Sunday 31 March 2019

***new singles/videos***march 31, 2019***don't be real, be postmodern***



***postmodern weekend edition featuring the latest and best new indie and alternative singles & video releases***
(new! including youtube playlist...) 

         #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester 

*Neon Waltz
*Rubber Jaw
*Inhaler
*JAWS
*Beverly Kills
*The Oceans
*Purest
*Heavy Heart
*SPINN
*Swimming Tapes
*Sambassadeur
*Under Electric Light
*Sunbather
*The Illicits
*Slouch
*The Cranberries
*Morrissey







after supporting Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds on their latest uk tour, hotly-tipped scottish indie rock/psychedelia six-piece Neon Waltz have dropped the video for their outstanding new single 'friends who lost control'. 
the band is currently working on the second album, the follow-up to their psychedelic melodic britpop masterpiece debut full-length 'strange hymns' (#2 in our top albums chart 2017)

Neon Waltz [Scotland/John O' Groats] - Friends Who Lost Control
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class new single from essex/uk indierock three-piece Rubber Jaw
the 'freaking out / dirty lip' 7inch is their 2nd release on creation records legend alan mcgee’s new Creation23 label and was released march 15...

Rubber Jaw [England/Essex] - Freaking Out







following their promising debut single 'i want you' from two years ago, dublin/irland indierock/-pop group Inhaler, the band from 19-year-old elijah hewson (son of bono/u2) have finally shared a new single!
'it won't always be like this' was released march 19...

Inhaler [Irland/Dublin] - It Won't Always Be Like This







birmingham/uk indierock lads JAWS' third studio album 'the ceiling' is due for release on april 5.
'please be kind' is their latest teaser...

JAWS [England/Birmingham] - The Ceiling
The Ceiling








'revellers' is the catchy new single from gothenburg/sweden indie pop/post punk outfit Beverly Kills, released march 15 via hell beach records.

Beverly Kills [Sweden/Gothenburg] - Revellers







'high on you' is the latest single from copenhagen/danish indierock/noisepop/neo-britpop outfit The Oceans
their new 'ep II' was released march 29 through stripped down records.

The Oceans [Denmark/Copenhagen] - High On You
EP II







'waste my days' is the new single/video and title track from sheffield/uk indie rock/shoegaze/post punk 4-piece Purest's debut ep which was released back in november last year.through 25 hour convenience.

Purest [England/Sheffield] - Waste My Days







london/uk indie-/dreamrock four-piece Heavy Heart have unleashed a new single called 'dowsabel' - released march 27...

Heavy Heart [England/London] - Dowsabel







liverpool/uk jangly dream-/indiepop band SPINN have dropped another tune from their upcoming debut album.
'believe it or not' is the second single to be taken from the band's highly anticipated self-titled full-length, which is set to arrive on may 3rd via modern sky uk.

SPINN [England/Liverpool] - Believe It Or Not
SPINN







'passing ships' is the latest single from london/uk jangly dream-/indiepop quintet Swimming Tapes' upcoming debut lp 'morningside' - out may 24 via hand in hive.

Swimming Tapes [England/London] - Passing Ships







gothenburg/sweden - dream-/twee-/indiepop four-piece Sambassadeur will release their fourth studio full-length 'survival' on april 12 via the band's newly launched european records label. 
'stuck' is the second taster from...

Sambassadeur [Sweden/Gothenburg] - Stuck
Survival







'drop' is the new single from québec/canadian shoegaze/dreampop outfit Under Electric Light, out march 29...

Under Electric Light [Canada/Québec] - Drop







nice atmospheric indie/dreampop tune from durham/us outfit Sunbather.
'spring' comes from the band's debut album 'melancholy daze', released back in august last year.

Sunbather [USA/Durham] - Spring
Melancholy Daze







creation records legend alan mcgee's new label Creation23 starts rollin' with another promising new band.
'in what world' is the debut single from lancashire/uk indierock four-piece The Illicits, ready to release on limited edition 7” vinyl on may 10th...

The Illicits [England/Lancashire]- In What World







'in your mind' is the latest single from glasgow/scottish indie rock/new wave outfit Slouch, released february 22...

Slouch [Scotland/Glasgow] - In Your Mind







limerick/irish alternative rock band The Cranberries will release their final lp 'in the end' on april 26 via bmg.
'wake me when it's over' is the third single to be taken from the stephen street produced album, which was demoed before dolores o'riordan's death in january 2018.

The Cranberries [Irland/Limerick] - Wake Me When It's Over
The End







on may 24, ex-the smiths vocalist Morrissey will release his new album of all covers called 'california son' through bmg.
the second single 'morning starship' is a cover of glam-rocker jobriath's 1973 song.

