Sunday 18 August 2024

***new singles/videos***august 18, 2024***don't be real, be postmodern***

*postmodern august vol.2 edition featuring the latest/finest

indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*

 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica


brighton/uk indie rock / psychedelia duo MEMORIALS , the band of 

Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (Wire) have premiered the music video for their new single 'lamplighter' 

it's the third single from the forthcoming album ‚memorial waterslides', due out on october 4 through fire records. 

ps. the band's debut release 'music for film: women against the bomb' reached #15 in our top 25 albums chart 2023.

https://memorialsband.lnk.to/MeWa

https://memorialsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/memorial-waterslides

Memorials - Lamplighter 

Memorial Waterslides








dublin/irish indie rock / post punk band Fontaines D.C. have dropped the video for their new tune 'here’s the thing'.

it's the third single from the upcoming fourth studio album 'romance', set to be released on august 23 via xl recodings.

https://fontainesdc.x-l.co/bio

https://fontainesdc.x-l.co/heresthething

Fontaines D.C. - Here's The Thing 

Romance








edinburgh/scottish sophisticated indie rock-/pop artist Hamish Hawk has released his new album 'a firmer hand' on august 16 via so recordings. 

here's the video for the latest single ‚men like wire' ...

https://ffm.bio/hamishhawk


https://ffm.to/hhmlw


Hamish Hawk - Men Like Wire 

A Firmer Hand








york/uk indie rock quartet YouVee have premiered the video for their new single 'peacemaker'. 

the track was released on august 1 via distrokid …

https://linktr.ee/YouVee

YouVee - Peacemaker








lincolnshire/uk indie rock trio The Rills have unveiled the video for the new single 'your dad's car'. 

the track comes from the their debut album 'don’t be a stranger', set to be released on november 1 via the orchard enterprises ...

https://beacons.ai/therills

https://therills.ffm.to/dadscar

The Rills - Your Dad's Car 

Don't Be A Stranger








san francisco/us indie rock / jangle pop quartet Chime School have unveiled the video for their new single ‚the end'. 

the track is taken from the forthcoming sophomore album 

‚the boy who ran the paisley hotel', out august 23 on slumberland records ...

https://linktr.ee/chimeschool

https://chimeschool.bandcamp.com/album/the-boy-who-ran-the-paisley-hotel

Chime School - The End 

The Boy Who Ran The Paisley Hotel








'the sweetness of doing nothing' is the latest single from 

livingstone/scotland indie-/britrock / psychedelia 5-piece newcomer band 

Heavy Weather

the track was released on june 28 via emubands ltd ...

https://linktr.ee/heavyweathermusic

Heavy Weather - The Sweetness Of Doing Nothing








york/uk indie rock / britpop legends Shed Seven have shared the video for the new single 'waiting for the catch'. 

the track, originally released on the 2017' 'instant pleasure' full length, now reimagined with orchestra addition comes from their forthcoming 'liquid gold' record. 

it's out on september 27 through cooking vinyl records ...

https://shedsevenn.lnk.to/WaitingFTCatchNe

https://shedsevenn.lnk.to/LiquidGoldYo

Shed Seven - Waiting For The Catch 

Liquid Gold








london/uk 80s/90s 4ad records indie / post punk / electronica outfit 

The Wolfgang Press return with their first new music in nearly 30 years! 

the new album 'a 2nd shape' will be out on september 27 through Downwards Records. 

here's the first single 'sad surfer' ...

https://4ad.com/artists/thewolfgangpress

https://boomkat.com/products/a-2nd-shape

The Wolfgang Press - Sad Surfer 

A 2nd Shape








los angeles/us indie rock / new wave / electronica band Whim have unveiled the video for their latest single 'brick house'. 

the track was released on april 8 via gungus records ...

https://linktr.ee/werewhim

Whim - Brick House








'dark day' is the latest tune from canadian/toronto electro pop / new wave outfit TR/ST

the track is the third single from the upcoming fourth studio full length 'performance', out september 4 via dais records.

https://found.ee/performance

https://trst.bandcamp.com/album/performance


TR/ST - Dark Day 

Performance








los Angeles/us electronica / vaporwave / singer-songwriter  

George Clanton collaborate with san diego/us indie pop outfit TV Girl for this new madchester baggy influenced single 'summer 2000 baby'. 

the track was released on august 6 via blissful serenity industries ...

