Monday 30 January 2017

***new singles/songs january 30th, 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

New Music Monday...

here are the latest releases, new singles from the likes of

*The Vryll Society
*Cigarettes After Sex
*Green Buzzard
*Marnie
*Austra
*No Joy

only to name but a few...


#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop 
#madchester


'sacred flight' is the stunning new single from liverpool/uk indie-/psychedelic rock five-piece The Vryll Society.
they are currently recording their debut album due for release later this year...

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


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london/uk indierock/post-punk act Desperate Journalist have premiered the video for their stunning new single 'resolution'.
the band's 2nd album 'grow up' is set to be released on march 24th through fierce panda records.

Desperate Journalist [England/London] - Resolution
Grow Up



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brooklyn/usa ambient-/dreampop/slowcore duo Cigarettes After Sex will release their debut full-length through the years via partisan records.
'affection' is an old recording from 2015, but it's also their current single and next to 'k' from last year the second taster from the eagerly-awaited debut album.

Cigarettes After Sex [USA/Brooklyn] - Affection
tba



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terrific new single from sydney/australia indierock/psychpop quintet Green Buzzard. 'never let me go' is taken from the band's forthcoming 'space man rodeo ep', out march 3rd on I OH YOU

Green Buzzard [Australia/Sydney] - Never Let Me Go
Space Man Rodeo EP



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rising liverpool/uk indierock/post punk quintet VEYU have premiered the video for their excellent new single 'where has the fire in you gone?'

VEYU [England/Liverpool] - Where Has The Fire In You Gone?



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bradford/uk indie/alternative rock newcomers Glass Mountain dropped their self-titled debut ep in june last year.
'glacial', the first release from it is a epic 7 minute-long tune...
their brand new single 'cowboy song / more than this' is also ready to be launched and a video for 'cowboy song' will be out very soon, so watch this space!

Glass Mountain [England/Bradford] - Glacial
 Ep



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former Ladytron singer Marnie has premiered her new single 'alphabet block' this morning via popjustice. 
her 2nd solo album 'strange words and weird wars' is set to be released on march 25th...

Marnie [Scotland/Glasgow] - Alphabet Block
Strange Words and Weird Wars



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us singer-songwriter CAT aka catherine pierce, formerly known as one half of los angels-based sister indiepop duo The Pierces, has released her beautiful debut single 'you belong to me' on january 20th...

CAT [USA/New York] - You Belong To Me



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'short elevated period' is the new single from british post-punk icons Wire.
their new album 'silver/lead' is out march 31th, 2017 through their own pinkflag label.

Wire [England/London] - Short Elevated Period 
Silver/Lead



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'little something' is the new single/video from hotly-tipped reading/uk indierock outfit
The Amazons.

The Amazons [England/Reading] - Little Something



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bristol's very own indie/art-rock band The Blue Aeroplanes have released their new 12th album 'welcome stranger' via art star on january 6th.
'here is the heart of all wild things' is a first taster...

The Blue Aeroplanes [England/Bristol] - Here Is The Heart Of All Wild Things 
Welcome Stranger!



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london/uk indierock outfit Beach Baby have premiered the video for their latest single 'smoke won't get me high'.
the song is taken from the band's debut album 'no mind no money, released september 2nd, 2016 via island records.

 Beach Baby [England/London] - Smoke won't get me High 
No Mind No Money



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'masquarade' is the new single by rising alternative-/dreampop five piece Tourists from torquay/uk - released january 27th...

Tourists [England/Torquay] - Masquarade



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beautiful new single from washington/usa electropop/synthwave band Furniteur
'air castles' comes from the forthcoming album 'perfect lavender' out soon via prince george records...

Furniteur [USA/Washington] - Air Castles



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Vanishing Twin is a space age pop five piece from london.
their debut album 'choose your own adventure' dropped in autumn last year on soundway records.
'the conservation of energy' was the first release from the album and is a really exciting psychedelic tune.

Vanishing Twin [England/London] - The Conservation Of Energy
Choose Your Own Adventure



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melbourne/australia shoegaze quartet Lowtide follow up their eponymous debut album of last year with a new 7" single... 'julia/spring' is out january 27th via opposite number records

Lowtide [Australia/Melbourne] - Julia/Spring
Lowtide



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new Club AC30 signing... 
Misty Coast is the new project of linn frøkedal and richard myklebust from norway band the megaphonic thrift. 
'heavy head on a body' is the latest single from the bergen psychpop/dreampop duo - released january 27th,2017...

