***here's the latest postmodern edition featuring the best new indie and alternative singles & video releases from the past weeks...*** (new! including youtube mtv playlist..) #indierock #britpop#shoegaze #dreampop #madchester *Juliper Sky *Ivory Wave *Superdrone *DMA's *PLANET *The Wonder Stuff *Flyying Colours *VIOLET *Hatchie *The Know *Jetstream Pony *Fever *Real Lies *Deacon Blue *Lions Of Dissent *JAWS *Victories At Sea *Purple Heart Parade *Cigarettes After Sex *A Certain Smile *ONBC *Foxes In Fiction *Pet Shop Boys
following their brilliant debut single 'heaven' from back in july, here's another gem! 'magnetise', the second single from manchester/uk indie rock/psychedelia/shoegaze five-piece Juliper Sky was released september 13 via elephant records.
directly afterwards, here's thebrand new third single release from manchester/uk dreamy indie rock/psychedelia/shoegaze lads Juliper Sky...sooooo fckn good....best new band around...! 'waves' was released october 25 via elephant records.
birmingham/uk rising indie rock/madchester lads Ivory Wave's debut ep 'dream nights' was released on november 8... 'weigh me down' is their latest single...
sydney/australia indie rock/neo-britpop three-piece DMA'S have dropped the video for their brand new single 'silver', released october 23 on infectious records. their third full-length, the follow-up to 2016's 'hills end' will be released next year, april 24 via i oh you.
birmingham/uk indie rock/pre-britpop vets The Wonder Stuff's ninth studio album 'better being lucky' was released november 8 via good deeds music. 'feet to the flames' is the opening track...
The Wonder Stuff[England/Birmingham] - Feet To The Flame Better Being Lucky
melbourne/australia's brilliant indie rock/shoegaze outfit Flyying Colours return with a brand new single! 'goodtimes' was released november 29 via poison city records.
birmingham/uk up-and-coming indie rock/neo-britpop quintet VIOLET's debut ep 'feels like heaven' was released on november 22 through holyhow. 'shiver' is their latest single...
Violet[England/Birmingham] - Shiver Feels Like Heaven Ep
australia/brisbane indie/dreampop darling Hatchie has premiered the video for her latest single 'her own heart'. the track comes from her debut album 'keepsake', released back in june via heavenly recordings.
Hatchie [Australia/Brisbane] - Her Own Heart Keepsake
nice glittering dreampop debut single from los angeles/us husband&wife duo The Know. their first self-titled ep is expected to come out in early 2020.
We Are Know [USA/Los Angeles] - 143 (Weekends Are All I Ever Wanna Do)
new single from brighton/uk fuzzy indiepop outfit Jetstream Pony feat. beth arzy (trembling blue stars, aberdeen...) on vocals. 'i close my eyes' is due out on 7inch vinyl via kleine untergrund schallplatten on december 3rd... their debut album is expected for march 2020.
london/uk indie/electropop outfit Real Lies return with a brand new single! their 2015' self-titled debut full-length was a big fav of ours, one of the best alternative dance albums of the past decade! 'you were in love' is now the first taster of their forthcoming as-yet-untitled second album, set to be released in 2020...
'city of love' is the new single and title track from legendary scottish pop/rock outfit Deacon Blue's forthcoming new ninth studio album - out march 6, 2020 on earmusic.
Deacon Blue [Scotland/Glasgow] - City Of Love City Of Love
wolverhampton/uk indie rock/psychedelia band Lions of Dissent have dropped the video for their new single 'flight 45'. the track comes from their new 'fear of loathing' ep, out on november 8 through lion rebel recordings.
Lions Of Dissent[England/Wolverhampton] - Flight 45 Fear Of Loathing Ep
birmingham/uk indie rock lads JAWS' new single 'anyway, now's not the time" is the trio's first new offering since the release of their third full-length 'the ceiling' from back in april this year. frontman connor schofield about..: 'the song was originally meant to be on ‘the ceiling’, but didn’t feel right at that moment, in the time since we realised that it should see the light of day as its still one of our favourites from when we we’re putting the record together'...
