Thursday 30 March 2017

***new singles/videos***march 30th 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

is this going to be the third summer of love? ;-) 
2017 will give us new albums from
Ride, Slowdive, Saint Etienne, Charlatans, Shed Seven, Jesus Jones. 
3rd Stone Roses album ??? 
new The High album? 
3rd Sulk album!
also debut albums from 
The Vryll Society, The Creases, Neon Waltz, Shambolics.... 
already released...Jamc, Desperate Journalist. 
what else?
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ok, now this week's new releases on postmodern including new singles & videos from the likes of... 
*Slowdive 
*Saint Etienne 
*Ride 
*Lions Of Dissent
*Little Cub
*Planet
*Colour Of Spring 
*Cigarettes After Sex 
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shoegaze giants Slowdive have revealed another stunning tune... after 'star roving', 'sugar for the pill' is the second single to be taken from their forthcoming self-titled studio album, the follow-up to 1995's pygmalion. (release date: may 5th via dead oceans)

Slowdive [England/London] - Sugar for the Pill
Slowdive



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beloved british alternative dance-pop trio Saint Etienne returns with their first album in five years. 
'heather' is the first taster from 'home counties', the follow up to the 2012's 'words & music'. 
the album contains 19 brand new tracks and is out june 2nd, 2017 through [pias] recordings.

Saint Etienne [England/London] - Heather
Home Counties



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shoegaze veterans Ride have dropped the video for their single 'charm assault'. 
the track appears on the album 'weather diaries', the band's first new album in 21 years - out june 21th on wichita/pias/cooperative.

Ride [England/Oxford] - Charm Assault 
Weather Diaries



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'hypnotised' is another fine taster from london electropop band Little Cub's highly anticipated debut full-length 'still life'. 
the album is out april 28th ,2017 on domino records.

Little Cub [England/London] - Hypnotise
Still Life



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wolverhampton/uk indierock band Lions Of Dissent have aired their outstanding new single/video 'feel the bliss'.
we sincerely hope that they will release a debut album in the not too distant future!

Lions Of Dissent [England/Wolverhampton] - Feel The Bliss



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'lost maps' is another release from Ladytron lead vocalist Helen Marnie's fortcoming 2nd solo album 'strange words and weird wars', out june 2nd, 2017 on popjustice.

Marnie [Scotland/Glasgow] - Lost Maps
Strange Words and Weird Wars



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sydney indierock/neo-britpop four-piece Planet have premiered the new single 'aimless'. 
the song is available on their 'singles ep', a collection of tunes from the last 2 years.

Planet [Australia/Sydney] - Aimless
Singles ep



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'frail' is the fine new single from leeds indierock/shoegaze outfit Colour Of Spring.

Colour Of Spring [England/Leeds] - Frail




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legendary downbeat/electronica duo Rob Garza und Eric Hilton aka Thievery Corporation have premiered the music video for their brilliant single 'letter to the editor', taken from the album 'the temple of i & i', released february 10th, 2017 via esl music (rough trade)

Thievery Corporation [USA/Washington, D.C] - Letter to the Editor 
The Temple of I & I



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Damon Albarn's virtual band Gorillaz will release their new album 'humanz' on april 28th via parlophone records, the first full-length in six years...

Gorillaz [England/London] - Andromeda
Humanz



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finally brooklyn/us ambient-/dreampop trio Cigarettes After Sex have announced the release of their debut album. 
the self-titled full-length is out june 9th via partisan records....

Cigarettes After Sex [USA/Brooklyn] - Apocalypse
Cigarettes After Sex



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'home' is the latest single/video from brighton/uk indierock/post-punk band Tall Ships
the song comes from their 2nd album 'impressions', out this friday, march 31th, 2017 on fatcat records.

Tall Ships [England/Brighton] - Home
Impressions



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new single/video from los angeles based alternative rock/shoegaze band Tashaki Miyaki
their debut lp 'the dream' will be out on april, 7th via metropolis records.

Tashaki Miyaki [USA/Los Angeles] - City The Dream 
The Dream



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brighton/uk indierock four-piece Black Honey have unveiled the video for their latest single 'somebody', released march 10th on foxfive record.

Black Honey [England/Brighton] - Somebody




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after 'nocturne', 'beehive' is the second release from former Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan's forthcoming album 'gargoyle', out april 28th,2017 via heavenly recordings.

