Wednesday, 9 April 2025

*postmodern radio show no.25 - kool rock radio - april 09, 2025 ...*











this week's new radio show is online!
postmodern with timmi x,
the oldschool specialist indie program
for new music lovers on
kool rock radio.

 

  





 
*the show is a spin-off from this new music blog
and also dedicated to 'post modern', 
a show on mtv in the early 90s.
it was essentially a weeknight version from the legendary '120 minutes'.
... or if you were a fan of 90s styled indie music played at
mark goodier's / jo whiley & steve lamacq's evening session era 1990-1995
on bbc radio 1 back in the days and you are into new music
that relive this feeling - postmodern is your
very specialist oldschool indie radio programm !

*each edition will feature the latest & finest
indie and alternative releases in
indie rock, britpop, madchester rave, shoegaze and electronica stuff including
the single of the week, 
the chill out zone and 
the classic alternative section.

is a premium channel only 
and can be heard live via subscription - check their homepage for more infos!
post modern premieres on krr
every wednesday 11am / 5pm (cet)
repetitions:
wednesday 5pm (est) / 11pm (cet)
sunday 3am & 9pm (est) / 9am / 3am (cet)

however, there's also a
teaser channel stream on the
station's homepage
where you can listen linear to the show in full for free
from thursday to tuesday 11am-1pm (est) / 5pm-7pm (cet)
 
fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !

ps.
 
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playlist:
Idlewild - These Wooden Ideas (2000)
Pleasure Pill - Line Up The Stars
The Spitfires - Better The Devil You Know
Future Fiires - Life Support
Lemon feat. Cath Coffey [Stereo MC's] - Gimme Something True

single of the week:
The Raveonettes - Killer 
 
Real Lies feat. Jessica Barden - Finding Money
Sea Fever - Shouldn't Have Been This Way
Buzzkills - Electrolytes
By The Waves - Grey Car

classic alternative:
The Railway Children - A Pleasure (1988)
UNKLE feat. Richard Ascroft [The Verve] - Lonely Soul (1998)

Galactic Embrace [Ian Masters/Pale Saints & Stefano Guzzetti]  - Pink Snow (strings Version)
Steve Queralt feat. Emma Anderson [Lush] - Lonely Town
Maud Anyways - Talk To Me
Sugar For The Pill - Anelia
Night Swimming - In The Real World
 
album of the week:
Miki Berenyi Trio - Tripla
-Manu
-Ubique
 
Shambolics - All You've Ever Known
The Bluetones - Cheap Hotel
Heavy Weather - Grave
Airflo - Weak Smile
Vlure - Better Days

chill out zone:
Martinou - The Last Hour
The Orb - Blue Room (1992)


Orbital feat. Tilda Swinton - Deepest
Death In Vegas - Death Mask
Sally Shapiro - Guarding Shell 
Das Koolies [Super Furry Animals 4/5] - White Star

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***new singles/videos***april 09, 2025***don't be real, be postmodern***


*postmodern april vol.1 edition featuring the latest/finest
  indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*


p.s. 
the newest corresponding
postmodern radio show
premieres on
kool rock radio

every wednesday 11am / 5pm (cet)
repetitions:
wednesday 5pm (est) / 11pm (cet)
sunday 3am & 9pm (est) / 9am / 3am (cet)

you can also listen linear to the show for free via
the krr teaser channel stream on
koolrockradio.com
from thurday to tuesday 11am-1pm (est) / 5pm-7pm (cet)

... and of course
don't forget to check this link for
on-demand listening 
via
mixcloud / hearthis ...
https://timmi-x.blogspot.com/2025/04/postmodern-radio-show-no25-kool-rock.html

fck off streaming algorithm -
don't be real, be postmodern !



