Category: New Releases

New releases: Nick Cave, The Charlatans, Wendy James, Colin Hay, The Icicle Works

New releases: Nick Cave, The Charlatans, Wendy James, Colin Hay, The Icicle Works

This week’s new releases include reissues of four late-’90s, early-’00s Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds titles, The Charlatans’ ‘Us and Us Only’ and The Icicle Works’ ‘The Small Price of a Bicycle’; plus new albums by Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James and Men at Work’s Colin Hay.

New releases: Duran Duran, Human League, Pet Shop Boys, John Foxx, Aztec Camera

New releases: Duran Duran, Human League, Pet Shop Boys, John Foxx, Aztec Camera

This week’s new releases include the belated physical release of Duran Duran’s ‘All You Need Is Now,’ new albums from The Human League and John Foxx, The Pet Shop Boys’ ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ ballet score, a Soundgarden live album and a new Aztec Camera best-of.

New releases: J Mascis, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Black Francis, Nick Lowe

New releases: J Mascis, Pet Shop Boys, Primal Scream, Black Francis, Nick Lowe

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from Dinosaur Jr’s J Mascis and Eleventh Dream Day, plus the Pet Shop Boys’ ballet score, Black Francis’ silent-film score, the monster reissue of Primal Scream’s ‘Screamadelica’ and a new edition of Nick Lowe’s ‘Labour of Lust.’

New releases: R.E.M., The Primitives, KMFDM, Blancmange, The Mission, X’s Exene Cervenka

New releases: R.E.M., The Primitives, KMFDM, Blancmange, The Mission, X’s Exene Cervenka

This week’s new releases include brand-new albums from R.E.M. (‘Collapse Into Now’), Blancmange (‘Blanc Burn’) and Exene Cervenka (‘The Excitement of Maybe’), plus a new EP from The Primitives, two mid-period reissues from The Mission and a new KMFDM single.

New releases: The The, Scritti Politti, Mike Watt, Baseball Project, OMD, This Mortal Coil

New releases: The The, Scritti Politti, Mike Watt, Baseball Project, OMD, This Mortal Coil

This week’s new releases include The The’s soundtrack to the film ‘Tony’; a new best-of from Scritti Politti; Mike Watt’s punk opera ‘Hyphenated-Man’; the second album from Steve Wynn’s The Baseball Project; a new OMD single; and This Mortal Coil on vinyl.

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

New releases: The Blow Monkeys, Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie, plus Heaven 17 DVD

This week’s new releases include ‘Staring at the Sea,’ the second post-reunion album from The Blow Monkeys; ‘Bordeaux,’ a new collaboration between Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd; and the belated U.S. release of Heaven 17’s ‘Live at Scala’ DVD.

New releases: Sonic Youth’s French film soundtrack, plus The Godfathers reissues

This week’s new releases include Sonic Youth’s experimental French film soundtrack ‘Simon Werner a Disparu,’ plus a pair of reissues from The Godfathers (‘Birth School Work Death,’ ‘More Songs Above Love and Hate’).

New releases: Ride, Bob Geldof, Bauhaus, Claudia Brücken, Howard Jones, ZTT Records

New releases: Ride, Bob Geldof, Bauhaus, Claudia Brücken, Howard Jones, ZTT Records

This week’s new releases include an expanded reissue of Ride’s debut ‘Nowhere’; a new Bob Geldof album called ‘How to Compose Popular Songs That Will Sell’; a new best-of from Propaganda’s Claudia Brücken (‘Combined’); a reissue of Howard Jones’ ‘The 12″ Album’; vinyl reissues of Bauhaus and Dead Can Dance; and a collection of ZTT 12-inch mixes.

New CDs: David Lowery’s solo debut, Church’s Steve Kilbey re-teams with Martin Kennedy

New CDs: David Lowery’s solo debut, Church’s Steve Kilbey re-teams with Martin Kennedy

This week’s new CDs include ‘The Palace Guards,’ the solo debut from David Lowery of Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, plus ‘White Magic,’ the second album from The Church’s Steve Kilbey and Martin Kennedy of electronic group All India Radio.

New releases: Gang of Four’s ‘Content,’ The Godfathers’ ‘Shot Live at the 100 Club’

New releases: Gang of Four’s ‘Content,’ The Godfathers’ ‘Shot Live at the 100 Club’

This week’s new releases include ‘Content,’ the first album of new material from Gang of Four in more than 15 years, and ‘Shot Live at the 100 Club,’ a CD/DVD chronicle of The Godfathers’ 25th anniversary concert in London last summer.

New releases: New Social Distortion album, The Fall ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’ reissue

New releases: New Social Distortion album, The Fall ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’ reissue

This week’s new releases include ‘Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes,’ the new album from Social Distortion; a 3CD ‘Omnibus’ reissue of The Fall’s ‘This Nation’s Saving Grace’; and the vinyl-only ‘Head on the Curb,’ a collection of Mudhoney outtakes and demos.

New releases: New Wire album; vinyl reissues from Pixies, Love and Rockets, The Cult

New releases: New Wire album; vinyl reissues from Pixies, Love and Rockets, The Cult

This week’s new releases include ‘Red Barked Tree,’ the new album from Wire; vinyl reissues of best-of sets from the Pixies, Love and Rockets and The Cult; the post-Husker Du debut from Grant Hart’s Nova Mob; and the CD edition of ‘Hand in Glove: The Smiths Tribute’

New releases: Five ’80s albums by Soft Cell’s Marc Almond reissued by Some Bizarre

New releases: Five ’80s albums by Soft Cell’s Marc Almond reissued by Some Bizarre

Another slow new-release week, but we do have Some Bizarre reissuing five ’80s titles from ex-Soft Cell leader Marc Almond.