Wednesday 21 July 2021

***new singles/videos**july 2021- vol.4 - ***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern july vol.4 edition featuring the finest current indie and alternative singles & video releases... ***



 
            #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


 

welcome back The Boo Radleys !! 

the legendary 90s indie rock / britpop / shoegaze band from wallasey/uk return with their first new music in 23 years! 

‚a full syringe and memories of you‘ was released today, august 8... 

and a new ep is set to be released later this year...

The Boo Radleys - A Full Syringe And Memories Of You







melbourne/australia indie rock / shoegaze band HYLA have shared the video for their new single ‚safety or ruin‘.

 the track is taken from the second album ‚caravel‘, set to be released on july 30...

Hyla - Safety Or Ruin







manchester/uk indie rock / psychedelia / nu-madchester 4-piece Afflecks Palace have premiered the video for their new single 'carpe diem'.

 the track is taken from their upcoming debut album 'what do you mean it's not raining' which is out in october on spirit of spike island records.

Afflecks Palace - Carpe Diem 

What Do You Mean It's Not Raining







‚rewind‘ is the promising debut single from blackpool/uk indie rock four-piece Ivory Skies, released back in october last year.

the band is currently in the studio recording their second single ...

Ivory Skies - Rewind







nottingham/uk electronica artist matt cutler a.k.a. LONE has dropped the video for his new single ‚hidden by horizons‘.

the new album ‚always inside your head‘ is set to be released on october 22 via london label greco-roman.

Lone - Hidden By Horizons

Always Inside Your Head







welsh indie-/britrock vets Manic Street Preachers will release their new album ‚the ultra vivid lament‘ on september 3rd via columbia records.

 here‘s the new single ‚the secret he had missed‘ feat. Sunflower Bean‘s julia cumming.

Manic Street Preachers - The Secret That We Missed

The Ultra Vivid Lament







hull/uk indie rock / britpop quintet Fever have aired the video for their new single ‚time will define‘. 

the track was released on july 8 through very clever records. 

give it a listen!

Fever - Time Will Define







iconic 90s us/california indie rock / psychedelia / baggy band Supreme Love Gods will release a new charity ep called ‚we are all together‘ on august 13. 

the ep collects four new versions of their classic 1992’ track ‚souled out‘ with contributions by band members from

The Dandy Warhols

Ned‘s Atomic Dustbin

Candy Flip

The Phenomenal Handclap Band

and many others. 

all profits will be raised to crew nation, a global nonprofit organisation for crew members of the live music sector providing monetary grants to those facing hardship during the pandemic and beyond.

Supreme Love Gods - We Are All Together







Damon Albarn, lead singer in heroic indie rock / britpop band Blur will release his new solo album ‚the nearer the fountain, the more pure the stream flows‘ on november 12 through transgressive records.

 ‚polaris‘ is a first taster...

Damon Albarn - Polaris

The Nearer The Fountain, The More Pure The Stream Flows







copenhagen/danish indie rock / noise pop / shoegaze duo Ethics have released their debut ep ‚kiss forever‘ on may 28 via w.a.s. entertainment. 

check the brand new video for the title track!

Ehtics - Kiss Forever

Kiss Forever Ep

***new singles/videos**july 2021- vol.3 - ***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern july vol.3 edition featuring the finest current indie and alternative singles & video releases... ***



 
            #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


 

here‘s a promising new british band to watch out for...

coventry/uk indie rock’n’roll/psychedelia four-piece The Institutes have dropped a great new single at midnight... 

‚i just can’t keep myself from loving you‘ comes from their as-yet-untitled debut album which is out later this year via 42s records. 

give it a listen!

The Institutes - I Just Can't Keep Myself From Loving You







rising scottish indie rock / neo britpop outfit Black Dove have premiered the video for their excellent new single ‚state of mind‘. 

the track was released on may 28...

Black Dove - State Of Mind







leeds/uk indie rock / post punk four-piece newcomers L'objectif have shared a new single ! 

‚burn me out‘ is the follow up to their class ‚drive in mind‘ single and is taken from the band‘s debut ep ‚have it your way‘, released on july 20 via chess club records.

L'objectif - Drive in Mind

Have It Your Way Ep







legendary 90s dublin/irish indie rock-/pop band Power Of Dreams will release their highly anticipated new album ‚ausländer’ (the first in 26!years) on july 23rd via the 51state conspiracy. 

check the jangly new single ‚do it‘ ...

Power Of Dreams - Do It

Ausländer







kirkcaldy/scottish indie rock / neo-britpop 4-piece Shambolics have premiered the video for their new single ‚dreams, schemes & young teams‘. 

the track was released on june 11 via alan mcgee‘s its creation baby label.

Shambolics - Dreams, Schemes & Young Teams







scottish/glasgow electropop band CHVRCHES teamed up with The Cure‘s robert smith for a new single called ‚how not to drown‘ - released june 2nd via emi records/glassnote.
 

the new album ‚screen violence‘ is out in august...