 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica

 

san diego/us
indie rock / neo britpop / baggy / psychedelia quartet
Pleasure Pill
are set to release their debut full lenght 'hang a star'
on june 27 via à la carte records.
here's the music video for the lead single 'line up to stars' ...

https://linktr.ee/pleasurepill

https://alacarterecords.com/pro.../pleasure-pill-hang-a-star

https://pleasurepill.bandcamp.com/album/hang-a-star

Pleasure Pill - Line Up To The Stars
Hang The Star






watford/uk
indie / brit rock-/pop / mod band
The Spitfires
around frontman Billy Sullivan return with
a new line-up after their split in 2022 !
the new single 'better the devil you know' was released digitally and on limited 7” vinyl
april 4 through bellevue music.

here're the visuals for their come-back tune ...

https://linktr.ee/thespitfires

https://modulor.lnk.to/BetterTheDevilYouKnow

The Spitfires - Better The Devil You Know






'life support' is the latest single from
arizona/us
indie rock / shoegaze newcomer lads
Future Fiires
following their promising debut ep 'the city' from february this year,
here's another quality new tune from the band !

https://open.spotify.com/.../artist/4IRjy4oKj8hIg5Knqr6tW3

Future Fiires - Life Support






‚gimme something true’ is the latest single from
amsterdam/netherlands
indie / neo madchester / britpop / psychedelia band
Lemon.
the track is the third of twelve tunes in their
2025-a-new-song-every-month series
and features guest vocals from
Cath Coffey of legendary 90s uk electronic dance group
Stereo MC's.

it was released on march 21 via distrokid ...

https://distrokid.com/.../gimme-something-feat-cath-coffey

https://lemon-amsterdam.bandcamp.com/track/gimme-something-true

Lemon feat. Cath Coffey - Gimme Something True






***single of the week***

danish/copenhagen
indie rock outfit
The Raveonettes
will drop their upcoming new full length 'pa'ahi II'
on april 25 via beat dies records.

here's the promising second single from the album ...

https://linktr.ee/theraveonettes

The Raveonettes - Killer
Pa'Ahi II






london/uk
indie rave / alternative dance / electro pop duo
Real Lies
will release their their eagerly awaited
3rd studio full length 'we will annihilate our enemies'
on april 11 through tonal recordings. 

check the new single 'finding money'..

https://linktr.ee/reallies

https://real-lies.bandcamp.com/album/we-will-annihilate-our-enemies

Real Lies - Finding Money
We Will Annihilate Our Enemies






manchester/uk
indie rock / alternative pop / post punk / electronica supergroup
Sea Fever
feat. Iwan Gronow (Haven/Johnny Marr),
Phil Cunningham & Tom Chapman (New Order),
Brix Smith (ex- The Fall) and
Beth Cassidy of the revitalised Section 25
are set to release their highly anticipated
sophomore full length 'surface sound'
on may 30 via cosmic glue.

here're the visuals for their new single
'shouldn't have been this way'...

https://linktr.ee/seafeverband

https://lnk.to/ShouldntHaveBeenThisWay

https://fanlink.tv/surfacesound

Sea Fever - Shouldn't Have Been This Way
Surface Sound







'electrolytes' is the latest single from
dublin/irish
indie rock / alternative pop musician and producer
Phil Dobiet a.k.a Buzzkills.

the track follows the promising 'greta' from february this year
and was released on march 31 via distrokid / mostortion records ...

https://buzzkillsmusic.com/electrolytes-is-out-now

Buzzkills - Electrolytes






'grey car' is the new tune from
manchester/uk
indie rock-/pop quartet
By the Waves .

the track follows their 'breath in' single from february this year
and was released on april 4 via head in the clouds ...

https://linktr.ee/bythewavesband

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/bythewaves/grey-car/

By The Waves - Grey Car






Galactic Embrace
is a new experimental pop / ambient / post rock collaboration duo featuring
Ian Masters,
lead singer in legendary 90s leeds/uk indie / shoegaze / noise pop legends
Pale Saints
and sardinia/italy electronica / ambient / modern classical musician and master arranger
Stefano Guzzetti.

their debut album 'happy collapse' will come out in a few months time.

here's the music video for the fine first single 'pink snow' ...

https://galacticembrace.bandcamp.com/track/pink-snow-strings-version

Galactic Embrace - Pink Snow







Steve Queralt,
bassist of oxford/uk shoegaze heroes
RIDE
has announced his forthcoming debut solo album 'swallow'
on june 13 via sonic cathedral.
the album features guest vocals from
Lush
's Emma Anderson and
Verity Susman of MEMORIALS.

