Recent Dark Wave Playlists

The Replacements' 'Songs for Slim' EP tracklist finalized, auction expected next week

The Replacements’ ‘Songs for Slim’ EP tracklist finalized, auction expected next week

The final tracklist for the The Replacements’ upcoming ‘Songs for Slim’ EP — featuring four songs recorded by Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson, plus a fifth by Chris Mars — was unveiled tonight on the project’s Facebook page amid reports that an auction for the 250 limited-edition singles could start next week.

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 104, aired 1/8/13

Playlist: Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio; Episode 104, aired 1/8/13

This week’s Slicing Up Eyeballs Music Hour on Strangeways Radio featured music from The Only Ones, MIssion of Burma, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Monks of Doom, The Housemartins, Midge Ure, The Cure, Kate Bush, Steve Wynn and the Miracle Three and many more.

David Bowie announces new album 'The Next Day,' releases single 'Where Are We Now?'

David Bowie announces new album ‘The Next Day,’ releases single ‘Where Are We Now?’

Thought to be retired from music and the public eye, David Bowie tonight announced he will release The Next Day — his first new album in a decade —next March, a collection preceded by the single “Where Are We Now?” that’s available immediately via iTunes and can be heard via its accompanying video.

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

Morrissey adds San Diego date, tour-ending San Francisco show to U.S. trek

With Morrissey’s rescheduled U.S. tour set to open Wednesday, the singer today announced the addition of two more shows to the two-month trek: a Feb. 27 concert at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego, and a tour-ending show on March 9 at San Francisco’s Regency Ballroom.

The Primitives' 'Everything's Shining Bright' to feature early singles, 'lost' album, live set

The Primitives’ ‘Everything’s Shining Bright’ to feature early singles, ‘lost’ album, live set

The Primitives this March will release ‘Everything’s Shining Bright: The Lazy Recordings 1985-1987,’ a two-disc, 40-track set collecting the band’s early singles, a handful of demos, a 1987 live set and a “lost” album comprised of an aborted early session for the band’s 1988 debut ‘Lovely.’

Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, 'We No Who U R' — first single off new album

Video: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, ‘We No Who U R’ — first single off new album

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds late last week premiered the official video for “We No Who U R,” the first single off the band’s upcoming 15th studio album. As you can see from the clip posted above, the Gaspar Noé-directed video is fairly minimalist, tracking a shadow through a forest. ‘Push the Sky Away’ arrives Feb. 18.

New releases: The Lords of the New Church's 5-disc 'The Gospel Truth' live/rarities box set

New releases: The Lords of the New Church’s 5-disc ‘The Gospel Truth’ live/rarities box set

This week’s new releases include just one notable title: a new 4CD/1DVD box set from The Lords of the New Church that includes a disc of 16 studio rarities recorded in 1987 and 1988 plus, on three subsequent CDs, live concerts recorded in 1982, 1983 and 1986. The fifth disc is live DVD from 1988.