Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig has added electronic music pioneers Cabaret Voltaire, industrial legends Revolting Cocks and many others to the program. Skinny Puppy was announced in January.

Listen to the new single from Erasure, “Love You to the Sky”, below (in a brand new lyric video). The song is taken from the forthcoming album “World Be Gone”, set for a May 19 release. [more...]

“Under Your Spell” is the title of the new album from Canadians the Birthday Massacre. It’s the result of a crowdfunding campaign, and a bunch of fans got to enter the studio to listen to the album before anyone else and shared the video with us. [more...]

Depeche Mode’s new album “Spirit” was streaming on Bandcamp for a few hours today (by mistake) but is taken down now. The release date is on Friday.

The new Alphaville single “Heartbreak City” is out today. The chorus is classic Alphaville, the rest is… not. Listen for yourself below. [more...]

The new single from synthpop veterans Page, “Lägger av”, is out digitally today. Listen through Spotify below. [more...]

With 69 Eyes from today’s announcement – and Vive La Fête and Aesthetic Perfection from the previous announcement – all headliners for the second Subkult Festival in Trollhättan, Sweden, on June 16-17 have been revealed. [more...]

Watch the latest video from Swedish newcomer Lizette Lizette, “Scapegoat”, below. Her impressive debut album “Queerbody”, released earlier this year, is gaining more and more attention. [more...]

BBC Radio 6 Music recently celebrated the year 1994, a landmark year for music in the UK. With various special events taking place across programming, including a special 90:s mixtape from Mary Ann Hobbs and another from DJ Yoda, one to look out for for Release music fans was a live version of the seminal track “Chime” performed live in the 6 Music Live Room by Phil Hartnoll, one half of Orbital. [more...]

Swedish dark synthpop duo Kite has just released the new song and video “Demons & Shame”. It is taken from their upcoming EP. [more...]