here's the music video for the great first single
'lonely town' ...

https://linktr.ee/stevequeraltswallow


https://stevequeralt.bandcamp.com/album/swallow

Steve Queralt feat. Emma Anderson - Lonely Town
Swallow







paris/french
indie-/dreampop / shoegaze artist
Maud Anyways
has aired the music video for her new single 'talk to me'.

the track was released on april 4 via distrokid ...

https://linktr.ee/Maud_Anyways


Maud Anyways - Talk To Me






athens/greece
indie / shoegaze / dreampop band
Sugar For The Pill
have unveiled the music video for their
fine baggy influenced new single 'anelia'.

the track comes from the upcoming new full length 'luv',
set to arrive on may 25 via shelflife records‬ / make me happy records ...

https://linktr.ee/sugarforthepill

https://sugar-for-the-pill.bandcamp.com/track/anelia

Sugar For The Pill - Anelia
Luv






london/uk
indie rock / dreampop / shoegaze five piece
Night Swimming
have aired the music video for their new single
'in the real world'.

the track was releases on march 31
via the orchard enterprises ...

https://linktr.ee/nightswimmingband

https://singinglight.ffm.to/nightswimming/

Night Swimming - In The Real World






Miki Berenyi Trio,
the group led by the Miki, former vocalist and guitarist in
90s shoegaze legends Lush,
singer/guitarist KJ McKillop of
london/uk 90s shoegaze band Moose and
Mick Conroy, bassist in 80s new wave/postpunk outfit Modern English
(both also played with Miki in Piroshka) have dropped their
highly anticipated debut full length 'tripla'
on april 4 through bella union records.

check the music video for the latest single
and fourth taster of the album ...

https://linktr.ee/mikiberenyi

https://bfan.link/mb3-tripla

https://mikiberenyitrio.bandcamp.com/album/tripla


Miki Berenyj Trio - Kinch
Tripla






fife/scottish
indie rock / neo britpop 4-piece
Shambolics
have shared the music video for their new single 'all you've ever known'.

the track was released on march 28 through scruff the the neck records ...

https://shambolicsmusic.co.uk/

Shambolics - All You've Ever Known






london/uk
90’s britpop favs
The Bluetones
have released their new 'in the cut' ep on march 27
via brainhole records.

here's 'cheap hotel', the second track of the record ...

p.s.
a brand new full length is slated for release in autumn this year!

https://bluetones.tmstor.es/product/156232 (vinyl)

https://bluetones.tmstor.es/product/156231 (cd)

The Bluetones - Cheap Hotel
In The Cut EP






'grave' is the latest single from up-and-coming
livingstone/scottish
indie-/britrock / psychedelia 5-piece
Heavy Weather.

the track comes from their debut ep 'and now the weather',
set to arrive on april 25 via emubands ltd ...

https://linktr.ee/heavyweathermusic


Heavy Weather - Grave
And Now The Weather EP






glasgow/scottish
indie / post punk / rave / spoken word band
VLURE
have dropped the music video for their new single 'better days'.

the track was released on march 28 via music for nations ...

https://linktr.ee/vlure

https://vlure.lnk.to/BetterDays

VLURE - Better Days






legendary british electronica / rave / ambient duo
Orbital
have teamed up with actor
Tilda Swinton
for the new single 'deeper', a rework of the band's 1989' track.
it appears in the latest instalment of their leds (limited edition drops),
which revisits the classic 1992 ‘radiccio’ ep.

it's available digitally and as a 12inch vinyl reissue via london records ltd.

here're the visuals for the track ...

ps. they've also announced an expanded reissue of
their classic second full length ‚orbital 2 (the brown album)’ from 1993,
set to be released on may 23.
it will be available digitally, on 4lp & 4cd box, 2lp's & 2cd's and via cassette !

https://orbitalband.lnk.to/deepest


https://orbitalband.lnk.to/radiccio

https://orbitalband.lnk.to/brownalbum

Orbital feat. Tilda Swinton - Deeper






iconic london/uk
mid-90s formed
indie / electronica outfit
Death In Vegas
have annouced the release of their forthcoming
new studio album 'death mask' (their first in 9 years!)
on june 6 through drone.