Misty Coast [Norway/Bergen] - Heavy Head on a body



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'i love you more than you love yourself' is the third release from Austra's new album 'future politics' - out january 20th,2017

Austra [Canada/Toronto] - I Love You More Than You Love Yourself
Future Politcs



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tampere/finland noise-pop/shoegaze four-piece Mumrunner have unleashed their first ever music video clip... 'cascais' is taken from the 'gentle slops ep', released september 9th, 2016 through solti/wolves and vibrancy records

Mumrunner [Finland/Tampere] - Cascais
Gentle Slops Ep



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montreal noise-pop/shoegaze duo No Joy have aired the video for the new single 'califone'.
the track comes from their upcoming 'creep ep', out february 24th via new label grey marke.

No Joy [Canada/Montreal] - Califone 
Creep Ep



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iconic brighton/uk indierock act British Sea Power have dropped the music video for their excellent new single 'bad hohemian'. 
their 6th studio album 'let the dancers inherit the party' is out on march 31th via golden chariot records

British Sea Power [England/Brighton] - Bad Bohemian
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party



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'carry me to safety' is the new single from copenhagen/denmark indierock trio Mew
the song comes from their 7th studio album 'visuals', out april 28th through play it again sam.

Mew [Denmark/Copenhagen] - Carry Me To Safety 
Visuals

Sunday 22 January 2017

***new singles/songs january 22th, 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

here's our regular update of the latest and best new singles incl. great new tunes from

Plaza
The Creases
Splashh   
Letting Up Despite Great Faults  
The Shimmer Band

and many more...
enjoy!


#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop #madchester



stunning new tune from rising liverpool/uk indierock band VEYU

Veyu [England/Liverpool] - Where Has The Fire In You Gone?



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ambitious indierock/shoegaze four-piece PLAZA from hartlepool/uk have premiered a stunning new taster from their forthcoming ep.
'origami' is out january 20th via beyond the wall, their new ep is scheduled to be released in april...

Plaza [England/Hartlepool] - Origami



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brand new single from brisbane/australia indierock/neobritpop lads The Creases. 
 their debut album 'tremolow' is out later this year... 


The Creases [Australia/Brisbane] - Everybody Knows
Tremolow



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cardiff/wales-based psych-/space-pop duo Gulp, fronted by guto pryce (bass player in super furry animals) & singer-songwriter lindsey leven, have shared the video for their new single 'search for your love' - out february 24th via o genesis recordings.

Gulp [Wales/Cardiff] - Search For Your Love



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london indierock 5-piece Splashh have unveiled 'waiting a lifetime', the new single and title track from their 2nd album, the follow-up to their debut 'comfort' from 2013.
'waiting a lifetime' is out via cinematic music group on april 14th, 2017.

Splashh [England/London] - Waiting A Lifetime
Waiting A Lifetime


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nice new tune from leeds/uk indierock band The Pigeon Detectives. 'wolves' is taken from their forthcoming album 'broken glances' , out february 24th on dance to the radio ltd

The Pigeon Detectives [England/Leeds] - Wolves 
Broken Glances



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nice bubblegum pop/punk single from vancouver/canadian indierock band The Courtneys. 'tour' is taken from the band's forthcoming 2nd album 'II', out february 17th on flying nun records

The Courtneys [Canada/Vancouver] - Tour
II



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Vinyl Staircase is a new indie/psychedelic rock band from guildford/uk. they have toured recently with the likes of swim deep, blossoms, jaws... 
their new single 'german wings' sounds really promising...

Vinyl Staircase [England/Guildford] - German Wings



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los angeles/us psychpop band Froth have shared another taster from their upcoming third studio-album 'outside (briefly)' - out february 24th via wichita recordings.

Froth [USA/Los Angeles] - Passing Through 
Outside (Briefly)



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austin/us indie-/dreampop trio Letting Up Despite Great Faults are back with a beautiful new single. 
'starlet' is taken from their forthcoming ep 'alexander devotion' - out february 10th via via shelflife records (us) and heist or hit records (eu/uk).

Letting Up Despite Great Faults [USA/Austin] - Starlet 
Alexander Devotion EP



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'too the rescue' is the latest video/single from orchestral-/britpop band The Divine Comedy. the song is taken from their 11th album 'foreverland', released september 2nd last year through pias uk

The Divine Comedy [North Irland/Londonderry] - To The Rescue
Foreverland



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bristol/uk up-and-coming indierock outfit The Shimmer Band have revealed the video for their new single 'jacknife and the death call' - out january 20th via komplex recordings.

