*comeback album from oxford indie/shoegaze heroes ride, their first in 21 years. 'weather diaries' was definitely worth the the wait! great classic songwriting, beautiful harmonies combined with some modern elements from long-term experience producer erol alkan.
*classic charlies album, they never disappoint! the album is full of guests...former the verve drummer pete salisbury, new order's stephen morris, a certain ratio's donald johnson, paul weller, johnny marr...
*a true surprise! the 5th studio album from leeds indierock band the pigeon detectives sounds more mature, shimmering and reflective than their previous releases...
Label: Dance to the Radio Genre: Indierock, Britpop
*matt tong (ex-bloc party drummer ) and producer alex newport (death cab for cutie/at the drive-in) teamed up for a mesmerizing befogged psychedelic shoegaze album...
*ninth studio album from legendary english indie dance trio saint etienne, a concept album about the collection of counties that circle london...and as always - a whole range of glistening electronic pop gems!
*90s britpop/new wave of new wave band echobelly return with their first new album in 13 years. 'anarchy and alchemy' is a noteworthy and tasteful comeback with a fine sense for melodies.
*impressive second full-length release for the british indierock/post-punk band around charismatic singer jo bevan. both gentle and savage songwriting, perfectly formed pop songs.
Label: Fierce Panda Records Genre: Indierock, Post-Punk
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Easy[Sweden/Stockholm] - A Heartbeat From Eternity
*how many comebacks is that now??? here's another one! 90s swedish indie band easy return with a fresh album full of great british inspired pop melodies...
Label: A Turntable Friend Records Genre: Indierock, Sweden-Pop
*solid debut from oasis frontman liam...mixing rock 'n' roll tunes with beautiful ballads, the album is easily confused with an oasis album - and it would definitely rank as one of the better ones...
Label: Warner Bros. Records Genre: Indierock, Britpop
*comebacks for the nth time ;-) black grape formed from the ashes of madchester heroes happy mondays. 'pop voodoo' is the band's first new material in 20 years and definitely a enjoyable trip of boppy indie funk.
Label: Universal Music Genre: Funk, Rock, Madchester
*creation records couple pete fij (adorable/polak) and terry bicker (house of love/levitation) join up for their second album 'we are millionaires'. mojo magazine described it as 'minor key, acoustic introspection done so
beautifully it’s as if they’re singing to one another in the dustlight
of a pub back room'. there is nothing more to say about that!
*third full-length release
for the canadian electropop band austra. thematically they create a better
system for the future, musically captivating
anthems for both dancefloor and living room.
*comeback comeback comeback...'damage and joy' is the seventh studio album by scottish noisepop-/rock veterans the jesus and mary chain, their first album in 19 years and a solid return!
Label: Artificial Plastic Records Genre: Indierock
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Morrissey[England/Manchester] - Low In High School
*while the smiths frontman morrissey's new album is musically sort in electropop and glam with some pretty melancholic melodies, helyrical processing the current political world situation in his very own controversy style...
*Air Formation *Shed Seven *Echobelly *Shiva And The Hazards *Sky Between Leaves *The Big Pink feat. Io Echo *Everything By Electricity *Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds *Liam Gallagher *Morrissey *Pretty City *Method Actress
brighton/uk noisepop/shoegaze outfit AIR FORMATION have premiered their terrific new single 'vanishing act'. their fifth studio album ''near miss' is set to be released next year, march 9th on club ac30.
Air Formation[England/Brighton] - Vanishing Act
Near Miss
britpop heroes Shed Seven have dropped the video for 'better days', a track from their amazing comeback lp 'instant pleasures'. the album was released on november 10th through infectious music.
Shed Seven [England/York] - Better Days Instant Pleasures
new video from london/uk indierock/britpop outfit Echobelly. 'faces in the mirror' is the third release from their 'anarchy & alchemy' album, released earlier this year, may 26th via nuclear blast records.
Echobelly[England/London] - Faces in the Mirror Anarchy & Alchemy
'my dear mary anne' is a fine taster from melbourne/australia indierock/psychedelia outfit Shiva and the Hazards' debut ep 'future cult classics' - released october 20th...