https://linktr.ee/georgeclanton

https://georgeclanton.bandcamp.com/album/ooh-rap-i-ya

TV Girl / George Clanton - Summer 2000 Baby








'good morning' is the new tune from london/uk grimy psychedelic pop artist Niall Galvin a.k.a. Only Real.

following the 2015' debut album ‘jerk at the end of the line', this new single is his first new music in 9 years. 

the track was released on august 6 through symphonic distribution ...

https://found.ee/Good-Morning-

Only Real - Good Morning








chicago/us alternative rock vets The Smashing Pumpkins have released their thirteenth studio full length 'aghori mhori mei' digitally on august 2 via thirty tigers. 

here's track 8 from the album, the single contender 'goeth the fall' ... 

ps. physical copies of the record will arrive in november on exclusive edition vinyl via Billy Corgan's Madame ZuZu's Teahouse...

https://orcd.co/aghorimhorimei

https://madamezuzus.com/collections/aghori-mhori-mei

The Smashing Pumpkins - Goeth The Fall 

Aghori Mhori Mei








'butterfly' is the new single from oxford/uk indie rock / shoegaze veterans Swervedriver

following last year’s 3cd package reissue of their 1998' studio album '99th dream', the band have annouced the release of an exclusive 15-track vinyl version of the third cd 'doremi faso latido', which feature a collection of lost outtakes and rarities. 

it's out on august 30 via outer battery records ... 

ps. a brand new ep will follow this autumn ...

https://linktr.ee/swervedriver_official

https://www.outerbatteryrecords.com/products/swervedriver-doremi-faso-latido-lp

https://swervedriver.bandcamp.com/album/doremi-faso-latido


Swervedriver - Butterfly 

Doremi Faso Latido (99th Dream Outtakes & Rarities)






 

chicago/us dreamy indie rock / shoegaze / post punk quintet 

Muted Color have released their debut album 'take i lovely you' on july 5 through fever ltd. 

check the video for the single 'sudden change' ...

https://feverltd.bigcartel.com/product/muted-color-take-i-lovely-you-vinyl


https://mutedcolorband.bandcamp.com/album/take-i-lovely-you


Muted Colour - Sudden Change 

Take I Lovely You








The While is the new band from Fredrik Norberg, former lead singer in 

90s swedish indie rock-/pop icons Popsicle

(they had some airplay on mtv's 120minutes back in the days with the video for their 1993' single 'hey princess' from the debut album 'lacquer') 

'the beach' is the latest single from an upcoming debut album which will arrive later this year via redeye worldwide.

https://ffm.to/thewhile-thebeach

https://thewhile.bandcamp.com/album/the-beach

The While - The Beach 

tba








scottish c86/ indie pop legends Close Lobsters have released their new ep 'stepping across' on august 9 via last night from glasgow. 

here's the opening track from it called 'everything is moving' ...

https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/de/products/close-lobsters-stepping-across-12-cd-dl

Close Lobsters - Everything Is Moving 

Stepping Across EP








portland/us 90s indie pop duo The Softies have a comeback with their first new full length in 24years! 

the album 'the bed i made' will arrive on august 23 via father/daughter records. 

here's the video for the single ‚california highway 99' ...

https://thesofties.lnk.to/thebedimade 
 

https://thesofties.bandcamp.com/album/the-bed-i-made

The Softies - California Highway 99 

The Bed I Made








Sean Dickson a.k.a Hifi Sean, lead singer in scottish 90s indie legends

The Soup Dragons  teamed up with british vocalist, essayist and art historian David McAlmont for another alternative pop / electronica collaborative album. 

'sun comes up' is taken from their sophomore full length 'daylight', out august 16 through plastique recordings ...

https://lnk.to/HSDM-Daylight

https://plastiquerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/daylight-2

Hifi Sean & David McAlmond - Sun Come Up 

Daylight






belfast/northern irish electronica duo BICEP teamed up with 

welsh dj Benjamin Damage for the new release ‘chroma 005 a.l.o.e.'. 

the track was released on august 3 via their own chroma record label ...

#mtvchilloutzone

https://bicep.lnk.to/chroma005Yo

https://bicep.bandcamp.com/album/chroma-005

BICEP - Chroma 005 A.L.O.E.

 


 

 

iconic london/uk ambient dub / electronica artist Toby Marks a.k.a. 

