Tag: Inspiral Carpets

New 4-disc "Come Together" box set digs into Madchester/baggy scene of 1989-1992

New 4-disc “Come Together” box set digs into Madchester/baggy scene of 1989-1992

Cherry Red Records this summer will release the latest in its series of box sets commemorating extremely specific U.K. musical subgenres with “Come Together.”

The New Pornographers cover Inspiral Carpets' "This Is How It Feels" for Sirius XM

The New Pornographers cover Inspiral Carpets’ “This Is How It Feels” for Sirius XM

The New Pornographers are out promoting their brand-new album Continue As a Guest and recently stopped by the studios of Sirius XM satellite radio.

New releases: Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets, Annie Lennox

New releases: Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets, Annie Lennox

This week’s new releases include new studio albums from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Billy Idol, Half Man Half Biscuit, Inspiral Carpets and Eurythmics’ Annie Lennox, plus reissues from The Pop Group and a six-disc box set of recent material from the reunited Dexys.

New releases: Pixies, The Sound, X, Prefab Sprout, Inspiral Carpets, The Clash doc

New releases: Pixies, The Sound, X, Prefab Sprout, Inspiral Carpets, The Clash doc

This week’s new releases include the brand-new studio album from the Pixies (‘Indie Cindy’), plus a four-disc box set from The Sound, a reissue of X’s ‘Under the Big Black Sun,’ the documentary “The Rise and Fall of The Clash,” the U.S. release of Prefab Sprout’s latest album and an Inspiral Carpets reissue.

New releases: The Ocean Blue, Billy Bragg, Kraftwerk's Karl Bartos, Inspiral Carpets

New releases: The Ocean Blue, Billy Bragg, Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos, Inspiral Carpets

This week’s new releases include ‘Ultramarine,’ the first new album from The Ocean Blue in a decade, plus new studio albums from Billy Bragg (‘Tooth & Nail’) and former Kraftwerk member Karl Bartos (‘Off the Record’), as well as an expanded reissue of Inspiral Carpets’ 1990 debut ‘Life.’

Inspiral Carpets to reissue debut album 'Life,' perform it on U.K. tour next spring

Inspiral Carpets to reissue debut album ‘Life,’ perform it on U.K. tour next spring

Madchester veterans Inspiral Carpets — who reunited last year with their original, ’80s-era lead singer, Stephen Holt — today announced plans to reissue their 1990 debut album ‘Life’ and perform the record in its entirety, along with “the hits,” on a 10-date tour of the U.K. next March, the band announced on Facebook today.

Inspiral Carpets reunite with original singer Stephen Holt for new 'garage' album, tour

Inspiral Carpets reunite with original singer Stephen Holt for new ‘garage’ album, tour

Madchester veterans Inspiral Carpets today announced they are reuniting with their original, ’80s-era lead singer Stephen Holt and plan to record their first new material in 15 years and embark on a world tour that’s likely to open in South America this November.