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/2026/02/postmodern-radio-show-no60-kool-rock.html
#indierock #britpop #madchester #shoegaze #electronica
***single of the week***
glasgow/scottish
alternative pop / shoegaze / britpop duo
Saint Sappho
have premiered the music video for their excellent new single
'shoulder to shoulder'.
the atmospheric, distinctly ’90s-infused track previews
the highly anticipated debut album 'between the lines',
arriving on march 6 via optimo music rocks ...
give it a listen !
https://linktr.ee/saintsappho
https://saintsappho.bandcamp.com/music
Saint Sappho - Shoulder To Shoulder
Between The Lines
london/uk
indie rock newcomer band
Tooth
have dropped the music video for their raw, captivating debut single
'the age of innocence'.
the track was released on january 28 through soil to the sun recordings.
https://tooth.os.fan
https://tooth.lnk.to/outnow
Tooth - The Age Of Innocence
liverpool/uk
indie / electropop band
Ladytron
are releasing their highly anticipated eighth studio album 'paradises'
on march 20, 2026 via nettwerk.
here’s the music video for their fifth cut 'death in london' ...
https://linktr.ee/ladytron
https://ladytron.ffm.to/adeathinlondon
https://ladytron.ffm.to/paradises
https://ladytron.bandcamp.com/album/paradises
Ladytron - Death In London
Paradises
Art School Girlfriend
is the dream-/electropop project of
wrexham/welsh producer and multi-instrumental musician Polly Mackey.
her new third studio album 'lean in' will arrive
on march 11 via fiction records.
check out the music video
for the third pre-single release, 'doing laps' ...
p.s. her debut full-length 'is it light where you are' reached no.11
on our 2021 year-end albums chart,
while the sophomore record 'soft landing'
peaked at no. 4 on the 2023 list.
https://artschoolgirlfriend.lnk.to/LeanInID
https://artschoolgirlfriend.bandcamp.com/
Art School Girlfriend - Doing Laps
Lean In
jakarta/indonedia
dreamy electronica / shoegaze outfit
Strange Fruit
have premiered the music video for their fine new single 'monopolar'.
taken from the forthcoming 9-track ep 'drips',
the hypnotic track follows the first taster 'iridescent' ,
which was featured here on postmodern at the end of november last year.
it's out on march 26 through gentle tuesday records ...
https://strangefruit.bandcamp.com/album/drips
Strange Fruit - Monopolar
Drips EP
RIDE/Oasis legend Andy Bell's new full length titled 'alliance remixed'
is due out on february 26 via bytes
under his electronic alter ego GLOK.
the record revisits his 2024 collaborative album with producer
Timothy Clerkin.
the latest cut to be unveiled is 'nothing ever',
reworked by manchester/uk producer Tom Sharkett
and featuring vocals from Beth Jean Houghton aka Du Blonde.
https://linktr.ee/andybellglok
https://glok.bandcamp.com/album/alliance-remixed
Andy Bell - Nothing Ever (Tom Sharkett Remix)
Alliance Remixed
***album of the week**
glasgow/scottish
indie rock / psychedelia outfit
Helicon
joined forces with
california/us-based dj / electronica producer
Al Lover
for the new collaborative album called 'arise'.
produced by Tony Doogan - known for his work with
Mogwai, The Delgados or The Jesus And Mary Chain -
the record landed february 13 via fuzz club records.
dive into the msuic videos of the hypnotic, baggy-tinged title track
and the motorik psychedelic-esque ' we don't belong' ...
https://helicon-allover.lnk.to/arise
https://heliconglasgow.bandcamp.com/album/arise
Helicon x Al Lover - Arise
Arise
Helicon x Al Lover - We Don't Belong
Arise
Pete Fij,
lead singer and guitarist in iconic 90s creation records
indie rock / shoegaze / pre-britpop group
Adorable
has unveiled the music video for his new solo single 'cuckoo'.
the track marks the second release on newly signed tip top recordings
and dropped on february 10 ...
https://petefij.bandcamp.com/track/cuckoo
Pete Fij [Adorable] - Cuckoo
'breaking out' is the latest tune from
manchester/uk
indie rock’n’roll / britpop-/rock five-piece
ROLLA.
the infectious and energetic new single
dropped on february 6 via run on records / modern sky uk .