Banco De Gaia will release a new album called 'trauma' on september 6 via disco gecko recordings. 

here's the darkly a.m. remix of his latest single 'mir' ...

#mtvchilloutzone

https://lnk.to/bdgmir

https://bancodegaia.bandcamp.com/album/trauma

Banco De Gaia - Mir (Darkly A.M. Remix) 

Trauma



Sunday 4 August 2024

***new singles/videos***august 4, 2024***don't be real, be postmodern***

*postmodern august edition featuring the latest/finest

indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*

 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #dreampop


los angeles/us indie rock / shoegaze / psychedelia 5-piece Dummy have premiered the video for their new tune ‚nine clean nails‘. 

it's the second single taken from the forthcoming album ‚free energy‘, due out on september 6 via trouble in mind records …

https://linktr.ee/notdummy

https://notdummy.bandcamp.com/album/free-energy

Dummy - Nine Clean Nails 

Free Energy








Spoon Speaker Man is the new supergroup featuring Craig Walker, frontman of legendary dublin/irish 90s indie rock outfit Power Of Dreams and 

Dan Worton, drummer in heroic 90s indie rock / grebo band  

Ned's Atomic Dustbin

their debut album 'the age of no opinion' is due to be released on october 24 through big pond records. 

here's the video for the debut single and title track ...

 https://spoonspeakerman.bigcartel.com/

Spoon Speaker Man - The Age Of No Opinion 

The Age Of No Opinion








london/uk indie rock / post punk group High-Vis' new third full length 'guided tour' will drop on october 18 via dais records. 

here's the music video for the new single 'mind's a lie' ...

https://found.ee/GuidedTour

https://highvis.bandcamp.com/album/guided-tour

High-Vis - Mind's A Lie 

Guided Tour








birmingham/uk indie rock / neo-madchester / alternative dance band  

Big Image have premiered the music video for their new single 'my old man'. 

the track was released on august 1 via repost network ...

https://linktr.ee/bigimagemusic


Big Image - My Old Man








london/uk indie / shoegaze / electronica / post rock outfit Seefeel return with their first new music in 13years! 

in the early 90s, they became the first band with guitars ever signed with the legendary warp records label. 

'skyhooks' is the opening track from a new 6-track mini-lp called 

‚everything squared', set to arrive on august 30 ... 

#mtvchilloutzone

https://seefeel.warp.net/

https://bleep.com/seefeel-everything-squared

Seefeel - Sky Hooks 

Everything Squared








worcestershire/uk idm / electronica artist Kristian Shelley a.k.a.  

INWARDS have aired the video for his new single 'when it rains, it pours'. 

the track was released on july 12 through rainbow bridge ...

#mtvchilloutzone

https://inwards.bandcamp.com/album/when-it-rains-it-pours


INWARDS - When It Rains, It Pours








'peace song' is the new single from birmingham/uk indie rock / britpop band CHARM

the track was released on july 24 via tunecore ...

https://linktr.ee/charmuk


CHARM - Peace Song








‚peacemaker‘ is the latest single from york/uk indie rock quartet YouVee

the track was released on august 1 via distrokid …

https://linktr.ee/YouVee

YouVee - Peacemaker








dublin/irland indie-/britrock / shoegaze / psychedelia outfit  

Sun Mahshene have dropped the music video for the latest single 'pale azure'. 

the track comes from their debut album 'a place we’ve never been‘, due to be released on august 23 via distrokid / deathcapades music ltd ...

https://linktr.ee/Sun_Mahshene

https://sunmahshene.bandcamp.com/track/pale-azure-single

Sun Mahshene - Pale Azure 

A Place We've Never Been








'supercars' is the latest single from manchester/uk indie / britrock-/pop band SHADE

the track was released on august 2 via distrokid ...

https://linktr.ee/shadeband

SHADE - Supercars








'everything's changing' is the debut tune from Those Heavy Souls, the new solo project from Craig Lewis, former lead singer in cardiff/wales indie / britpop-/rock outfit Columbia.

the track is the first single from an as-yet-untitled debut album which is planned to be released in spring 2025 ...

https://linktr.ee/thoseheavysouls

Those Heavy Souls - Everything's Changing 

tba








derby/uk up-and-coming indie rock / jangle-/britpop / psychedelia quartet Marseille will release their new 'godiva' ep on september 13 through bubblebrain records. 

