Tuesday 21 November 2017

***new singles&videos***november 21th, 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

***new postmodern edition featuring the best new indie and alternative singles & video releases...***

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#indierock #shoegaze #britpop #madchester
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*The Spitfires
*Sway
*Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
*JAWS
*Contrast
*Hatchie
*Shame
*Embrace
*Aberdeen
*Seafang
*BIS
*MGMT

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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.

The Spitfires [England/Watford] - Over And Over Again



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terrific new single from renfrewshire/scottish indierock/noisepop four-piece SWAY.
'to be a man' was released november 17th...

Sway [Scotland/Renfrewshire] - To Be A Man



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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.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds [England/Manchester] - It's A Beautiful World
Who Built The Moon?



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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.

Jaws [England/Birmingham] - 17 
Simplicity



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fine new single from melbourne/australia noisepop/shoegaze trio Contrast
their debut album 'singularity' is set to be released this december...

CONTRAST [Australia/Melbourne] - The Cure
Singularity



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nice jangly dreampop single from brisbane/australia newcomer Hatchie.

Hatchie [Australia/Melbourne] - Sure



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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



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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



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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.

Aberdeen [USA/Los Angeles] - Half-Hearted



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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



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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



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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

Thursday 9 November 2017

***new singles&videos***november 9th, 2017***don't be real, be postmodern***

***november edition of postmodern featuring the best new indie and alternative single & video releases from the last 4 weeks...***

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#indierock #shoegaze #britpop #madchester
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*Easy
*Purest
*Finiflex (ex Finitribe)
*John Maus
*Morrissey
*Ride
*Rain
*Miles&Erica (The Wonderstuff)
*Trampolene
*Shed Seven
*Slowdive
*Blushing
*The Primitives
*White Room
*The Slow Readers Club
*Magic Wands
*Martin Carr (The Boo Radleys)
*Motion
*Hundredth
*Amusement Parks On Fire
*Salad Undressed
*The Claremonts
*Wylderness
*Casper Skulls
*Neon Waltz
*The Relights
*Pale Rider
*Planet
*DMA's
*Airiel

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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



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fine new single from sheffield/uk indierock/noisepop 4-piece Purest. 
'waiting for' is out october 27th on 25 hour convenience store records.

Purest [England/Sheffield] - Waiting For



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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




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us retro-futuristic-pop experimentalist John Maus returns with his first album in six years. 
'screen memories' is out october 27th via ribbon music.

John Maus [USA/Minnesota] - Teenage Witch 
Screen Memories



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'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



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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...

Ride [England/Oxford] - Pulsar



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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



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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



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'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



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'nothing to live down' is the 3rd taster from indierock/britpop icons Shed Seven's comeback album 'instant pleasures',  november 10th through bmg.

Shed Seven [England/York] - Nothing To Live Down 
Instant Pleasures



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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.

Slowdive [England/London] - Don't Know Why
Slowdive



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new single/video from austin, tx based dream pop/shoegaze quartet Blushing
their new ep 'weak' is out january 26th 2018 on austin town hall records.

Blushing [USA/Austin] - Weak 
Weak EP



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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



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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 



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'lunatic' is the new single/video from manchester/uk indierock/post punk four piece band The Slow Readers Club, released october 20th via modern sky.

The Slow Readers Club [England/Manchester] - Lunatic



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'loveline' is the new single from tennessee/us dream-/electropop outfit Magic Wands
their third album 'abrakadabra' is due out in spring next year...


Magic Wands [USA/Tennessee] - Loveline
Abrakadabra



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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



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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.

Motion [Scotland/Edinburgh] - Myths 
Motion Ep



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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...

HUNDREDTH [USA/South Carolina] - Shy Vain 
Rare



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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.

Amusement Parks On Fire [England/Nottingham] - Our Goal To Realise
Our goal to realise 7inch



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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



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promising new single from manchester/uk indierock foursome The Claremonts, released october 13...

The Claremonts [England/Manchester] - This Is Your Life



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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



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nice debut single from cardiff&london-based indierock/noisepop foursome Wylderness, out december 1 via succulent recordings.

Wylderness [Wales/Cardiff-England/London] - 72 & Sunny



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'primeval' is the latest single/video from canadian indierock outfit Casper Skulls' debut album 'mercy works', out november 3rd via buzz records.

Casper Skulls [Canada/Toronto] - Primeval 
Mercy Works


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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



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'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...

The Relights [England/Bedfordshire] - Sail On



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promising debut single from liverpool/uk indie-/psychedelic rock 4-piece PALE RIDER, released october 20th...

Pale Rider [England/Liverpool] - I Run On Rain



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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



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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



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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....

PLANET [Australia/Sydney] - ACHING DREAM



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sydney/australia indierock/neobritpop band DMA'S have premiered the video for their new single 'dawning', released october 3rd via illusive sounds.

Dma's [Australia/Sydney] - Dawning



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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



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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