p.s. catch them live across the uk this april ...
https://linktr.ee/Rollaband
https://rollaband.lnk.to/BreakingOut
ROLLA - Breaking Out
here’s a release we somehow missed last year.
manchester/uk
indie rock / neo-britpop / psychedelia outfit
The High Nines
dropped their self-titled debut album in october2025
via white rabbit records.
give the track 'love struck' a spin!
https://linktr.ee/thehighnines
The High Nines - Love Struck
S/T
'wake me' is the driving new single from
glasgow/scottish indie rock 4-piece
The Frowns.
the track was released on february 6 ...
https://linktr.ee/thefrowns
https://bfan.link/wake-me-the-frowns
The Frowns - Wake Me
birmingham/uk
indie rock / alternative pop 5-piece
Swim Deep
have annouced the release of their fifth studio album 'hum',
out june 19 via submarine cat records.
here's the music video for the catchy first single 'pieces of you' ...
https://linktr.ee/swimdeepbaby
https://subc.at/humalbum
Swim Deep - Pieces Of You
Hum
'just a few milligrams'
is the new single from
menai bridge/welsh
indie rock-/pop / post punk band
Blindness & Light.
the anti-racism protest song
was released on february 13 via distrokid ...
https://linktr.ee/blindness_and_light
https://blindnesslight.bandcamp.com/track/just-a-few-milligrams
Blindness & Light - Just A Few Milligrams
Morrissey,
former frontman of
legendary manchester/uk
jangle pop / post punk band
The Smiths
is set to release his 14th solo studio album, 'make-up is a lie',
on march 6
via sire / warner bros.
following the title-track lead single,
here’s the second preview: 'notre-dame',
a shimmering cut of 80s-flavoured synthpop ...
https://morrissey.lnk.to/NotreDame
https://morrissey.lnk.to/MakeUpIsALie
Morrissey - Notre-Dame
Make-Up Is A Lie
Craig Walker,
frontman of the
legendary dublin/irish indie rock outfit
Power Of Dreams and former Archive member,
has teamed up with french electronic artist
Maxime Dangles and drummer/producer Tommy Rizzitelli
for a new single called 'bug'.
the song, a hypnotic post-punk/krautrock journey,
comes from the debut album 'sonars', due out on march 20
through amoor records/bigwax distribution ...
check it out!
https://linktr.ee/tommyrizzitelli
https://fanlink.tv/wX6k
Maxime Dangles x Tommy Rizzitelli x Craig Walker - Bug
Sonars
Galactic Embrace,
the experimental pop / ambient / post-rock collaboration between
Ian Masters,
lead singer of legendary ’90s leeds/uk indie / shoegaze / noise pop band
Pale Saints
and sardinian/italy electronica / ambient / modern classical composer
Stefano Guzzetti,
have just released their brand new ep 'inflated state'
on february 6 through the onkonomiyaki label.
check the opener and title track ...
p.s. and there’s more to come -
the forthcoming debut album 'happy collapse'
is set to arrive later this year!
https://galacticembrace.bandcamp.com/album/inflated-state-e-p-onk-14
Galactic Embrace - Inflated State
Inflated State EP
Sarah Nixey,
vocalist and former member of
iconic london/uk
indie / alternative pop band
Black Box Recorder
has released her new solo full length 'sea fever' on
february 6 via black lead records.
check out a taste of the album with the track 'rolling waves' ...
https://bio.site/sarahnixey
https://sarahnixey.bandcamp.com/album/sea-fever
Sarah Nixey - Rolling Waves
Sea Fever
london/uk
indie rock / shoegaze / noise pop outfit
Rainsong
have dropped their new 'amico' ep on february 13 via iip-dds.
here's the music video for the shimmering new single & title track ...
https://www.rainsong.band
https://rainsongband.bandcamp.com/track/amico
Rainsong - Amico
Amico EP
london/uk
dreamy sophisti-pop / post punk band
Theory Of Ghosts,
the project of Glen Johnson and Franck Alba of
anglo-french indie rock / ghost pop outfit
Piano Magic
have released the album 'the sulphur and the grey'
on february 6 via second language music.
lend the track 'when nobody knows who you are' an ear ...
https://theoryofghosts.bandcamp.com/album/the-sulphur-and-the-grey
Theory Of Ghosts - When Nobody Knows Who You Are
The Sulphur and The Grey
#chilloutzone
long-term berlin/german
indie / shoegaze / post-rock outfit
Monoland
have released their new ep 'first'
on january 31 via 1991 recordings.
here’s a taste of it with the beautiful track 'cooning'
(originally the title track from the band's 2001 album),
now remixed by japanese ambient/electronica musician
Yasuhiko Fukuzono a.k.a
aus ...
