Tuesday 22 August 2023

***new singles/videos***august 22, 2023***don't be real, be postmodern***

*postmodern august edition featuring the latest/finest

indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*



 
            #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #dreampop

 

anyone remember ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐€๐ข๐ง ๐›๐š๐๐ƒ - the manchester/uk indie rock / electronica three-piece which formed in early 2000 from the ashes of class 90s uk indie acts ๐’๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ and ๐“๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐”๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  !? 

criminally ignored from the english music press, ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐€๐ข๐ง ๐›๐š๐๐ƒ released a couple of singles/ep‘s and only one full length, their fantastic self titled debut album from back in 2003. 

now, 2 members from the group Richard Nancollis and Mark Gill return with a new band called Our Final Invention

it’s a mixed media art project combining indie / electro-/alternative pop music, film, photography and emerging technologies. 

here’s the video for their great debut single ‚a smile to remember‘ ...

https://ourfinalinvention.bandcamp.com/album/a-smile-to-remember

Our Final Invention - A Smile To Remember






‚take me there‘ is the amazing new single from up-and-coming liverpool/uk indie rock / post punk / shoegaze band Wull

the track was released july 28 ... 

give it a listen !

Wull - Take Me There





Mantra of The Cosmos, the uk indie supergroup featuring manchester baggy heroes Happy Mondays’ frontman Shaun Ryder & dancer / mascot Mark ‚Bez’ Berry, former Oasis bassist and RIDE singer / guitarist Andy Bell plus The Who drummer Zak Starkey have shared the video 

for their second single ‚x (wot you sayin)‘. 

a full length album is announced to be released later this year through bmg ...

Mantra Of The Cosmos - X (Wot You Sayin?)

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‚neon in the dark‘ is the latest single from london/uk indie rock / neo madchester / psychedelia artist Jonty Lovell a.k.a. Common goldfish

the track was released august 11 via three sign records.

Common goldfish - Neon In The Dark






iconic boston/us indie rock / shoegaze quintet Drop Nineteens return with the original lineup after nearly 3 decades! 

back in 1993, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album ‚delaware‘ including the classic single ‚winona‘. 

 ‚scapa flow‘ is the comeback tune which is taken from the group‘s forthcoming third studio full length ‚hard light‘, out november 3 via wharf cat records.

https://dropnineteens.bandcamp.com/album/hard-light

Drop Nineteens - Scapa Flow

Hard Light 






iconic reading /uk shoegaze outfit Slowdive will release their fifth studio album ‚everything is alive‘ on september 1 via dead oceans. 

here‘s the third single from it called ‚the slab‘ ...

https://slowdive.lnk.to/everything-is-alive


Slowdive - The Slab 

Everything Is Alive






‚when it starts to rain‘ is the latest tune from london/uk indie rock / psychedelia / new wave artist Sands

it’s the second single from his forthcoming debut album ‚the world‘s so cruel’, out october 13 via orchard enterprises.

https://s-a-n-d-s.bandcamp.com/

Sands - When It Starts To Rain 

The World's So Cruel






Wild Nothing, the us indie-/dream pop project of Jack Tatum has annouced the release of the fifth studio album ‚hold‘ on october 27 through captured tracks. 

here‘s the video for the first single ‚headlights on‘ ft. backing vocals from aussie indie-/dreampop darling Hatchie

https://wildnothingct.bandcamp.com/album/hold

Wild Nothing ft. Hatchie - Headlights 

Hold






RINSE, the australian/brisbane indie rock / dreampop / new wave project from The Creases frontman and Hatchie member/co-writer Joe Agius have have dropped the visuals for their new baggy-/shoegazy influenced new tune ‚let it flow‘. 

the track comes from the double a-side single ‚i thought i knew you / let it flow‘, released august 3 via distrokid ...

https://rinse.bandcamp.com/album/i-thought-i-knew-you-let-it-flow-2

RINSE - Let It Flow 

I Thought I Knew You / Let It Flow 7inch






‚when all is said and done’ is the latest single from caithness/scottish indie rock / neo britpop / psychedelia quartet Neon Waltz

their sophomore album ‚honey now‘ is out on september 1 through fierce panda records.

https://neonwaltz1.bandcamp.com/album/honey-now

Neon Waltz - When All Is Said And Done

Honey Now






swansea/welsh indie rock / britpop / psychedelia newcomers Motel Thieves have aired the video for their new single ‚all you do is rain‘. 

the song was released august 9 via distrokid ...

