Category: New Releases

New releases: Pere Ubu’s ‘Drive, He Said 1994-2002’ 4-disc vinyl box set

New releases: Pere Ubu’s ‘Drive, He Said 1994-2002’ 4-disc vinyl box set

Record Rack is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s notable release is a 4LP box set from Pere Ubu collecting albums released between 1995 and 2002.

New releases: Clan of Xymox returns with ‘Days of Black,’ plus Wire’s U.S. release

New releases: Clan of Xymox returns with ‘Days of Black,’ plus Wire’s U.S. release

The long-running Dutch group Clan of Xymox returns this week with ‘Days of Black,’ its first new album in three years, a 12-song collection described by Metropolis Records as “a beautiful blend of goth rock and electronics.” Also, Wire’s ‘Silver/Lead’ gets a U.S. physical release this week.

New releases: Wire’s ‘Silver/Lead,’ plus Aimee Mann, Big Country, The Vibrators

New releases: Wire’s ‘Silver/Lead,’ plus Aimee Mann, Big Country, The Vibrators

This week’s releases include new studio albums from U.K. post-punk legends Wire and singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, plus a new 3CD best-of set from Scottish rockers Big Country and a 4CD box set collecting the late-’70s work on Epic Records from punk act The Vibrators.

New releases: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, The Residents, A Flock of Seagulls

New releases: The Jesus and Mary Chain, Erasure, The Residents, A Flock of Seagulls

This week’s new releases include the first new studio album from The Jesus and Mary Chain in 18 years, plus the U.S. release of last year’s mammoth Erasure box set, new albums from The Residents and The Police’s Andy Summers, and a collection of remixes and rarities from A Flock of Seagulls.

New releases: Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit,’ Lloyd Cole box set, CJ Ramone solo album

New releases: Depeche Mode’s ‘Spirit,’ Lloyd Cole box set, CJ Ramone solo album

This week’s new releases include “Spirit,” the 14th studio album from Depeche Mode, the “Lloyd Cole in New York: Complete Recordings 1988-1996” 6-disc box set, including Cole’s ’90s solo albums and unreleased demos, plus a new solo album, “American Beauty,” by latter-era Ramones bassist CJ Ramone.

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Paul Weller and more

New releases: Kitchens of Distinction, Peter Murphy, Marc Almond, Paul Weller and more

This week’s new releases include a 6-disc Kitchens of Distinction box set, a new live album from Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy, a Marc Amond/Soft Cell best-of, a remixed edition of Soundgarden’s debut album ‘Ultramega OK,’ and a new solo album from Bad Religion frontman Greg Graffin.

New releases: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Colin Hay

New releases: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Red Lorry Yellow Lorry, Colin Hay

This week’s new releases include “One More Time With Feeling,” the documentary about the making of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ 2016 album ‘Skeleton Tree,’ plus a new 4CD box set collecting expanded editions of Red Lorry Yellow Lorry’s first four albums, and a brand-new studio album from Men at Work’s Colin Hay.

New releases: Modern English, The Feelies return — plus David Bowie, Paul Weller

New releases: Modern English, The Feelies return — plus David Bowie, Paul Weller

This week’s new releases include a pair of brand-new studio albums from seminal acts that have reunited in recent years (Modern English and The Feelies), plus the physical CD release of a David Bowie EP that collects the additional tracks that were recorded for ‘Blackstar’ but not included on that album last year.

New releases: The Specials expanded reissues, new Camouflage, live World Party

New releases: The Specials expanded reissues, new Camouflage, live World Party

This week’s new releases include reissue of The Specials’ three albums — 1979′s The Specials, 1980′s More Specials and 1984′s In the Studio, the latter of which was released under the band’s original name, The Special AKA — as well as a new record from German synthpop outfit Camouflage.

New releases: Robin Guthrie and Mark Gardener, James, Blancmange, Lloyd Cole, The La’s

New releases: Robin Guthrie and Mark Gardener, James, Blancmange, Lloyd Cole, The La’s

This week’s new releases include the brand-new record from Cocteau Twins’ Robin Guthrie and Mark Gardener or Ride, plus a new Blancmange LP, a box set combining James’ ‘Laid’ and ‘Wah Wah’ albums, plus new low-cost introductory compilations from Lloyd Cole and The La’s.

New releases: Simple Minds, Shriekback, Game Theory, Alien Sex Fiend, Roxy Music

New releases: Simple Minds, Shriekback, Game Theory, Alien Sex Fiend, Roxy Music

This week’s new releases include multi-disc box sets from Simple Minds, Alien Sex Fiend, Roxy Music and The Farm, new albums from Shriekback, The Rezillos and The Monochrome Set, a reissue from Game Theory, and a compilation of late-’70s and early-’80s post-punk tracks.

This week: New music from The The, Jimmy Somerville, Marc Almond — plus Julian Cope best-of

This week: New music from The The, Jimmy Somerville, Marc Almond — plus Julian Cope best-of

This week’s new releases include brand-new music from The The, Jimmy Somerville (Bronski Beat, The Communards) and Marc Almond (Soft Cell), plus a new best-of from Julian Cope (The Teardrop Explodes) that collects material of his from the past 15 years.

New releases: Swervedriver’s first new album in 17 years — plus Carter Tutti, Gang of Four

New releases: Swervedriver’s first new album in 17 years — plus Carter Tutti, Gang of Four

This week’s new releases include the first new album in 17 years from reunited shoegaze legends Swervedriver (“I Wasn’t Born To Lose You”), an album of studio reworkings of live Chris & Cosey tracks by the duo under their current name Carter Tutti, and the UK release of the new Gang of Four album.