KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 40 BEST EPS OF 2019 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 40 BEST EPS OF 2019 (A to Z) 

Here are our Best 40 EPs Of The Year, listed in alphabetical order:

1. Aldo ► 'Trembling Eyelids' (Full Time Hobby) [indietronic/disco/punk]
2. bdrmm ► ‘Is Not, When?’ (Sonic Cathedral)  [dream pop/psych/shoegaze]
3. Beatcomber ► 'Creature Comforts'  [garage pop/psych]
4. Berlin Taxi ► ‘Contract’ [indie pop/synth-wave] 
5. Boy Harsher ► ‘Country Girl Uncut' (Nude Club) [dark/electronic/drone]
6. Communions ► 'Flesh and Gore, Dream and Vapor' [post-punk/guitar]
7. Corners ► 'The Floor' (Day End Records) [post-punk/synth-wave]
8. Daffodils ► 'Boys' [indie pop/rock]
9. Divest ► ‘No Hits Only Hats’ (Sellout! Music) [indie pop/alt]
10. Donzii ► ‘Gladugly’ [no-wave/post-punk]
11. Dry Cleaning ► 'Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks’ + 'Sweet Princess' [post punk]
12. Egyptian Blue ► 'Collateral Damage' (Yala Records) [psychedelic-punk/ post punk]
13. Far Caspian ► ‘The Heights’ (Dance To The Radio)  [dream pop/lo-fi]
14. Future Punx ► 'The World is a Mess' (Modern Sky USA)  [post wave/punk]
15. Gazelle ► 'Young Blood' [Rock 'n' Roll]
16. Glaze ► ‘Glaze TV’ [dream pop/post punk/shoegaze]
17. Guards ► ‘Beacon’ [fuzz-pop]
18. Gurr ► 'She Says' (AWAL/Rough Trade)  [indie pop/garage pop]
19. Hundredth ► 'Iridescent' [rock/melodic hardcore]
20. Imperial Daze ► ‘Surfaces Sensibles' (Tip Top Recordings)  [psych pop]
21. Interpol ►  'A Fine Mess' (Matador) [indie rock/alt]
22. Ivory Wave ► 'Dream Nights' [baggy/psych]
23. Johnny Kills ► 'Panic' (Killing Moon Records) [garage/surf rock]
24. La Mverte ► 'No Trespassers' (Her Majesty's Ship /[PIAS])  [synth-wave/disco/electronic]
25. Lions of Dissent ► 'Fear of Loathing' [psych]
26. Low Island ► 'Shut out the Sun' [indie dance]
27. Never Never Man ► ‘Never Never Man’ (Catch 21 Records)  [psych pop]
28. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds ► 'This Is The Place' + 'Black Star Dancing' [indie/alt]
29. NOV3L ► ‘Novel’ (Meat Machine / Flemish Eye)  [new punk/post-punk]
30. Panther Modern ► ‘Los Angeles 2020’  [ebm, electronic music, punk, techno]
31. Party Hardly ► 'Modern Strife is Snobbish'  [garage rock/punk]
32. Rey Pila ► 'Lucky No.7' (Chill Apocalypse) [indie pop/wave]
33. Roosevelt ► ‘Midnight Versions’ Pt. 1 + Pt. 2 (City Slang)  [electro-pop]
34. Superdrone ► ‘The Creation’ [baggy/psych/stargaze]
35. The Cosmics ► ‘The Cosmics’ [garage punk-rock]
36. The Department ► ‘Pressure’ (Robin Green) [synth-wave]
37. The KVB ► ‘Submersion’ (Invada Records)  [psychedelic/shoegaze/dark wave]
38. Violentene ► 'Phantom Youth' (Shore Dive//GrindEthos) [synth wave/minimal/shoegaze]
39. VIOLET ► 'Feels Like Heaven' (HolyHowl) [guitar-pop/psych]
40. Vital Idles ► 'EP' (Upset The Rhythm!) [post punk/minimal pop]

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KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 40 BEST EPS OF 2018 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 40 BEST EPS OF 2018 (A to Z)

Here are our Best 40 EPs Of The Year, listed in alphabetical order:

