Wednesday, 21 January 2026

***new singles/videos***january 21, 2026***don't be real, be postmodern***

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

here’s a sleek roundup 
of the latest releases ... ✌️

new music - fresh singles / music videos from
old & new heroes ✨ 🎧🎶🎸 
#indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica

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


p.s.
check this link for 
on-demand listening of our latest radio show on kool rock radio via mixcloud ...
https://timmi-x.blogspot.com/2026/01/postmodern-radio-show-no58-kool-rock.html





         #indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica


***single of the week***

hope you caught our spectacular 
top 20 singles & albums charts countdown of 2025 
live on kool rock radio 📻
or streaming via mixcloud !

now kicking off the year with the first new music post ✨

lima/peru 
indie rock / shoegaze / dreampop outfit 
Los Membrillos 
released their debut album 'distimia' on august 22 last year 
via parakeet entertainment eirl.
their latest single ‘atrapasueños’ was remixed by none other than 
Stephen Patman, 
lead singer and guitarist of 
90s uk shoegaze legends 
Chapterhouse
the influence is impossible to miss, absolutely fantastic! 

the new version features on the forthcoming 'distimia remixes' ep, 
set to arrive on january 23 ... 

give it a listen! 


https://losmembrillos.bandcamp.com/track/atrapasue-os-stephen-patman-remix

https://orcd.co/distimia 

https://losmembrillos.bandcamp.com/album/distimia  

Los Membrillos - Atrapasueños 
*Stephen Patman/Chapterhouse Remix* 

Distimia Remixes



liverpool/uk 
indie / electropop band 
Ladytron 
had dropped a small late xmas gift last year 
with the premiere of the music video 
for their brand new single! 

'caught in the blink of an eye' is the fourth taste 
of the upcoming eighth studio album 'paradises', 
set to arrive on march 20, 2026, via nettwerk ...

https://linktr.ee/ladytron

https://ladytron.ffm.to/caughtintheblinkofaneye

https://ladytron.ffm.to/paradises

https://ladytron.bandcamp.com/album/paradises

Ladytron - Caught In The Blink Of An Eye  
Paradises




london/uk 
indie / dreampop / shoegaze / electronica band 
deary 
will release their highly anticipated 11-track debut album 'birding' 
on april 3 through bella union records. 
it's available for pre-order from january 13 at 10am (gmt). 

check out the first single from the record, 'seabird' ...

https://linktr.ee/dearyband

https://bfan.link/seabird

deary - Seabird 
Birding




los angeles/us-based indie artist 
Ben Cook (former guitarist in toronto/canadian band Fucked Up) 
has dropped the music video for the new single 'warmer than gold' 
from his project GUV (formerly known as Young Guv) 

it's the title track from the forthcoming new album, 
due out january 30, 2026 via run for cover records. 

the record blends early '90s uk rave/baggy, shoegaze, 
and britpop influences ! 

https://guv.lnk.to/wtg

https://guv.lnk.to/warmerthangold

https://guvofficial.bandcamp.com/album/warmer-than-gold

GUV - Warmer Than Gold 
Warmer Than Gold




london/uk 
indie / post punk / noir wave veterans 
The Jack Rubies 
will release their new album 'visions in the bowling alley' 
on january 23 via stir records.

here's the music video for the madchester-inspired new single 
'be good or be gone' ...

https://bigstirrecords.com/the-jack-rubies

https://orcd.co/jackrubies-bgobg

https://orcd.co/jackrubies-vitba


The Jack Rubies - Be Good Or Be Gone 
Visions In The Bowling Alley




london/uk 
britpop / psychedelic rock veterans 
Kula Shaker 
have unveiled the music video for a hypnotic remix 
of their single 'good money'. 

it was crafted by the iconic Jagz Kooner, 
known for his work with likes of 
Sabres of Paradise, Andrew Weatherall, 
Primal Scream, The Aloof & and most recently Holy Youth Movement. 

the band's 8th studio album 'wormslayer' 
is due out on january 30 via strange f.o.l.k ...

https://slinky.to/GoodMoneyJagzRemix

https://linktr.ee/kulashaker

https://kulashaker.os.fan/

Kula Shaker - Good Money 
*Jagz Kooner’s Midnight Circus Remix* 

Wormslayer




controversy strikes again - to the die-hards out there ... 
former The Smiths frontman 
Morrissey 
returns with a brand-new tune! 
‚make-up is a lie’, out now as a single, serves as the title track 
of his upcoming 14th studio album, set for release 
on march 6 via sire/warner bros ...

https://morrissey.lnk.to/MUIALSingle

https://morrissey.lnk.to/MakeUpIsALie


Morrissey - Make-Up Is A Lie 
Make-Up Is A Lie




chicago/us 
indie / lo-fi 60s psychedelia / jangly guitar pop artist 
Kai Slater aka Sharp Pins 
has unveiled his new studio album 'balloon balloon balloon' 
on november 21 via k / perennial. 

