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Collective Soul draw on The Cars and 1980s new wave for Touch And Go, with Eye On You providing the clearest expression of the album's retro influence.

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' third album, Kicking Against The Pricks, turns 40 this month, marking four decades since the band used an album of cover versions to broaden its musical vocabulary.

Forty years after its release, Wham!'s The Final remains the definitive document of one of pop's most successful and short-lived partnerships, capturing the rise and conclusion of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley's chart-dominating duo.

Forty years after Run-D.M.C. released Raising Hell, the landmark album remains one of the defining moments in hip-hop history, helping push rap from an emerging movement into the centre of popular culture.

Thompson Twins will finally receive the career-spanning retrospective their fans have long been asking for. Industry & Seduction: A Thompson Twins Collection will be released on 31 October 2025, available as a 3CD deluxe set, 2LP coloured vinyl and single CD edition. All tracks have been newly remastered at Abbey Road Studios.

The Replacements have their lineup in place for three upcoming reunion shows.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) have been forced to cancel the balance of dates on their current tour when drummer Malcolm Holmes became ill after their Toronto show on Saturday night. Holmes was hospitalised after the incident.