Motel Thieves - All You Do Is Rain






iconic london/uk 90s indie rock / britpop / psychedelia band Kula Shaker have aired the video for their new single ‚waves‘. 

the track comes from the band‘s as-yet-untitled seventh studio album which is out later this year via strange f.o.l.k.llp

Kula Shaker - Waves

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‚sweat‘ is the new tune from birmingham/uk jangly brit-/indie rock lads JAWS

the song was released august 16 via the orchard enterprises ...

JAWS - Sweat








‚lose the feeling‘ is the latest single from wolverhampton/uk indie rock / post punk six piece Baudelaire

the track was released july 27 through cd baby ...

Baudelaire - Lose The Feeling






‚retainer’ is the new single from Future Conditional, the electro pop project from Glen Johnson and Cรฉdric Pin, both former members of anglo-french indie rock / post rock / ambient pop band Piano Magic

the song features Bobby Wratten (The Field Mice, Northern Picture Library, Trembling Blue Stars, Lightning In A Twilight Hour) on vocals and was released july 28 via second language music ... 

https://futureconditional.bandcamp.com/track/retainer

Future Conditional ft. Bobby Wratten - Retainer





stockholm/swedish indie-/electropop band Red Sleeping Beauty‘s new tribute ep ‚from sarah with love‘ was released july 28 via matinรฉe recordings. 

it includes 4 tracks - two originals featuring their fav Sarah Records singers Amelia Fletcher (Heavenly, Talulah Gosh) and Mary Wyer (Even As We Speak) plus 2 of their favourite tunes from the legendary british end 80s/early 90s label. 

here‘s track 2, the bittersweet ‚second time‘ ...

https://redsleepingbeauty.bandcamp.com/album/from-sarah-with-love-ep

Red Sleeping Beauty ft. Mary Wyer - Second Time

From Sarah With Love Ep





london/uk indie / electronica / psychedelia trio Vanishing Twin have shared the visuals for the new trip hop-esque single ‚afternoon x‘. 

it’s the title track from their new album, set to be released on october 6 via fire records ...

https://vanishingtwinmusic.bandcamp.com/album/afternoon-x

Vanishing Twins - Afternoon X

Afternoon X




san francisco/us electronica producer/dj Avalon Emerson has released the self titled debut album with her new indie project Avalon Emerson & The Charm on april 28 through another dove. 

here‘s the final song of the album, the epic shoegazy mbv/idm influenced ‚a dam will always divide‘ ...

https://avalonemerson.bandcamp.com/album/the-charm

Avalon Emerson & The Charm - A Dam Will Always Divide

Avalon Emerson & The Charm





san francisco/us indie / dreampop / shoegaze duo Night Hikes have released their new album ‚keeper of reality‘ on july 21 via the orchard enterprises. 

here‘s the latest single ‚heaven only knows‘ …

https://nighthikes.bandcamp.com/album/keeper-of-reality

Night Hikes - Heaven Only Knows 

Keeper Of Reality







‚olly carp‘ is the new single from melbourne/australia indie rock / shoegaze / dreampop trio HYLA

the track was released august 10 via cdbaby ...

https://hyla.bandcamp.com/track/olly-carp

Hyla - Olly Carp







new york/us shoegazy indie rock band Hotline TNT  have shared the video for their new single ‚protocol‘. 

the track was released july 27 via third man records.

Hotline TNT - Protocol





cape town/south african via london/uk indie-/alternative pop trio Honeymoan‘s debut album ‚sorry like you mean it‘ will arrive on september 29 via virgin music uk. 

check the video for the single ‚we’re on and island, but it’s the uk‘ …

Honeymoan - We're on and Island, but it's the UK 

Sorry Like you Mean It





leeds/uk indie rock / post punk outfit The Wind-up Birds’ new ep ‚pop thinking‘ was released on july 21 through sturdy records. 

here‘s the video for the opening track ‚e-shaped stories‘ …

https://thewind-upbirds.bandcamp.com/album/pop-thinking

The Wind-up Birds - E-Shaped Stories 

Pop Thinking EP





leeds/uk indie rock / post punk four piece English Teacher have dropped the video for their new single ‚the world‘s biggest paving slab‘. 

the track was released on august 10 via universal music / island records …

English Teacher - The World’s Biggest Paving Slab