check out the music video 
for the opening track & latest single 'popafangout' ...

https://linktr.ee/Sharppins

https://sharppins.lnk.to/balloonx3

https://sharppins.bandcamp.com/album/balloon-balloon-balloon-2

Sharp Pins - Popafangout 
Balloon Balloon Balloon




glasgow/scottish 
indie rock / post-punk band 
The Twilight Sad 
have announced the release of their sixth studio album 
'it’s the long goodbye', 
which is landing on march 27 via Mogwai’s rock action records. 

here's the second cut from the record: 'designed to lose' ... 

https://twilightsad.lnk.to/goodbye 

https://thetwilightsad.bandcamp.com/album/its-the-long-goodbye 

The Twilight Sad - Designed To Lose
It's A Long Goodbye 





hobart/australia 
indie rock / post punk / electronica outfit 
A. Swayze & The Ghosts 
have unveiled the music video for their latest single 'stay right'. 

the track was released on december 3 ...

https://bfan.link/stay-right

https://aswayzeandtheghosts.bandcamp.com/track/stay-right

A. Swayze & The Ghosts - Stay Right




brighton/uk 
indie rock / gritpop duo 
snake eyes 
will release their debut album 'cash rich' on january 30 
through alcopop! records. 

check out the music video for the promising new single 
‚i'm a daydream' ...

https://linktr.ee/wehavesnakeeyes

https://bfan.link/i-m-a-daydream

snake eyes - I'm A Daydream 
Cash Rich





seattle/us 
indie rock / post punk / shoegaze outfit 
Painted Vein 
have dropped the music video for their promising new single 
'left behind'. 

the track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album, 
set for release in 2026 via we were never being boring collective ...

https://beacons.ai/paintedvein

Painted Vein - Left Behind 
tba




'cennet' is the latest single from 
london/uk 
indie rock band 
Archways

the track picks up where 'victoria' left off, 
with that classic brit sound.


released on december 19 via distrokid, 
it’s the last track from them as we know it. 
so let’s see what’s coming in 2026 …

https://linktr.ee/archways_music

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/archways/cennet

Archways - Cennet





'shoot the boy' is the latest single from 
sheffield/uk 
indie rock newcomer quartet 
Riviera

the track follows their debut single 'melancholia' 
from june last year and was released on january 16 
through albatross records ...

https://linktr.ee/riviera.band

Riviera - Shoot The Boy





'unknown' is the latest single from 
east sussex/uk 
indie rock / noise pop / shoegaze outfit 
Coder

the track was released on december 5, 2025 
through papercrane recordings ...

https://coder2.bandcamp.com/track/unknown


Coder - Unknown





uppsala/sweden 
indie rock / post punk outfit 
SILUETT's 
debut album 'visitors' is due out on january 30 
via distinkt records (europe) & velouria recordz (north america). 

give their latest single 'neon delusion' a listen ...

https://linktr.ee/siluettua

https://siluett.bandcamp.com/album/visitors

SILUETT - Neon Delusion 
Visitors





Brian Futter, guitarist in 
90s uk indie heroes The Catherine Wheel 
has teamed up with 
Belly / Throwing Muses darling Tanya Donelly 
for a new project called 
Good Day Father

their debut ep arrives on february 10! 

here's the first taste 'sonic amadea', available exclusively for now via soundcloud ... 

p.s. remember the fantastic 1995 collaboration 
'judy staring at the sun

https://li.sten.to/o8xzm1cs

Good Day Father - Sonic Amadea 
EP tba




portland/us 
indie / dreampop / electronica duo 
Found Space 
will release their forthcoming ‘cloud study’ ep in early 2026. 

check out the latest taste 'treasures' ...

https://linktr.ee/foundspaceband

https://foundspacemusic.bandcamp.com/track/treasures

Found Space - Treasures 
Cloud Studies EP





birmingham/uk 
indie rock quartet 
Overpass 
have shared the music video for their new single 'union station'. 

the track is the first taster of the forthcoming debut album 
'elsewhere, always', 
due out on june 5 via communion music group ltd.

https://overpass.komi.io/


Overpass - Union Station 
Elsewhere, Always





'saturday superhero' is the promising new single from 
yorkshire/uk 
indie rock newcomer artist 
CALL IT VAIN.

the song came out on november 28, 2025 ...

https://linktr.ee/CALLITVAIN

CALL IT VAIN - Saturday Superhero 




iconic london/uk 
indie rock / britpop outfit 
Suede's 
10th studio album 'antidepressants'
came out in september last year through bmg.

here's the music video for the latest single 'sweet kids' ... 

https://suede.lnk.to/AntidepressantsID

Suede - Sweet Kid 
Antidepressants





london/uk 
indie rock / shoegaze / dreampop band 
Whitelands 
will drop their sophomore studio album 'sunlight echoes' 
on january 30, 2026 through sonic cathedral.