Mark Lanegan [USA/Ellensburg] - Beehive  
Gargoyle



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new single from Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore.
'smoke of dreams' is taken from his fifth solo album, 'rock n roll consciousness', out april 28th, 2017 on caroline/universal.

Thurston Moore [USA/Coral Gables] - Smoke Of Dreams 
Rock n Roll Consciousness



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debut single from sheffield indierock/dronepop outfit Loam, released march 10th....

Loam [England/Sheffield]- Heron



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'paranoid' is the new single from tokyo/japan alternative rock outfit She, in the haze taken from their upcoming new ep, out may 17th on tower records.

She, In The Haze [Japan/Tokyo] - Paranoid 
EP 1



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new york based indierock four-piece Loose Buttons have released their latest EP 'sundays' on february 24th via moon crawl records. 
 'tales of what i'm used to be' is a taster...

Loose Buttons [USA/New York] - Tales Of What I'm Used To
Sundays EP



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uk indierock four-piece Kasabian have shared the new video for their single 'you're in love with a psycho'.
the new album 'for crying out loud' will be released on april 28th, 2017 on smi col (sony music)

Kasabian [England/Leicester] - You're In Love With a Psycho 
For Crying Out Loud



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nice new single from st.louis/usa indierock/alt-pop four-piece Low Weather, released march 5th...

Low Weather [USA/St.Louis] - Optimistic



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former Boo Radleys guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr is back with a solo single. 
'gold lift' is taken from his forthcoming third solo album 'new shapes of life, out later this year on tapete records.

Martin Carr [Scotland/Thurso] - Gold Lift 
New Shapes Of Life



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influential german indierock outfit Die Regierung, one of the first-generation 'hamburger schule' bands is back with a new album. 
'bemerkenswerte menschen' is taken from the band's fifth studio full-length 'raus, released march 24th, 2017 through staatsakt/caroline international.

Die Regierung [Germany/Hamburg] - Bemerkenswerte Menschen 
Raus

Monday 20 March 2017

***new singles/videos***march 20th 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

new week! new edition of postmodern... 
this week we feature new singles and videos from the likes of... 
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*The Vryll Society 
*Hifi Sean 
*High Contrast
*Back To The Planet 
*Black Honey
*Kasabian 
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to name but a few... 
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liverpool indie-/psychedelic rock band The Vryll Society have premiered the video for their stunning 'sacred flight' single, released january 28th, 2017 on deltasonic records.
their highly anticipated debut album is out later this year...


The Vryll Society [England/Liverpool] - Sacred Flight
tba



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beautiful acid video from ex-Soup Dragons lead singer sean dickson aka. Hifi Sean ft.spoken words by yoko ono... 
'in love with life' is taken from his ft. album, released september 16th via plastique recording.


Hifi Sean [Scotland/Bellshill] ft. Yoko Ono - In Love With Life
Ft.



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london indierock/postpunk band Desperate Journalist have aired the video for the great new single 'be kind'. 
their 2nd album 'grow up' is out this friday, march 24th on fierce panda records...


Desperate Journalist [England/London] - Be Kind
Grow Up



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High Contrast aka welsh producer Lincoln Barrett has dropped the video for his great 'shotgun mouthwash' tune, the key track in the trainspotting sequel T2.


High Contrast [Wales/Cardiff] - Shotgun Mouthwash 
T2 TRAINSPOTTING OST



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three years after '48:13', leicester/uk alternative rock band Kasabian return with a new tune.
'you're in love with a psycho' is the first single to be taken from the band's forthcoming sixth studio album 'crying out loud' - out april 28th, 2017 via columbia records.


Kasabian [England/London] - You're In Love With a Psycho 
Crying Out Loud



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us alternative-rock icons The Afghan Whigs have announced a new full-length album. 
'in spades will be available on may 5th via sub pop - 'demon in profile' is a first taster...


