Saturday 17 February 2018

**new singles/videos***february 17th, 2018***don't be real, be postmodern***

***here's our latest new music roundup featuring this week's best new indie and alternative singles & video releases...***

                    #indierock #shoegaze #britpop #madchester 

*Ride
*Moaning
*Night Flowers
*Alpaca Sports
*Manic Street Preachers
*Dma's
*Holy Motor
*Lowtide
*Beach House









oxford/uk shoegaze heroes Ride have dropped the video for their latest single 'catch you dreaming'. 
the track is taken from their new ep 'tomorrow's shore', released february 16th on wichita recordings.

Ride [England/Oxford] - Catch You Dreaming 
Tomorrow's Shore Ep









los angeles/us indierock/noisepop/post-punk trio Moaning have shared the third release from their forthcoming promising self-titled debut album, out march 2nd on sub pop records.

Moaning [USA/Los Angeles] - Tired
Moaning







'cruel wind' is another fine taster from london/uk indie-/dream pop five-piece Night Flowers' upcoming debut album 'wild notion', set to arrive on april 13th through dirty bingo records.

Night Flowers [England/London] - Cruel Wind 
Wild Notion








'summer days' is the new single/video from göteborg/sweden indie-/tweepop outfit Alpaca Sports
their new album 'from paris with love' is out later this year through elefant records...

Alpaca Sports [Sweden/Götenburg]  - Summer Days
From Paris With Love







welsh indierock icons Manic Street Preachers have shared the second track from their forthcoming 13th studio album 'resistance is futile', out april 13 via columbia/sony.

Manic Street Preachers [Wales/Cardiff] - Distant Colours 
Resistance Is Futile







aussie indierock/neo-britpop lads DMA'S have dropped the video for their new single 'in the air'. 
the band from sydney will release their second full-length 'for now, the follow-up to the 2016' debut album ​'hills end'​, on april 27 via infectious music.

DMA'S [Australia/Sydney] - In The Air
For Now







'signs' is the latest single from estonia shoegaze/psychedelia five-piece Holy Motors.
their debut album 'slow sundown' was released february 9th on wharf cat records.

Holy Motors [Estonia/Tallinn] - Signs 
Slow Sundown







'southern mind' is the title track from melbourne/australia shoegaze/dreampop outfit Lowtide's sophomore album, out february 16th via rice is nice records.

Lowtide [Australia/Melbourne] - Southern Mind
Southern Mind







baltimore/us dream pop duo Beach House have just announced a new album...'lemon glow' is a first taste from their upcoming seventh studio full-length, out later this year...

Beach House [USA/Baltimore] - Lemon Glow
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Sunday 11 February 2018

***new singles/videos***february 11th, 2018***don't be real, be postmodern***

***here's a brand new edition of postmodern featuring the best new indie and alternative singles & video releases...***

                    #indierock #shoegaze #britpop #madchester 

*Glass Mountain
*High Hazels
*Cleargreen
*The Longcut
*Psychic Markers
*Noy Joy/Sonic Boom
*Mint Julep
*Ash
*PJ Harvey & Harry Escott
*Martin Bell/Gavin Martin (The Fall tribute)
*Frankie Cosmos
*Middle Kids
*Slow Riot
*Heaven
*A Place To Bury Strangers
*Gaz Coombes
*Launder
*Math and Physics Club
*Candance
*My Raining Stars 
*Sloan
*Fine China
*SPINN
*MGMT








bratford/uk indie-/britrock 4-piece Glass Mountain have shared the video for their current single 'ghosts'. 
the song is taken from the new 'wow & flutter' ep, released february 2nd on deluxe 12" red/pink vinyl incl. cd/digitally...

Glass Mountains [England/Bradford] - Ghosts 
Wow & Flutter Ep







sheffield's finest indierock/-pop quartet High Hazels have premiered their beautiful new single 'days of no one'. 
the track is out february 23 on heist or hit records. 
the band from england is currently working on their second album, scheduled for later this year...

High Hazels [England/Sheffield] - Days Of No One
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kearsley/uk indierock four-piece Cleargreen have unleashed the video for the new single 'a song for them'
the song comes from their debut ep 'hollins groove', released january 26...

Cleargreen [England/Kearsley] - A Song For Them
Hollins Groove Ep







manchester/uk indierock/electronica outfit The Longcut have unveiled the video for their new single 'deathmask'. 
the track is the first release from their upcoming third album 'arrows', out april 6th on deltasonic records.

The Longcut [England/Manchester] - Deathmask 
Arrows







london/uk indie-/psychedelic rock quartet Psychic Markers will release their debut for bella union records on february 23. 
'hardly strangers' is the title track from their new album...

