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.
*postmodern with timmi x, the oldschool specialist indie radio program for new music lovers on kool rock radio feat. the latest & finest releases in indie rock, britpop, madchester rave, shoegaze & electronica stuff
including a single of the week,
the chill out zone and
the classic alternative section.
the show is dedicated to the early 90s mtv program 'post modern' - a weeknight version from the legendary '120 minutes'.
... or if you're into '80s & '90s-style indie music and looking for something new that captures that unique vibe, postmodern is the indie radio show you've been waiting for !
and can be heard live via subscription - check their homepage for more infos!
post modern premieres on krr every wednesday 11am (est) / 6pm (cet) repetitions: wednesday 5pm (est) / 11am (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 wednesday to tuesday 1pm-3pm (est) / pm-8pm (cet)
fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !
playlist: The Brothers Movement - Blind (2009) Films On Song - Beige Dream Massage - No North Star Cloud Studies - Dreams About Gifthorse - Please Love Me
single of the week:
So, Reverie - Close My Eyes
Dear Boy - The Address Lemon - Maybe It's You Peace - Good Jeans Caligula - Save Me
classic alternative:
James - Born Of Frustration (1992) A Certain Ratio - The Big E (1989)
Miki Berenyi Trio - Doldrum Days A Shoreline Dream ft. Mark Gardener [Ride] - Down With The Upward Bloom Effect - Surreal forever ☆ – Competizione album of the week: 𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕝𝕕𝕤 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕕𝕖 - 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 -I'll Take This Quiet Life -The Black Door ft. Thaleia Rose
Nightbus - Landslide White Lies - Keep Up House of Harm - Away Above sleepaz0id - New Age
p.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) fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !
rising liverpool/uk dreamy indie / shoegaze / post punk band So, Reverie have dropped the music video for their promising
new single 'close my eyes'.
*it blends jangly guitars and driving beats to evoke sudden heartbreak, seamlessly fusing post punk with dreamy british pop vibes into a haunting and nostalgic sound.*
the track was released on september 18 via distrokid ...
birmingham/uk indie / shoegaze / dreampop / ambient / post rock outfit Our Worlds Collide have released their debut album 'the stranger' on september 19 via 1991 recordings.
*the record is an atmospheric journey through shoegazey post rock textures and cinematic moods, blending haunting melodies and raw emotional depth - it feels both inimate and expansive! *
los angeles/us dreamy indie rock / neo britpop quartet Dear Boy's forthcoming second studio album
'celebrator' will arrive october 17 through
last gang records.
Miki Berenyi Trio, the group led by Miki, former vocalist and guitarist of 90s shoegaze legends Lush, joined by singer/guitarist Kj McKillop of london’s
90s shoegaze outfit Moose, and Mick Conroy, bassist from
80s post-punk/new wave band Modern English (both also played with Miki in Piroshka) have just premiered the music video for their
new single 'doldrum days'.
the track follows this year’s acclaimed debut album 'tripla' and was released on september 22 via bella union records.
sydney/australia 90s indie rock / electronica / madchester / grebo outfit Caligula have unveiled the music video for their new single
'save me'.
back in the days, they released only one studio full length - the great 'rubenesque' - which peacked at no.13 on the aria albums chart in 1994. they also toured with the likes of
Pop Will Eat Itself, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, Ride or Depeche Mode !
'no north star' is the latest single from los angeles/us jangly indie rock-/pop / new wave quintet Massage.
following up on 'daffy duck' & 'fading out', the track is the third taste of their upcoming
new album 'coaster', set for release
on october 10 through virgin music group ...
colorado/us indie / shoegaze / post-rock outfit A Shoreline Dream continue their collaboration with Mark Gardener of oxford/uk shoegaze legends
RIDE, first sparked on last year’s 'whitelined' album.
manchester/uk indie / post rock / post punk / shoegaze trio [slab] will release their new single
'holding patterns' on october 3 via distrokid.
the track follows the band's debut album 'taut', released in march this year, and was once again produced by PJ Harvey/The Fall bassist
Simon ‘Ding’ Archer.
amsterdam/dutch indie / neo-madchester / britpop / psychedelia quartet Lemon build on the '2025 journey with the latest entry in their 'a new song every month' series.
the recent single 'maybe it’s you' was released on
august 15 via distrokid.
lancashire/uk 90s jangle pop / pre-britpop / madchester influenced band Milltown Brothers have dropped the new album 'boogie woogie'
on september 12 via
last night from glasgow.
northern irish chamber-/britpop veterans The Divine Comedy's new thirteenth studio album
'rainy sunday afternoon' dropped on september 19 through [pias] recordings.
here's a track from it - 'the heart is a lonely hunter' ...
The Divine Comedy - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Rainy Sunday Afternoon
'good jeans' is the latest single from birmingham/uk indie rock-/pop brother duo Harrison and Sam Koisser a.k.a. PEACE.
the track is taken from their 2023 album 'utopia', set for digital and vinyl release on october 10, finally!
the record had an unusual rollout: first revealed in 2023 on a password-protected site only for fans who bought uk tour tickets, then pressed as a limited-edition vinyl.
iconic
manchester/uk indie rock / britpop outfit The Charlatans have just dropped a fresh remix of their
recent 'we are love' single!
no less than connecticut/us
indie rock / neo-psychedelia / electronica band MGMT have put their spin on it - turning it into
a hypnotic, disco-infused, nearly eight-minute dancefloor anthem.
p.s.
the charlies' fourteenth studio full length
'we are love' (their first new record in 8 years!) is due on october 31 via bmg.
boston/us alternative rock icons The Lemonheads' forthcoming new studio album 'love chant' is due out on october 24 through fire records. it's their first new original material in almost 20 years!
here's the latest pre-single release 'togetherness is all i'm after' ...