The Afghan Whigs [USA/Cincinnati] - Demon In Profile 
In Spades



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swedish indie/post-punk band RA have revealed the video for their current single 'oceans', taken from the 'then i woke up in paradise' ep, released december 2nd, 2016 via progress (broken silence)


Ra [Sweden/Malmö] - Oceans 
Then I Woke Up In Paradise Ep



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Kitchen of Distinction mastermind Patrick Fitzgerald aka Stephan Hero has released a new double a-side 7inch with his band project Oscar's Drum called 'anyone but yourself'.
'golden' is collaboration with Tanya Donelly (Belly,Throwing Muses). 
The track originally appeared on the 'golden ep' from 2015 and was remixed and remastered for this vinyl release...(ragoora records march 17th,2017)


Stephen Hero/Oskar's Drum [England/Manchester] ft. Tanya Donelly - Golden 
Anyone But Yourself 7"



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london anarcho-punk/pop band Back To The Planet have shared the video for 'where has our soul gone', a track taken from their 'kick out ep', released september 30th 2016 via arthur mix records.


Back To The Planet [England/London] - Where Has Our Soul Gone 
Kick out EP



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new video from aussie dreampop outfit Cyrstal Cities.
'who's gonna save us now' is the title track off their debut ep, released march 3rd...


Crystal Cities [Australia/Sydney] - Who's Gonna Save Us Now 
Who's Gonna Save Us Now EP



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new single from estonia shoegaze outfit Pia Fraus.
'cloudy eyes' is taken from their new split 7inch with Rocketship, released on seksound march 17th...


Pia Fraus [Estonia/Tallinn] - Cloudy Eyes
Cloudy Eyes/Outer Otherness Split 7″



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great shoegaze single from st. petersburg/russia band Blankenberge , released march 12th...


Blankenberge [Russia/St.Petersburg] - We 
tba



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'somebody' is the new single from brighton/uk indierock four-piece Black Honey, released march 10th on foxfive records. 
their debut album is out this summer...


Black Honey [England/Brighton] - Somebody
tba


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brighton indierock quartet British Sea Power have unleased the video for their new single 'keep on trying (sechs freunde). 
the song comes from their new album 'let the dancers inherit the party'- out march 31th on caroline (universal).


British Sea Power [England/Brighton] - Keep On Trying (Sechs Freunde) 
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party



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brooklyn indie-pop outfit Kissing is a Crime are set to release their debut self-titled album on march 24th via don giovanni records.
after 'sheila's gone', 'permanent damages' is the second single to be taken from it...


Kissing Is A Crime [USA/Brooklyn] - Permanent Damages 
Kissing Is A Crime


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'after i was a kid but before i grew up' is the new single from swedish indie pop project Bedroom Eyes aka. jonas jonsson.
the new album 'greetings from northern sweden' is out may 12th, 2017 via startracks...


Bedroom Eyes [Sweden/Föllinge] - After I Was A Kid But Before i Grew Up
Greetings From Northern Sweden
 


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new single from british synthpop legends Erasure.
 'love you to the sky' is the lead-single from the band's fortcoming seventeenth studio album 'world be gone' - out may 19th through mute records.


Erasure [England/London] - Love You To The Sky 
World Be Gone

Monday 13 March 2017

***new singles/videos***march 13th 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

this week's edition of postmodern feature great new singles & videos from the like of...

#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop #madchester
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*Leathers 
*Desperate Journalist 
*Splashh
*Campag Velocet 
*Public Service Broadcasting
*Hyla 
*Booka Shade
*R. Missing (ex-The Ropes)  
*Stillia
*Molina
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'missing scene' is the debut single/video from canadian indierock/goth/shoegaze duo Leathers  ,released october 25th, 2016 through northern light records.


Leathers [Canada/Vancouver] - Missing Scene




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australia-via-london indie-/alternative rock lads Splashh have dropped the video for the title track off their new 2nd album.
'waiting a lifetime' is out april 14th via cinematic music group.


SPLASHH [England/London] - Waiting a Lifetime
Waiting A Lifetime



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another great new single from london/uk indierock/post-punk four-piece Desperate Journalist
After 'hollow' and 'resolution','be kind' is the third release from the band's upcoming eagerly anticipated second album 'grow up', out march 24th on fierce panda records... 


 Desperate Journalist [England/London] - Be Kind 
Grow Up


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great new tune from perth/australia indierock/shoegaze band HYLA. 'swam out' is the first single from their forthcoming debut album 'osaka', out later this year...


