***here are our most essential albums/eps from 2018. the listing is in no particular order. click on the album cover to watch a video/listen to a song....*** Film School[USA/Los Angeles] - Bright To Death Genre: Shoegaze / Dreampop Label: Hauskat Records Release Date: September 14
Soft Science[USA/Sacramento] - Maps Genre: Shoegaze, Dreampop Label: Test Pattern Records Release Date: June 1
Johnny Marr[England/Manchester] - Call The Comet Genre: Indierock / New Wave Label: New Voodoo Records Release Date: June 15
Night Flowers[England/London] - Wild Notion Genre: Indiepop / Dreampop Label: Dirty Bingo Records Release Date: April 15
Wild Nothing[USA/Blacksburg] - Indigo Genre: Indiepop / Dreampop / New Wave Label: See Music Release Date: August 30
Moaning [USA/Los Angeles] - Moaning Genre: Indierock / Post-Punk Label: Subpop Records Release Date: March 2
The Spitfires[England/Watford] - Year Zero Genre: Indierock / Britrock Label: Hatch Records Limited Release Date: July 27
Lo Moon[Los Angeles] - Lo Moon Genre: Indiepop/-rock Label: Columbia Release Date: February 23
Air Formation[England/Brighton] - Near Miss Genre: Indierock / Shoegaze Label: Club AC 30 Release Date: March 9
The Spectors[Belgium/Antwerpen] - Ohh Ahh Ahh Genre: Indierock / Dreamrock Label: Caroline Records Release Date: March 30
The Yearning[England/London] - Take Me All Over The World Genre: Indiepop / Tweepop / Chamberpop Label: Elefant Records Release Date : January 19
L-Space[Scotland/Glasgow] - Kipple Arcadia Genre: Dreampop / Trip-Hop / Electronica Label: Last Night From Glasgow Release Date: September 28
Tape Waves[USA/Charleston] - Distant Light Genre: Indiepop / Tweepop / Dreampop Label: Bleeding Gold Records Release Date: June 6
James [England/Manchester] - Living in Extraordinary Times Genre: Indierock / Britpop Label: Infectious Music Release Date: August 3
Tees[Australia/Sydney] - Flow Ep Genre: Electropop / Dreampop / House Label: Bandcamp Release Date: January 25
The Embassy [Sweden/Stockholm] - White Lake Genre: Electropop / Madchester Label: Luxuary Records Release Date: November 21
Dubstar[England/London] - One Genre: Indiepop / Electropop Label: Northern Writes Release Date: October 12
Hatchie[Australia/Brisbane] - Sugar & Spice Ep Genre: Indiepop / Dreampop / Janglepop Label: Heavenly Recordings Release Date: May 25
Western Medication[USA/Nashville] - Taste Genre: Indierock / Psychedelia / Madchester Label: Death of 78 Release Date: June 29
Launder[USA/Los Angeles] - Pink Cloud Ep Genre: Indierock / Dreampop / Janglepop Label: Bandcamp Release Date: April 27
Tocotronic[Germany/Hamburg] - Die Unendlichkeit Genre: Indierock Label: Vertigo/Capitol Release Date: January 26
DMA's[Australia/Sydney] - For Now Genre: Indierock / Neo-Britpop Label: Infectious Music Release Date: April 27
The Vryll Society[England/Liverpool] - Course Of The Satellite Genre: Indierock / Psychedelia Label: Deltasonic Records Release Date: August 10
Say Sue Me [South Korea/Busan] - Where We Were Together Genre: Indierock / Tweepop Label: Damnably Records Release Date: April 13
Alpaca Sports[Sweden/Gothenburg] - From Paris With Love Genre: Indiepop / Tweepop Label: Elefant Records Release Date: September 7
Frankie Cosmos[USA/New York] - Vessels Genre: Indierock / Lo-Fi Label: Sub Pop Records Release Date: March 30
Richard Ashcroft[England/London] - Natural Rebel Genre: Indierock / Britpop Label: BMG Release Date: October 19
***postmodern weekend edition featuring the latest indie and alternative singles & video releases... *** (new! including youtube playlist...)
#indierock #britpop#shoegaze #madchester *JAWS *Piroshka *Desperate Journalist *Sleeper *Neon Waltz *Shader *Fawns Of Love *Swervedriver *Burning House *Bethany Curve *Papercuts *DMA's *The Legendary House Cats *Grabbel and The Final Cut *Toy *Lacuna Bloome *White Lies *Nicky Smith (Exit Calm) *Blushing *Molly Burch *Fanclub *The Proctors *Say Sue Me
birmingham/uk indierock darlings JAWS are back with a brand new single! 'driving at night' is the first single from their upcoming third album 'the ceiling', out april 5, 2019...