JAWS[England/Birmingham] - Anyway, Now's Not The Time
birmingham/uk indie rock/post punk group Victories at Sea have dropped the video for their new single 'ice data centre'. the song is taken from the band's forthcoming second studio album 'everybody's lost and all i want is to leave', out on january 24, 2020 via gentlemen recordings.
Victories At Sea[England/Birmingham] - Ice Data Centre Everybody's Lost And All I Want Is To Leave
'petrichor' is the new single from manchester/uk indie rock/psychedelia/shoegaze band Purple Heart Parade. their third ep 'desolation angel' was produced by legendary sound engineer pat collier (adorable/the wonder stuff/house of love/the candyskins/primal scream/the mighty lemon drops...) and will be released on january 10, 2020 through club ac30.
texas/us slowcore/dreampop outfit Cigarettes After Sex have shared 'falling in love', the second taste of their new sophomore album 'cry'. (october 25/partisan records)
'cherry bomb' is the new single from portland/us c86 inspired indiepop outfit A CERTAIN SMILE. the song is taken from their 'bae' ep, released september 20 on jigsaw records.
toronto/canadian indie-/dreampop artist warren hildebrand a.k.a Foxes in Fiction's new third album 'trillium killer' was released october 18 via orchid tapes. 'rush to spark' is the latest single...
Foxes In Fiction[Canada/Toronto] - Rush To Spark Trillium Killer
iconic uk synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys have announced their fourteenth studio album called 'hotspot' for january 24, 2020 via x2 recordings ltd. 'burning the heather' is the second single featuring ex-suede guitarist bernard butler on guitar...
Pet Shop Boys [England/London] - Burning The Heather Hotspot
***postmodern september/october edition featuring the latest indie and alternative singles & video releases...*** (new! including youtube mtv playlist..) #indierock #britpop#shoegaze #dreampop #madchester *Happy Mondays *Ivory Wave *Nile Marr *Inhaler *Longwave *The Twang *Liam Gallagher *The Caress *Spunsugar *DIIV *Emergency Best Friend *Lust For Youth *HTRK *Crushed Beaks *Swim Deep *Basement Revolver *Rocketship *Night Flowers *Ursula *Is Bliss *Fawning *Thousand Yard Staire *Cigarettes After Sex *Madder Rose *Spearmint *Frankie Cosmos *Sunscreen *Belle And Sebastian *Comet Gain *Victories At Sea *Hundredth *White Lies *The S.L.P. *Temples *Reclaim Vienna *Chromatics *Daybehavior
brand new video from madchester legends Happy Mondays! the remastered version of their 1986 song the egg' (produced by bernard sumner/new order) is taken from the upcoming 'the early eps' collection which feature their first four releases 'forty five' ep, 'freaky dancin' / 'the egg' ep, 'tart tart' ep and the '24 hour party people' ep. it's available digitally and as a 4×12″ coloured vinyl box set on october 25 via london records.
Happy Mondays [England/Manchester] - The Egg The Early Eps
birmingham/uk up-and-coming indie rock/baggy/madchester lads Ivory Wave have premiered the video for their outstanding new single 'uptown'!
it's the first taster from their debut 'dream nights' ep, ready to release on november 8...
Ivory Wave [England/Birmingham] - Uptown Dream Nights Ep
Nile Marr, son of legendary The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has released his great debut single 'part time girl', september 6 via ditto music. 3 years ago Nile dropped the fine debut album 'tv broke my brain' (#6 in our top30 albums chart in 2016) with his band Man Made. now he's back with a newly-founded band...
rising dublin/irish indie rock/post punk outfit Inhaler, fronted by elijah hewson (son of bono/U2) have shared their new single 'ice cream sundae', released september 5... the band is currently on european autumn club tour, so catch them live if you can...
nyc/us indie rock outfit Longwave have shared the video for 'if we ever live forever', the title track and third single from their forthcoming new fifth studio album (their first in 11 years!), out october 25 via bodan kuma records.
