Classic Albums Archives — Page 12 of 26

Cocteau Twins | Love’s Easy Tears

On September 1st, 1986, Scottish post-punk progenitors of multiple genres of dreamy and baroque effects-laden music, Cocteau Twins, released their final EP on 4AD, Love’s Easy Tears. Initially, the EP…

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Nick Cave Discusses His Breakup with PJ Harvey and How it Inspired “The Boatman’s Call”

Nick Cave has certainly taken command of his press these days, by answering fan’s questions directly through live Q &A events, and his Red Hand Files. Most recently, Cave killed…

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Gary Numan Announces 40th Anniversary First Recording Editions of “Replicas” and “The Pleasure Principle”

Electronic music pioneer Gary Numan has announced that this October he will be releasing 40th Anniversary editions of his two albums Replicas and The Pleasure Principle that show the evolution…

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The Psychedelic Furs | Mirror Moves

On August 21st, 1984 The Psychedelic Furs released their fourth studio album Mirror Moves. The album was the band’s first in two years since 1982’s Forever Now, and the 2nd…

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Joy Division Share Their Reimagined Video for “Candidate”

Joy Division have unveiled the fourth video commemorating the 40th anniversary of their debut LP Unknown Pleasures. The latest video for “Candidate” continues the collaborative project “Unknown Pleasures: Reimagined”, which…

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Nick Cave Hints Third Grinderman Album is in The Works

Nick Cave has revealed his plans to complete a trilogy of Grinderman records by returning to the project for a third album after a nine-year hiatus. The Bad Seeds frontman…

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Sumner, Hook, and Morris Share Memories of Their First Reactions to “Unknown Pleasures”

Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris have come together in Episode 3 of the Joy Division: Transmissions interview series, videos where the Manchester post-punk legends celebrate their iconic debut album Unknown…

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Public Image Ltd. | This Is What You Want… This is What You Get

On July 6th, 1984, Public Image Ltd aka PiL released their fourth studio album, This Is What You Want… This is What You Get. The album controversially started as Commerical…

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Echo & The Bunnymen’s 1987 Self Titled Album

On July 6th, 1987 Echo & The Bunnymen released their 1987 self-titled album, a record which followed 1984’s highly successful Ocean Rain. The Bunnymen’s fifth studio album, which was several years…

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Members of Joy Division Discuss the Cover Art for “Unknown Pleasures”

Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris have come together in Episode 2 of the Joy Division: Transmissions interview series, videos where the Manchester post-punk legends celebrate their iconic debut…

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