Friday 29 July 2022

***new singles/videos***july 29, 2022***don't be real, be postmodern***

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



 
            #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #dreampop

 
brisbane/australia grungy indie rock / noise pop 4-piece Mouse will release their debut album ‚here was then‘ on august 5 through kitty records. 

try the latest single ‚exist in me‘ ...

Mouse - Exist In Me

Here Was Then






iconic british electronica / rave / ambient outfit Orbital have premiered the video for their new single ‚smiley‘. 

the track is taken from the anthology ‚30 something’, a belated three decades 24-tracks celebration of new songs, re-recordings of classic tracks and remixes from the artists they’ve inspired. 

the compilation was released on july 29 via their own orbital recordings ltd.

Orbital - Smiley 

30 Something







berkshire/uk 90s indie rock / pre-britpop band Thousand Yard Stare have unveiled the video for the new single ‚isadora‘. 

it’s the third of four releases in their 2022 single series, out july 22 on stifled aardvark records.

Thousand Yard Stare - Isodora






‚three‘ is the latest single from hull/uk indie rock / shoegaze 5-piece bdrmm

the track was released back in may via sonic cathedral.

bdrmm -three






solid new single from Gaz Coombes, lead singer in oxford/uk indie rock / britpop outfit Supergrass

‚sonny the strong‘ was released on june 7 through universal music ...

Gaz Coombes - Sonny The Strong






‚walk another mile‘ is the second single from legendary indie-/britpop outfit The Lightning Seeds‘ forthcoming new album ‚see you in the stars‘. 

their first new full-length in 12 years is set to be released on october 14 via bmg ...

The Lightning Seeds - Walk Another Mile

See It In The Stars






los angeles/us indie rock / british guitar pop influence outfit Dear Boy have premiered the video for their new single ‚forever sometimes‘. 

it‘s the title track from the forthcoming debut album which is out later this year via last gang records.

Dear Boy - Forever Sometimes

Forever Sometimes






‚step outside‘ is the britpoppy new single from north yorkshire/uk indie rock quartet 

The Feens, released july 12... 

#summeranthem

The Feens - Step Outside






new previously unreleased tune from blackwood/welsh alternative rock / britpop veterans Manic Street Preachers.

‚rosebud’ comes from their reimagined and in its entirely remixed and reconstructed 6th studio album ‘know your enemy’, (originally released in 2001) which will be out september 9 on double lp vinyl and 3cd bookset via columbia/sony.

Manic Street Preachers - Rosebud

Know Your Enemy 2022





west yorkshire/uk indie rock / britpop quintet Embrace have shared the video for the new single ‚we are it‘. 

the band’s eighth album ‚how to be a person like other people‘ is set to be released on august 26 via their own mo‘betta label.

Embrace - We Are It 

How To Be A Person Like Other People






'always the hype' is the madrave influenced new single from waterford/irland via hamburg/germany indie rock / electronica outfit Grin-051

the track incl a proper music video was released july 17 ...

Grin-051 - Always The Hpye 

 





legendary uk electronica artist Leftfield return with a brand new single !

‚pulse‘ comes from the upcoming fourth studio album ‚this is what we do‘, set to arrive on december 2 via virgin records. 

feels like 1995, doesn’t it ?

Leftfield - Pulse  

This Is What We Do






los angeles/us ethereal alternativ pop / indie folk artist helen ballentine a.k.a Skullcrusher has unleashed the video for her new single ‚whatever fits together‘.

the debut album ‚quiet the room‘ is out on october 14 through secretly canadian.

Skullcrusher - Whatever Fits Together

Quiet The Room






solid new single from lucerne/switzerland dreamy indieoop/shoegaze duo

The Churchill Garden.  

‚always there‘ was released july 15 ...

The Churchill Garden - Always There





brooklyn/us jangly indie rock / dreampop outfit Forever Honey have aired the video for their new single ‚i‘ve been down‘, released july 28 ... 

... The Sundays / Mazzy Star vibes.

Forever Honey - I've Been Down






manchester/uk jangly indiepop / dreamgaze duo atmos bloom have released their debut 7-track mini album ‚flora‘ on july 14 via spirit goth records.

here‘s the video for the single ‚daisy‘ ...

 atmos bloom - Daisy Flora





waterford/irish indie rock / psychedelic pop newcomer band Extranauts have aired the video for their latest single ‚slow robot‘. 

the track was released july 15 ...

Extranauts - Slow Robot





london via new york city 90s inspired alternativ rock band Pretty Sick have announced the release of their debut album ‚makes me sick makes me smile‘ on september 30 via dirty hit. 

check the lead single ‚human condition‘ ...

Pretty Sick - Human Condition

Makes Me Sick Makes Me Smile

Sunday 17 July 2022

***new singles/videos***july 17, 2022***don't be real, be postmodern***

*postmodern july edition featuring the latest/finest indie and alternative singles & video releases...*



 
            #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #dreampop

 

Sunstinger’s ‚beyond the frame‘ debut 4-track ep from back in 2021 was one of our fav shoegaze releases last year.

now, the fife/scottish indie rock / noise pop / shoegaze band are back with a class new single !

here’s the video for ‚only in the morning‘, released july 15 via fat ghost records.

Sunstinger - Only In The Morning






'better together' is the new baggy - madchester influenced single from bristol/uk indie rock / electronica newcomer five-piece Holy Youth Movement.

the track was released july 1 through ditto music ...

Holy Youth Movement - Better Together





following their promising rave pop / psychedelia tune ‚dial in’ from back in april this year, norwich/uk indie rock / psychedelic pop band Floral Image have unveiled the music video for the hypnotic new single ‚magic train‘. 

the track was released july 15 on catch 21 records ...