here's the music video for the title track ...

https://lnk.to/drone027


https://deathinvegas.bandcamp.com/album/death-mask


Death In Vegas - Death Mask
Death Mask





lund/swedish
indie / electro pop / italo disco duo
Sally Shapiro
have aired the music video for their new single 'guarding shell'.

the track is the second taster of the fifth studio album 'ready to live a lie',
set to arrive on may 30 via italians do it better.

https://linktr.ee/sallyshapiro


https://sallyshapiro.bandcamp.com/album/ready-to-live-a-lie


Sally Shapiro - Guarding Shell
Ready To Live A Lie





cardiff/welsh
indie / electronica /psychedelia outfit
Das Koolies,
featuring four-fifths of Super Furry Animals
(only frontman Gruff Rhys is missing)
will release their sophomore album 'pando' on may 9 via strangetown records / amplify music.

here's the music video for the latest single 'white star' - an anti-war song ...

https://daskoolies.os.fan/

https://store.daskoolies.dk/

Das Koolies - White Star
Pando



Wednesday, 26 March 2025

*postmodern radio show no.24 - kool rock radio - march 26, 2025 ...*

the new radio show is online!
postmodern with timmi x,
the oldschool specialist indie program
for new music lovers on
kool rock radio.





 
*the show is a spin-off from this new music blog
and also dedicated to 'post modern', 
a show on mtv in the early 90s.
it was essentially a weeknight version from the legendary '120 minutes'.
... or if you were a fan of 90s styled indie music
played at mark goodier's evening session on bbc radio 1
back in the days and you are into new music
that relive this feeling - postmodern is your
very specialist oldschool indie radio programm !

*each edition will feature the latest & finest
indie and alternative releases in
indie rock, britpop, madchester rave, shoegaze and electronica stuff including
the single of the week, 
the chill out zone and 
the classic alternative section.

is a premium channel only 
and can be heard live via subscription - check their homepage for more infos!
post modern premieres on krr
every wednesday 11am / 5pm (cet)
repetitions:
wednesday 5pm (est) / 11pm (cet)
sunday 3am & 9pm (est) / 9am / 3am (cet)

however, there's also a
teaser channel stream on the
station's homepage
where you can listen linear to the show in full for free
from thursday to tuesday 11am-1pm (est) / 5pm-7pm (cet)
 
fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !

ps.
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
playlist:
High Hazels - Hearts Are Breaking (2013)
Acid Dad - Real Good Dream
Unbelievable Truth  - Chemtrails
Mên An Tol - The Country

single of the week:
True Primitives - Leave Me Where You Found Me
 
Primal Scream - Innocent Money
Benefits - The Victory Lap
Green Star - Four-O-Five
Chapterhouse - See That Girl

classic alternative:
UNKLE feat. Ian Brown [The Stone Roses] - Be There (1999)
Psychedelic Furs - Don't Be A Girl (1991)


ALRIGHT - Homegrown
The Velvet Hands - I Don't Care
Apostels - Gimme Feelin'
Shader - You Will & You Won't
 
album of the week:
The Horrors - Night Life
-LA Runaway
-The Feeling Is Gone
 
Jadu Heart - Mild To Moderate Pain
Jetstream Pony - Tendrils
Blue Foundation - Ecstasy In Space 

chill out zone:

J-Lower - Who We Are
Biosphere - Cloudwalker II (1991)

Rialto - Remembering To Forget
Deacon Blue - Mid Century Modern 
Whitehorse - Doesn't Come Close 
The Outcharms - Turncoat
Spin Klass ft. Gym Kit - Let's Spend The Night 

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***new singles/videos***march 26, 2025***don't be real, be postmodern***


*postmodern march vol.4 edition featuring the latest/finest
  indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*


p.s. 
the newest corresponding
postmodern radio show
premieres on
kool rock radio

every wednesday 11am / 5pm (cet)
repetitions:
wednesday 5pm (est) / 11pm (cet)
sunday 3am & 9pm (est) / 9am / 3am (cet)

you can also listen linear to the show for free via
the krr teaser channel stream on
koolrockradio.com
from thurday to tuesday 11am-1pm (est) / 5pm-7pm (cet)

... and of course
don't forget to check this link for
on-demand listening 
via
mixcloud / hearthis ...
https://timmi-x.blogspot.com/2025/03/postmodern-radio-show-no24-kool-rock.html

fck off streaming algorithm -
don't be real, be postmodern !



