alternative rock

The Style Council's landmark 1984 album Café Bleu returns in an expanded 6CD and 3LP edition featuring unreleased demos, alternate takes and BBC sessions from the Paul Weller and Mick Talbot era, with both set for release on 15 May 2026 via UMR / Polydor.

Scottish musician Midge Ure has unveiled the new single The Man Who Stole Your Soul as the first major preview of his forthcoming album A Man Of Two Worlds, his first collection of new material in more than a decade.

Haircut 100 return with their first album with the classic line-up since 1982's Pelican West, marking a new chapter for Nick Heyward and the band more than four decades after their breakthrough.

The Sheffield synth-pop pioneers return for a nationwide Australian tour celebrating four decades of electronic pop history.

Two of Prince's most iconic recordings have surged to new streaming highs following their powerful placement in the series finale of Netflix's Stranger Things, once again demonstrating the enduring cultural force of the Purple One's music more than four decades after its release.

Forty years ago this month, on 11 November 1985, Pete Townshend released one of the most ambitious albums of his solo career. White City: A Novel arrived at a defining point in his artistic evolution. The Who had wound down as a touring force three years earlier, and Townshend, free from the arena-sized weight of his band's legacy, was exploring more personal and socially grounded songwriting.

Four decades have passed since The Power Station rewired the mid-80s pop landscape with a blast of rock, funk and high-gloss glamour. Now, the short-lived yet explosive supergroup will be honoured with deluxe reissues of their self-titled 1985 debut. Rhino Records will release a 4 CD box set and a 2 LP edition on 23 January, delivering a comprehensive look back at one of the decade's most electrifying collaborations.