Category: Digital Music

Stream: The Dead Milkmen, ‘The Great Boston Molasses Flood’ 7-inch — 3 new songs

Stream: The Dead Milkmen, ‘The Great Boston Molasses Flood’ 7-inch — 3 new songs

The Dead Milkmen have released the third in their new series of limited-edition 7-inch singles — “The Boston Molasses Flood” — and you can now stream both songs off the vinyl single plus the digital-only bonus track. Below, check out the two songs off the 7-inch plus digital-only bonus track “Anthropology Days.”

Stream: Dinosaur Jr’s surprisingly mellow makeover of Phoenix’s ‘Entertainment’

Stream: Dinosaur Jr’s surprisingly mellow makeover of Phoenix’s ‘Entertainment’

Phoenix returns next month with their fifth studio album Bankrupt!, and they’ve just released what they’re billing as a “remix” of lead single “Entertainment” by none other than Dinosaur Jr. But it’s actually a straight-up cover of what had been a fairly upbeat, poppy number.

Stream: Depeche Mode, ‘Delta Machine’ — hear full album a week early on iTunes

Stream: Depeche Mode, ‘Delta Machine’ — hear full album a week early on iTunes

Following live previews of some of the album’s songs last week and a leak of the full record on Sunday, Depeche Mode is now streaming its forthcoming LP Delta Machine, for free on iTunes one full week ahead of its release. The record’s out in North America next Tuesday, but check it out now.

OMD debuts new track ‘Night Café,’ announces 10-inch EP for Record Store Day

OMD debuts new track ‘Night Café,’ announces 10-inch EP for Record Store Day

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark continue the build-up toward the April 9 release of their second post-reunion album ‘English Electric,’ releasing another new track, “Night Café,” and announcing plans for a limited-edition, five-track 10-inch vinyl picture disc to be released on Record Store Day.

Stream: Depeche Mode, ‘Soothe My Soul’ — 2nd single from forthcoming ‘Delta Machine’

Stream: Depeche Mode, ‘Soothe My Soul’ — 2nd single from forthcoming ‘Delta Machine’

“Soothe My Soul,” the anticipated second single from Depeche Mode’s upcoming album Delta Machine, was given a world-premiere airing this morning in the U.K. on Shaun Keaveny’s show on BBC Radio 6 — and, not surprisingly, DM fans were ready to record the track. You can hear it right here.

The Ocean Blue streams new album ‘Ultramarine,’ announces initial U.S. tour dates

The Ocean Blue streams new album ‘Ultramarine,’ announces initial U.S. tour dates

The Ocean Blue releases its first album 13 years next week, but you don’t have to wait until Tuesday to hear Ultramarine — the full album is now streaming at AOL’s Spinner. Plus, the band has now announced some initial U.S. tour dates this May and June, not to mention a trip to Peru.

Free MP3: Wire, ‘Love Bends’ — reworked 1980 track off ‘Change Becomes Us’

Free MP3: Wire, ‘Love Bends’ — reworked 1980 track off ‘Change Becomes Us’

Wire have offered up a second taste of their upcoming 13th album Changes Becomes Us — which is due out March 25 — in the form of “Love Bends,” which, like the rest of the material on the new album, is part of the band’s “exploration of unrecorded material originally written in 1979-80.”

Ian McCulloch unveils ‘Holy Ghosts’ 2CD set with studio album, live orchestral reworkings

Ian McCulloch unveils ‘Holy Ghosts’ 2CD set with studio album, live orchestral reworkings

Ian McCulloch next month will release a new 2CD set called ‘Holy Ghosts’ that combines the fan-funded studio album ‘Pro Patria Mori’ he released in limited quantities last year with an unreleased 15-track live set of “orchestral reworkings” of solo tracks and Bunnymen classics recorded last May.

Andy Gill debuts new song, album plans as Gang of Four moves on without Jon King

Andy Gill debuts new song, album plans as Gang of Four moves on without Jon King

Gang of Four today premiered a brand-new song and a brand-new lineup, with vocalist John “Gaoler” taking the place of founding member Jon King, who had participated in the group’s mid-2000s reunion and 2011 studio album Content. Stream the new song “Broken Talk,” which premiered today on Pitchfork.

Stream: Meat Puppets, ‘Down’ — first single off forthcoming album ‘Rat Farm’

Stream: Meat Puppets, ‘Down’ — first single off forthcoming album ‘Rat Farm’

Meat Puppets return this spring with their 14th studio album — the 12-track Rat Farm — and now you can get your first taste of the record, in the form of lead-off single “Down,” which is streaming via the YouTube embed posted here. The album is due out April 16 on Megaforce Records.

Stream: The House of Love, ‘She Paints Words in Red’ — first new album in 7 years

Stream: The House of Love, ‘She Paints Words in Red’ — first new album in 7 years

We’re still two weeks out from the release of ‘She Paints Words in Red’ — The House of Love’s first new album in seven years — but Cherry Red Records this morning put the full 12-track record up on Soundcloud for all to hear. Check out a stream of the full record, the band’s first since 2005, right here.

Dead Can Dance to release ‘In Concert’ live album next month — download free track

Dead Can Dance to release ‘In Concert’ live album next month — download free track

Dead Can Dance will commemorate its ongoing reunion with a new live CD called ‘In Concert’ that also will be released in expanded digital and triple-vinyl formats, capturing performances from the band’s 2012 U.S. tour. You can preview the set through a free download of the live version of “Children of the Sun.”

Stream: New Order, ‘Blue Monday’ — John Digweed & Nick Muir 30th anniversary remix

Stream: New Order, ‘Blue Monday’ — John Digweed & Nick Muir 30th anniversary remix

As we’ve noted already today, it’s the 30th anniversary of the release of New Order’s iconic 12-inch single “Blue Monday” — and to mark the occasion, John Digweed and Nick Muir have produced a new mix of the classic track, dubbed “FAC 73 – 13 Mix.” You can stream it below or over at Peter Hook’s Hacienda website.