Longwave[USA/NYC] - If We Ever Live Forever If We Ever Life Forever
birmingham/uk indie rock darlings The Twang have dropped another new song from their forthcoming fifth full-length
'if confronted just go mad'. (november 8/jump the cut records)
the third single 'tinseltown in the rain' is a beautiful cover version of scottish sophisti-pop band The Blue Nile's 1984 album 'a walk across the rooftops'.
The Twang [England/Birmingham] - Tinseltown In The Rain If Confronted Just Go Mad
former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has premiered the video for his class latest single 'one of us'. the song is taken from the new sophomore solo album 'why me? why not', released september 20 via warner records.
Liam Gallagher [England/Manchester] - One Of Us Why Me? Why Not
nice single from london/uk indie rock/neo-britpop newcomers The Caress, released october 4 through fierce panda records.
The Caress [England/London] - Why Don't We Take A Walk By The Sea
excellent new single from sweden/malmö indie/noisepop trio Spunsugar.
'native tongue' will appear on their forthcoming debut ep 'mouth full of you', out soon via adrian records.
Spunsugar [Sweden/Malmö] - Native Tongue Mouth Full Of You Ep
brooklyn/us noisepop/shoegaze band DIIV have dropped the video for the new single 'blankenship'. the song is taken from their third studio album 'deceiver', which was released on october 4 via captured tracks.
'become light' is the debut single single from london/uk alternative pop outfit Emergency Best Friend feat. jerry de borg (Jesus Jones) and james atkin (EMF) - released september 24 via gnh music.
after releasing their latest self-titled lp back in june via sacred bones, copenhagen/denmark electropop outfit Lust For Youth have shared the video for their new single 'insignificant'....
Lust For Youth [Denmark/Copenhagen] - Insignificant Lust For Youth
melbourne/australia slowcore/electronica duo HTRK's new album 'venus in leo' was released august 30 through ghostly international. here's the beautiful title track...
HTRK [Australia/Melbourne] - Venus In Leo Venus In Leo
'sky burial' is the latest single from london/uk indie rock outfit Crushed Beaks taken from their new album 'the other room'. (july 9/clue records)
birmingham/uk alternative pop 5-piece Swim Deep's new third album 'emerald classics' was released october 4 via cooking vinyl. try the first single 'to feel good'...
Swim Deep[England/Biringham] - To Feel Good Emerald Classics
hamilton/canadian indie-/dreamrock outfit Basement Revolver have unveiled the title track from their forthcoming new release.
the six-song 'wax & digital' ep will arrive october 18 via sonic unyon.
california/us indie-/psych-/dreampop duo Rocketship are back with a brand new tune!
'i just can't get enough of you' is the first single from their forthcoming album 'thanks to you', out october 11 via darla records.
Rocketship [USA/California] I Just Can't Get Enough Of You Thanks To You
london/uk indie rock / dream pop band Night Flowers have announced their sophomore full-length, alongside revealing the beautiful title track 'fortune teller'.
the album is set to be released on october 25 via dirty bingo records.
Night Flowers [England/London] - Fortune Teller Fortune Teller
perth/australia indie rock/noisepop trio Ursula have shared the video for their new single 'i don't mind'.
the song is taken from their self-titled debut ep, released september 20...
portsmouth/uk noisepop/shoegaze/psychedelia trio Is Bliss have released their debut album 'strange communication' on june via club ac30. 'i tried' is the latest single to be taken from....
Is Bliss[England/Portsmouth] - I Tried Strange Communication
'too late' is the title track and first single/video from san francisco/us ethereal/dreampop/shoegaze trio Fawning's debut ep, released september 20 on graveface records.
new single from Thousand Yard Stare, premiered on steve lamacq's bbc6music show!
the british band from slough, berkshire had several singles&eps and two amazing albums (hands on 1992 / mappamundi 1993) reached the top spot at the uk indie chart in the early 1990s, prior to the britpop explosion. following their deep dreaming / star grazing double ep from april 2017,
'it sparks!' is the first taster from their upcoming comeback full-length , which is announced to be released later this year...
texas/us slowcore/ambient pop outfit Cigarettes After Sex have announced the release of their second studio album 'cry' for october 25 via partisan records. here's the first single 'heavenly'...
new york/us early 90s alternative rock outfit Madder Rose return with their first full-length in 20 years!
