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Watch: OMD debuts video for title track off upcoming 'The Punishment of Luxury'

Watch: OMD debuts video for title track off upcoming ‘The Punishment of Luxury’

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark today released the second official single off the group’s upcoming album The Punishment of Luxury — the title track, which is accompanied by a brand-new animated video that you can watch below. The track follows the release of first single “Isotype” in late May.

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased 'There Is A Light That Never Goes Out' (Take 1)

Listen: The Smiths debut unreleased ‘There Is A Light That Never Goes Out’ (Take 1)

There’s not yet been an official announcement of the upcoming expanded reissue of The Smiths’ 1986 album The Queen is Dead, yet the band’s Facebook page today debuted one of the bonus cuts on that set: the so-called “Take 1” of “There is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Hear it right here.

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for 'For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986' album

The Replacements dig up classic-era gig for ‘For Sale: Live at Maxwell’s 1986’ album

Rhino Records today announced it will release a live double album recorded by the beloved original lineup of The Replacements, a fabled February 1986 show at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J., that found the band blasting through a 29-song set of album tracks, B-sides and covers. See full tracklist.

Listen: The Waterboys, 'If The Answer Is Yeah!' — first single off new double LP

Listen: The Waterboys, ‘If The Answer Is Yeah!’ — first single off new double LP

The Waterboys have debuted the first single off the band’s upcoming double album, an upbeat, 3 1/2-minute track called “If the Answer is Yeah!” that delivers on bandleader Mike Scott’s promise to employ more modern production values and styles in his new music. Hear it right here.

Mick Bund, latter-period Felt bassist and frontman of Mexico 70, dies

Mick Bund, latter-period Felt bassist and frontman of Mexico 70, dies

Mick Bund, who served as bassist for indie-pop favorites Felt in the late ’80s, played with Sarah Cracknell in her pre-Saint Etienne group Prime Time and went on to front Mexico 70 in the ’90s, died suddenly last week, according to a statement from Felt mastermind Lawrence.

Ministry touring U.S. with Death Grips, promises to play 3 songs off 'Psalm 69'

Ministry touring U.S. with Death Grips, promises to play 3 songs off ‘Psalm 69’

Ministry will support the release this fall of its 14th studio album AmeriKKKant by co-headlining a U.S. tour with electro-industrial hip-hop duo Death Grips, a trek that will open Oct. 13 in Worcester, Mass., and keep the two groups on the road through Nov. 11 in Dallas, Texas. See full dates here.

The Smiths' 'The Queen is Dead' expected to receive expanded 2CD/1DVD reissue this fall

The Smiths’ ‘The Queen is Dead’ expected to receive expanded 2CD/1DVD reissue this fall

In the wake of last month’s surprise release of a new “The Queen is Dead” single, The Smiths’ Facebook page has been hinting that something more is in the works involving the band’s beloved 1986 album. And today, it seems, came the first evidence of what many have suspected: The Queen is Dead will receive an expanded reissue.