here's the final single from it called 'if it hurts don't cry' ...

https://linktr.ee/marseilleband

MARSEILLE - If It Hurts Don't Cry 

Godiva EP






'fading heart' is the latest single from manchester/uk indie-/britrock outfit SHADER

the track was released on july 31 via iip-dds.

https://flow.page/shader

SHADER - Faded Heart








essex/uk indie-/britrock outfit The Bracknall have aired the video for their new tune 'make it happen'. 

it's the first single from the forthcoming album 'falling out of view’ which is announced to be released on february 7, 2025 through beat lab records.

https://linktr.ee/thebracknall

The Bracknall - Make It Happen 

Falling Out Of View








manchester/uk indie rock duo Blitz Vega, the band from The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke (r.i.p.) and Happy Mondays guitarist Kav Sandhu will release the debut album 'northern gentleman' on september 27 via future sonic records. 

here's the video for the new single 'lost myself' ...

https://vyd.co/LostMyselfRadioEdit


Blitz Vega - Lost Myself 

Northern Gentleman








brookly/us indie rock / neo psychedelia quintet GIFT have premiered the video for their new single 'light runner'. 

the track comes from the debut album 'illuminator', out on august 23 through captured tracks ...

https://gift.ffm.to/illuminator.oyd

https://giftbandnyc.bandcamp.com/album/illuminator

GIFT - Light Runner 

Illuminator








'afraid' is the new single from london/uk indie rock / post punk quartet Desperate Journalist

it's the second taster taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album ‚no hero', set to arrive on september 27 through fierce panda records.

https://linktr.ee/desperatejournalist_nohero

Desperate Journalist - Afraid 

No Hero








syndey/australia indie rock four piece Youth Group have aired the video for their new single 'sibiria'. 

the track is a first taster from the upcoming new as-yet-untitled sixth studio full length which is out in early 2025 ...

https://orcd.co/youthgroup_siberia

Youth Group - Sibiria 

tba








london/uk indie / dreampop / shoegaze / electronica band deary have premiered the video for their new single 'selene'. 

the track was released on july 31 through Sonic Cathedral ...

https://linktr.ee/dearyband

deary - Selene







london/uk indie rock / shoegaze / noise pop outfit RAINSONG have unveiled the video for their latest single 'spinning'. 

the track was released on june 7 via iip-dds …

https://linktr.ee/rainsongband

https://rainsongband.bandcamp.com/track/spinning


RAINSONG - Spinning






melbourne/australia indie rock / shoegaze quintet Sorry, Dave have unveiled the video for their new single 'simply disappear'. 

the track is taken from the debut album 'sink', set to be released on august 30 via i'm afraid i can't do that records ..

https://linktr.ee/sorrydave

https://sorrydave.bandcamp.com/track/simply-disappear

Sorry, Dave - Simply Disappear 

Sink








'frosted and fractured' is the debut single from sheffield/uk 

indie-/dreampop / shoegaze outfit RINSE YOU. 

the track came out on june 27 ...

RINSE YOU - Frosted And Fractured






umeå/swedish indie-/dreampop / shoegaze outfit Haermape have released their new concept album ‚a race in space' on august 1 via distrokid. 

the band described the record as ‚inspired by a late-night poem, with each track named after a line, weaving a narrative that transcends the boundaries of time and space." 

here's a taster from it, the gorgeous ‚getting last' ...

https://haermape.bandcamp.com/album/a-race-in-space

Haermape - Getting Last 

A Race In Space








swedish indie rock / psychedelia band Goat will release their new self-titled full length on october 11 via rocket recordings. 

the first single 'ouroboros' is the final track on the album and has a faint baggy feel ...

https://goat.bandcamp.com/album/goat

Goat - Ouroboros 

Goat






anglo-scottish indie-/dreampop duo Blue Violet have shared the video for their new single 'survival'. 

the track comes from the new album 'faux animaux', set to be released on september 27 via me & my records ... 

https://linktr.ee/weareblueviolet

Blue Violet - Survival 

Faux Animaux








kopenhagen/danish indie / electronica musician Trentemøller has shared the video for the latest single 'nightfall'. 

the new album 'dreamweavers' will be released on september 13 via his own in my room label.

https://trentemoller.lnk.to/Dreamweaveryt

https://trentemoller.bandcamp.com/album/dreamweaver

Trentemøller - Nightfall 

Dreamwavers