Hyla [Australia/Perth] - Swam Out
Osaka



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'Babylon' is the madchester inspired first single taken from the forthcoming full-length album 'glavany ways' by german electronica act Booka Shade feat.craig walker (ex-Power Of Dreams/Archive) and urdur (GusGus)


Booka Shade [Germany/Berlin] - Babylon
Glavany Ways



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indierock band Campag Velocet who were at their peak during the late 90s with indie hits like 'vito satan' or their fckn great 'ain't no funki tangerine' tune from 2004 have just released a unreleased track from their 'bon chic,bon genre sessions'...


Campag Velocet Vs Leigh Bowery [England/London] - Fashion And Carnage
Bon Chic,Bon Genre sessions



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debut single/video from st helens/uk indierock/neo-britpop four-piece Stillia, released march 3rd on beautiful noise / muk records.


Stillia [England/St.Helens] - Let Me In




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new single from uk indie/artrock band Public Service Broadcasting featuring guest vocals from Camera Obscura's tracyanne campbell from their upcoming third album...


Public Service Broadcasting [England/London] - Progress
tba



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fine debut single from danish electropop artist Molina
the track appeared on her debut ep 'corpus', released february 24th 2017 on no3 record label.


Molina [Denmark/Copenhagem] - Salvation 
Corpus EP



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R. Missing is the new project from the members of new york alternative rock outfit The Ropes.
'kelly was a philistine' is the first song to be taken from their debut ep 'unsummering' - released march 3rd 2017.


R. Missing [USA/New York] - Kelly Was a Philistine 
Unsummering Ep



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great new single/video from brooklyn indie-/alternative pop artist johanne swanson aka. Yohuna.
'apart' is a release from her debut album 'patientness' which has dropped in september last year on orchid tapes.


Yohuna [USA/Brooklyn] - Apart
Patientness



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italy indierock/post-punk/shoegaze three piece Soviet Soviet have revealed the video for their new single 'endless beauty'.
the song is taken from the band's 'endless' album, released december 2nd last year on felte records.


Soviet Soviet [Italy/Pesaro] - Endless Beauty
Endless



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liverpool uk indierock/post-punk band Veyu have shared their new single 'battlecry'. 
the song is taken from the 'underbelly' ep, released january 27th, 2017 on end of trail records/fierce panda.


Veyu [England/Liverpool] - Battlecry
Underbelly EP



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portland/usa psych-pop/space rock band Moon Duo have a new music video out for their single 'lost in the light.
the track comes from their new album 'occult architecture vol. 2', out may 5th via sacred bones.


Moon Duo [USA/Portland] - Lost In Light 
Occult Architecture vol. 2



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indie-/waverock quinted Pumarosa have unveiled the video for their new single 'dragonfly', taken from their hotly anticipated debut album 'the witch' - out may 19th, 2017 on universal music.


Pumarosa [England/London] - Dragonfly
The Witch



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6 years after their masterpiece 'helplessness blues' album, seattle/us indie/folk five-piece Fleet Foxes return with a new single.
third of may / Ōdaigahara is the forerunner for their third studio album 'crack-up', set to be released on june 16th, 2017 through nonesuch records.


Fleet Foxes [USA/Seattle] - Third of May / Ōdaigahara 
Crack-Up



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spain indie/-janglepop outfit When Nalda Became Punk have just released their new mini-lp 'those words broke our hearts' on shelflife records.
'hanging out with imogen' is the opening track...


When Nalda became punk [Spain/Vigo] - Hanging out with Imogen 
Those Words Broke Our Hearts



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'spreaking from a distance' is the current single and title track from falmouth/uk indie-/janglepop duo The BV's
the album was released on april 7th, 2017 via kleine untergrund schallplatten


The BV's [England/Falmouth] - Speaking from a distance
Speaking from a Distance



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nice release from russia shoegazers Life On Venus.
'may' is taken from the band's debut album 'encounters', released march 3rd.


Life On Venus [Russia/Moscow] - May
Encounters



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'darling' is the new single from glasgow/scotland indierock duo Womps, released march 2nd via displaced records.


Womps [Scotland/Glasgow] - Darling



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london minimal indiepop band The xx have shared the video for their new single 'say something loving' from their third LP 'i see you', released january 13th through the young turks label.