1.  Borneo ► ‘Rebel Mindtricks’ [rock n' roll/disco punk]
2.  Breakfast Muff ► 'Crocodile' [DIY-punk]
3.  Brett ► 'Half' (10K Islands) [dream pop/electronic]
4.  Cold Cave ► 'You & Me & Infinity' [dark wave/cold wave]
5.  Collate ► ‘Liminal Concerns’ [art punk/no wave/post-punk]
6.  Dantevilles ► ‘Dantevilles’ [indie pop/rock]
7.  Deaf ► ‘Deaf’ [post-punk/dream pop ]
8.  DIET. ► 'Sundown' [surf pop/rock/jangle pop ]
9.  Donzii ► 'Mines' [no-wave/post-punk]
10.  Far Caspian ► 'Between Days' (Dance to the Radio) [dream pop/lo-fi]
11.  Fine China ► ‘Not Thrilled’ (Velvet Blue Music) [guitar-pop]
12.  Fuzzy Sun ► ‘Warm Evening / Cold Morning’ [psych pop-rock]
13.  Girl York ► 'Dreaming in 505' [indie rock/grunge-pop/shoegaze]
14.  Human Tetris ► ‘Memorabilia’ [post-punk]
15.  Inhalt ► ‘Commerce’ (Dark Entries) [minimal wave/electronic]
16.  Kill The Moose ► ‘The World Is Your Oyster’ + ‘To The Moon And Back’ [indie rock/alt/shoegaze]
17.  L.A. Girlfriend ► 'Regina' [fuzzpop/synthwave/electro pop]
18.  Lightfoils ► 'Chambers' [shoegaze/dream-pop] 
19.  Marc Baker ► ‘Marc Baker’ (Tragic Fashion Records) [new wave/electro pop]
20.  MNNQNS ► 'Advertisement' [indie rock/post punk]
21.  Party Hardly ► 'Cycle of Life' (Healthy Eating Records/Cargo Records) [dream  pop/garage rock]
22.  Public Practice ► ‘Distance Is A Mirror’ (Wharf Cat Records) [no wave/post   punk/alt] 
23.  Purest ► 'Waste My Day' [post punk/noise]
24.  Rodney Cromwell ► 'Rodney's English Disco' (Happy Robots) [indietronica/synthpop/robotpop ]
25.  Sam Fender ► ‘Dead Boys’ (Polydor Records) [indie rock]
26.  Schwefelgelb ► 'Aus Den Falten' (aufnahme/wiedergabe) [techno/electronic]
27.  SCK CHX ► 'Downward Dog' (Yeah Nah Yeah Records) [dream-punk/surf]
28.  Second Still ► 'Equals' (Weyrd Son Records) [post punk/cold wave]
29.  Sextile ► '3' (Felte Records) [post punk]
30.  Sleepovers ► 'Heartbreak High' [britpop/lo-fi]
31.  Smallpools ► 'So Social' [indie rock/alt]
32.  Snapped Ankles ► 'Violations' (April 21) [art wave/post punk/krautrock]
33.  Spinn ► ‘Spinn’ [indie pop/dream pop/jangle]
34.  Talk To Her ► ‘Home’ [electro rock/post punk] 
35.  The Death Of Pop ► ‘Heads West’ (Leisure Records) [jangle/indie pop]
36.  The Faded North ► 'What Did I Miss?' [heavy pop/post punk/dream pop]
37.  The Night Café ► 'Bunkbed' [indie pop/alt]
38.  The Ninth Wave ► 'Flesch' + 'Never Crave Attention' (Distiller Records) [noise pop/post- punk]
39.  Wellness ► 'Mall Goth' (Forged Artifacts) [indie pop/rock]
40.  Work Drugs ► ‘Mixed Drinks’ [chillwave/smooth-fi/dream pop]

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2018 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 50 BEST ALBUMS OF 2018 (A to Z)

With so much KOOL music released this year and the records we've been constantly spinning since January, it wasn't an easy task to pick the best albums from the last 12 months. However, these 50 are the ones which stuck with us the most, whether they came from long-established artists or fresh newcomers, here are our Best 50 Albums Of The Year, listed in alphabetical order:

