Out This Week: Goldfrapp- 'The Singles'

Goldfrapp are releasing their first best of compilation this week entitled 'The Singles'. The compilation album is out today February 6, 2012 and includes 14 singles from the Goldfrapp's five studio albums including "Train", "Utopia", "Happiness" and many more. There are also two new songs included on this compilation. "Melancholy Sky" which was released as a single in January and "Yellow Sky". The album is out on Mute and Parlophone.

David Sylvian- A Victim of Stars, 1982-2012

The new David Sylvian collection album "A Victim of Stars, 1982-2012" will be released on February 29, 2012. "A Victim of Stars" picks the best from David Sylvain 30-year musical career, from '80s pop-funk via jazz in the 90s to the 2000s leaning to electronica. The compilation features 30 tracks – one of which, ‘Where’s Your Gravity’, is new. Last year, released David Sylvian "Sleepwalkers", also a compilation album, but focused on the songs released in the last decade, with guest appearances by musicians such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tweaker, Nine Horses and Steve Jansen. 

  www.davidsylvian.net/the-news

Retrovision: Bow Wow Wow- Go Wild In The Country

Bow Wow Wow released one of their biggest hits "Go Wild in The Country" thirty years ago. The band really went wild in the country and the song reached #7 in the UK charts. It was their first top ten hit in the UK. The song was taken from the album 'See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy' which was produced by Malcolm McLaren and released in 1981. Enjoy their TOTP performance!

 

The Mary Onettes- Love Forever EP

The Mary Onettes will release a brand new EP this February, their last release since 2010. They have teamed up with Dan Lissvik for their new "Love Forever" EP which contains four songs. The first track from the EP 'Love’s Taking Strange Ways' is available as a full stream. More info about this release here.

Next Wave: Chairlift

Chairlift is New York based indie pop electro outfit consisting of Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly. Originally they were a three piece group when they released their debut album. Last year Chairlift returned with the brilliant new single/video "Amanaemonesia". Their music is a cosmic fantasy, it shifts between analog and digital beats, it's pastoral and gothic at the same time. Their second album 'Everything' was released on January 24, 2011 through Columbia Records. 

http://www.chairlifted.com

Mirrors- 'This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ?'

Mirrors have released a brand new 7 track EP entitled 'This Year, Next Year, Sometime . . . ?' This EP includes two brand new tracks "Dust" and "Shooting Stars" as well as 5 home demos. It was recorded and produced by the band. Mirrors have also announced that they have more new tracks in the pipeline which will be released in the next few months. By buying this EP you will be directly helping us get back into the studio to record more Mirrors music. 

http://mirrorsofficial.bandcamp.com

Instant Hit: Philip Jap- Total Erasure

Philip Jap enjoyed some brief success with his only album which was released in 1983 thanks to the singles "Save Us" and "Total Erasure" which reached the UK charts in 1982."Total Erasure", his third single, was released in 1982 through A&M Records. The song was available as 7" and 12" inch and featured "Brave Lights" as B-side. Both songs were produced by Tony Mansfield.