Stereogum — ’80s new-wave legends Echo And The Bunnymen are still making grand, sweeping, dramatic anthems, and they’ve got an album full of them called Meteorites coming out soon. First single “Lovers On The Run” is no “Bring On The Dancing Horses,”... more info

NME — First single from new album 'Meteorites' revealed more info

Stereogum — Next week, Abrams Books will release Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein’s Mad World: An Oral History Of New Wave Artists And Songs That Defined The 1980s. The book features interviews with 35 artists from the era, including Duran Duran, New Order... more info

NME — They will tour Europe and the US in support of the LP more info

Sweeping The Nation — The start of a very occasional series takes as its key point the obvious and undeniable fact that the list of NME covers on Wikipedia is the very best page on the internet. But why stop there? Why can't we chart the whole of pop culture by rise a... more info

Discobelle.net — Another essential, free release from the always on point, OFF Recordings! LIKE their facebook page to download. more info

ContactMusic — Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian Mcculloch wrote a song eulogising David Bowie after he heard a rumour suggesting the veteran singer was dying, and... more info

Nialler9 — Echo & The Bunnymen, Eagulls and New Young Pony Club (pictured) are two international names added to Camden Crawl Dublin today. The latter will play the Friday May 3rd opening night with Dirty Beaches, Big Deal, Tropics and Windings (this is a separa... more info

Consequence of Sound — Stream first track "Cathedral". more info

Guardian Music — Not long ago people were saying UK guitar music was dead. Along with Palma Violets and Savages, Childhood are part of a new wave of bands proving them all wrongIs it a ripple? Is it a wave? Or is it just a coincidence that this year has offered three... more info