1. A Place To Bury Strangers ► 'Pinned' (Dead Oceans)  [indie rock/psychedelic]
2. Acid Dad ► 'Acid Dad'  [psych-punk]
3. Actors ► 'It Will Come To You' (Artoffact Records)  [cold wave/post-punk/synth pop]
4. Art d'Ecco ► 'Trespasser' (Paper Bag Records)  [glam-rock]
5. Artificial Pleasure ► 'The Bitter End'  [electro/indie rock/dance]
6. Blossoms ► 'Cool Like You' (Virgin EMI)  [indie rock/indie pop]
7. Blush Response ► 'Hearts Grow Dull'  [shoegaze/dream pop]
8. Bodega ► 'Endless Scroll' (What's Your Rupture?)  [art-rock/punk]
9. Brandenburg ► 'Holy Places'  [post punk/new wave/indie]
10. Breathers ► 'Designed To Break' (Irrelevant Music)  [experimental pop/synth pop]
11. Broncho ► 'Bad Behavior' (Park The Van Records)  [indie rock/pop]
12. Computer Magic ► 'Danz' (Channel 9 Records)  [electro pop/indie pop]
13. Contrast ► 'Singularity'  [shoegaze/noise pop]
14. Distractor ► 'This Time I Got It Figured Out' (Burger Records)  [synth punk/post punk]
15. DMA'S ► 'For Now'  [jangle pop/indie rock]
16. Flasher ► 'Constant Image' (Domino)  [punk/post-punk]
17. Franz Ferdinand ► 'Always Ascending' (Domino)  [indie rock]
18. Gengahr ► 'Where Wildness Grows' (Transgressive Records)  [indie rock/psych-pop]
19. Grapetooth ► 'Grapetooth'  [synth pop/new wave]
20. Guerilla Toss ► 'Twisted Crystal' (DFA)  [psych/punk/funk]
21. Johnny Marr ► 'Call The Comet'  [indie rock]
22. Kites With Lights ► 'The Movies'  [dream pop/synth pop]
23. Lithics ► 'Mating Surfaces' (Kill Rock Stars)  [experimental/punk]
24. Lusts ► 'Call Of The Void'  [alternative/new wave]
25. Magic Wands ► ‘Abrakadabra'  [dream pop/electronic]
26. MGMT ► 'Little Dark Age' (Columbia)  [psychedelic/electronic]
27. Motorama ► 'Many Nights' (Talitres)  [dream pop]
28. Motorcade ► 'Motorcade'  [indie rock/pop]
29. Nun ► 'The Dome' (Aarght Records)  [synth punk/minimal wave]
30. Pastel Ghost ► 'Ethereality' (Cleopatra Records)  [dreamrave/synth/electronic]
31. Pinkshinyultrablast ► ‘Miserable Miracles’ (Club AC30/Shelflife) [dream pop/shoegaze]
32. Pompeya ► 'Dreamers'  [electro pop/indie rock]
33. Public Access T.V. ► 'Street Safari’  [indie rock/pop]
34. Rendez-Vous ► 'Superior State' [Post-EBM/post punk]
35. Roosevelt ► 'Young Romance' (Greco-Roman/City Slang) [electro-pop]
36. Satellite Stories ► 'Cut Out The Lights'  [indie rock/pop]
37. Shame ► 'Songs Of Praise' (Dead Oceans)  [post punk/indie rock]
38. Shopping ► 'The Official Body' (FatCat Records)  [post-punk/post-rock]
39. Soft Riot ► 'The Outsider In The Mirrors'  [synth pop/electronic/minimal/dark wave]
40. Soft Science ► 'Maps' (Test Pattern Records)  [dream-gaze]
41. Softer Still ► 'Nuances' (Label Fandango)  [dream pop]
42. The Slow Readers Club ► 'Build A Tower'  [indie electro/doom pop]
43. The Vaccines ► ‘Combat Sports’  [indie rock]
44. The Velvet Hands ► ‘Party's Over’  [rock n' roll/garage]
45. The Vryll Society ► 'Course Of The Satellite' (Deltasonic Records)  [indie rock/psych]
46. Vox Low ► 'Vox Low' (Born Bad Records)  [post-punk/old wave/psych]
47. Western Medication ► 'Taste'  [post-punk/indie rock]
48. Winter ► 'Ethereality' [shoegaze/dream pop]
49. Wyatt Blair ► 'Smoke & Mirrors'  [new wave/power pop/80's vibe]
50. Wylderness ► ‘Wylderness’ (Succulent Recordings)  [indie pop/shoegaze]

Watch: Disaster In The Universe Drop "Where I Cannot Go" Music Video

Norwegian indie rock/electronic/psych band Disaster In The Universe have dropped the video for their latest single "Where I Cannot Go".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their recent album 'While We Are Here', released earlier this month. Buy it here.

