Soft Cell's -Keychains and Snowstorms- Compilation Announced

Soft Cell have announced the release of 'Keychains and Snowstorms', a brand new compilation which comes on 9CD+DVD package. It will feature a wealth of material – 50 percent of which the label claim is unreleased – including 12-inch mixes remastered, B-sides remastered, new extended/reworked versions, early versions and demos, radio sessions, live recordings and more. 'Keychains and Snowstorms' is presented as a ten-inch square book packed with photos and a new essay by Simon Price. It will be released on 7 September 2018.

Section 25 Release 8th Studio Album - Elektra

Section 25 are back with a brand new studio album titled 'Elektra'. This is band's 8th studio album and somehow leads back to the Section 25 old work of tracks recorded in one take and plenty of improvisation. The album is released via Austrian label Klang Galerie on CD and all major download platforms. The CD includes an 8 page booklet called 'Section X Section'. This has a foreword by John Robb and contributions / observations from band members past and present.

http://news.section25.com/2018/07/new-section-25-album-elektra-out-now

OMD celebrate 40th anniversary with the Release of the book 'Pretending to See The Future'

OMD have announced the release of 'Pretending to See the Future', a book that celebrates OMD's 40th anniversary. The book contains commentary from OMD founders Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, plus band members Martin Cooper, Malcolm Holmes and Stuart Kershaw, and is packed full of memorabilia and hundreds of photos. With many images in full colour and previously unseen pictures from the band’s own archive, this is the OMD story as it’s never been told before. Contributing to the interesting concept, the book is mixing hundreds of fan anecdotes with memories from the band, their collaborators, other musicians and celebrity admirers garnered from 40 years of recording and performing. 

More info:
http://www.omd.uk.com/news/pretending-to-see-the-future-40th-anniversary-book/

Available here:
https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/omd-pretending-to-see-the-future

Culture Club is back with a New Studio Album

Culture Club's original line up is back with their first studio album in 15 years entitled 'Tribes'. The band has been working on this album for three years now and the album is not available on Pledge music. "More than Silence" could be the first single from the album and tentatively it is going to be released on July 6th. 

https://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/cultureclub

Next Wave: Close Encounter

 Close Encounter is a Seattle based music band consisting of Bill Darksoft (Guitar/Vocals), Bobby Sydney (Guitar/Vocals), and Cameron Lambert (Drums). Their music is a perfect blend of shoegaze, jangle pop and psychedelic rave recalling some great genre masters, including Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine. 

The band released their debut 'First Light' in 2017 and 'Lost Time' in March this year, both via Look Up Records. 'Lost Time' combines jangley disco, dark 80s pop, and 90s shoegaze incorporating diverse textures and a wide range of moods, dealing with heartbreak, and the loneliness of modern communication.
The album is available for purchase online via independent record label Look Up Records, as well as in all record stores in Seattle (Everday Music, Silver Platters, Easy Street, and others).

https://closeencounterband.bandcamp.com/

John Maus to Release Addendum this May

John Maus have announced the release of a brand new album studio album which is in fact an early return and follow up to his last year release 'Screen Memories'. The new album will be entitled 'Addendum' and will feature 12 new tracks including the song "Episode" which has already been announced as a lead track. The album was recored during the same time as 'Screen Memories' and was originally intended for Exclusive careers spanning 6 LP boxset. It will be released on CD and digital through Ribbon on May 18th.