CHVRCHES feat.Robert Smith - How Not To Drown

Screen Violence







JIM BOB, frontman in 90s indie legends Carter The Unstoppable Sex Maschine will release his new solo album ‚who do we hate today‘ on august 20 through cherry red records.

check the first single ‚the summer of no touching‘ ...


Jim Bob - The Summer Of No Touching

Who Do We Hate Today







nice dreamy indiepop single from london/uk trio Drug Store Romeos.
 

‚secret plan‘ comes from their debut album ‚the world within our bedrooms‘, out on june 25 through fiction records. 



Drug Store Romeos - Secret Plan

The World Within Our Bedrooms







fine new single from san francisco/us indie rock / dreampop / psychedelia four-piece newcomers Moon Museum.

‚contraptions‘ was released on june 4...

Moon Museum - Contraptions







‚where i belong‘ is the new single from finnish dream-/indie pop duo Burning Hearts.

 the track was released on june 3rd via betula pendula.

Burning Hearts - Where I Belong







‚buffy‘ is the new single from lund/swedish dreamy indiepop outfit No Suits In Miami, released may 24...

No Suits In Miami - Buffy







manchester/uk indie / shoegaze four-pice newcomers Crush have shared the video for their promising new single ‚chewed‘, released may 28...

Crush - Chewed







back in 1990, liverpool/uk indie rock / baggy outfit The Farm released their classic anthem ‚all together now‘... 

here’s a re-recorded version sung from fresh new uk artists including

Shambolics

Trampolene

Serotones

Cobain Jones 

The Lathums 

and many others ... 

the song was released on may 28 via modern sky uk to aid the british club culture - music venue trust.

Artists United Collective - All Together Now







back in 1993 london/uk indie rock / alternative dance band Back To The Planet released their full-length ‚mind and soul collaborators‘ including the singles ‚daydream‘, ‚teenage turtles‘ and ‚please don’t fight‘.

sure some of you mtv 120minutes viewers will remember them. 

the album peaked at #32 on the official uk album chart - back then, the clocks ticked differently ... 

here‘s the title track from their new ep ‚war cry‘, out on june 3rd. 

all profits go to the palestine children’s relief fund.

Back To The Planet - War Cry

War Cry Ep







alex paterson and andy falconer from legendary uk electronica band The Orb have just released their debut album ‚the heavens’ with the new project Sedibus on may 28 via obscure records. 

back in 1991 they engineered/co-wrote the ambient sides of The Orb’s classic debut album ‚adventures beyond the ultraworld’. 

here‘s the video for the second single ‚unknowable‘...

Sedibus - Unknowable

The Heavens


***new singles/videos**july 2021- vol.2 - ***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern july vol.2 edition featuring the finest current indie and alternative singles & video releases... ***



 
            #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


 

london/uk indie rock / psychedelia band The Utopiates have dropped their debut ep ‚anywhere but here‘ on june 25... 

here‘s the video for the title track...

The Utopiates - Anywhere But Here

Anywhere But Here Ep







teesside/uk indie-/britrock/ psychedelia band Crimson Bloom have released their new ‚the madhouse‘ ep on june 18 through lovestone records.

check the fantastic baggy-esque title track... 

banger!

Crimson Bloom - The Madhouse

The Madhouse EP







manchester/uk up-and-coming indie rock / psychedelia / shoegaze four-piece Pastel have premiered the video for their excellent new tune ‚blu‘.

 it‘s the second single from their upcoming debut ep which is out in september through spirit of spike island records.

Pastel - Blue

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Massage, the indie-/janglepop band from ex- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart bassist alex naidus have released their sophomore album ‚still life‘ on june 25 via mount saint mountain / bobo integral. 

‚at the end of the world‘ is the new single ..

Massage - At the End of the World

Still Life







nice comeback single from gothenburg/swedish indie/electropop/italo disco band Sally Shapiro

the duo called it quits back in 2016. now they are working on a new album and singned a new record deal with johnny jewel’s italians do it better label. 

‚fading away‘ was released june 18...

Sally Shapiro - Fading Away  

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‚second time‘ is the jangly new single from manchester/uk indie rock quintet THE GOA EXPRESS

the track was mastered by Ride‘s mark gardener and is out june 18 on 7inch vinyl via ra-ra rok records.

The Goa Express - Second Time







nottingham/uk indie rock / noisepop / shoegaze outfit Amusement Parks On Fire return with a new single... 

‚boom vang’ comes from their new album 'an archaea', out on june 25 via egb global.

Amusement Parks On Fire - Boom Vang 

An Archaea







new tune from prestonpans/scottish indie rock band The Rah's.

the double a-side single ‚our design / if you never try (you‘ll never know) was released on june 4 through eh32 records.