The Shimmer Band [England/Bristol]- Jacknife And The Death Call



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Drab Majesty's 2nd full-lenght 'the demonstration' was released january 20th via dais records.
'dot in the sky' is another preview from the the los angeles based new wave/post-punk band and has the same high quality as 'cold souls', '39 by design' and 'too soon to tell'.
so we an certainly look forward to the new album..

Drab Majesty [USA/Los Angeles] - Dot In The Sky
The Demonstration



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montreal/canada-based indierock/post-punk trio Heat have released their debut album 'overnight, january 20th via topshelf records. after their single 'lush' from the end of last year, 'sometimes' is the second release from the album...

Heat [Canada/Montreal] - Sometimes
Overnight



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'prepare the lake' is the first single from aarhus/denmark indie/experimental pop quintet Lowly's debut album 'heba' - out february 10th via bella union...

Lowly [Denmark/Aarhus] - Prepare The Lake
Heba



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chameleons vox drummer yves altana teamed up with patrick fitzgerald aka stephen hero, singer in 90s indie band kitchens of distinction for their new project Oskar's Drum. 'in water' is the latest taste from the album 'a cathedral of hands', released november 4th 2016 via piccadilly records.

OSKAR'S DRUM [England/London] - IN WATER 
A Cathedral Of Hands



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london indierock/postpunk band White Lies have released a new video for their latest single 'don't want to feel it all'.
the song taken from their current album 'friends', released on october 7th last year through bmg

White Lies [England/London] - Don't Want to Feel It All
Friends



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nice new single from wrexham/north wales indiepop outfit Kidsmoke
‘waves’ is out january 27th...



Kidsmoke [Wales/Wrexham] - Waves

Sunday 15 January 2017

***new singles/songs january 15th, 2017***don't be real be postmodern***

Here's our latest new music roundup featuring Slowdive's first song in 22 years and new singles from the like of Froth, Menace Beach and The Sundowners,...to name but a few....

  
#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop #madchester


'let me go' is the amazing debut single from london/uk electropop sister trio JAGARA, released october 28th, 2016.
the song is inspired by german cold war drama ‘deutschland 83’...

Jagara [England/London] - Let Me Go



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indie/alternative rock four-piece American Wrestlers have dropped the video for their latest single 'give up'.
gary mcclure, the frontman of band was guitarist in manchester indie/shoegaze group Working For A Nuclear Free City from 1999 - 2013.
'give up' is taken from the band's 2nd album 'goodbye terrible youth', released august, 15th, 2016 via fat possum records.

American Wrestlers [USA/St. Louis] - Give Up
Goodbye Terrible Youth



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great tune by austin/usa dreampop/shoegaze band Blushing.
'tether' is the title track from their debut ep, released january 13th, 2017

Blushing [USA/Austin] - Tether 
Tether EP



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'eyes so cold' is the lead single from london-based indie/alternative rock band SHY NATURE's forthcoming debut album, out later this year...

SHY NATURE [England/London] - Eyes So Cold
tba



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manchester/uk indie/art-pop outfit Dutch Uncles have dropped the video for 'big ballon', the title track from their new fifth studio album, out February 17th 2017 on memphis industries

Dutch Uncles [England/Manchester] - Big Balloon 
Big Balloon



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nice new single from liverpool/uk indie/psych/folk five-piece The Sundowners.
'great beauty' is first taster from their forthcoming as-yet-untitled second album...

THE SUNDOWNERS [England/Liverpool] - Great Beauty 
tba



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british psychedelic pop quartet Temples have unveiled a new track from their upcoming album 2nd album 'volcano' - out march 3rd, 2017 through heavenly recordings

Temples [England/London] - Strange Or Be Forgotten
Volcano


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new video from london-based ambient/shoegaze mastermind Ulrich Schnauss and danish producer Jonas Munk.
'passage', their second collaborative album is out january 20th, 2017 via banquet records

Ulrich Schnauss And Jonas Munk [England-Denmark] - Amaris 
Passage



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phoenix/us electro-pop/wave duo Snake Heart Society featuring keith walker from 90s irish indie legends Power Of Dreams have premiered the video for their latest single 'tonight'

SNAKE HEART SOCIETY [USA/Phoenix] - TONIGHT 
Exist and Exit



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fine new single from kirkcaldy/scotland indie/britpop 5-piece Shambolics
'when she goes home' was released october 12th, 2016

Shambolics [Scotland/Kirkcaldy] - When She Goes Home



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'springle with rust' is the catchy debut single/video from sheffield/uk indierock/postpunk three-piece RALE - released december 9th, 2016

Rale [England/Sheffield] - Sprinkle With Rust



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new single from leeds/uk indierock band MENACE BEACH their new 2nd album 'lemon memory' is out january 20, 2017 via memphis industrie,

Menace Beach [England/Leeds] - Suck It Out 
Lemon Memory



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'contact' is the latest single/video from los angeles based psych-pop band Froth.
their forthcoming third album 'outside' is out february 10th, 2017 through wichita recordings.