Morrissey [England/Manchester] - Morning Starship 
California Son

Saturday 9 March 2019

***new singles/videos***march 9, 2019***don't be real, be postmodern***












***postmodern weekend edition featuring the latest and best new indie and alternative singles & video releases***
(new! including youtube playlist...) 

         #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester 

*SPINN
*Sleeper
*Pete Fij (Adorable)
*Dear Boy
*Fontaines D.C
*Young Garbo
*Launder
*Death And Vanilla
*Fragile Animals
*The Cranberries
*James Atkin (EMF)
*JAWS
*PLAZA
*Babybird
*Kidsmoke







these dreamy liverpool/uk indiepop lads should be huge! 
SPINN's self-titled debut album is out on may 3 via modern sky uk. 
check the brand new video for the latest single 'is there something that i missed?'...

SPINN [England/Liverpool] - Is There Something That I Missed?
SPINN







london/uk britpop vets Sleeper around charismatic singer/guitarist louise wener have premiered the video clip for their new single 'the sun also rises'. 
the comeback album 'the modern age' (their first new full-length in 21 years) will be out on march 22 via their own gorsky records.

Sleeper [England/London] - The Sun Also Rises
The Modern Age







Pete Fij, singer and guitarist in 90s creation records indierock outfit Adorable have shared a new solo single.
'sci fi siren' was released february 26 via broadcast recordings.

Pete Fij [England/Worthing] - Sci Fi Siren







nice britpop-esque single from los angeles/us quartet Dear Boy
'semster' comes from their new ep 'the strawberry', released march 1 via the band's own easy hell label.

Dear Boy [USA/Los Angeles] - Semester
The Strawberry







hotly-tipped dublin/irish indierock/post punk five-piece Fontaines D.C. will release their debut full-length 'dogrel' on april 12 via partisan records.
'roy's tune' is their latest taste....

Fontaines D.C [Irland/Dublin] - Roy's Tune
Dogrel







debut single from cardiff/welsh indierock four-piece Young Garbo

'faustus' was released march 8 through creation records legend alan mcgee's new label Creation23.

Young Garbo [Wales/Cardiff] - Faustus








los angeles/us jangly dreampop/post punk project Launder feat. john cudlip, Diiv's zachary cole smith and french singer-songwriter Soko have dropped the video for 'chew'.
the song is taken from their double a-side 7" 'powder/chew', released january 18...

Launder [USA/Los Angeles] - Chew
Powder/Chew 7"







malmö/sweden psychedelia/dreampop outfit Death And Vanilla have shared a new single.
'flaw in the iris' is taken from their forthcoming new lp 'are you a dreamer?', set to be released on may 10 through fire records.

Death And Vanilla [Sweden/Malmö] - Flaw In The Iris
Are You A Dreamer?







promising dreamy indierock/-pop single from aussie three-piece Fragile Animals.
'come down' was released february 22...

Fragile Animals [Australia/Brisbane] - Come Down







limerick/irish alternative rock outfit The Cranberries have dropped the video for their 'all over now' single.
the song is taken from the final stephen street produced album 'in the end', which was demoed before dolores o'riordan's death in january last year. 
it arrives april 26 via bmg.

The Cranberries [Irland/Limerick] - All Over Now
In The End






James Atkin, former frontman of legendary 90s alternative rock outfit EMF has premiered the video for 'rise', the second single release from his forthcoming third studio album 'popcorn storm' - out april 21 via atk records.

James Atkin [England/Gloucestershire] - Rise
Popcorn Storm







birmingham/uk indierock outfit JAWS's new single 'fear' has a different, kinda dreamy balearic atmosphere from their other stuff. 
we cannot wait for the third lp 'the ceiling', set to be released on april 5th...

Jaws [England/Birmingham] - Fear
The Ceiling







'hold' is the new single from hartlepool/uk indierock/post punk four-piece PLAZA, released march 1 through clue records.

PLAZA [England/Hartlepool] - Hold







sheffield/uk britpop legend stephen jones a.k.a. Babybird has released a new 18-track compilation album called 'happy stupid nothing' on march 1 via psycho mafia recordings.
it features a series of songs from the period 2015-2018. 
check the new video for the 2017 ballad 'in place of love'.

Babybird [England/Sheffield] - In Place Of Love
Happy Stupid Nothing







'passenger' is the new single from wrexham/wales jangly dream-/indiepop outfit Kidsmoke
their debut album is announced to be released later this year.

Kidsmoke [Wales/Wrexham] - Passenger
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