'to be beautiful' was released on september 3 via trome records.
here's a taster from the album...
Madder Rose [USA/New York] - I Lost The War To Be Beautiful
london/uk indiepop band Spearmint's new album 'are you from the future' will be released november 1 via hitback records. check the video for the first single '24 hours in a and e'...
Spearmint[England/London] - '24 Hours In A And E Are You From The Future
brooklyn/us lo-fi indierock/-pop artist greta kline a.k.a. Frankie Cosmos have shared another new single.
'41st' the latest offering from their new album 'close It quietly', released september 6 on sub pop records.
'think about you' is the latest single from sydney/australia guitar-/jangle pop band Sunscreen. the track is taken from the new ep 'falling in an elevator', released august 23 via spunk records.
scottish/glasgow indiepop band Belle and Sebastian have unveiled 'this letter', the second single from the forthcoming 'days of bagnold summer' soundtrack. the album is out september 13 via matador records.
the movie, which is a adapated from a joff winterhart graphic novel, is set to arrive in cinemas in the first half of 2020...
Belle And Sebastian[Scotland/Glasgow] - This Letter Days Of Bagnold Summer OST
london/uk indie-pop band Comet Gain are back with a new full-length, their first in 5 years.
the album titled 'fireraisers forever!' is due out on october 11 through tapete records. here's the first single 'mid 8ts'...
birmingham indie rock/ post punk trio Victories at Sea have unveiled the video for their new tune 'quiet house'. it's the first single from their sophomore album 'everybody's lost and all i want is to leave', which was released september 27 via gentlemen recordings.
Victories at Sea[England/Birmingham] - Quiet House Everybody's Lost and All I Want Is To Leave
south carolina/us post punk/shoegaze band HUNDREDTH's new 'iridescent' ep was released september 26 via hopeless records. here's the title track...
Hundredth [USA/South Carolina] - Iridescent Iridescent Ep
london/uk indie rock/post punk trio White Lies have followed up their 2019 album 'five' with the standalone single 'hurt my heart' - released september 25 through [pias] recordings.
The S.L.P. is the solo project from sergio pizzorno, guitarist and songwriter in uk indie rock outfit Kasabian. '((trance))' is the latest single from his self-titled debut album, released august 30 on columbia records.
The S.L.P [England/Leicester] - ((trance)) The S.L.P.
british indie rock/psychedelic pop trio Temples have dropped the video for their latest single 'you're either on something'. the new album 'hot motion' was released on september 27 via ato.
Temples [England/London]- You're Either On Something Hot Motion
finally, portland/us electropop outfit Chromatics have released 'closer to grey', their first full-length in 7 years, on
october 2 via italians do it better music. 'you're no good' is the latest single/video...
Chromatics[USA/Portland] - You're No Good Closer To Grey
stockholm/sweden indie-/electropop act Daybehavior have shared the video for their latest single 'there's nothing else'. the new album 'based on a true story' is scheduled to be released in late autumn...
Daybehavior[Sweden/Stockholm] - There's Nothing Else Based On A True Story
oxford/uk shoegaze pioneers RIDE‘s new album 'this is not a safe place' was released august 16th via wichita recordings. 'clouds of saint marie' is the third single...
RIDE [England/Oxford] - Clouds of Saint Marie This Is Not A Safe Place
new single from Ivory Wave! the birmingham/uk baggy/indie rock lads have dropped another quality tune... 'uptown' was released on august 2nd...we can't wait for a debut album!
here's the official video for 'dream', birmingham/uk indie rock band The Twang's ravy second single taken from their long-awaited fifth studio album 'if confronted just go mad', out november 8 via jump the cut records.
The Twang [England/Birmingham] - Dream If Confrontated Just Go Mad
london/uk 90s indie-/britpop outfit My Life Story have premiered the video for their comeback single 'taking on the world'. 'world citizen, their first album in 19 years!', is ready to drop on september 6 via exilophone records.