 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica

 

brooklyn/us
indie pop-/rock / shoegaze / psychedelia band
Acid Dad
have unveiled the music video for their dreamy new single 'real good dream'. 

the song was released on march 19
via greenway records / the reverberation appreciation society ...

https://linktr.ee/aciddad666

Acid Dad - Real Good Dream





oxford/uk
indie rock band
Unbelievable Truth
around frontman Andy Yorke
(the younger brother of the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke)
have released the comeback 'citizens band' ep
(their first new music in 25 years!)
on march 21 via noosphere records / believe music.

here's track 3 - 'chemtrails' ...

https://linktr.ee/unbelievabletruth

https://unbelievable-truth.sumupstore.com/product/citizens-band-limited-edition-vinyl-ep

Unbelievable Truth - Chemtrails
Citizens Band Ep





london/uk
indie rock / britpop / folk newcomer quintet
Mên An Tol
have released their much-anticipated debut ep 'the country'
on march 14.

we featured their previous singles 'nw1' & 'set in stone'
in the last couple of weeks on postmodern ...

here's the title track !

https://linktr.ee/menantolband


https://menantol.lnk.to/Country

Mên An Tol - The Country
The Country




***single of the week***

portland/us
indie rock / psychedelia / post punk band
True Primitives
have released their new album 'rise' on january 30 via cdbaby.

here's the latest single, the baggy-esque
'leave me where you found me' ...

https://trueprimitives.bandcamp.com/album/rise

True Primitives - Leave Me Where You Found Me
Rise





heroic glasgow/scottish
indie rock / alternative dance / neo psychedelia band
Primal Scream
have shared the music video for their latest single
'innocent money'.

the track is taken from their twelfth studio album ‚come ahead',
released back in november last year through bmg ...

https://primalscream.lnk.to/ComeAheadID

Primal Scream - Innocent Money
Come Ahead





middlesbrough/uk
indie / noise rock / electronica duo
Benefits'
new album 'constant noise', was released on march 21
via invada records.

here's a taster from the album called 'the victory lap' ...

https://lnk.to/CnstNse

https://benefitstheband.bandcamp.com/album/constant-noise

Benefits - The Victory Lap
Constant Noise




london/uk
indie rock / shoegaze trio
green star
will release their debut ep 'bleeding swirls' on may 2.

here's the music video for the new single 'four-o-five' ...

https://linktr.ee/greenstar.band

https://greenstar.bandcamp.com/track/four-o-five

green star - Four-O-Five
Bleeding Swirl EP




reading/uk
90s indie / shoegaze / electronica group
Chapterhouse
have dropped the music video for a previously unreleased track
called 'see that girl', one of the first ever tunes
from the band recorded back in early 1989.

the forgotten song is included on their upcoming
‘white house demos' record
which is available on may 9 through sonic cathedral
digitally and via limited edition 12inch vinyl ...

https://linktr.ee/whitehousedemos

https://chapterhouseofficial.bandcamp.com/album/white-house-demos

Chapterhouse - See That Girl
White House Demos





'homegrown' is the latest single from
blackpool/uk
indie rock / neo britpop band
ALRIGHT.

the track was released march 20 via independent/ditto music ...

https://linktr.ee/alrightmusic

https://ditto.fm/homegrown-alright

ALRIGHT - Homegrown





cornwall/uk
indie rock quartet
The Velvet Hands
have released their new 'the caller' ep on march 20
via the orchard enterprises.

check the new single 'i don't care' ...

https://linktr.ee/thevelvethands


The Velvet Hands - I Don't Care
The Caller EP






'gimme feelin' is the latest single from
manchester/uk
indie / britpop-/rock band
Apostles.