The Lemonheads - Togetherness Is All I'm After Love Chant
scottish jangly indie pop band The Bluebells' new album 'this is the bluebells' is annouced to be released on april 26, 2026 via last night from glasgow.
here's the music video for the lead single 'no pasaran!' ...
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.
*postmodern with timmi x, the oldschool specialist indie radio program for new music lovers on kool rock radio feat. the latest & finest releases in indie rock, britpop, madchester rave, shoegaze & electronica stuff
including a single of the week,
the chill out zone and
the classic alternative section.
the show is dedicated to the early 90s mtv program 'post modern' - a weeknight version from the legendary '120 minutes'.
... or if you're into '80s & '90s-style indie music and looking for something new that captures that unique vibe, postmodern is the indie radio show you've been waiting for !
and can be heard live via subscription - check their homepage for more infos!
post modern premieres on krr every wednesday 11am (est) / 6pm (cet) repetitions: wednesday 5pm (est) / 11am (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 1pm-3pm (est) / 7pm-9pm (cet)
fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !
playlist: Pale Seas - Animal Tongue (2018) The Mary Onettes - Without This Body dust - Alastair Shunk - Party Girl Nord Electric - When Are You Gonna Wake Up
single of the week:
Unbelievable Truth - You’ve Got It
The Chameleons - David Bowie Takes My Hand Saint Sappho - Cracks Sister Ray Davies - Rowans Silk Daisys - Someday classic alternative:
The Bluetones - London Weekend Television The Clockworks - Best Days The Guest List - Weatherman The Buttons - Time Machine album of the week #1:
𝔸𝕔𝕠𝕡𝕚𝕒 - 𝔹𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕙 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕖
-Falter -See You in Everyone
Real Lies - Rare Rapport Pearl2 - YrPearl2Keep Yndling - Falling Behind VLURE - Between Dreams
chill out zone: House Cloud - The Garden Cosmic Baby - Heaven's Tears (1992)
DAWL - Night Of The Living Bass Drum The Orb - It's Coming Soon Sidewalks and Skeletons - Dissolve Ariel Pink - Mommy Made Dinner Ivy - The Great Unknown
Sydney Minsky Sargeant [Working Men's Club] - How It Once Was Stereolab - Constant And Uniform Movement Unknown Dreamcoaster - Dancing To Your Favourite Song The Cords - When You Said Goodbye Dramamine - Dearly Beloved
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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) fck off streaming algorithm - don't be real, be postmodern !
#indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica ***single of the week***
oxford/uk indie rock outfit Unbelievable Truth,
fronted by Andy Yorke, (the younger brother of the
Radiohead singer Thom Yorke) will drop their long-awaited
third studio album 'rich inner life' on september 26 via
noosphere records / believe music.
following the 'citizens band' ep from march, the lp marks the band’s first full-length release in 24 years !
here's the music video for the brand new single
'you've got it' ...
'rare rapport' is the latest single from london/uk
indie rave / alternative dance / electro pop duo Real Lies.
the track follows their class third studio full length 'we will annihilate our enemies', which dropped back in april,
and was released on september 9 via tonal recordings ...
glasgow/scottish alternative pop / shoegaze / britpop duo Saint Sappho have annouced the released of their debut album
'between the lines' on march 6, 2026 via
'optimo music rocks.
check the music video for the promising new single
'cracks' ...
'someday' is the new single from rising atlanta/us
indie / dreampop / post-punk newcomer duo Silk Daisys.
the track, out september 9, comes after their stunning debut tune
'kiss me like you mean it' - our single of the week
on the radio show at the start of july - and its follow-up, ''it’s a laugh', released in august.
all were mastered by
Mark Gardener of shoegaze legends RIDE at his ox4 sound recording studio !
london/uk 90’s britpop favs
The Bluetones have aired the music video for the new single 'london weekend television' - the title track from their upcoming ep, set for release on october 3 via brainhole records.
this marks the third instalment in a trilogy of ep's paving the way for a brand-new Bluetones album, due in early 2026.
the band made their long-awaited comeback last october
with the 'drive through' ep - their first new music in 14 years - followed by the 'in the cut ep, released in march this year ...
Nord Electric, the new project from Mark Gardener of
oxford/uk shoegaze legends
RIDE, Giulio Sangirardi of longtime
italian shoegaze band Votiva Lux
plus drummer Neil Conti (Prefab Sprout, Mick Jagger, David Bowie) have dropped their debut ep 'loneliness for sale' on september 12 through outer battery records
it's available on white vinyl
and a limited edition of just 300 copies on blue vinyl.
we featured the great 'traces' (link in comments) in last week's postmodern radio show - here's another taste with
'when are you gonna wake up' ...
'falling behind' is the latest single from oslo/norway indie / dreampop / shoegaze / electronica artist Silje Espevik a.k.a.
Yndling.
the track follows part 1 of her sophomore studio album
'i'm in the palm of your hand' and appears on part 2, 'time time time', scheduled for release on november 6 through
spirit goth records ...
https://linktr.ee/yndlingmusic
Yndling - Falling Behind (I'm In The Palm of Your Hand) Time Time Time c
#chilloutzone
birmingham/uk electronica / idm / ambient techno project House Cloud have released the new 'kites' ep on september 1 via tunecore.
check out 'the garden' - our latest chill-out track, perfectly complementing to the iconic 1992' Cosmic Baby tune featured on the latest postmodern radio show, as part of our signature chill-out zone feature special' ... ✨