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In The News: José González, Public Enemy, R.E.M., M. Ward, Trip Shakespeare, Genesis And More

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After a seven-year hiatus, José González will return February 17 with a new solo album, Vestiges & Claws, via Mute … Two Public Enemy albums, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back and Fear Of A Black Planet, will be reissued as multi-disc deluxe editions by Def Jame/UMe on November 25 … Capitol/I.R.S will issue a boxed collection of vinyl seven-inch singles by R.E.M on December 9. 7IN–83-88 features 11 of the band’s singles recorded between 1983 and 1988 for I.R.S.  … On December 2, M. Ward’s 2005 album Transistor Radio will be reissued on 180-gram vinyl, including four previously unreleased recordings, via Merge … Applehead Man and Are You Shakespearienced?, the first two releases from Trip Shakespeare, will be reissued with bonus tracks via Omnivore on December 16 … The official career-spanning documentary on Genesis, Sum Of The Parts, will be available January 13 from Eagle Vision … BC Camplight, the alter ego of Brian Christinzio, is set to release new album How To Die In The North on January 20 via Bella Union … The soundtrack for the film White Bird In A Blizzard—featuring contributions from Depeche Mode, New Order, the Psychedelic Furs, Tears For Fears and more—will be issued by Lakeshore on December 2 … Brazilian Points Books has announced the November 15 release of Bruce Pavitt’s Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology 1980-1988 … The 20th anniversary of Dave Matthews Band’s Under The Table And Dreaming will be celebrated with the November 24 release of a two-LP limited-edition vinyl version via Legacy … The Merv Griffin Show: 1962-1986 is a 12-disc collection containing the greatest episodes of the Emmy-winning talk show, featuring guests such as Mel Brooks, Lucille Ball, Jerry Seinfeld, George Carlin and more. It will be out November 4 …  Cherry Red has released a four-disc boxed set documenting the mod-revival scene, Millions Like Us, which features bands such as Secret Affair, the Chords, the Lambrettas, the Untouchables and more.

—Emily Costantino