Shiva And The Hazards[Australia/Melbourne] - My Dear Mary Anne Future Cult Classics Ep
epic new tune from london/uk indierock/electronica outfit The Big Pink! 'how far we've come' is a collaboration with los angeles indierock/shoegaze band Io Echo and also features Yeah Yeah Yeahs' nick zinner on guitars. the single will be out on 'alternative record store day - blue monday' november 27th on very limited edition used medical x-ray pressing and blue-and-clear flexi vinyl limited to 100 copies via blank city records.
ex-oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher has shared another taster from his new 3rd solo full length 'who built the moon?', released november 24th via sour mash records. 'dead in the water' is the final (deluxe edition bonus) track of the david holmes produced album, a rather untypical unplugged tune.
former oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has shared the video for his latest single 'come back to me'. the song is taken from his solo debut album 'as you were', released october 6th via warner bros. records.
Liam Gallagher[England/Manchester] - Come Back To Me As You Were
ex-smith frontman Morrissey has shared the video for his latest single 'jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage'. the new album 'low in high school' was released november 17th via bmg.
Morrissey [England/Manchester] - Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage Low In High School
melbourne/aussie indierock/psychedelia three-piece Pretty City have shared the video for their new single 'melt'. the band's debut album 'colorize' was already released 2016 in australia, international release three weeks ago, october 27 via gaga digi.
great new single/video from watford/uk indierock 4-piece The Spitfires. 'over and over again' is out digitally and on 7" vinyl december 15th via hatch records.
this seems to be the first exciting track from ex-oasis mastermind Noel Gallagher's new third solo album. 'it's a beautiful world' is the third release from 'who built the moon?', out november 24th on caroline international.
birmingham/uk indierock lads JAWS have shared the video for their new single '17'. the song is taken from their outstanding second studio album 'simplicity', released in november last year via rattlepop.
london/uk indierock/post-punk five-piece Shame will release their debut full-length 'songs of praise' on january 12, 2018 via dead oceans. 'one rizla' is the latest single to be taken from the album...
Shame [England/London] - One Rizla Songs Of Praise
west yorkshire/uk indierock/britpop outfit Embrace have unveiled the video for their new single 'wake up call'.
the new album 'love is a basic need' is out on march 9, 2018 through cooking vinyl.
Embrace [England/West Yorkshire] - Wake Up Call Love Is A Basic Need
ex-sarah records band Aberdeen have re-recorded a lost demo of 'half-hearted', a song by label mates Brighter. the single was released november 14th and is available as a free download via bandcamp.
2 month ago we featured 'solid gold', the great new single from florida/us indierock/shoegaze/c-86 outfit Seafang. now they just released their holiday anthem 'happy when it snows' incl. b-side cover of The Primitives 'you trashed my christmas' digitally and on limited 7" vinyl november 17 via Snowflakes Christmas Singles club.
Seafang [USA/Florida] - Happy When It Snows / You Trashed My Christmas
legendary scottish/glasgow indie-pop trio Bis are back with a christmas single! 'you wrecked my christmas' / 'i was born on christmas day' was released digitally and on snow white 7inch vinyl (limited to 320 copies) on november 17th via snowflakes christmas singles club.
Bis [Scotland/Glasgow] - You Wrecked My Christmas / I Was Born On Christmas Day
as you probably know, we were never into MGMT. but this new single is really great, the 80s 'buggles - the age of plastic' influenced chorus kicks ass! 'little dark age' is the title track from their new album, due next year...
MGMT [USA/Middletown] - Little Dark Age Little Dark Age
swedish/gothenburg indiepop outfit Easy have premiered the video for their new single 'ask the sky'. maybe some of you know the band from the early/mid 90s... tunes like 'never seen a star' or 'in black and white' entered the uk indie singles chart in 1993. their brand new album 'a heartbeat from eternity' is out december 1st via playground music.
Easy[Sweden/Gothenburg] - Ask The Sky A Heartbeat From Eternity
edinburgh/scottish electronica duo Finiflex (feat. david miller and john vick from legendary 90s dance formation FiniTribe) have premiered the video for their fantastic debut single 'ta ta oo ha', released october 13th on their own finiflex records. the track comes from their forthcoming album 'suilven' which is out later this year...
FINIFLEX [Scotland/Edinburgh] - TA TA OO HA Suilven
'jacky's only happy when she's up on the stage' is the 3rd release from ex-smiths frontman Morrissey forthcoming 'low in high school' album, out november 17th on bmg.
Morrissey [England/Manchester] - Jacky's Only Happy When She's Up on the Stage Low In High School
oxford/uk shoegaze heroes RIDE have unveiled 'pulsar', a brand new non-album track! the song isn’t included on their latest 'weather diaries' album, which was released back in june this year...
swindon/uk noisepop/shoegaze 4-piece RAIN are set to release their new ep 'abstract vision' on november 24th via venn records. here is their brand new video and promising title track...
