Tuesday 22 December 2020

***Post Modern...***Top 20 Albums 2020***

 ***here's the top 20 list of our most essential albums from 2020*** 


          #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


  

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 Dress Thèque - Ascension





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 Working Men's Club - Working Men's Club

 



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 Badly Drawn Boy - Banana Skin Shoes




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 Psychedelic Furs - Made Of Rain

 

 


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 Babeheaven - Home From Now 

 

 

 

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 Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death

 


 

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 Deacon Blue - City Of Love 

 



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 I Break Horses - Warnings 

 



  9.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pet Shop Boys - Hotspot

 

 


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 Eskobar - Chapter 2 

 

 

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The Luxembourg Signal - The Long Now

 

 


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Victories At Sea - Everybody's Lost and All I Want Is to Leave





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Easy - Radical Innocence

 

 


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Even As We Speak - Adelphi 

 



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Hazel English - Wake Up!

 

 

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Nigel Clark (Dodgy) - Make Believe Love

 

 


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Travis - 10 Songs 




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 Space Monkeys - Modern Actions

 

 


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Andy Bell (Ride) - The View From Halfway Down 

 


 

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DMA's  - The Glow 

 


Sunday 20 December 2020

***new singles/videos***december 20, 2020***don't be real, be postmodern***

***here's postmodern december edition vol.2 featuring the latest indie and alternative singles & video releases...***



          #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester 
 

 

‚let it snow‘ is the debut single from bristol/uk indie rock band Obey Robots, the new project from Ned's Atomic Dustbin guitarist rat and laura kidd from She Makes War/Penfriend.

the track was released digitally on december 4.
a limited edition pink 7inch vinyl and cd will drop on march 1, 2021...

 

Obey Robots - Let It Snow



 

gothenburg/swedish balearic indie pop three-piece supergroup Typical Girls (feat. members of Westkust , Agent blå and Makthaverskan) have released their self-titled debut ep on december 11 via happiest place records. 

here‘s the opening track ‚las palmas‘...

Typical Girls - Las Palmas

Typical Girls Ep



 

‚communication‘ is the new single from melbourne/australia indie rock outfit Dumb Whales , released december 14...

Dumb Whales - Communication




JIM BOB, former frontman of 90s indie legends Carter USM has unveiled the video for his new single ‚truce‘.
the track is taken from his latest solo album ‚pop up jim bob‘, released back in august through cherry red records.

Jim Bob - Truce

Pop Up Jim Bob



 

festive single from Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher.

‚all you‘re dreaming of‘ was released on november 27 via warner music uk.

Liam Gallagher - All You're Dreaming Of

 



‚don’t be denied‘ is a track from Nigel Clark‘s (lead singer in britpop outfit
Dodgy) solo full-length ‚make believe love‘ - released december 4 via hijack records.

Nigel Clark - Don't Be Denied

Make Believe Love



 

‚my body is a glasshouse‘ is the new second single from scottish indie rock outfit Glasvegas‘ forthcoming fourth studio full length ‚godspeed‘.

the album is ready to drop on april 2, 2021 through go wow records.

Glasvegas - My Body Is A Glasshouse (A Thousand Stones Ago)

Godspeed



 

iconic swedish indie rock/-pop band Eskobar 's great new britpop/madchester influenced album 'chapter 2' was released on december 4. 

here's their latest single 'light it up in love'...

Eskobar - Light It Up In Love 

Chapter 2




anthemic new single from scottish indie/britrock-/pop 4-piece BLACK DOVE.
'these days' was released on november 27...



Black Dove - These Days




stoke-on-trent/uk indie/britrock-/pop five-piece All the Young have premiered the video for their new single ‚retirement, released december 18 via midlands calling uk. 

a new album is annouced to be released in 2021...


All The Young - Retirement

tba



 

New Order’s stephan morris & gillian gilbert a.k.a. The Other Two return with a remix for northampton/uk electropop artist Maps.
‚something new‘ comes from his ‚sleep today‘ ep which is out december 18 on mute records.

Maps - Something New (The Other Two Remix)

Something New Ep





welsh indie rock vets Manic Street Preachers have shared a new version of their 1992’ track ‘spectators of suicide‘ feat. cardiff indie artist Gwenno on guest vocals.
the original version of the track appears on the manics’ debut album ‘generation terrorists’.
this new version marks the release of robin turner’s new book ‚believe in magic’, celebrating 30 years of heavenly recordings.

Manic Street Preachers - Spectators of Suicide (2020 version)



up next...

end of year album charts list coming very soon!!

Thursday 3 December 2020

***new singles/videos***december 3, 2020***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern december edition vol.1 featuring the latest indie and alternative singles & video releases...***



           #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester 
 

promising debut single from london/uk indie rock four-piece band Malady.
‚london, i love you but you‘re bringing me down‘ was released october 30 on nice swan records.

Malady - London, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down 

 


 

rising newcastle/uk indie singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin has unleshed the video for his new single ‚where is my family gone‘.
the track was produced by oasis leader noel gallegher and released october 16 through emi records...

Andrew Cushin - Where's My Family Gone




‚revolution son‘ is the new single from melbourne/australia indie rock / psychedelia outfit Shiva and the Hazards.
the track was mixed by mark gardener (RIDE) and and it‘s the first taste from their debut album, expected to be released in 2021...

Shiva and the Hazards - Revolution Son

tba




 

philadelphia/us alternative rock/shoegaze band Nothing‘s new fourth studio album ‚the great dismal‘ was released october 30 via relapse records.
here‘s the newest single ‚famine asylum‘...

NOTHING - Famine Asylum

The Great Dismal






energetic new single from sunderland/uk indie rock four piece The Voyd.
‚be there‘, an anthemic banger for the post-corona indie dancefloors, was released september 25....

The Voyd - Be There




iconic manchester/uk electro/-alternative pop band New Order have premiered the video for their latest single ‚be a rebel‘.
a limited 12inch vinyl was released on november 13 through mute records.

New Order - Be A Rebel


 

fine new single from manchester/uk indie rock-/pop quartet Ventrelles.
‚country lines‘ was released on november 27 via black bleach records.

Ventrelles - Country Lines


 

‚sentinent’ is the hypnotic new single from ontario/canadian indie rock/shoegaze 4-piece Mount Mural , released november 27...

 

 Mount Mural - Sentient





iconic 90s electro-/alternative pop outfit Dubstar have premiered the follow-up single to their excellent ‚hygiene strip‘ tune from august this year.
produced again by legendary stephen hague (pet shop boys, new order...),
‚i can see you outside‘ was released on november 28 through belief music.

Dubstar - I Can See You Outside




‚frost’ is the new seasonal single from spanish indiepop band
The Royal Landscaping Society, released november 24 via matinee recordings.


The Royal Landscaping Society - Frost



 

‚i should‘ve known‘ is the new single from leeds/uk indie rock / psychedelia trio The Calls.
the track is taken from their forthcoming ep ‚fall inside again‘, released on november 20 through atomic records.

The Calls - I Should've Known

Fall Inside Again Ep

 



los angeles/us jangly indiepop outfit Smokescreens ‘ new album ‚a strange dream‘ (produced by david kilgour from new zealand indie legends The Clean ) was released on october 30 through slumberland records.

here‘s the video for the first single ‚i love only you‘...

 

Smokescreens - I Love Only You

A Strange Dream



 

melbourne/australia indie rock/-pop band Dumb Whales have unveiled the video for their promising new single ‚the great divide‘ - released november 9...

Dumb Whales - The Great Divine

 



‚ways‘ is the new single from scottish sophisticated indie-pop outfit Trashcan Sinatras , released november 13 through oceans apart recordings.

 

Trashcan Sinatras - Ways

tba




notthingham/uk indie rock / shoegaze band Spotlight Kid featuring formerly Six By Seven drummer chris davis have premiered the video for the new single ‚roller state disco‘.
the track comes from their forthcoming ep which out on december 4 via saint marie records.
 

 Spotlight Kid - Roller State Disco





yorkshire/uk indie rock/post punk/acid house outfit Working Men’s Club have premiered the video for the new single ‚john cooper clark‘.
the song is taken from their self-titled debut album which was released on october 2 via heavenly recordings.



Working Men's Club - John Cooper Clarke

Working Men's Club



‚crystalz‘ is the latest single from london/uk based electronica producer/dj Angel D'lite.
the track is very early 90s influenced (think of bands like The Orb, Future Sound of London or Finitribe).
his debut ep ‚dolphins have sex for pleasure‘ was released on august 21 via banoffee pies records.

Angel D'lite - Crystalz

Dolphins Have Sex For Pleasure EP





irish indie rock/post punk band The Clockworks have unveiled the video for their new single ‚enough is never enough‘, released november 6 through creation23...


The Clockworks - Enough Is Never Enough

 


 

‚the middle‘ is the quality new single from manchester/uk indie-/britrock four-piece newcomers Garden Party, released november 6...

Garden Party - In The Middle



 

‚really ok on my own‘ is the new tune from isle of weight/uk indie rock/-pop
band Coach Party.
the single was released on october 27 through chess club records.


Coach Party - Really OK On My Own