My Life Story[England/London] - Taking On The World World Citizen
class new single from aussie band Shiva and the Hazards! the melbourne indie rock/neo-britpop/psychedelia outfit is currently supporting 90s britpop legends Cast and shoegaze heroes Ride on their australian tours. 'angkor wat' was released august 9 via ditto music...
london/uk singer-songwriter/indie-pop artist natasha khan a.k.a Bat For Lashes is releasing her fifth studio full-length 'lost girls', a 80s-inflected concept album on september 6 via awal recordings. 'the hunger' is the third single to be taken from...
nice new dreamy electropop single from tvedestrand/norwegian avant-pop artist Jenny Hval. her new album 'the practice of love' is out on september 13 through sacred bones records.
Jenny Hval [Norway/Tvedestrand] - Ashes To Ashes The Practice Of Love
london/uk indie/trip hop outfit Babeheaven have shared the video for their new single 'jalisco'. the track was released on july 11...
you got the job' is the lead single from alternative rock/britpop outfit Salad's forthcoming album... the band from london/uk around ex-mtv vj marijne van der vlugt will release their new full-lenght ‘the salad way’ on august 30 via three bean/rough trade.
Salad [England/London] - You Got The Job The Salad Way
london/uk britpop vets Sleeper have unveiled the video for their latest single 'more than i do'. the song is taken from their new album 'the modern age', released back in march this year via gorsky records.
Sleeper [England/London] - More Than I Do The Modern Age
alloa/scottish indierock/neo-britpop five-piece Vida have shared the video for their new single 'when the sun', released august 23...
Mark Morriss, singer of 90’s indie/britpop favs The Bluetones will release his fourth solo album 'look up' on september 20 through reckless yes records. here's the video for the first single 'all the wrong people'...
Mark Morriss[England/London] - All The Wrong People Look Up
parisian/french indie rock/shoegaze/dreampop band Pencey Sloe's debut album 'don't believe,watch out' is ready to release on september 27 via prophecy production. 'all ok' is the latest single/video...
Pencey Sloe [France/Paris] - All Ok Don't Believe, Watch Out
epic new single from san francisco/us indie/shoegaze trio Topographies. 'cherry blossom' was released august 7 via sonic cathedral singles club...
promising new single from fife/scottish indie rock/post punk/shoegaze band Sunstinger! 'she stole my sky' was released on august 9 through fat ghost records.
london/uk alternative rock outfit Honey Lung have unveiled the video for the brand new single 'nothing'. it's their first release since the previous debut ep 'memory' which was dropped back in february via kanine records.
legendary boston/us alternative rock outfit PIXIES' seventh studio full-length 'beneath the eyrie' will be released on september 13 via bmg/infectious. here's the video for the latest single 'catfish kate'...
Pixies[USA/Boston] - Catfish Kate Beneath The Eyrie
'something to do' from brooklyn/us lo-fi indie rock band Vivian Girls is the second single from their forthcoming fourth studio album 'memory' which is out on september 20 through polyvinyl records.
Vivian Girls[USA/Brooklyn] - Something To Do Memory
brooklyn/us indie rock/shoegaze band DIIV have dropped 'taker', the second single from their upcoming third studio album 'deceiver' - out october 4 through captured tracks.
british psychedelic pop trio Temples will release their third studio full-length 'hot motion on september 27 via ato records. 'you're either on something' is the latest single...
Temples [England/London] - You're Either On Something Hot Motion
former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has unveiled a second one-off single for 2019. 'the bright parade' was released august 8 through new voodoo records.
Johnny Marr [England/Manchester] - The Bright Parade
west sussex/uk indie-/guitarpop band Moonlight Parade have shared the video for their new single 'jennifer'. the song comes from their second album 'caught in a wave' which will be out in august...
following their great comeback single 'taking on the world', '#nofilter' is the second single from london/uk britpop outfit My Life Story's new album 'world citizen'. it's their first full-length in 19 years, ready to release via exilophone records on september 6...
My Life Story [England/London] - #NoFilter World Citizen
scottish/edinburgh indie rock band Idlewild have aired the video for their latest single 'there's a place for everything'. the song is taken from the band's new album 'interview music', which came out back in april via empty words records.
Idlewild [Scotland/Edinburgh] - There's A Place For Everything Interview Music