Rain [England/Swindon] - Abstract Vision Abstract Vision Ep
Miles Hunt and Erica Nockalls of british indierock outfit The Wonder Stuff have just released their new solo/acoustic full-length. 'we came here to work' is the title track and new single/video of the recent album, dropped september 8th through good deeds music.
Miles & Erica[England/Stourbridge] - We Came Here To Work We Came Here To Work
'the boy that life forgot' is the latest single from swansea/welsh indierock trio Trampolene. their debut album 'swansea to hornsey 'was released october 27th through mi7 records.
TRAMPOLENE[Wales/Swansea] - The Boy That Life Forgot Swansea To Hornsey
new single/video from reading/uk shoegaze heroes Slowdive. 'don't know why' is the third release from the band's self-titled fourth studio album, their first in 22 years. it was released on may 5th via dead oceans.
coventry/uk indiepop/c86 outfit The Primitives have shared the video for 'oh honey sweet'. the songs comes from the their latest ep 'new thrills", released back in may via elefant records.
THE PRIMITIVES[England/Coventry] - Oh Honey Sweet New Thrills Ep
up-and-coming brighton/uk indierock/psychedelia five-piece White Room have released their new double ep 'eight' on october 13th via deltasonic records. 'cable built dreamland' is the latest taster...
White Room[England/Brighton] - Cable Built Dreamland Eight Ep
former The Boo Radleys guitarist/songwriter Martin Carr
has aired the video for his new single 'damocles'. the track is taken from his latest album 'new shapes of life', released october 27th via tapete records.
Martin Carr[England/Wallasey] - Damocles New Shapes Of Life
dreampop/psychedelia/new wave trio Motion from edinburgh/scotland have shared the video for their new single 'myths'. the song is taken from the band's self-titled debut ep, released august 22 on citrus records uk.
new single/video from south carolina/us outfit HUNDREDTH. With their latest album 'rare', (released in june this year via hopeless records) they changed their direction from a hardcore band to a more shoegazy/postpunk style...
nottingham/uk shoegaze/noisepop outfit Amusement Parks On Fire are back with a new single! 'our goal to realise' is out november 17th on 7" vinyl via saint marie records.
Salad undressed, the band around ex-mtv presenter marijne van der vlugt will release their new album 'good love bad love' in february next year. 'being human' is the first single to be taken from it...
Salad Undressed [England/London] - Being Human Good Love Bad Love
york/uk indierock/britpop legends Shed Seven have premiered the video for 'it's not easy', the 2nd single to be taken from their forthcoming comeback album 'instant pleasures', out november 10th via infectious records.
Shed Seven [England/York] - It’s Not Easy Instant Pleasures
nice debut single from cardiff&london-based indierock/noisepop foursome Wylderness, out december 1 via succulent recordings.
Wylderness [Wales/Cardiff-England/London] - 72 & Sunny
scottish indierock/psychedelia six-piece Neon Waltz have aired the video for the new single 'bare wood aisles'. the song is taken from the band's debut album 'strange hymns', released august 18th on ignition records.
Neon Waltz [Scotland/John O'Groats] - Bare Wood Aisles Strange Hymns
'sail on' from uk/bedfordshire indie-/britrock 4-piece The Relights was already released in february this year via jolly boys records.
great tune, thrilling chorus...
former the smiths lead singer Morrissey have shared 'i wish you lonely', the 2nd single from his forthcoming 11th studio album 'low in high school', out November 17th on bmg
Morrissey [England/Manchester] - I Wish You Lonely Low In High School
former smiths frontman Morrissey has unveiled the video for his latest single 'spent the day in bed'. 'low in high school', the 11th solo studio album is out november 17th via bmg.
Morrissey [England/Manchester] - Spent the Day in Bed Low In High School
sydney/australia indierock/neo-britpop band PLANET have aired the video for the new single 'aching dream'. their debut ep is expected to be out later this year....
chicago/us shoegaze band Airiel have unleashed another taster from their 2nd full-length 'molten young lovers'. the album was released october 13th, on double lp and digital formats via shelflife records.
Airiel [USA/Chicago] - Inside Out Molton Young Lovers
indierock/britpop lads Shed Seven have shared the music video for 'room in my house'. the band from york/uk is set to release their fifth studio album 'instant pleasures' on november 10th via bmg.
Shed Seven [England/York] - Room in my house Instant Pleasure
