Wednesday, 20 August 2025

***new singles/videos***august 20, 2025***don't be real, be postmodern***


*postmodern august vol.3 edition featuring the latest/finest
  indie and alternative singles & video releases ...*


p.s.
check this link for
on-demand listening of 
our latest radio show via mixcloud ...
https://timmi-x.blogspot.com/2025/08/postmodern-radio-show-no44-kool-rock.html

p.p.s.
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every wednesday 11am (est) / 5pm (cet)
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from thurday to tuesday 11am-1pm (est) / 6pm-8pm (cet)

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don't be real, be postmodern !



 
         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica

***single of the week***

bristol/uk 
indie rock / dreampop / shoegaze five piece 
Night Swimming 
have unveiled the music video for their new single 'second place'. 

the track was released on august 13 via republic of music ...

https://linktr.ee/nightswimmingband


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

Night Swimming - Second Place





rising london/uk 
indie rock / shoegaze / post punk four piece 
The Youth Play 
just released their brand new 'someday forever' ep 
on august 15 via the orchard enterprises. 

here's a taste - check out the track 'straight line' ... 

https://linktr.ee/theyouthplay

https://theyouthplay.bandcamp.com/

The Youth Play - Straight Line 
Someday Forever EP





liverpool/uk 
indie rock / post-punk / psychedelia outfit 
KEEF 
have aired the music video for their new single 'chemical skies'. 

the track landed on august 8 through factotum records ...

https://push.fm/ps/chemical-skies

https://keefuk.bandcamp.com/track/chemical-skies


KEEF - Chemical Skies





perth/australia 
jangly indie rock / post punk band 
The Spunloves
new album 'everywhere now' was released on july 14 via tunecore. 

here’s a taste of it - check out 'colourblind' ...

https://linktr.ee/thespunloves


https://thespunloves.bandcamp.com/album/everywhere-now


The Spunloves - Colourblind 
Everywhere Now





'wilderness' is the latest tune from 
leeds/uk 
dreamy alternative pop / new wave /electronica band 
Lines of Flight

the song is part of their double a-side single 'wilderness // slow violence', 
which dropped on august 1 via mh/wh ltd ...

https://linktr.ee/mhhwmusic

https://lines-of-flight.bandcamp.com/album/wilderness-slow-violence

Lines Of Flight - Wilderness





oxford/uk 
indie rock / neo-britpop quartet 
Suspire 
have released their new 'fire or fire' ep on august 16 via cd baby. 

they teased it with singles like 'you’re eternity' in july and 
'good luck, no goodbye' in june'
now, check out the track 'deepstate dive' from the new ep!

https://linktr.ee/suspiretheband

Suspire - Deepstate Dive 
Fire Or Fire EP





derby/uk 
indie rock quartet 
Death Of The High Street's 
debut album 'bragging about breaking' will arrive 
on september 19 via ditto music.

the latest single is called 'communication's failed' ...

https://deathofthehighstreet.bandcamp.com/music

Death Of The High Street - Communication's Failed 
Bragging About Breaking





Jim Bob
frontman in 90s uk indie legends 
Carter USM
 
has dropped 2 new remixes of his single 'victoria knits the wars'. 
both versions were reimagined by none other than 
James Atkin
lead singer of 90s indie rock / alternative dance favs 
EMF  

we’ve gone with the rib stitch mix – give it a listen!

https://linktr.ee/mrjimbob


https://linktr.ee/emftheband


p.s. 
Jim Bob will also be releasing two!! new solo albums soon: 
'automatic' and 'stick' – both out on august 22 via cherry red records.

https://cherryred.co/AutomaticStick

Jim Bob - Victoria Knits The Wars 
(EMF Rib Stitch Mix)





manchester/uk 
indie rock / shoegaze / post-punk outfit 
Last Tourist  
ust dropped a fresh remix of their latest single 'slowly fade'. 

the track has been reworked and mastered by 
northampton/uk indie / electronica / dreampop artist 
James Chapman aka Maps
out now via 1991 recordings ...

https://linktr.ee/lasttouristband


https://linktr.ee/ThisIsMaps

https://lasttouristband.bandcamp.com/track/slowly-fade-maps-remix

Last Tourist - Slowly Fade (MAPS Remix)





amsterdam/netherlands 
indie / neo-madchester / britpop / psychedelia quartet 
Lemon 
continues their '2025: a new song every month' series 
with the latest single 'how you're living'. 

the track was released on august 15 via distrokid ...

https://lemon.amsterdam/music

https://lemon-amsterdam.bandcamp.com/track/how-youre-living

Lemon - How You're Living 
2025: A New Song Every Month





southampton/uk 
indie / alternative pop / psychedelia artist 
Daniel Ash aka Teenage Waitress 
will release his new album 'upstairs to finish a dream' 
on october 10 via black star records. 

here's the baggy-inspired new single 'disconnect' ...

https://linktr.ee/teenagewaitress

https://www.blackstarrecords.co.uk/product-page/teenage-waitress-upstairs-to-finish-a-dream