the track was released on march 21 via ditto music ...

https://linktr.ee/apostlesbanduk

https://ditto.fm/gimme-feelin

Apostels - Gimme Feelin'





'you will & you won't' is the latest single from
manchester/uk
indie-/brit rock quartet
SHADER.

the track was released on march 12 via iip-dds ...

https://flow.page/shader


https://kycker.ffm.to/youwillandyouwont


Shader - You Will & You Won't  




***album of the week***


essex/uk
indie rock / post-punk / psychedelia four piece
The Horrors'
new full length ‘night life’ was released on
march 21 through fiction records.

here're are 2 tracks from the album - 'La Runaway' & 'The Feeling Is Gone' ...

The Horrors - La Runaway
Night Life


The Horrors - The Feeling Is Gone
Night Life





london/uk
indie rock / shoegaze / electronica band
Jadu Heart
will release their new album 'post heaven' on may 23
through vlf records.

here's the music video for the latest single
'mild to moderate pain' ...

https://bfan.link/mild-to-moderate-pain

https://jaduheart.bandcamp.com/track/mild-to-moderate-pain

Jadu Heart - Mild To Moderate Pain
Post Heaven





brighton/uk
indie-/jangle pop band
Jetstream Pony
around vocalist Beth Arzy (Trembling Blue Stars / Aberdeen / The Luxembourg Signal /
Lightning In A Twilight Hour) and
The Wedding Present orginal drummer Shaun Charman
will release their new album 'bowerbirds and blue things'
on march 28 via spinout nuggets (uk/europe) / shelflife records (north america).

here's the music video for the third single 'tendrils' ...

https://jetstreampony.bandcamp.com/album/bowerbirds-and-blue-things


Jetstream Pony - Tendrils
Bowerbirds And Blue Things





'ecstasy in space' is the latest tune from
copenhagen/denmark
indie / dreampop / trip hop / electronica band
Blue Foundation.

it's the third single taken from the upcoming new album
'close to the knife',
annouced to be released later this year via køn records ...

https://linktr.ee/BlueFoundation

https://orcd.co/km4nbad

Blue Foundation - Ecstasy In Space
Close To The Knife




#mtvchilloutzone

cardiff/welsh
electronica / idm / ambient producer
Jeff Loewe a.k.a J-Lower
has released his new album 'midnight echoes'
in december last year via might force.

here's the final track from the full length,
the fine 'who we are' ...

https://linktr.ee/j_lower

https://mightyforce.bandcamp.com/album/midnight-echoes

J-Lower - Who We Are
Midnight Echoes





'remembering to forget' is the latest single from
london/uk
90s britpop band
Rialto.

it's the third taster from their forthcoming comeback studio album
'neon & ghost signs',
set to arrive on april 25 through fierce panda records.

https://orcd.co/remembering_to_forget

https://linktr.ee/rialto_neonandghostsigns


Rialto - Remembering To Forget
Neon & Ghost Signs





glasgow/scottish
alternative-/sophistipop vets
Deacon Blue
have released of their tenth studio album 'the great western road'
on march 21, 2025
through cooking vinyl records.

here's a track from it called 'mid century modern' ...

https://dblue.lnk.to/TGWRYo


Deacon Blue - Mid Century Modern
The Great Western Road





sheffield/uk
indie rock / post punk 5 piece
Whitehorse,
the new group from The Blinders frontman Thomas Haywood
have unleashed the music video for their debut single
'doesn't come close'.

the track was released on march 7 via tunecore ...

https://linktr.ee/whitehorseband

Whitehorse - Doesn't Come Close





'turncoat' is the lastest single from
doncaster/uk
indie rock band
The Outcharms.

the track was released on march 19 ...

https://linktr.ee/theoutcharms

The Outcharms - Turncoat







manchester/uk
alternative pop / electronica band
Spin Klass
teamed up with funk outfit Gym Kit
for a new single called 'let's spend the night.' 

the track was released on february 24 via ditto music ...

https://linktr.ee/spinklass

Spin Klass ft. Gym Kit - Let's Spend The Night