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With February already in full swing, the 2012 music release calendar is really starting to shape up thanks to a jackpot of new albums released this week, and over the past couple of weeks. There are so many new albums that have released this week that decided to split this installment of the Best New [...]
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On Friday, we posted the first part of a two-part installment highlighting this past week’s Best New Releases. The first installment includes a jackpot of solid singles from new albums by bands like Dr. Dog, of Montreal, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Twilight Sad, The Duke Spirit, Ben Kweller, Sharon Van Etten, Bahamas, and [...]
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There have been so many notable new releases that dropped in the past week that music lovers have plenty of great, new music to keep them busy, and which explains partly why we’re late with this post (this week’s releases will be posted soon, but first the really good stuff).  The quantity and quality of [...]
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Most of the new releases for this week dropped on the last day of last month, making January a pretty rad month for new releases after a relatively slow start (which is typical right after the holidays), and a great way to kick-off the 2012 music calendar. In case you missed any of IRC’s Best [...]
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Here are the new heavy metal CD releases for this week: Alcest - Les Voyages de L’Ame (Prophecy) Astral Doors - Jerusalem (Metalville) Azaghal - Nemesis (Moribund) Black Crow King - To Pay The Debt Of Nature (Badgod) Black Pyramid - II (Meteor City) Bleeding Through - The Great Fire (Rise) Cadaveria - Horror Metal (Bakerteam) Cirith Ungol - Servants Of Chaos CD/DVD (Metal Blade) Dark Suns - Orange (Prophecy) Dragonland - Under The [...]
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Now that we’re coming up on the end of the first month of 2012, the number of new releases from indie and alternative rock artists and bands are starting to stack up. Last week, we featured new releases from a bunch of DIY bands – most of who sent us fresh, legal tracks from just [...]
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The last weeks of one year and the first couple of weeks of a new year often mean very little in the way of new releases; since so many people are distracted with the holidays, many bands and record labels wait until later January and after to put out new releases. That said, there have [...]
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This week’s Best New Releases includes a bounty of new singles from bands we never heard of before, but are so glad we have. First, we start off with the most obvious lead singles from new albums by Crystal Stilts and Los Campesinos. Although Crystal Stilts released their CD and MP3 version of their new [...]
Best new indie rock music, top new songs, popular rock bands, best new album releases, free MP3s, playlists & mixes

Without question, the release that most ‘indie’ and alternative rock fans are talking about this week is the new album from The Black Keys. The duo is on quite a ride right now which always makes us worry a little bit. There is something about when a band gets too popular that really does detract [...]
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[tweetmeme]The reunited New Order — featuring keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, but not bassist Peter Hook — is releasing a live recording of its full 90-minute performance two weeks ago at London’s Troxy. The concert is being released as Live at The London Troxy — 10th December 2011 in both a 2CD set and a 320kbps MP3 download. Priced at £10.99 (about ), the download is available now, while the 2CD set, priced at £17.99 (about ) ships the first week of January. You can order and hear samples here, and see the tracklist below.

Tracklist: New Order, Live at The London Troxy — 10th December 2011

1. “Elegia”
2. “Crystal”
3. “Regret”
4. “Ceremony”
5. “Age of Consent”
6. “Love Vigilantes”
7. “Krafty”
8. “1963″
9. “Bizarre Love Triangle”
10. “True Faith”
11. “586″
12. “The Perfect Kiss”
13. “Temptation”
14. Announcement
15. “Blue Monday”
16. “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS

• New Order reportedly set to perform at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival in March
• New Order to headline Australia’s 5-city Future Music Festival in March
• New Order delays release of ‘Lost Sirens’ outtakes set, will play Australia in 2012
• New Order set to release ‘Lost Sirens’ — 8 outtakes from last album — in December
• Video: New Order reunites in Brussels with Gillian Gilbert, without Peter Hook (setlist)

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