Category: Album News

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders will release their 14th studio album later this summer, and Chrissie Hynde and Co. are previewing the set with first single “Let the Sun Come In.”

Listen: The Wedding Present rips through The Clash’s “White Riot” — off new “24 Songs”

Listen: The Wedding Present rips through The Clash’s “White Riot” — off new “24 Songs”

The Wedding Present spent 2022 reprising the idea of releasing a new 7-inch single every month, and like David Gedge and Co. did in 1992.

Love and Rockets announces “My Dark Twin” — new 2-disc companion to “Sweet F.A.”

Love and Rockets announces “My Dark Twin” — new 2-disc companion to “Sweet F.A.”

The Beggars Arkive label continues its Love and Rockets reissue series with a new compilation called My Dark Twin that’s being billed as a companion to Sweet F.A.

The Connells to release first-ever live album “Set the Stage” — hear “Hats Off”

The Connells to release first-ever live album “Set the Stage” — hear “Hats Off”

The Connells released their first new album in two decades in 2021 and they’re now following that up with the first-ever live album in the band’s 37-year history.

Skeletal Family returns with new album “Light From the Dark” — hear “Beautiful Disaster”

Skeletal Family returns with new album “Light From the Dark” — hear “Beautiful Disaster”

Skeletal Family, the English goth/post-punk rockers, will release their fifth studio album — the 10-track Light From the Dark — next week.

Dead Milkmen debut “Grandpa’s Not A Racist (He Just Voted For One)” off upcoming album

Dead Milkmen debut “Grandpa’s Not A Racist (He Just Voted For One)” off upcoming album

The Dead Milkmen are back with their first new album in nearly a decade — Quaker City Quiet Pills — and they’ve just debuted lead-off single.

Natalie Merchant releasing new album “Keep Your Courage” — hear 2 tracks now

Natalie Merchant releasing new album “Keep Your Courage” — hear 2 tracks now

Former 10,000 Maniacs frontwoman Natalie Merchant this week releases her ninth solo album, the 10-song Keep Your Courage.

PiL unveils new album “End of World” and extensive tour — hear opening track “Penge”

PiL unveils new album “End of World” and extensive tour — hear opening track “Penge”

Public Image Ltd. today announced the release this summer of the the band’s 11th album, titled End of World, and an accompanying tour of the U.K. and Europe.

Pet Shop Boys collect 55 singles on new 6LP or 3CD/2 Blu-ray collection “SMASH”

Pet Shop Boys collect 55 singles on new 6LP or 3CD/2 Blu-ray collection “SMASH”

Pet Shop Boys will collect 55 of their singles released between 1985 and 2020 in a new collection that spreads the tracks across either six vinyl LPs or three CDs.

James marks 40th anniversary with album of orchestral re-recordings — hear “She’s a Star”

James marks 40th anniversary with album of orchestral re-recordings — hear “She’s a Star”

James are celebrating their 40th anniversary with an album of 20 re-recorded classics and deeper cuts “re-imagined” with a 22-piece orchestra and an 8-piece choir.

Cowboy Junkies return with “Such Ferocious Beauty” — hear first single “What I Lost”

Cowboy Junkies return with “Such Ferocious Beauty” — hear first single “What I Lost”

Cowboy Junkies are back with a new studio album that’s due to be released in June, a 10-song collection called Such Ferocious Beauty.

Early Hüsker Dü live recordings to be released as double-disc “Tonite Longhorn”

Early Hüsker Dü live recordings to be released as double-disc “Tonite Longhorn”

A collection of 28 previously unreleased early live tracks by hardcore powerhouse Hüsker Dü called Tonite Longhorn will be released later this month.

Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire preps debut album “Wronger” — hear “Dream”

Tommy Stinson’s Cowboys in the Campfire preps debut album “Wronger” — hear “Dream”

Tommy Stinson’s long-gestating project Cowboys in the Campfire — a duo with friend Chip Roberts — will release its debut album Wronger this June.