Category: Single News

Pet Shop Boys debut 'Monkey Business' — third single off upcoming album 'Hotspot'

Pet Shop Boys debut ‘Monkey Business’ — third single off upcoming album ‘Hotspot’

The Pet Shop Boys this week debuted the third single off their upcoming 14th studio album Hotspot, a dance track called “Monkey Business” that will be released as a physical and digital single next month with remixes and a brand-new B-side called “At Rock Bottom.” Hear the new single right here.

Michael Stipe to release second solo single 'Drive to the Ocean' on his 60th birthday

Michael Stipe to release second solo single ‘Drive to the Ocean’ on his 60th birthday

Former R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe will follow up the October release of his debut solo single “Your Capricious Soul” with a second single, “Drive to the Ocean,” to be released on his 60th birthday on Jan. 4. Like its predecessor, this single also benefit a climate action group. Details right here.

Michael Stipe to release debut solo single 'Your Capricious Soul' this weekend

Michael Stipe to release debut solo single ‘Your Capricious Soul’ this weekend

Eight years after the breakup of R.E.M., the band’s former frontman Michael Stipe is ready to release his debut solo single, a song called “Your Capricious Soul” that he’s been playing live and will be released digitally this weekend to benefit the climate action group Extinction Rebellion. Full details here.

Johnny Marr releases new synth-splashed single 'Armatopia' — watch the music video

Johnny Marr releases new synth-splashed single ‘Armatopia’ — watch the music video

It’s been a big week for Johnny Marr, first with the announcement of a new round of North American touring in support of his third solo album Call the Comet, and now the release of a new non-album single: the synth-splashed, Electronic-reminiscent “Armatopia.” Check it out right here.

Vanessa Briscoe Hay’s Pylon Reenactment Society releasing 2 new songs, playing shows

Vanessa Briscoe Hay’s Pylon Reenactment Society releasing 2 new songs, playing shows

Vanessa Briscoe Hay’s Pylon Reenactment Society — the band the Pylon frontwoman put together following the death in 2009 of guitarist Randy Bewley — next week will release its first original music in the form of a two-song single to be issued digitally and on 7-inch vinyl. Hear one of the new songs right here.

XTC's Andy Partridge covers Pink Floyd, Bonzo Dog Band on new 10-inch EP

XTC’s Andy Partridge covers Pink Floyd, Bonzo Dog Band on new 10-inch EP

XTC’s Andy Partridge will release new music next month, having christened his newly upgraded studio by recording a pair of his favorite songs: the Syd Barrett-penned early Pink Floyd single “Apples and Oranges” and the Bonzo Dog Band’s Humanoid Boogie, written by Neil Innes. Full details right here.

Morrissey records cover of The Pretenders' 'Back on the Chain Gang' for future single

Morrissey records cover of The Pretenders’ ‘Back on the Chain Gang’ for future single

Morrissey has recorded a cover of The Pretenders’ 1982 single “Back on the Chain Gang” — which the former Smiths frontman has taken to playing live of late — in a Los Angeles studio and intends to release it this summer as a single, according to a post on his new Morrissey Central website.