JAWS [England/Birmingham]- Driving At Night The Ceiling
Piroshka, the 'supergroup' made up of members from Lush, Elastica, Moose and Modern English have dropped the video for the first single release 'everlastingly yours'. the song is taken from their debut album 'brickbat,' out february 15, 2019 on bella union records.
london/uk indierock/post-punk outfit Desperate Journalist's third album 'in search of the miraculous' will be out february 22, 2019 through fierce panda records. here's the video for the first single 'cedars'...
legendary london/uk indierock/britpop outfit Sleeper around singer/guitarist louise wener make their comeback with the single 'look at you now', their first new music in 21 years! the forthcoming fourth album 'the modern age' is out in march next year through gorsky records.
Sleeper[England/London] - Look At Me Now The Modern Age
scotland's finest new band, indierock/psychedelia quartet Neon Waltz are back with a brand new single! currently supporting aussie neo-britpop outfit DMA’s on their uk tour, the new tune 'the strangest things' was released today, december 7 via ignition records ltd.
Neon Waltz [Scotland/John O' Groats] - The Strangest Things
manchester/uk indierock four-piece SHADER have dropped the video for their promising third single 'silver', released november 23... the track was recorded at chesire faktory studios by the verve bassist simon jones.
california/us dreamy 80s influenced alternative-pop husband and wife duo Fawns of Love have aired the video for their beautiful new single 'mournful eyes'. the upcoming sophomore album 'permanent' will be released january 18, 2019 on test pattern records.
Fawns Of Love[USA/California] - Mournful Eyes Permanent
oxford/uk alternative rock/shoegazers Swervedriver will release their new full-length 'future ruins' on january 25, 2019 via dangerbird records. 'the lonely crowd fades in the air' is the third single from the album..
Swervedriver [England/Oxford] - The Lonely Crowd Fades In The Air Future Ruins
southampton/uk indierock/noisepop outfit Burning House have aired the video for their new single 'mirror song'. the debut album 'anthropocene' is due out in early 2019.
Burning House[England/Southampton] - Mirror Song Anthropocene
california/us second wave shoegaze band Bethany Curve are back with a great new single! 'frontier' is the first taste from their forthcoming new album 'murder', announced for the first half of 2019.
san francisco/us indie-/janglepop band Papercuts have released their sixth full-length 'parallel universe blues' on october 19 via slumberland records. 'sing to me candy' is the second single from the album...
Papercuts[USA/San Francisco] - Sing To Me Candy Parallel Universe Blues
sydney/australia indierock/neo-britpop band DMA's have dropped a new video for 'time & money, the latest single from their second full-length 'for now'. the album was released april 27 via infectious music.
john girgus (guitarist in ex-sarah records band Aberdeen) has unleashed the video for The Legendary House Cats' new single 'ideal world', released november 9...
german noisepop/shoegaze outfit Grabbel and The Final Cut have just released their new 'you're the sun' ep via grafic recordings. 'dreams end here' is a fine taster from...
'you make me forget myself' is the latest cut from brighton/uk five-piece indie-/psychpop band Toy. the track come from their fourth full-length album 'happy In The hollow' , ready to release january 25 on tough lough records
TOY [England/Brighton] - You Make Me Forget Myself Happy In The Hollow
'find your way' is the new single from brighton/uk indierock/psychedelia quartet Lacuna Bloome, released november 23...
london/uk indierock/post-punk band White Lies have shared 'finish line', the third track to be revealed from their forthcoming fifth album 'five' - out february 1, 2019 via [pias] recordings.
here's the first of three new singles from austin/texas bands.
shoegaze/dreampop outfit Blushing have shared the new single 'the truth/sunshine', released october 26 on the nothing song records. their debut album is out in early 2019...
Blushing [USA/Austin] - Sunshine The Truth/Shine 7"
'candy' is the latest single from austin/us indiepop/folk artist Molly Burch taken from her second album 'first flower' - released october 5 on captured tracks.
here's another new single from an austin/texas band, this time from indie-/dreampop trio Fanclub. 'stranger' was released december 5 through soundseeker records.
here's the first mentionable xmas single release for this year...
west midlands/uk indiepop outfit The Proctors have shared their contribution to the holiday season. 'islandic' was released december 4 via shelflife records. the forthcoming new as-yet-untitled album is confirmed for the first half of 2019, features terry bickers (The House Of Love) on guitar and was produced by ian catt (Saint Etienne/The Field Mice...)
another new festive single from busan/south korea surf-/indiepop four-piece Say Sue Me. 'christmas is not a biggie' is the title track from their new xmas ep, released december 7 through damnably & electric muse.