here's the music video for the latest single 'blankspace' ...

https://linktr.ee/whitelandsband

https://whitelands.bandcamp.com/album/sunlight-echoes

Whitelands - Blankspace
Sunlight Echoes





philadelphia/us shoegaze / alternative rock outfit 
NOTHING 
have unveiled the music video for their new single 
'toothless coal'.

it's the second preview of the upcoming fifth album 
'a short history of decay',
set to arrive on february 27, 2026 through run for cover records ...

https://linktr.ee/BandOfNothing

https://bandofnothing.lnk.to/toothlesscoal

https://nothing.bandcamp.com/album/a-short-history-of-decay

NOTHING - Toothless Coal 
A Short History Of Decay





london/uk 
indie rock / post punk band 
Dry Cleaning’s 
second full length ‚secret love‘ 
came out on january 9 throug 4ad records.

give the track 'blood' a listen ...

https://drycleaning.os.fan/

https://drycleaning.ffm.to/secretlove


Dry Cleaning - Blood 
Secret Love




L.Y.R.
the uk indie / alternative pop / art rock / spoken word 
collaborative project comprised of 
author and british poet laureate Simon Armitage, 
singer-songwriter Richard Walters, 
and multi-instrumentalist & producer Patrick Pearson, 
will release their new album 'dark sky reservation' 
on april 3 via real world records ltd. 

check out the music video for the single 'blah! blah! blah!', 
a hypnotic and minimalist commentary on modern communication ...

https://lnk.to/RW270

https://lyrband.bandcamp.com/album/dark-sky-reservation

L.Y.R. - Blah! Blah! Blah! 
Dark Sky Reservation





london/uk 
indie / post rock / electronica newcomer 5-piece 
Foule 
have dropped a new double single 'you could do better/slip road' 
on december 5 via running circle records.

check out the first one 'you could do better' 
from the double release ' ...

https://fouleband.bandcamp.com/album/you-could-do-better-slip-road


Foule - You Could Do Better 





forgotten widnes/uk indie / madchester band 
Joanna
once tipped by the nme in 1990 
as 'the most popular band without a record out', 
never released their debut album at the time, 
despite considerable hype. 

35 years later, 
long-forgotten reel tapes from the original sessions were rediscovered, 
and the full length 'hello flower' was finally released 
in december 2025 via new feelings. 
now the four-piece have followed up 
with two newly reworked versions of songs from the record. 

here's the DWY remix of 'gardeners’ world' - 
an acid-tinged, hypnotic psychedelia reinterpretation, 
heavily influenced by 90s electronica ...

https://linktr.ee/Joanna_band1990

https://helloflower.bandcamp.com/album/hello-flower

https://helloflower.bandcamp.com/album/remixes

Joanna - Gardeners' World *DWY Remix* 




#mtvchilloutzone

norfolk/uk 
ambient techno / idm artist 
Nathan Fake 
has dropped the music video for the new single 'slow yamaha'. 

the track is the 2nd taste from his upcoming new album 
'evaporator', 
set to be released on february 20 through infiné. 

https://linktr.ee/nathanfake

https://nathanfake.bandcamp.com/album/bialystock

Nathan Fake - Slow Yamaha 
Evaporator





Ride / Oasis legend Andy Bell 
will release a new album called 'alliance remixed' 
with his electronica alter ego GLOK on february 26 via bytes. 

the record is a reworked version of his 2024 collaborative album 
with producer Timothy Clerkin.

here’s a preview: 
the track 'amigA', interpreted by 
hull/uk shoegaze-electronica band 
bdrmm.  

https://linktr.ee/andybellglok

https://glok.bandcamp.com/album/alliance-remixed

GLOK/Timothy Clerkin - AmigA *bdrmm Remix*
Alliance Remixed





'been undone' is the new single from 
british alternative pop / progressive rock legend 
Peter Gabriel.

he picks up where he left off. 
the first taster from the new album 'o/i' 
dropped on january 6, 2026, 
the first full moon of the year. 

each track from it will have two versions: 
a 'dark-side mix' for the full moon 
and a 'bright-side mix" for the new moon. 

every month until the end of 2026, 
a new track will be released, 
building up to the release of the new full length – 
following the same pattern as his 2023 'i/o' record. 

check out the the bright-side mix by Mark 'Spike' Stent ...

Peter Gabriel - Been Undone *Bright-Side Mix*
i/o





the mighty Dubstar
the newcastle/uk 
electro-/alternative pop band 
fronted by singer Sarah Blackwood - 
had dropped a brand new festive single last year! 

'we’re the lucky ones' was the band’s christmas gift, 
released on december 19, 2025 via northern writes. 
check out the music video for the song ... 

p.s. after this welcome sign of life, 
let’s hope it also points toward a new album from them in 2026!

https://fanlink.tv/luckydubstar

Dubstar - We're The Lucky Ones 


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