Nialler9 — The Decemberists for lined up for a gig in  Vicar Street, Dublin on Sunday 4th November this year courtesy of Aiken Promotions. The band will release their eighth album called I’ll Be Your Girl out on March 16th, which the band say was ins... more info

Stereogum — For their new album, the Decemberists are looking beyond bookish folk-rock. I'll Be Your Girl, their first LP since 2015's What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World, finds the indie veterans working with indie superproducer John Congleton for the... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — BDY_PRTSFrom : Glasgow, ScotlandGlasgow’s “electro future-pop” band BDY_PRTS first came to the Devil's attention late last year with the colourfully dadaesque video for their single Take It To The Top from their album, Fly ... more info

Stereogum — Peter Hook was dealing with a two-year legal dispute with his former band New Order up until September. Thankfully he’s put the bricks down and picked his bass back up to pay homage to his late Joy Division bandmate Ian Curtis with a cover of "Atmo... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Bdy_PrtsFrom: Glasgow, ScotlandGlasgow’s “electro future-pop” band BDY_PRTS have released a colourfully dadaesque video for their forthcoming single Take It To The Top from their recently released album, Fly Invisible Hero. The vid... more info

New York Times — Pioneering electronic music bands like Depeche Mode, New Order, Alphaville and Erasure have released new material. It's like the 80s all over again. more info

Stereogum — The National have been touring in support of their excellent new album Sleep Well Beast , and they've been sneaking a bunch of unexpected covers into their setlists. We've already posted about them covering New Order and Talking Heads this week, and... more info

KEXP Seattle — During a two-night stand at Manchester’s O2 Apollo this past weekend, The National paid tribute to hometown heroes New Order with a cover of the band’s 1985 single “Love Vigilantes.” Watch as frontman Matt Berninger does his best... more info

Stereogum — The National recently kicked off their worldwide tour in support of their new album, Sleep Well Beast . Over the the weekend, the performed at the O2 Apollo in Manchester and they opened their encore with a cover of New Order's "Love Vigilantes" fro... more info

Stereogum — In 2015, former New Order bassist Peter Hook sued the remaining members of the band over royalties that he claimed that he was due. The rest of the band wasn't exactly pleased with that outcome, but today they've announced that they've reached a "ful... more info