Wednesday, 13 August 2025

***new singles/videos***august 13, 2025***don't be real, be postmodern***


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


p.s. 
the newest postmodern radio show airs on
kool rock radio

every wednesday 11am (est) / 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) / 6pm-8pm (cet)

... and of course
don't forget to check this link for
on-demand listening via mixcloud 
...
https://timmi-x.blogspot.com/2025/08/postmodern-radio-show-no43-kool-rock.html


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



 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica

***single of the week***


london/uk 
indie pop / alternative dance pioneers
Saint Etienne 
have aired the music video for their new single 'take me to the pilot'. 
the track was co-written and co-produced with 
Orbital’s Paul Hartnol 
and comes from the new full length 'international', 
set to be released on september 5 via heavenly recordings. 

it's the band’s 13th album and officially their final project 
after 35 years of heavenly pop music. 
the record also features contributions from 
Confidence Man, 
Erol Alkan, 
Erasure's Vince Clarke, 
Haircut 100‘s Nick Heyward, 
Doves’ Jez Williams and 
The Chemical Brothers’ mastermind Tom Rowlands ...

https://linktr.ee/saintetienneofficial

https://ffm.to/internationalalbum

Saint Etienne - Take Me To The Pilot 
International





'it's a laugh' is the brand new single from 
atlanta/us indie / dreampop / post-punk newcomer duo 
Silk Daisys

following their stunning debut track 'kiss me like you mean it
which was featured as 'single of the week on the radio show this july, 
the new release continues to explore bittersweet melodies 
and jangly guitar hooks, drawing clear inspiration this time from 
indie icons like 
The Primitives and The Darling Buds. 

it was once again mastered by 
Mark Gardener of shoegaze legends RIDE
at his ox4 sound recording studio 
and dropped on august 8 via distrokid ...

https://linktr.ee/silkdaisys

https://silkdaisys.bandcamp.com/track/its-a-laugh-2

Silk Daisys - It's A Laugh





'real life' is the new single from 
melbourne/australia dreamy alternative pop / trip hop / electronica trio 
Acopia.
the track is taken from their third studio album 'blush response', 
set to arrive on september 12 via science route records. 

p.s. 
'talk about it' and 'falter', their previous releases, were chosen as 
singles of the week on our radio show in may and june. 

p.p.s. 
Acopia's self-titled second full length reached #22 in our year-end albums chart 2023.

https://linktr.ee/acopia

https://acopia.bandcamp.com/album/blush-response

Acopia - Real Life 
Blush Response





up-and-coming 
derby/uk indie rock / neo britpop / psychedelia quartet 
Marseille
have shared a new remix of their latest single 'heaven's at my door'. 

the reworked version was mastered by 
manchester/uk electronica producer 
Chris Massey 
and released on august 8 through echo bass records ltd ...

https://linktr.ee/marseilleband

Marseille - Heaven's At My Door 
(Massey's New Wave Redux)






Hibou
the dreamy indiepop band of us/seattle musician Peter Michel, 
released the new album 'it seems to me' 
on august 8th via spirit goth records. 

here's a track from it called 'eidolon' ...

https://www.submithub.com/link/hibou-it-seems-to-me

https://hibouband.bandcamp.com/album/it-seems-to-me

Hibou - Eidolon 
It Seems To Me





'softboy mccoy' is the latest single from 
Manilla Times
an indie rock 4 piece with roots in ireland and wales, 
now based in manchester/uk. 

the track was released on august 8 via distrokid.

https://linktr.ee/ManillaTimes

Manilla Times - Softboy McCoy





newcastle/australia 
indie rock / post punk five-piece 
dust 
have annouced the releases of their debut album 'sky is falling' 
on october 10 through kanine records. 

here's the music video for the lead single 'drawbacks' ...

https://linktr.ee/dustband_

https://lnk.to/drawbacks

https://dustdustdust.bandcamp.com/album/sky-is-falling


dust - Drawback 
Sky Is Falling





'pushing up daisies' is the new single from 
leeds/uk indie / electronica collective 
Honesty
the song follows their debut full length 'u r here' from february this year 
and was released on august 11 through partisan records.

https://linktr.ee/honestyrhere


Honesty - Pushing Up Daisys





Craig Walker 
from legendary 90s irish indie band Power Of Dreams 
teamed up with french experimental music artist Marc Hurtado 
for a collaborative album called 'dream up a dream'. 
it was released on july 24 through 
new reality records
.


here's a taster - 'painting lemons' ...

https://craigwalkerandmarchurtado.bandcamp.com/track/painting-lemons 


Craig Walker & Marc Hurtado - Painting Lemons 
Dream Up A Dream





los angeles/us 
dreamy indie rock / neo britpop quartet 
Dear Boy 
have annouced the release of their second studio album 'celebrator' 
on october 17 through last gang records. 

