Today Sacred Bones Records have announced two parallel releases on March 8th, an expanded reissue of Xmal Deutschland‘s Early Singles, as well as the debut solo album from the band’s inimitable frontwoman Anja Huwe, Codes. Xmal Deutschland are now marked as forerunners of the post-punk movement and Early Singles (1981-1982) is a map of their foundational movements. The band’s pursuit of something greater is palpable with this release, a reflection of a time that introduced accessibility to new means of making music following the onset of punk. This reissue includes two bonus tracks; Kaelbermarsch, that originally appeared on the Lieber Zuviel Als Zuwenig compilation, and a gritty live version of Allein, that is taken from the Nosferatu Festival compilation, which is share...