The XX [England/London] - Say Something Love
I See You

Sunday 5 March 2017

***new singles/videos***march 5th 2017***don't be real be postmodern***

this week's edition of postmodern feature new single/videos from the likes of...
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*Neon Waltz
*Domiciles
*The Darling Buds
*Kid Wave
*Roddy Woomble (Idlewild)
*Mr.C (The Shamen)
*Beach Fossils
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#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop #madchester





great new single/video from rising scotland/caithness six-piece indierock/-pop band Neon Waltz, released march 3rd, 2017 through ignition records.


Neon Waltz [Scotland/Caithness] - Perfect Frame



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sheffield noisepop/shoegaze four-piece Purest have dropped the video for their fine debut single 'always' - out march 31th via gold tooth records.


Purest [England/Sheffield] - Always



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north wales/wrexham indiepop outfit Kidsmoke have shared the video for their nice single 'wave', released january 27th 2017.


Kidsmoke [Wales/Wrexham] - Waves



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scotland/fife indie/psychpop five-piece Domiciles have revealed the video for their new single '1000 Miles', a reworked version of the song which first appeared on their self-titled EP from 2015. 
the new version was released february 20th, 2017 via little tiger.


Domiciles [Scotland/Fife] - 1000 Miles



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80s uk indiepop favourites The Darling Buds have returned with their first new material since 1992. 
'complicated' comes from their brand new 'evergreen' ep, out april 21th, 2017 via odd box records, available on limited edition 10inch and also on cassette.


The Darling Buds [Wales/Newport] - Complicated 
Evergreen Ep



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manchester/uk electro-/darkpop duo Jupiter C have aired the video for 'locust', taken from their debut ep 'oo1', released on invada records march 3rd, 2017.


Jupiter C [England/Manchester] - Locust 
001 Ep



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Mr.C, best known as frontman of british electronic band The Shamen will release his new solo full-length 'incidents' on april 10th via the superfreq record label.
'stand up' is the first of 3 singles to be taken from the album..


Mr.C [England/London] - Stand Up
Incidents



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uk electronic/ambient pioneers The Orb have shared the video for the leandro fresco’s remix of their song 'wireless' taken from their 'the cow remixes – sin in space pt. 3 ep', released march 3rd on kompakt. 
the track originally appeared on the duo's latest full-length 'cow/chill out,world!' from last year.


The Orb [England/London] - Wireless *Leandro Fresco Mix*
The Cow Remixes - Sin In Space Pt.3



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'hellhole' is another taster from canadian/montreal shoegaze outfit No Joy's new 'creep' ep, released february 24th via the brand new label collective grey market.
the ep was produced by Violens mastermind and Ariel Pink collaborator Jorge Elbrecht.


No Joy [Canada/Montreal] - Hellhole
Creep Ep



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london-based indie quartet Kid Wave are back with the new single 'everything changes'...


Kid Wave [England/London] - Everything Changes



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san francisco indie-/college rock quarted Bleached have unvailed the video for 'can you deal?', the title track from their new ep, released march 3rd, 2017 via dead oceans.


Bleached [USA/San Francisco] - Can You Deal?
Can You Deal? Ep



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another release on dead oceans...new zealand indierock outfit Kane Strang have revealed the video for their current single 'oh so you're off i see', taken from their forthcoming debut album, out later this year...


Kane Strang [New Zealand/Dunedin] - Oh So You're Off I See
tba



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'like caruso' is the new single from Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble
the song is taken from his upcoming solo record, out later this year...


Roddy Woomble [Scotland/Irvine] - Like Caruso
tba



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brooklyn indierock band Beach Fossils will release their new 3rd album 'somersault' on june 2nd, 2017 via bayonet records.
'this year' is the first single/video to be taken from the full-length.


Beach Fossils [USA/Brooklyn] - This Year 
Summersault



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us label kanine records has newly signed swedish indie/postpunk quintet Agent Blå.
the band from gothenburg are originally signed to swedish label luxury records. 
kanine started a re-release of the band's first three singles every friday in march; 'strand' was out march 3rd., 2017... news for a debut album are scheduled for march 24th...


Agent Blå [Sweden/Gothenburg] - Strand



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'who's gonna save us now' is the title track from syndey indie-/dreampop band Crystal Cities' debut ep, released march 3rd,2017


 Crystal Cities [Australia/Sydney] - Who's Gonna Save Us Now
Who's Gonna Save Us Now EP