Floral Image - Magic Train





rising manchester/uk indie-/britrock / psychedelia 5-piece Pastel, who opened Liam Gallagher’s knebworth show on june 3rd, have premiered the video for the new single ‚escape‘. 

the song is taken from their upcoming second ep, which will be released later this year on spirit of spike island records.

Pastel - Escape 

tba ep




‚see it through‘ is the new single from dundee/scottish dreamy indie rock / britpop quintet PLASMAS, released july 6 via jutepolis records. 

the song will appear on their upcoming debut ep, which is excepted to arrive later this year.

Plasmas - See It Through

tba ep





bobby wratten, founding member and vocalist of iconic end 80s/early 90s sarah records jangle-/ indie pop outfit The Field Mice and bands like Trembling Blue Stars or Northern Picture Library has dropped a new video for his latest ambient pop project 

Lightning In A Twilight Hour. 

‚her own refrain’ is taken from the sophomore album ‚overwintering‘, released april 1 through elefant tecords.

Lightning In A Twiligt Hour - Her Own Refrain

Overwintering


 
 
 
bristol/uk indie / electro rock / shoegaze outfit
The Big Pink have shared the video for the new single 'love spins on its axis'.

the track is their second in 2022 was released june 29 on project melody music.

The Big Pink - Love Spins On Its Axis







following their highly celebrated gig closing the west hold stage on Glasto this summer, dublin/irish electronica duo BICEP have shared a new single ...

‚meli II‘ was released on june 28 through ninja tunes.

*Orbital / The Orb revisited ...

#mtvchilloutzone

Bicep - Melli (II) (Glastonbury 2022 live version)





bournemouth/uk idm / ambient / electronica musician Daniel Avery‘s new album ‚ultra truth‘ is set to land on november 4 via phantasy sound/pias. 

check the video for his latest single ‚higher‘ ... 

#mtvchilloutzone

Daniel Avery - Higher

Ultra Truth







iconic british electronica producer / musician William Orbit will release his new album ‚the painter‘ on august 26 through warner records. 

here‘s the video for the first single ‚colours colliding‘ ...

#mtvchilloutzone

William Orbit - Colours Colliding 

The Painter






sean dickson a.k.a Hifi Sean, lead singer in scottish 90s indie bands The Soup Dragons / The High Fidelity teamed up with british vocalist, essayist and art historian David McAlmont for this quality alternative pop single.

‚maybe‘ is taken from the duo‘s debut album ,happy ending’, out september 23 on plastique records.

Hifi Sean & David McAlmont - Maybe 

Happy Ending






london/uk indie / guitar pop legends The House Of Love return with a brand new single! 

‚clouds‘ is the first taster from their upcoming full-length ‚a state of grace‘, set to be released on september 16 via cherry red records.

The House Of Love - Clouds 

A State Of Grace







london/uk indie rock / electronica newcomer band In Waves have premiered the video for their nu-rave influenced debut single ‚head above water‘.

the track was released on july 1 ...

In Waves - Head Above Water






‚blending‘ is the title track and new single from london/uk indie rock / psychedelia / post punk outfit High-Vis‘ forthcoming full-length, out september 9 on dais records ...

High-Vis - Blending

Blending







toronto/canada dreamy indie pop outfit Alvvays have announced the long-awaited follow-up to their 2017’s album ‚antisocialites’.

 the third studio full-length is called ‚blue rev’ and is out on oct 7 through polyvinyl records. 

here‘s the shoegazy first single ‚pharmacist‘ ...

Alvvays - Pharmacist

Blue Rev







canada/toronto dreamy indie / shoegaze duo Soft Set will drop their simon scott (Slowdive) mastered debut album ‚still life’ later this summer. 

check the video for the new single diamond‘ ...

Soft Set - Diamond 

Still Life






former Oasis guitarist and founding member of oxford/uk shoegaze legends RIDE - Andy Bell has a new single out ...
‚lifeline‘ comes from his latest solo album ‚flicker‘, released back in february via sonic cathedral ...

 Andy Bell - Lifeline

Flicker






‚lost society‘ is the new tune from london/uk indie-/britrock newcomer artist George Hennessey, released june 24 via massive 92 records ...

George Hennessey - Lost Society






Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, frontman of legendary liverpool/uk alternativ-/guitar pop groups The Pale Fountains & Shack has released his new full-length ‚dear scott‘ on june 3 via modern sky uk.

‚kismet‘ is the first single from the album ...

Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Kismet 

Dear Scott






irvine/scottish alternative-/guitar pop legends The Trashcan Sinatras have aired the video for their new single ‚lay of the land‘. 

the track was released july 15 via last night from glasgow.

The Trashcan Sinatras - Lay Of The Land







glasgow/scottish sophisticated-/indie pop / sarah records veterans The Orchids return with a new single!

‚this boy is a mess‘ is taken from their forthcoming new album ‚the dreaming kind‘, out september 2nd on Skep Wax Records.

The Orchids - This Boy Is A Mess

The Dreaming Kind





‚once upon a bombshell‘ is the new single from copenhagen/denmark jangly indie-/ guitar pop band Northern Portrait.

the long anticipated new album ‚the swiss army‘ is out on august 5 through matinée recordings .

Northern Portrait - Once Upon A Bombshell

The Swiss Army







manchester/uk indie rock / madchester / psychedelia quartet Afflecks Palace have aired the video for their new single ‚praise you‘. 

the 1998‘ Fatboy Slim cover was released july 1 through spirit of spike island records.

Afflecks Palace - Praise You