here's the music video for the new single 'after all' ...

https://ffm.to/dearboyafterall

Dear Boy - After All 
Celebrator





gothenburg/swedish 
indie rock / post punk duo 
MISSILES (a project by Cut City members Max Hansson and Magnus Borg) 
have unleashed the music video for the new single 'consolation ruins'. 

the song acts as the title track of their upcoming sophomore album, 
dropping "in the very near future" ...

https://rocknrollmissiles.bandcamp.com/


MISSILES - Consolation Ruins 
Consolation Ruins





'poor girl' is the latest single from 
brisbane/australia 
indie rock / new wave / shoegaze duo 
Eyecolour

the track was released on august 7 via cdbaby ...

https://eyecolour.bandcamp.com/track/poor-girl

https://fanlink.tv/poorgirl


Eyecolour - Poor Girl





'end of an eternity' is the latest single from 
british shoegaze / dreampop / ambient / downtempo duo 
Korder

the track was released on august 8 via distrokid ...

https://linktr.ee/kordermusic

https://ffm.to/endofaneternity

Korder - End Of An Eternity





emerging from a blend of argentine and uk roots and now based in 
vancouver/canada, 
indie / shoegaze / dreampop band 
bloom effect 
have unveiled the music video for their latest single 'itero'. 

the track was released on july 25 ...

https://linktr.ee/bloomeffectband

bloom effect - itero





new jersey/us 
indie rock / dream pop outfit 
San Tropez 
have aired the music video for their new single 'baby bells'. 

the track comes from the forthcoming new album 
'museum Of modern history, 
out in fall 2025 via mint 400 records ...

San Tropez - Baby Bell 
Museum Of Modern History





edinburgh/scottish 
sophisticated indie rock / chamber pop / post-punk artist 
Hamish Hawk 
is set to release a new covers ep titled 'covers II' 
on september 5th via so recordings. 

it will feature covers of Madonna, The Pet Shop Boys. 
Eurythmics and more. 

here's his version of the 1990' Pet Shop Boys classic 'so hard' ...

https://ffm.bio/hamishhawk

Hamish Hawk - So Hard 
Covers II EP 





a bit tougher, but still worth mentioning in the postmodern cosmos ... 
london/uk 
'90s alternative rock / crossover / electronica band 
Senser 
are back with a new single! 
'ryot pump" is the first preview from their upcoming studio album 
'sonic dissidence is here' - release date tba 2026 via imprint music ltd. 

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

p.s. remember the singles 'age of panic', 'the key' or 'switch' 
from their 1994 debut record 'stacked up' 
which reached #4 on the official uk albums chart back in may 1994.

https://linktr.ee/senserband

https://earache.lnk.to/369554RyotPump

Senser - Ryot Pump 
Sonic Dissidence Is Here




montreal/canadian 
indie rock / shoegaze / electronica / psychedelia artist 
Jasamine White-Gluz better known as 
No Joy 
has released the new fifth studio album 'bugland' 
on august 8 via hand drawn dracula & sonic cathedral.

here's a taste from the record - 'save the lobster'

https://linktr.ee/bugland_sc

https://nojoy.bandcamp.com/album/bugland

No Joy - Save The Lobster 
Bugland




#chilloutzone

british producer, i love acid resident & haçienda icon 
Jon Dasilva & Skyskrapa 
has released a new single called 'i got some'. 

it was released on august 1 through mighty force. 

here's the reworked version of 
surrey/uk 
ambient / idm / electronica artist Jon Mace a.k.a. Inkipak

https://linktr.ee/jondasilva__

https://linktr.ee/Inkipak

https://mightyforce.bandcamp.com/album/i-got-some


Jon Dasilva & Skyskrapa - I Got Some 
(Inkipak's Rebuild)





#chilloutzone

ontario/canadian 
electronica / idm / cyberpunk artist 
Mark R. better known as Holon 
has dropped his new album 'abstraction layer' 
on august 1. 

check the track 'the visions fade' ...

https://linktr.ee/holonmusic

https://holon-subatomic-audio.bandcamp.com/album/abstraction-layer

Holon - The Vision Fades 
Abstraction Layer




#chilloutzone

london/uk 
electronica / trip hop / downtempo / ambient artist 
Stone Burletson a.ka. Stone 
has released his debut album 'dream curtain eternally gentle' 
on august 1 via 3xl records.

here's a taster from the record called 'sozzy' ...

https://bblisss.bandcamp.com/album/dream-curtain-eternally-gentle

Stone - Sozzy 
Dream Curtain Eternally Gentle


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