#chilloutzone
https://linktr.ee/ausmusik
https://monoland.bandcamp.com/album/ep-first
Monoland - Cooning (aus remix)
First EP
shoegazy / indie rock outfit
Dewey
from paris/france
have released their debut album 'summer on a curb'
on february 13 through howlin banana records.
here's the music video for the single 'jinx' ...
https://linktr.ee/deweyinparis
https://modulor.lnk.to/summeronacurb
https://howlinbananarecords.bandcamp.com/album/summer-on-a-curb
Dewey - Jinx
Summer On A Curb
los angeles/us
indie / electronica artist
Neggy Gemmy's
latest album 'she comes from nowhere'
was released in june last year via 100% electronica.
give the final track,
the 90s indie dance-inspired
'dream' a listen ...
https://linktr.ee/neggygemmy
https://neggygemmy.bandcamp.com/album/she-comes-from-nowhere
Neggy Gemmy - Dream
She Comes From Nowhere
here's a collaboration of two 80s new wave icons:
Visage co-founder Rusty Egan teamed up with
(x)Propaganda's Claudia Brücken
for the track 'dream of a blitz'.
the original version appeared on Rusty Egan' solo album 'romantic'
from last year october.
check the latest poetic remix of the song for your listening pleasure ...
https://lnk.to/romanticrustyegan
https://theremusic.bandcamp.com/track/dream-of-the-blitz-poetic-mix
Rusty Egan ft. Claudia Brücken - Dream Of A Blitz *Poetic Mix*
Romantic
london/uk
indie rock / post-rock / electronica outfit
Stereolab
have just released two new songs
following last year’s comeback record
'instant holograms on metal film'
and the double single 'fed up with your job' / 'constant and uniform movement unknown'.
'cloud land' & 'flashes in the afternoon'
had previously appeared
on a tour-only single,
but they’ve never been available online - until now!
the tracks were released on february 13
via the band’s own label duophonic uhf disks.
here’s the epic a-side …
https://warp.net/stereolab-instant-holograms-on-metal-film
https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-land-flashes-in-the-afternoon
Stereolab - Cloud Land
manchester/uk
indie / shoegaze / electronica artist
Tom Leonard
has dropped his new album 'what has been and what will be'
on february 6 via shoredive records.
here's a taster from it, the promising 'out tonight' ...
https://ffm.bio/tomleonard
https://tomleonard.bandcamp.com/album/what-has-been-and-what-will-be
Tom Leonard - Out Tonight
What Has Been And What will Be
Blur and Gorillaz icon Damon Albarn,
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten,
and british poet and artist Kae Tempest
have teamed up for the captivating new single 'flags'.
the track is taken from the forthcoming
'warchild' charity album
'help(2)’.
inspired by the landmark 1995 'help' record for war child uk,
led by the legendary Brian Eno,
the follow-up is set to arrive on march 6.
it's produced and stewarded by James Ford
and will also feature contributions from artists such as
Pulp, Johnny Marr, Depeche Mode, and Bat For Lashes.
here's the visualiser for the track ...
https://warchildrecs.ffm.to/help2
https://bit.ly/4sWKE0K
Damon Albarn x Grian Chatten x Kae Tempest – Flags
Help(2)
#chilloutzone
leeds/uk
electronica / ambient producer
James Welsh's
debut album 'filaments'
came out on january 23
via phantasy sound.
check the track
'sierra delta' from it ...
#chilloutzone
https://lnk.to/PHLP26
https://jameswelsh.bandcamp.com/album/filaments
James Welsh - Sierra Delta
Filaments
#mtvchilloutzone
leicester/uk
idm / electronica music project
Idiac
have released the new album 'artwrok'
on january 30
through touched music.
here's the music video for the track
'hephi' ...
#mtvchilloutzone
https://www.idiac.co.uk
https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/artwrok
Idiac - Hephi
Artwrok
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