Blondie to Release a Brand new Studio Album 'Pollinator' in May

Blondie have announced the release of a brand new studio album 'Pollinator' in May this year. This is their first studio album in more than five years and a follow up to 'Panic of Girls' which was released in 2011. "Fun" has been announced as the first single from the album. 

For more info check blondie.net.

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Best of 1987- The Album List- SUBMISSION

Time to roll with the 1987 Albums campaign! Another interesting year which was still sort of a crossover year in which some music styles from the first half of the decade started to transform into new genres raising new musical opportunities and opening stages for new kids.

This year was also a quite an innovative one, MTV Europe was launched, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" is the first single being released on CD and the cassette tape was becoming more and more popular.

As for the synthpop, Ersaure and Pet Shop Boys were still keeping the mainstream afloat with it as were the the pop hits form the emerging Stock Atiken Watermen pop factory. Rick Astley's single "Never Gonna Give You up", became the best selling single of the year.

As for the other music tendencies, House music was growing slowly and taking over the danclefloors. On the different side indie pop/rock was in bloom giving more diverse and alternative forms.

Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel were honored the Brit Awards for best male and female.

As in every year, we would kindly ask you to submit your top ten albums and as always we are offering the selection of albums to ease the process.

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10,000 Maniacs- In My Tribe

ABC- Alphabet City
Abecedarians- Eureka
Alison Moyet- Raindancing
Anna Domino- This Time
Aztec Camera- Love

Bel Canto- White-Out Conditions
Belinda Carlisle- Heaven on Earth
Black- Wonderful Life
Boy George- Sold
Bryan Ferry- Bête noire

Cabaret Voltaire- Code
Chills, The- Brave Words
Chris and Cosey- Exotika
Christians, The- The Christians
Communards, The- Red
Cult, The- Electric
Cure, The- Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Curiosity Killed the Cat- Keep Your Distance

Dead or Alive- Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Die Form- Poupée Mécanique

Echo & The Bunnymen- Echo & The Bunnymen
Einstürzende Neubauten- Fünf auf der nach oben offenen Richterskala
Elisa Waut- Commedia
Erasure-The Circus

Felt- Poem of the River
Front 242- Official Version

Danielle Dax- Inky Bloaters
David Sylvian- Secrets of the Beehive
Deacon Blue- Raintown
Dead Can Dance- Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Depeche Mode- Music for Masses

George Michael- Faith
Go-Betweens, The- Tallulah
Gun Club, The - Mother Juno

Happy Mondays- Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out)

Icehouse- Man of Colours
Icicle Works,The- If You Want to Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song
INXS- Kick

Jesus and Mary Chain, The- Darklands

Little Nemo-  Past and Future
Living in a Box- Living in a Box
Lloyd Cole and The Commotions- Mainstream
Love and Rockets- Earth • Sun • Moon
Lowlife- Diminuendo

Martin Dupont- Hot Paradox
Marc Almond & the Willing Sinners- Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters
Men Without Hats- Pop Goes the World
Mick Karn- Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters
Mission of Burma- Forget
Moskwa TV- Blue Planet

Nits, The - In the Dutch Mountains

Pavillon 7b- Pavillon 7b
Pet Shop Boys-Actually
Pink Turns Blue- If Two Worlds Kiss
Primal Scream- Sonic Flower Groove
Prince- Sign "☮" the Times
Psyche- Unveiling the Secret
Psychedelic Furs- Midnight to Midnight
Pulp- Freaks

R.E.M.- Document
Replacements, The- Pleased to Meet Me
Ryuichi Sakamoto- Neo Geo

Sad Lovers & Giants- The Mirror Test
Secession- A Dark Enchantment
Severed Heads- Bad Mood Guy
Sinéad O'Connor- The Lion and the Cobra
Siouxsie & The Banshees- Through the Looking Glass
Sisters of Mercy, The - Floodland
Smiths, The- Strangeways, Here We Come
Sonic Youth- Sister
Spacemen 3- The Perfect Prescription
Steve Reich- Early Works
Style Council, The - The Cost of Loving
Suzanne Vega- Solitude Standing
Swans- Children of God
Swing Out Sister- It's Better to Travel
Simply Red- Men and Women

