New wave releases, week 40

This week's new wave releases highlight a wave of retrospectives, reunions, and fresh creative ventures. Artists like Erasure, Peter Gabriel, and David Sylvian unveil new albums, while legacy acts such as U2, Talking Heads, and Roxy Music offer reissues and unreleased material. New projects from Magic Wands, Fat Dog, and the collaborative band LEADER signal ongoing evolution within the genre. Meanwhile, archival discoveries and anniversary celebrations underscore the enduring influence of new wave's foundational figures.

1. 01

   U2, Glen Hansard

   U2 celebrate 50th anniversary with concert at their former high school in Dublin

   Sep 28 · 13 outlets

2. 02

   Erasure, Vince Clarke, Andy Bell

   Erasure announce new album 'Radio!! Radio!!' and 2027 tour

   Sep 29 · 10 outlets

3. 03

   U2, ROSALÍA, Bono

   U2 announces new album featuring song about Rosalía, says Bono

   Sep 30 · 9 outlets

4. 04

   Peter Gabriel

   Peter Gabriel announces new album o\i for November release

   Oct 4 · 8 outlets

5. 05

   Talking Heads

   Talking Heads Announce Super Deluxe Edition of Fear of Music

   Oct 4 · 6 outlets

6. 06

   David Sylvian

   David Sylvian announces new album The Distance Between the Killer and the Killing

   Sep 30 · 4 outlets

7. 07

   Peter Gabriel

   Peter Gabriel confronts mortality on new single 'Face the Wall'

   Sep 28 · 4 outlets

8. 08

   Sienna Spiro, Madonna

   Sienna Spiro performs 'Great Expectation' at VMAs

   Sep 30 · 2 outlets

9. 09

   M83

   I Wrote You A Letter is just another M83 record

   Sep 28 · 3 outlets

10. 10

    Fat Dog

    Fat Dog announces new album Cancel Me (I’m Tired)

    Oct 3 · 2 outlets

11. 11

    Roxy Music

    Roxy Music share previously unreleased demo of 'Pyjamarama'

    Oct 3 · 2 outlets

12. 12

    Fat Dog, Logic1000, THÉA

    Sorties d'albums de Logic1000, Fat Dog et THÉA

    Oct 2 · 2 outlets

13. 13

    David Bowie, Shel Talmy

    ALBUM REVIEW: David Bowie – The Shel Talmy Recordings

    Oct 2 · 2 outlets

14. 14

    Killing Joke, ADÉLA

    Publishing Briefs: Killing Joke Frontman Signs With Cooking Vinyl, Adéla Collaborator at Prescription Songs

    Oct 1 · 2 outlets

15. 15

    New Order

    New Order's 'Brotherhood' turns 40

    Sep 29 · 2 outlets

16. 16

    Harry Styles

    The Number Ones: Harry Styles’ “As It Was”

    Sep 29 · 2 outlets

17. 17

    The 1975, Matthew Healy

    Matty Healy says The 1975's new album is nearly done

    Sep 28 · 2 outlets

18. 18

    Magic Wands

    Magic Wands release ‘Guardians’, second single from the 2027 album ‘Sun Kiss’

    Oct 4 · 1 outlet

19. 19

    Red Mecca

    Red Mecca – I Will Be That Dying Star In Your Sky (Digital/Vinyl Album – Massproduktion)

    Oct 4 · 1 outlet

20. 20

    SUPER BEAVER, BUCK‐TICK, Crossfaith, M.O.P., MOP of HEAD

    New band LEADER unites SUPER BEAVER, BUCK-TICK, Crossfaith, MOP of HEAD

    Oct 3 · 1 outlet

21. 21

    The Police

    The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 (Official Music Video)

    Oct 3 · 1 outlet

22. 22

    The Clash

    Remembering When The Clash Became Unlikely Pop Stars in 1982

    Oct 3 · 1 outlet

23. 23

    Erasure

    Erasure Released “Tomorrow’s World” 25 Years Ago Today

    Oct 3 · 1 outlet

24. 24

    Bryan Adams

    Bryan Adams – The Ballad of Terry Fox

    Oct 3 · 1 outlet

25. 25

    The Killers

    The Killers Announce Sam's Town 20th Anniversary Vinyl Box Set and Reissues

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

26. 26

    The Police

    Ghost In The Machine may have made The Police global superstars, but it marked the beginning of the end for the group

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

27. 27

    The Clash

    The Clash To Release Previously Unavailable 1982 Compilation ‘The World According To The Clash’

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

28. 28

    David Bowie

    Avant la fusée de Major Tom, David Bowie a roulé en ambulance : les bandes retrouvées de 1965

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

29. 29

    Madness

    Take It or Leave It review – vividly atmospheric formative adventures of future pop princes Madness

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

30. 30

    Spoons

    SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SPOONS – NIGHTLIFE

    Oct 2 · 1 outlet

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