Froth [USA/Los Angeles] - Contact
Outside



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los angeles based new wave/post-punk artist Drab Majesty have dropped the video for his new single 'too soon to tell'.
the song is the third cut from the 2nd album 'the demonstration', out january 20th, 2017 on dais record.

Drab Majesty [USA/Los Angeles] - Too Soon To Tell
The Demonstration



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'new york boogie-woogie' is the latest single from formerly ENGINEERS (Official Page) bassist Daniel Land.
The dreampop tune is taken from his new album 'in love with a ghost', released november 25th, 2016 via hinney beast record.

Daniel Land [England/London] - New York Boogie-Woogie
In Love With A Ghost



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this is the day shoegaze fans have dreamed for years...  
Slowdive return with their first new tune in more than 20 years! 'star roving' is the first taster of their forthcoming new album - out later this year via dead ocean.

Slowdive [England/London] - Star Roving
tba

Saturday 7 January 2017

***new singles/songs january 7th, 2017***don't be real be postmodern***

First blog post in the new year...
here's the latest collection of brand new singles worth to mention for postmodern*
enjoy!

#indie #shoegaze #dreampop #britpop #madchester


stunning new single from london indierock/post-punk four-piece Desperate Journalist. 'resolution' is the 2nd taster from their forthcoming second album 'grow up', out on march 24th through fierce panda records...

Desperate Journalist [England/London] - Resolution
Grow Up



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iconic brighton/uk indierock act British Sea Power are back with a nice new single. 'bad bohemian' is taken from their forthcoming new 6th full studio album 'let the dancers inherit the party' - out march 31st, 2017 via golden chariot records

British Sea Power [England/Brighton] - Bad Bohemian
Let The Dancers Inherit The Party



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manchester/uk indierock/psychedelic rock/post-punk lads Crimsons have revelead the video for their excellent new single 'idle ways'

Crimsons [England/Manchester] - Idle Ways



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after 'magnificent (she says)', this is the 2nd taster from 'little fictions', the upcoming new 7th album from manchester/uk indierock band Elbow - out february 3rd, 2017 through polydor/universal music

Elbow [England/Manchester] - All Disco 
Little Fictions



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brisbane/australia indierock band HOLY HOLY have dropped the video for their great new single 'elevator'. the song is taken from the upcoming 2nd studio album 'paint', out february 24th, 2017 via wonderlick entertainment.

Holy Holy [Australia/Brisbane] - Elevator 
Pain



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'home' is the epic new single by middlesbrough/uk four-piece indierock/nugaze outfit Figmennt, released december 16th...

Figmennt [England/Middlesbrough] - Home



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'winter tale' is the beautiful new single from canadian/ukrainian dreampop duo Ummagma, the perfect soundtrack for snowdrifts and snowy landscapes... this radio edit is remixed by legendary british experimental-/dreampop outfit A.R.Kane and will be out on january 12th, 2017...

Ummagma [Canada-Ukraine] - Winter Tale (A.R.Kane Mix Radio Edit)



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belgrade/serbian electropop/synth-wave duo Sixth June, now based in berlin have revealed the video for their nice new 80s influenced single 'night before'. the song is taken from the forthcoming 2nd album 'virgo rising', out february 17th via aufnahme + wiedergabe

Sixth June [Serbia/Belgrade] - Night Before
Virgo Rising



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helsinki/finland dreampop four-piece Delay Trees have premiered the video for the new single 'it's not who you are' their 4th album 'let go' will be released in spring 2017 via soliti music

Delay Trees [Finland/Helsinki] - It's Not Who You Are 
Let Go



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london indierock/noisepop four-piece Splashh have premiered the video for their latest single 'rings'. their 2nd album 'waiting a lifetime' is set to release in early 2017...

Splashh [England/London] - Rings 
Waiting A Lifetime



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after the stunning 'cold souls' single from november, '39 by design' is the second taster from Drab Majesty's new album. the synthgaze/dreampop/postpunk band from los angeles will release their 2nd full-length 'the demonstration' on january 20th via dais records.

DRAB MAJESTY [USA/Los Angeles] - 39 By Design 
The Demonstration