T'Pau- Bridge of Spies
The Triffids- Calenture
Tuxedomoon- You

Voice Farm- s/t

Wedding Present, The- George Best
Wet Wet Wet- Popped In Souled Out
Willim Orbit- Strange Cargo
Wire- The Ideal Copy

U2- Joshua Tree

Xmal Deutschland- Viva

Yello- One Second

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Sixth June to Release 'Virgo Rising' in February

Sixth June have announced the release of a brand new studio album titled 'Virgo Rising'. This will be their first album in four years and a follow up to their debut 'Everytime' released in 2010. As for now only the lead track "Night Before" is available for listening. Nice to hear some Sax mixing with the usual Sixth June arrangement. The album will be released through Aufnahme + Wiedergabe and is already available on pre-order.

http://aufnahmeundwiedergabe.bigcartel.com/

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WAW: Baustelle- Amanda Lear

The Italian band Baustelle have announced the release of a brand new album 'L’amore e la violenza'. We were very excited to discover this "Amanda Lear" tune which we believe will be the first single from the album and to lead us into another great synth pop year. 

The video for the song was directed by Barbara Guieu.

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Goldfrapp Announce theRelease of New Album 'Silver Eye'

Goldfrapp are back! The band announced through their official page that their 7th studio album will be entitled 'Silver Eye'. As all the previous releases this one will be released through Mute and the first single of the album "Anywhere" can already be streamed below. As per first single it seems that they are mixing their upbeat and downtempo styles. The album will include 9 more tracks and is officially set for release on March 31st 2017.

www.goldfrapp.com

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Drab Majesty Release their second album 'Demonstration'

In 2016, we had a huge crush with their song "The Heiress" and this is where the story with Drab Majesty begins for us. Happy to see that they have released a new album. The new album will be entitled 'Demonstration' and for those who never listened to them, Drab Majesty blend goth with 80's synths and art post-punk sound and visuals, recalling Clan of Xymox and the Cure. The band will also embark on an extensive tour which will include Europe as well. The first single from the album entitled "39 by Design" is already available on Youtube.

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Piano Magic to release their 12 Studio Album 'Closure'

Piano Magic are back with a brand new album which celebrates 10 years of Piano Magic. The band released their debut album 'Popular Mechanics' in 1997 and another eleven studio albums followed to this date. This new album was recorded in London between April and August of 2016 and features guest appearances from Peter Milton Walsh of The Apartments, Audrey Riley (go-to cellist for The Go-Betweens, Nick Cave and more). ‘Closure,’ will be formally released by Second Language Music on January 20th 2017 worldwide on CD, 180gm vinyl and digital download formats. The first single form the album is entitled Exile and can be streamed below.

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'No Plan' EP Marks One Year of David Bowie's Passing Away

A year after his passing away, a new EP has posthumously been released through Columbia and Sony. This release is entitled 'No Plan' and it is coinciding with what would be David Bowie's 70th birthday. Some songs appeared in the Broadway musical Lazarus and were originally recorded during the Blackstar sessions. The EP is out now digital with the lead track "No Plan".

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Transfigure Release Debut Album Translation

First head up for this year is the news that Transfigure finally have released their debut album. Following their EP releases from 2014 and from last year, comes their first long player. The album will be entitled 'Translation' and it will contain 8 tracks, out of which the lead track "Fields" was already featured on their EP from last year.

Hailing from Newcastle, the duo reflects the city club feel in some songs while on the other hand they also tend to be emotional and introspective. Musically they collect and end echo the best from the late's and and early 90's electro forms from the likes of New Order, Pet Shop Boys and St Etienne.

Stream and buy here.

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Retrovision: Curiosity Killed the Cat- Down to Earth

Born somewhere on the crossroads between 1986 and 1987, Curiosity Killed the Cat made their chart debut in the UK with "Down to Earth" reaching #26. This Prefab Sprout inspired sound with jazz and funk influences was becoming more and more popular among bands of that time and they contributed to the sound that would eventually become popular as Sophisti-Pop.
Welcome to 1987!

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