Say Sue Me[South Korea/Butan] - Christmas Is Not a Biggie Christmas Is Not a Biggie Ep
***new music monday... here's another jam-packed edition of postmodern featuring the latest indie & alternative singles & video releases...*** (new! including youtube playlist...)
#indierock #britpop#shoegaze #madchester *Longwave *October Drift *Violet *Cleargreen *Shambolics *Piroshka *Desperate Journalist *Pale Seas *Launder *Lightfoils *The Twilight Sad *Lusts *NEØV *Burning House *Shed Seven *Spesh *Johnny Marr *Swimming Tapes *The Longcut *Suede *The Calls *Sway *Spinn *Deep Cut *Sunstinger *Meadowlake *Crewel Intentions *The Good, The Bad & The Queen
nyc/us indierock outfit Longwave return with first single in 10 years! 'stay with me' is the first taste of their fifth as yet untitled studio album, scheduled to be released in early 2019 via bodan kuma recordings.
taunton/uk indie rock four-piece OCTOBER DRIFT have premiered the video for their amazing new single 'come and find me'. the track was released october 26 through fierce panda.
birmingham/uk indierock/neo-britpop 5 piece Violet have premiered the video for their latest single 'heaven adores you', released october 12 via holyhowl.
fife/scottish up-and-coming indierock four piece Shambolics have shared the video for their new single 'my time has come', released november 2 through eggman records.
here's the first single from Piroshka, the 'supergroup' made up of members from Lush, Elastica, Moose and Modern English. 'everlastingly yours' is taken from their debut album 'brickbat,' out february 15, 2019 via bella union records.
new single from london/uk indierock/post-punk outfit Desperate Journalist! 'cedars' is the first offering of their third album 'in search of the miraculous, set for release early next year...
southampton/uk band Pale Seas have dropped the video for the amazing 'animal tongue'. their masterpiece melancholic britpop debut full-length 'stargazing for beginners' (#7 in our top 30 favourite albums 2017 list) was released in november last year through abbey records.
Pale Seas [England/Southampton] - Animal Tongue Stargazing For Beginners
here's the new single from los angeles/us jangly dreampop project Launder. 'powder' is the follow up to their 'pink cloud' debut ep which was released in spring this year.
chicago/us shoegazers Lightfoils have unveiled the video for their beautiful 'summer nights' single. the track comes from the new 'chambers' ep, released november 16...
Lightfoils[USA/Chicago] - Summer Nights Chambers Ep
'vtr' is the third single release from kilsyth/scottish indierock/post-punk band The Twilight Sad. the song is taken from their fifth studio full-length 'it won/t be like this all the time', out january 18 via rock action records.
The Twilight Sad[Scotland/Kilsyth] - VTr It Won/T Be Like This All The Time
'true romance' is the latest single/video from london/uk indierock/post-punk duo Lusts. their sophomore album 'call of the void' was released today, november 16 through blinky watts.
Lusts [England/London] - True Romance Call The Void
finland/juankoski indie-/dreampop outfit NEØV have dropped the video for 'person i used to be'. the song is taken from their forthcoming third album 'volant', out next year, february 1 via clouds hill.
NEØV [Finland/Joankoski] - Person I Used To Be
Volant
southampton/uk indierock/noisepop outfit Burning House have shared their new single 'mirror song', released november 9. the long-awaited debut album ‘anthropocene’ is due out in early 2019.
new video from britpop icons Shed Seven! 'better days' is the fifth single from their comeback album 'instant pleasures', released last year november via bmg.
Shed Seven [England/York] - Better Days Instant Pleasures
'tomato rose' is the fine new single/video from seattle/us indiepop/-rock four-piece Spesh. the band's debut full-length 'famous world' was released september 28 on killroom records.
'spiral cities' is the latest single/video from the smiths guitarist Johnny Marr's third solo full.length 'call the comet'.
the album was released june 15 on new voodoo records.
Johnny Marr [England/Manchester] - Spiral Cities Call The Comet
london/uk indie-/dreampop band Swimming Tapes have premiered the video for their latest single 'easy strand', released september 17 via b3sci records.
manchester/uk indierock/post-punk band The Longcut's new single was remixed and completely reworked by james chapman a.k.a. northampton/uk electropop project Maps. the track was released november 9 through deltasonic records.
'wastelands' is the latest single/video from london/uk indierock/britpop vets Suede. their eighth studio album 'the blue hour' was released september 21 via warner music.
'the night the world stood still' is the title track from leeds/uk indierock/neo-psychedelia outfit The Calls' six-track debut mini album, released september 7 via atomic records.
The Calls [England/Leeds] - The Night The World Stood Still The Night The World Stood Still
following 'to be a man' and 'another lover', this new third single from up-and-coming glasgow/scottlsh outfit SWAY is another jangly indierock anthem ! 'haven' was released today, october 26 via good/careful records.
Deep Cut around guitarist mat flint (frontman of 90s shoegaze band Revolver) have aired the video for 'still counting'. the new full-length 'different planet'' from the london/uk indierock/noisepop band will be out january 25, 2019 via gare du nord records.
Deep Cut [England/London] - Still Counting Different Planet
scottish indierock/post-punk/shoegaze band Sunstinger have unveiled the video for their promising new single 'all the things you wish i'd say'.
the song will be out on december 7 via lucid shade recordings.
Sunstinger [Scotland/Glasgow] - All The Things You Wish I'd Say
'vala' is the epic new single from groningen/netherlands dreamy indierock outfit Meadowlake. their self-titled debut album was released on may 11...
Crewel Intentions, the new indierock band from former Palma Violets bassist/vocalis chilli jesson, have shared the video for their debut single 'youth In overload', released october 25 through big score records.
supergroup The Good The Bad And The Queen feat. damon albarn from blur, the clash’s paul simonon, the verve’s simon tong and afrobeat drummer tony allen have aired the video for the new single 'merrie land'. it's the title track from their sophomore full-length (the self-titled debut album was released back in 2007), set to arrive on november 16 via studio 13.
***we're running a little behind schedule... so here's the first part of a new postmodern edition with great new singles/videos from the likes of... *** (new! including youtube playlist...)
#indierock #britpop#shoegaze #madchester *The Peach Fuzz *Trampolene *Ian Brown *Violet *Public Service Broadcasting *Saint Etienne *Hatchie *Richard Ashcroft *Swervedriver *Toy *Motion *Para Alta *Night Flowers *Honey Lung *Babybird *Alpaca Sports *The Perfect English Weather *Lightfoils *White Lies *Beverly Kills *Kero Kero Bonito *Deep Cut
check this amazing debut single from liverpool/uk indierock/psychedelia five-piece The Peach Fuzz. 'destroy the evidence' was released october 11 via skeleton key records.
'the one who loves you' is the class first single to be lifted off swansea/welsh indierock band Trampolene's sophomore album, due out some time next year...
TRAMPOLENE [Wales/Swansea] - The One Who Loves You tba
king monkey is back! The Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown have shared a new single...'first world problems' is his first new solo tune in 9 years and was released october 25 through universal music. the new album 'ripples' will be out next year, march 1st...
Ian Brown [England/Manchester] - First World Problems Ripples
nice dreamy new single from birmingham/uk indierock/neobritpop/psychedelia five-piece Violet, released october 12 through holyhowl.
london/uk indie-/artrock outfit PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING have shared the video for 'white star liner', the title track from their new ep - out october 26 via play it again sam.
here's a new tune from london/uk indie-dance outfit Saint Etienne Official. 'camet coat' is the lead song from their new 'surrey' ep, featuring 5 brand new previously unreleased recordings. it is exclusively available at the forthcoming 20th anniversary 'good humor' live shows....
Saint Etienne[England/London] - Camel Coat Surrey EP
brisbane/australia indie-/dreampop artist Hatchie is back with a new single! 'adored' was released october 25 via adult swim records.
Richard Ashcroft, frontman of 90s britpop band The Verve has released his fifth studio album 'natural rebel' on october 19 via bmg. 'that's when i feel it' is his latest taster...
Richard Ashcroft [England/London] - That's When I Feel It Natural Rebel
oxford/uk indierock/shoegaze veterans Swervedriver's sixth studio album 'future ruins' is set for release in the new year, january 25 via dangerbird. 'mary winter' is the first single to be taken from...
Swervedriver [England/Oxford] - Mary Winter Future Ruins
brighton/uk indierock/psychedelia band TOY's new fourth album 'happy in the hollow' is ready to release january 25, 2019 via tough love records. 'sequence one' is the new single...
TOY [England/Brighton] - Sequence One Happy In The Hollows
edinburgh/scottish indierock/post-punk/psychedelia band Motion have dropped the video for their new single 'blurred', released october 13...
london/uk indierock/dreampop quintet Night Flowers have dropped the video for their current single 'head on'. the debut album 'wild notion' was released back in april via dirty bingo records.
stockholm/swedish indie-/tweepop outfit Alpaca Sports have aired the video for the latest single 'i'll do anything you want'. the song comes from their second album 'from paris with love', released september 7 via elefant records.
ALPACA SPORTS[Sweden/Gothenburg] - I'll Do Anything You Want From Paris With Love
The Popguns husband-and-wife duo wendy and simon pickles's new indiepop project The Perfect English Weather have a new single. 'rockin' to the beat' was released september 21 on matinee recordings.
london/uk indierock/post-punk band White Lies have dropped 'believe it', another cut from their upcoming full-length. The trio's new album 'five' comes out february 1, 2019 via [pias] recordings.
'flyway' is the latest single from london/uk indiepop-/rock trio Kero Kero Bonito's sophomore full-length 'time 'n' place' , released october 1 through polyvinyl records.
here's a new track from london indierock/noisepop band Deep Cut around mat flint from 90s shoegaze band Revolver. 'washed up' comes from the gare du nord records/wiaiwya compilation ' this concerns everyone', released october 9...
***new music monday...here's the latest edition of postmodern with great new singles/videos from the likes of... *** (new! including youtube playlist...)
#indierock #britpop#shoegaze #madchester *Dubstar *In Her Eye *Deep Sea Arcade *Doctors *GRDNS *Lusts *Galants *SPINN *The Chills *L-Space *Sune Rose *The Ocean Blue *Basement Revolver *Daniel Land *Princess Chelsea *Skylights *The Breeders
newcastle/uk alternative pop duo Dubstar have premiered the fourth single from their comeback full-length 'one', their first in 18 years. the album has again been postponed for another week, release date is october 12 through northern writes.
Dubstar [England/Newcastle] - Why Don't You Kiss Me One
cool nineties influenced noisepop/shoegaze single from italian/milano band In Her Eye. 'change' is the title track off their new album, released june 1...
excellent new single from sydney/australia indierock/psychedelia band Deep Sea Arcade. their sophomore album 'blacklight' will be released october 26 via long player records/universal music australia.
fine new single from new orleans/us indierock/noisepop/post-punk outfit Doctors. their debut ep '...and i slip away' was released september 14 via help us drop out of college.
'venus' is the promising new single from up-and-coming bradford/uk indierock/psychedelia outfit GRDNS. their debut ep is out later this year via dance to the radio.
london/uk indierock/post-punk outfit Lusts have announced the release of their sophomore album 'call of the void' on november 16... following their class 'lost highway' single, here's another fine taster...
Lusts[England/London] - True Romance Call The Void
dublin/irland indierock/shoegaze/noisepop four-piece Galants have shared the video for their great new single 'follow', released september 21 via zen ten records.
new zealand/dunedin guitar-pop veterans The Chills have unveiled the video for their 'complex' single. the track comes from the new album 'snow bound', released september 14 on fire records.
The Chills[New Zealand/Dunedin] - Complex Snow Bound
'blue flowers' is the third single/video from glasgow/scotland dreamy electropop outfit L-space's highly anticipated debut album 'kipple arcadia' - out september 28th via last night from glasgow.
L-Space[Scotland/Glasgow] - Blue Flowers Kipple Arcadia
Sune Rose Wagner, guitarist and vocalist in danish indierock band The Raveonettes has revealed his new solo single 'after all', released september 28 through juvenile delinquent records.
here's a brand new single from legendary pennsylvania/us indierock-/pop band The Ocean Blue. 'therein lies the problem with my life' will appear on a forthcoming compilation from their record label korda.
The Ocean Blue[USA/Pennsylvania] - Therein Lies The Problem With My Life
canadian indierock/fuzzy dreampop trio Basement Revolver have aired the video for the latest single 'baby'. their debut album was released august 24 via sonic unyon / fear of missing out records.
Daniel Land, previous member in london/uk dreampop/shoegaze outfit Engineers and mainman of Daniel Land & The Modern Painters has a new single. 'summer song' is taken from his forthcoming fourth solo album 'the dream of the red sails', out next year, january 4...
Daniel Land[England/London] - Summer Song The Dream Of The Red Sails
'i miss my man' is the third single/video release from new zealand indie-/electronic-/chamber pop artist Princess Chelsea's new full length 'the loneliest girl (lil' chief records/september 7).
Princess Chelsea [New Zealand/Auckland] - I Miss My Man The Loneliest Girl
'what you are' is the latest single from leeds/uk indierock outfit Skylights, released july 27...
boston/us alternative rock legends The Breeders have dropped the video for the latest single 'spacewoman'. the song is taken from their album 'all nerve', released back in march via 4ad records.