The Rah's - Our Design







‚i wonder‘ is the new single from chesterfield/uk indie-/britrock five-piece The Crooks.

the track was released on june 4 via goldon robot records.

The Crookes - I Wonder







chicago/us indie rock / shoegaze / dreampop band Lightfoils have unveiled the video for their new single ‚sunblind‘. 

the track was released digitally and via a limited edition cassette on june 10...

Lightfoils - Sunblind







Piroshka, the uk indie supergroup comprised of musicians from Elastica, Lush, Moose and Modern English have dropped a second single from their forthcoming album. 

‚v.o.‘ comes from the sophomore full-length ‚love drips and gathers, out july 23 through bella union records.

Piroshka - V.O.

Love Drips And Gathers







dublin/irish indie rock outfit Inhaler have released their eagerly awaited debut album ‚it won’t always be like this‘ on july 9 through polydor records.

here‘s the new video for the re-recorded title track...

Inhaler - It Won't Always Be Like This 

It Won't Always Be Like This







brisbane/australia indie rock band The Goon Sax around frontman louis foster (son of The Go-Between’s robert foster) have unveiled the video for the new single ‚psychic.

their new album ‚mirror II‘ is out on july 9 via matador records.

The Goon Sax - Psychic

Mirror II

***new singles/videos**july 2021- vol.1 - ***don't be real, be postmodern***

***postmodern july vol.1 edition featuring the finest current indie and alternative singles & video releases... ***



 
            #indierock #britpop #shoegaze #dreampop #madchester


 

london/uk indie rock / post punk band Desperate Journalist have released their latest studio album ‚maximum sorrow‘ on july 2nd through fierce panda records. 

here‘s the new video for the third single ‚everything you wanted‘...

 

 Desperate Journalist - Everything You Wanted

Massimum Sorrow







rising fife/scottish indie rock / shoegaze outfit Sunstinger have released their quality 4-track debut ep ‚beyond the frame‘ digitally and on 12“vinyl last friday, july 2nd. 

check the opening track ‚bonnie‘s kaleidoscope‘...

Sunstinger - Bonnie's Kaleidoscope

Beyond The Frame Ep







london/uk fuzzy indie rock/-pop project Wings Of Desire feat. ex-INHEAVEN members chloe little & james taylor have dropped the video for the new single ‚choose a life‘. 

the track comes from their upcoming ‚amun-ra’ ep which set to be released on august 13 via wmd recordings.

Wings of Desire - Choose A Life

Amun-Ra EP







liverpool/uk indie-/janglepop quartet SPINN‘s new ‚daydreaming‘ ep was released on june 30 via modern sky uk. 

here‘s the video for the title track!

their as-yet-untitled sophomore album is announced to be released this autumn...

SPINN - Daydreaming

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coventry/uk indie rock / britpop / psychedelia four-piece SENSES will release their debut album ‚little picture without sound’ on august 27 through elevator records. 

here‘s the new single ‚let me in‘...

Senses - Let Me In 

Litte Picture Without Sound









Shaun Ryder, lead singer in legendary manchester/uk indie rock / baggy outfit Happy Mondays have unleashed the video for his new solo single ‚mumbo jumbo‘.

the song is taken from his forthcoming solo full-length ‚visits from future technology‘, out on august 20 via swrx recordings.

Shaun Ryder - Mumbo Jumbo

Visits From Future Technology







leeds/uk indie rock / post punk newcomer band L'objectif’s debut ep ‚have it your way‘ was released on july 20 through chess club records. 

here is the new single ‚do it again‘...

L’objectif - Do It Again

Have It Your Way Ep







‚fame’ is the new single from london/uk indie rock five-piece Margot, released june 22 through pias recordings.

Margot - Fame







welsh/swansea indie rock outfit Trampolene have aired the video for their new single ‚shoot the lights‘. 

the new album ‚love no less than a queen‘ is set to be be released on july 16 via pete doherty‘s strap originals label.

Trampolene - Shoot The Lights

Love No Less Than A Queen



 
 
los angeles/us dreamy indiepop duo Always You will release their new album ‚bloom of the rose‘ on july 16 via shelflife records.
check the video for the latest single ‚crimson red‘...



Always You - Crimson Red

Bloom Of The Rose






danish indie / dreampop supergroup Tachys consisting of jonas bjerre (Mew) and tobias willner (Blue Foundation) have unveiled the video for their debut single ‚when the world wakes up‘.

the track was released june 17...

Tachys - When The World Wakes Up






‚kryptonite‘ is the new single from london/uk indie-/britrock quintet Kid Violet, released june 25...

Kid Violet - Kryptonite







manchester/uk based indie rock / neo-britpop four-piece The Covasettes have aired the video for their new single ‚watching all the good ones go‘.

the track was released on june 10...

The Covasettes - Watching All The Good Ones Go