Psychic Markers [England/London] - Hardly Strangers 
Hardly Strangers







montreal/canadian shoegaze outfit No Joy and Pete Kember aka. Sonic Boom (also co-founder of spaceman 3/spectrum/e.a.r) have joined forces for a new ep simply titled 'no joy/sonic boom' - out march 30th through joyful noise.

No Joy/Sonic Boom [Canada/Montreal - England/Warwickshire] - Obsessions 
No Joy/Sonic Boom







portland/us electro-/dreampop duo Mint Julep have shared the video for 'slow spiral', a track taken from their 2016' album 'broken devotion'

Mint Julep [USA/Portland] - Slow Spiral 
Broken Devotion







irish indierock band Ash return with a new single...'buzzkill' is a first taster from their forthcoming album 'islands', out may 18th via infectious music.

Ash [North Irland/Downpatrick] - Buzzkill
Islands







english musician pj harvey collaborated with film composer harry escott for this ethereal tune. 
'an acre of land', an interpretation of the traditional english folk song is the theme for the upcoming uk drama/thriller 'dark river'.

PJ Harvey & Harry Escott [England/London] - An Acre Of Land 
Dark River OST







former The Wonder Stuff violinist martin bell and former nme journalist gavin martin have shared their tribute tune for The Fall frontman mark e smith…r.i.p.

Martin Bell/Gavin Martin [England/London] - Roman Totale's Death Song (A Tribute)







new york indie-pop quartet Frankie Cosmos will release their new album 'vessels' via sub pop records on march 30th.
after the beautiful 'jesse' single, this new track is another promising taste...

Frankie Cosmos [USA/New York] - Being Alive
Vessels







catchy new single from sydney/australia indierock/-pop three- piece Middle Kids
their debut album 'lost friends' is out may 4th via lucky number music.

Middle Kids [Austalia/Sydney] - Mistake
Lost Friends







this great new tune from limerick/irish indierock/post-punk lads Slow Riot comes from their double a-side single 'voyeur/burn in the city', released february 2nd on straight lines are fine records.
a debut album is expected to drop later this year....

Slow Riot [Irland/Limerick] - Burn The City
Voyeur/Burn In The City 7inch







brooklyn/us psych/shoegaze act Heaven (their members have recorded/toured with us noisepop/shoegaze icons Swervedriver) will release their sophomore album 'all love is blue' on march 2nd via little cloud records... check the first single from the album...

Heaven [USA/Brooklyn] - Never The Moment
All Love Is Blue







new york/us noise-rock/post-punk outfit A Place To Bury Strangers will release their new album 'pinned', the follow up to 2015's 'transfixiation' album, on april 13th via dead oceans.
here's the lead single 'never coming back'...

A Place To Bury Strangers [USA/New York] - Never Coming Back 
Pinned







former britpop Supergrass lead singer Gaz Coombes has shared the video for his new single 'deep pockets'. 
the song comes from his 3rd solo album 'world’s strongest man' which drops may 4th via hot fruit.

Gaz Coombes [England/Oxford] - Deep Pockets
World’s Strongest Man







'fade' is the debut single from los angeles/us jangly dreampop project Launder feat. john cudlip, DIIV guitarist zachary cole smith and french singer SoKo. 
their first ep 'pink cloud' was produced by Day Wave's jackson phillips and is out march 23...

Launder [USA/Los Angeles] - Fade







seattle/us indie-/janglepop outfit Math and Physics Club have just released their fourth studio album 'lived here before' on february 2nd through fika records. 
check out the lead single 'all the mains are down'...

Math and Physics Club [USA/Seattle] - All The Mains Are Down
Lived Here Before







portland/us shoegaze/psychedelia outfit Candace are influenced from atmospheric early verve meets droning loop sounds. 
the new single 'rewind' is a first taste from their forthcoming album 'new ruins' which comes out march 2nd...

Candace [USA/Portland] - Rewind 
New Ruins






nice new single from french dreampop outfit My Raining Stars, released february 1st...

My Raining Stars [France/Paris] - Lost In The Wild







new single from canadian indierock/power-pop veterans Sloan
on april 6th, they will release their new album '12' via muderecords/universal music.

Sloan [Canada/Toronto] - The Day Will Be Mine 
12







this 80s inspiried indie-/guitarpop tune is the latest single from phoenix/us trio fine china. 
the new full-length 'not thrilled', their first new music in 13 years, is out february 23 via velvet blue music.

Fine China [USA/Phoenix] - Anybody Else
Not Thrilled







liverpool/uk indierock/janglepop band SPINN have unveiled the visuals for their new single 'after dark'. 
their upcoming debut ep is out in march via modern sky uk.

SPINN [England/Liverpool] - After Dark
Ep tba







new york alternative rock band mgmt have just released their fourth studio album 'little dark age' on february 9 via columbia records. 'me and michael' is the latest single to be taken from...

MGMT [USA/New York] - Me And Michael 
Little Dark Age