyl, plus a 2CD reissue of Peter Murphy’s debut ‘Should the World Fail to Fall Apart,’ a brand-new They Might Be Giants album called ‘Join Us’ and a DVD of Lou Reed’s 2009 appearance at Lollapalooza.

New releases: R.E.M. 'Lifes Rich Pageant,' plus Dead Can Dance, Tones on Tail on vinyl

New releases: R.E.M. ‘Lifes Rich Pageant,’ plus Dead Can Dance, Tones on Tail on vinyl

This week’s new releases include the expanded 25th anniversary reissue of R.E.M.’s ‘Lifes Rich Pageant,’ plus Dead Can Dance’s 4LP ‘Box Set II’ and ‘Weird Pop,’ the brand-new double-vinyl best-of from Bauhaus spin-off Tones on Tail.

New releases: Erasure reissues, plus new Brian Eno and Blondie, and The Damned live

New releases: Erasure reissues, plus new Brian Eno and Blondie, and The Damned live

This week’s new releases include expanded 2CD/1DVD reissues of Erasure’s ‘Wonderland’ and ‘The Circus,’ plus new albums from Brian Eno (‘Drums Between the Bells’) and Blondie (‘Panic of Girls’), and a 2DVD/1CD live set from The Damned (‘Machine Gun Etiquette Anniversary Live Set’).

New releases: Sisters of Mercy 'First and Last and Always' on vinyl, Icicle Works 3CD reissue

New releases: Sisters of Mercy ‘First and Last and Always’ on vinyl, Icicle Works 3CD reissue

Just two new releases on the radar this week: The Sisters of Mercy’s ‘First and Last and Always’ is reissued by Mobile Fidelity on audiophile vinyl, and The Icicle Works’ ‘Blind’ is reissued in a 3CD set by Cherry Red.

New releases: Sugar, Japanese Popstars (with Robert Smith), Frankie Goes to Hollywood

New releases: Sugar, Japanese Popstars (with Robert Smith), Frankie Goes to Hollywood

This week’s new releases include an audiophile vinyl reissue of ‘Copper Blue,’ the debut from Bob Mould’s post-Husker Du power trio; The Japanese Popstars’ ‘Controlling Your Allegiance,’ featuring the single ‘Take Forever’ with The Cure’s Robert Smith; and a 2CD reissue of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘Liverpool.’