Thursday 27 May 2021

***new singles/videos***may 27, 2021***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern may edition featuring the finest indie and alternative singles & video releases from the past 4 weeks...***



 
            #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


 

let‘s get ready for a third summer of love... 

premiered from steve lamacq/bbc6music, rising manchester/uk indie rock / psychedelia / nu-madchester 4-piece Afflecks Palace have dropped the video for their great new tune ‚the city is burning alive‘. 

it‘s the lead single from their upcoming debut album ‚what do you mean it‘s not raining‘, which is announced for a late summer release on spirit of spike island records. 

spread the word!

Afflecks Palace - This City Is Burning Alive

What Do You Mean It's Not Raining





following their outstanding ‚alpha’ single from end of march, promising london/uk indie rock‘n‘roll / psychedelia five piece The Utopiates have dropped the video for their new track and our single of the week ‚anything you want‘ !

the post-corona summer indie dance anthem was released on april 30... 

give it a listen!

The Utopiates - Anything You Want




 

promising new tune from manchester/uk indie rock’n’roll / britrock/-pop newcomers ROLLA

the track is included on their latest double a-side single ‚no violence‘ / ‚show me‘ which was released on april 30...

Rolla - No Violence





fife/scottish indie rock / post punk / shoegaze outfit Sunstinger have unveiled the video for the class new single ‚shadows‘. 

the track comes from their upcoming debut ep ‚beyond the frame‘, scheduled to be released in june...

Sunstinger - Shadows
 

Beyond The Frame Ep





‚the darkness that you fear‘ is the new single from manchester/uk electronica duo The Chemical Brothers, released april 23 via emi / virgin records.

The Chemical Brothers - The Darkness That You Fear





here‘s a new collaboration from two big aussie names... 

electronica artist What So Not teamed up with indie rock / neo-britpop darlings DMA's for a ravey new single called ‚the change‘. 

the track was released on april 28 via counter records.

What So Not feat. DMA's - The Change





manchester/uk indie rock / alternative pop legends James have shared the third single from their upcoming new album!

 ‚isabella‘ is taken from the sixteenth studio full-length ‚all the colours of you’, set to arrive on june 4 via virgin music.

JAMES - Isabella 

All The Colours Of You





Piroshka, the 'supergroup' made up of members from indie legends Lush, Elastica, Moose and Modern English return with a brand new tune!

 ‚scratching at the lid’ is the first single from their sophomore album ‚love drips & gathers‘, set to be released on july 23 via bella union records.

Piroshka - Scratching The Lid

Love Drips & Gathers





welsh indie rock vets Manic Street Preachers’ 14th studio album ‚the ultra vivid lament‘ is set to arrive on september 3rd via columbia/sony music.

 ‚orwellian‘ is the new single ...

Manic Street Preachers - Orwellian

The Ultra Vivid Lament





amazing new single from manchester/uk indie rock / britpop/-rock quintet Rosellas, released april 30...

check it out!

Rosellas - Common Ground





‚higher‘ is the latest single from london/uk indie rock/electronica duo Everyone You Know, released april 23 on rca records.

Everyone You Know - Higher





baggy-esque new single from aussie indie rock four-piece The Moving Stills, released may 19 via sureshaker music.

The Moving Stills - Downlow





new single from los angeles indie rock outfit Warpaint.

the hypnotic ‚lilys‘ comes from their as-yet-untitled fourth album, expected to be released in late 2021.

Warpaint - Lilys

tba




 

manchester/uk indie rock / alternative pop / post punk supergroup Sea Fever feat. iwan gronow (Haven/Johnny Marr), phil cunningham & tom chapman (New Order), brix smith (ex-The Fall) and beth cassidy (Section 25) have shared a third single!

‚de facto’ comes from their debut full-length ‚folding lines’ which is out on august 13 via universal music.

Sea Fever - De Facto

Folding Lines



 

following the release of their promising debut single ‚london, i love you but you‘re bringing me down‘ back in november last year, here‘s the second single from london/uk indie rock / sophisticated pop / electronica quartet Malady

the track was released on may 14 via nice swan recordings.

Malady - Famous Last Words





   

‚who’s your money on (plastic house)‘ is the latest taster from dublin/irish indie rock / post punk band Inhaler‘s debut full-length ‚it won’t always be like this‘.

 the album will drop on july 16th via polydor records.


Inhaler - Who's Your Money On (Plastic House)

It Won't Always Be Like This







isle of wight/uk indie rock four-piece Coach Party‘s new second ep ‚after party‘ was released on april 13 through chess club records.

‚i‘m sad‘ is their latest single ...

Coach Party - I'm Sad 

After Party EP





‚the things she said to me‘ is the new tune from liverpool/uk indie-/jangle pop 4-piece SPINN, released may 19 through modern sky entertainment. 

we can‘t wait for their sophomore album!

SPINN - The Things She Said To Me

tba





manchester/uk jangly indierock-/pop quartet Ventrelles have unveiled the visuals for their new single ‚call of the morning‘ - released april 16...

Ventrelles - Call Of The Morning





‚always‘ is the new single from dundee/scottish 5-piece indie-/dreampop band PLASMAS

the track was released on april 30 through juteopolis records.

Plasmas - Always





‚untitled is the epic new single from birmingham/uk indie rock/-pop band JAWS, released may 14...

JAWS - Untitled





new single from birmingham/uk indie rock foursome Overpass called ‚stop the clock‘.

the track was released on may 14...

Overpass - Stop The Clock





‚bad news‘ is the latest single from essex/uk indie rock trio Bilk, released april 23 on scruff of the neck records. 

their debut ep is announced for release in late summer.

Bilk - Bad News

tba ep





london/uk indie rock/post punk outfit Desperate Journalist‘s new fourth lp ‚maximum sorrow‘ will be released on july 2nd through fierce panda records. 

here‘s their latest single ‚personality girlfriend‘...

Desperate Journalist - Personality

Girlfriend Maximum Sorrow





‚ink and gold‘ is the new single from manchester/uk indie rock 4-piece Flechettes.

 it‘s the title track from their debut ep which is out on june 4th...

Flechettes - Ink And Gold





liverpool/uk indie rock / jangle pop four-piece The Letrasets have shared the video for the new single ‚how i want to be’.

their debut ep ‚tiger sports grandma’ is set to be released on june 18...

The Letrasets - How I Want to Be

Tiger Sports Grandma EP





scottish indie-/neo britpop artist Charlie Clark (The Reindeer Section + guest musician in Mogwai / Arab Stap / Snow Patrol) have shared his new single ‚no big deal‘.

the track was mastered by andy bell from Ride.

his debut solo album ‚late night drinking’ is set to be released later in 2021 via alan mcgee‘s creation23/it‘s creation baby label.

Charlie Clark - No Big Deal

Late Nigth Drinking





back in february, ex-INHEAVEN members chloe little & james taylor released their debut ep ‚end of an age‘ with their new fuzzy indie rock/-pop project Wings Of Desire

here‘s the new single ‚better late than never‘ which was out on april 28 via wmd recordings.

Wings Of Desire - Better Late Than Never 

End Of An Age Ep




‚michael‘ is the latest taster from Beachy Head, the new supergroup feat.christian savill & rachel goswell (Slowdive), matt duckworth (Flaming Lips), steve clarke (The Soft Cavalry) and ryan graveforce (Black Moth Super Rainbow).

their self-titled debut album have dropped on april 30th via graveface records.

Beachy Head - Michael

Beachy Head





san francisco /us indie rock / shoegaze outfit Echodrone have released their new album ‚resurgence‘ on march 5 via dome the record.

‚view master‘ is the newest single...

Echodrone - View Master 

Resurgence





‚gravity‘ is the new single from indiana/us indie rock / shoegaze / dreampop band Whimsical, out june 4th via shelflife records...

Whimsical - Gravity





south carolina/us dreamy indiepop band Tape Waves have announced the release of their new album ‚brightwill‘ on june 4 via emotional response. 

try the new single ‚tired‘...

Tape Waves - Tired 

Brightwill




stockholm/swedish twee-/indiepop band Acid House Kings have shared their first new single in 10 years! 

‚a little dancing‘ was released on may 21 through labrador records...

Acid House Kings - A Little Dancing




new jangly indie-/britpop tune from liverpool/uk quartet Ask Elliot, released april 22...

Ask Elliot - Flowers Of White





‚fading memory‘ is the new tune from ex-Violens frontman and brooklyn/us indie pop / psychedelia artist Jorge Elbrecht

the track is taken from his new album ‚presentable corpse 002‘, out on may 28 via o genesis.

Jorge Elbreacht - Fading Memorys

Presentable Corpse 002





veteran glasgow/scottish alternative rock-/pop outfit Del Amitri will release their seventh studio album ‚fatal mistakes‘ on may 28 via cooking vinyl.

here‘s the latest single ‚you can‘t go back‘...

Del Amitri - You Can't Go Back

Fatal Mistakes





british pop icons Duran Duran return with a new single.

'invisible' is the first single from their forthcoming fifteenth studio album 'future past', set for release on october 22 through bmg.

Duran Duran - Invisible

Future Past