Teenage Waitress - Disconnect 
Upstairs To Finish A Dream




london/uk 
indie rock / psychedelia / baggy outfit 
Common Goldfish, led by frontman Jonty Lovell, 
have released their debut album 'walk in the park' on august 15 
via symphonic distribution / three sign records …, 

here's the opener 'you danced with me' ...

https://www.commongoldfish.co.uk/

Common Goldfish - You Danced With Me 
Walk In The Park





manchester/uk 
indie rock quartet 
CQ Wrestling (formerly knows as Chappaqua Wrestling) 
return with a new single ! 

watch the music video for 'catherine wheels', 
released on august 12 ... 

p.s. their debut lp 'plus ultra' made it all the way to 
no.7 on our 2023 year-end albums list !

https://linktr.ee/cqwrestling


CQ Wrestling - Catherine Wheels





edinburgh/scotland 
indie rock / folk punk 5 piece 
Brògeal's 
debut album 'tuesday paper club' will arrive on october 17 
via play it again sam. 

here's the official live music video for the single 'vicar street days' ... 

https://brogeal.os.fan/


https://brogeal.ffm.to/tuesdayalbum

https://brogeal.ffm.to/vicarstreetdays


Brògeal - Vicar Street Days 
Tuesday Paper Club





new york/us 
dreamy electropop duo 
Girl As Wave
led by vocalist/songwriter Marci Elizabeth and 
producer/multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Deer, 
have released their new single 'sparks' 
on august 15 via cat's eye records. 

give it a spin ...

https://linktr.ee/girlaswave

Girl As Wave - Sparks





dundalk/ ireland's 
ethereal indie rock / post-punk / shoegaze outfit 
Just Mustard 
have announced their new third studio album 'we were just here,' 
dropping october 24 via partisan records. 

check out the music video for the title track, 
which also serves as the second pre-release single ...

https://linktr.ee/justmustard

https://justmustard.lnk.to/wwjh-album

Just Mustard - We Were Just Here 
We Were Just Here





galway/irish 
indie / shoegaze / post punk outfit 
In Athens 
will release their debut ep 'mirrorism' 
in fall this year through blowtorch records. 

here's the music video for the debut single 'or anything' ...

https://inathens.bandcamp.com/track/or-anything

In Athens - Or Anything
Mirrorism EP




toronto/canadian 
dreamy indie rock / shoegaze band 
Slowly 
are set to release their new album 'north shore' 
on september 26 through lossreader records. 

here're the visuals for the second single 'in between' ...

https://slowlymusic.bandcamp.com/album/north-shore

Slowly - Weeping Machine
North Shore 





vancouver/canadian 
experimental / electronica / psychedelia band 
The Tear Garden's 
(formed by Edward Ka-Spel of The Legendary Pink Dots and
cEvin Key of Skinny Puppy) 
new album 'astral elevator' is annouced to be released 
on october 24 through artoffact records. 

check the music video for the first single 'a return' ...

https://artoffactrecords.bandcamp.com/track/a-return


The Tear Garden - A Return 
Astral Elevator





dublin/irish 
electronica / spoken-word artist 
David Balfe also known as For Those I Love 
has released his new album 'carving the stone' on august 8 
via label september recordings. 

here's the title track from the record ...

https://linktr.ee/forthoseilove

https://forthoseilove.ffm.to/carvingthestone

For Those I Love - Carving The Stone 
Carving The Stone




Sydney Minsky Sargeant
lead singer in yorkshire/uk indie rock / post punk/ acid house band 
Working Men’s Club 
will release his debut solo album 'lunga' 
on september 12 through domino records. 

here's the music video for the third single 'summer song' ...

https://sydneyminskysargeant.ffm.to/lunga

Sydney Minsky Sargeant - Summer Song 
Lunga





new york/us 
dreamy indie pop band 
Ivy
will release the new album 'traces of you' 
on september 5 via bar none records. 
it's their first record in 14 years! 

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

https://linktr.ee/thebandivysocials

https://ivy-band.bandcamp.com/album/traces-of-you


Ivy - Heartbreak 
Traces Of You





los angeles/us 
indie / artpop / psychedelia artist 
Ariel Pink 
has aired the music video for his new single 'everyone's wrong'. 

the song is taken from the upcoming album 'with You every night', 
due out on september 12 via

https://arielpink.bandcamp.com/album/with-you-every-night

Ariel Pink - Everyone's Wrong 
With You Every Night




#chilloutzone


london/uk 
electronica / ambient artist 
Ryan Lee West, better known As Rival Consoles 
has dropped his new album 'landscape from memory' 
on july 4 via erased tapes. 

here's the track 'catherine' ...

https://idol-io.ffm.to/landscapefrommemory

https://rivalconsoles.bandcamp.com/album/landscape-from-memory

https://www.erasedtapes.com/release/eratp174-rival-consoles-landscape-from-memory

Rival Consoles - Catherine 
Landsacape From Memory


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