Music

This Morning In New Music May 19, 2010

by Ciaran Thompson

Yesterday we reported briefly about a tour of singer Ian Curtis’ hometown of Macclesfield, England to celebrate the 30th year of his passing and now a Joy Division symphony is in the works. The Northern Chamber Orchestra will work with schoolchildren in Macclesfield and will take its inspiration from three of the band’s songs. It is currently being composed by students at two local schools. [BBC]

R.E.M. will reissue their third album Fables Of The Reconstruction. The 25th Anniversary Edition, due out June 13 will feature a remastered version of the album along with a 14-song bonus disc entitled The Athens Demos, early recordings of songs like “Driver 8,” “Can’t Get There From Here,” as well as the unreleased “Throw Those Trolls Away.” A 180-gram vinyl and digital download will also be available. [NME]

And Los Angeles-based band Isis have broken up, according to a post on their website. It says, “Simply put, ISIS has done everything we wanted to do, said everything we wanted to say. In the interest of preserving the love we have of this band, for each other, for the music made and for all the people who have continually supported us, it is time to bring it to a close.”  The band are currently on a farewell tour and will play their last show in Montreal on June 23. [Exclaim!]