Depeche Mode’s “Songs of Faith And Devotion
On March 22nd, 1993, Depeche Mode released their masterpiece Songs of Faith and Devotion. This is the album that almost broke up the band. The intense one-and-a-half-hour journey into the…
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Thirty Years of The Divine Comedy: Celebrating the Genius of Neil Hannon With New Box Set
Thirty years and twelve studio albums have passed since the formation of The Divine Comedy, the glorious Northern Ireland chamber pop band fronted by Neil Hannon. Taking cues from baroque and…
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Joy Division’s Closer to Receive 40th Anniversary Vinyl Reissue
Joy Division’s second and final studio album Closer, which came out four decades ago on July 18th, 1980, is set to receive a special 40th-anniversary reissue of the record on…
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The Cure to Issue 40th and 20th Anniversary Editions of “Seventeen Seconds” and “Bloodflowers” for Record Store Day
The Cure have announced today two special anniversary editions of both Seventeen Seconds, and Bloodflowers, to celebrate both the 40th and 20th anniversaries of each respective album for this year’s…
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Cocteau Twins Announce “Garlands” and “Victorialand” Reissues on Vinyl
Photograph by Chris Garnham. Ethereal post-punk legends Cocteau Twins have announced the reissues if both their 1982 debut album Garlands, and their fourth studio LP Victorialand (1986) on vinyl through…
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Mute Re-Releases Rowland S. Howard’s “Teenage Snuff Film” and “Pop Crimes”
One of the seminal figures of Australia’s post-punk movement, Rowland S. Howard put his melancholic, atmosphere-soaked stamp on Young Charlatans, then played alongside Nick Cave and Mick Harvey in The…
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Black Tape For a Blue Girl’s Seminal Third LP “Ashes in the Brittle Air” Receives Deluxe Reissue Treatment
Since their inception in 1986, Black Tape for a Blue Girl have been one of the most undersung, but persistent pleasures on the more delicate side of the post-punk spectrum.…
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Cabaret Voltaire To Release “Chance Versus Causality” and “1974-76” From The Band’s Archives
Cabaret Voltaire have announced the release of their 1979 soundtrack, Chance Versus Causality, which will be available officially for the first time since the film’s release. Chance Versus Causality will…
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Joy Division’s “Unknown Pleasures” to get 40th Anniversary Edition on Red Vinyl with a White Sleeve
To commemorate their iconic post-punk debut LP’s 40th Anniversary this June, Joy Division are set a special red vinyl edition of Unknown Pleasures. This is part of a larger campaign…
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