The video was directed by Christopher Stensli. Watch it below.

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JAWS Announce New LP 'Simplicity', Air New Single "Right in Front of Me"

Birmingham indie pop/alt rock band Jaws have announced they will release their long-awaited second full-length album titled 'Simplicity' on 4th November.

The follow-up to 2014's Be Slowly, features 11 tracks, including the previously unveiled song "What We Haven't Got Yet", and their new single "Right in Front of Me". Pre-order your copy here.

Check out the tracklist and listen to the new single below. 

Tracklist:
01. Just A Boy
02. What We Haven't Got Yet
03. Right In Front Of Me
04. 17
05. Cast
06. Interlude
07. On The Sunshine
08. Work It Out
09. In The Morning
10. A Brief Escape From Life
11. The Invisible Sleep

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New Entry: Teleman Unveil New Single "Fall In Time"

London indie rock four-piece Teleman have unveiled their new single "Fall In Time".

The song is taken from their forthcoming album due in Spring 2016, the follow-up to 2014 debut 'Breakfast'. The band have been working with Dan Carey.

Listen/watch below.

(facebook.com/Telemanmusic)

Watch: The Homesick Drop Music Video For New Single "Boys"

Dokkum, NL loft-pop trio The Homesick (lead by Elias Elgersma aka Yuko Yuko), have dropped the video for their brand new single "Boys".

The song has been added to our current playlist and will be out on September 12 via Subroutine Records.

The clip was directed by the band. Take a look below.

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New Entry: North Arm Unveil New Single "The Boys"

Newcastle dream pop band North Arm have unveiled their brand new single "The Boys".

The song is the second single from North Arm's upcoming self-titled debut LP, which will be out later this year.

Have a listen below.

(facebook.com/NorthArm)

Watch: Mangelexemplar Reveal Music Video For "Sehnsucht"

German minimal synth/wave duo Mängelexemplar have revealed the visuals for "Sehnsucht".

The song is a classic tune here on KRR and is taken from 'Minimal Baby V' compilation released in 2012 via Kerkrach Records. 

Check out the clip below.

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Watch: De Lux Release Music Video For "Oh Man The Future"

Los Angeles based post-disco, dance-punk duo De Lux have shared the video for their latest single "Oh Man The Future".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Generation', which came out last month via Innovative Leisure. Grab it here.

The video was directed by Eric Coleman. Watch it below.

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Watch: Mangelexemplar Share Music Video For "Eisekalt"

Yesterday, minimal synth/wave German duo Mängelexemplar unveiled the clip for "Urlaub im Bett", today they have shared the visuals for "Eisekalt".

The song is also a classic tune here on KRR and is taken from their 2012's debut LP 'Freizeit Und Technik' released via Kerkrach Records. Buy it here.

Check out the clip below.

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Watch: Mangelexemplar Unveil New Video For "Urlaub im Bett"

Minimal synth/wave German duo Mängelexemplar have unveiled the video for their infectious track "Urlaub im Bett".

The song is a classic tune here on Kool Rock Radio and is taken from their excellent 2012's debut LP 'Freizeit Und Technik' released via Kerkrach Records. Buy it here.

The band will release their second full-length album 'Heim und Garten' very soon.

Check out both clip below.

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Watch: Disaster In The Universe Air Lyric Video For New Single "Feel The Force"

Norwegian indie rock, electronica, psychedelia band Disaster In The Universe have aired a lyric video for their new single "Feel The Force".

The song is part of our current playlist and is out now in Norway, grab it here. The band have stated that this track is "one of several, upcoming tunes of the year". 

Take a look at the video below.

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Mängelexemplar To Release New Album 'Heim und Garten' Next Month

Minimal synth/wave German duo Mängelexemplar have announced they will release their long-awaited sophomore album titled 'Heim und Garten' (Home and Garden), next month.

The follow -up to 2012's excellent debut LP 'Freizeit Und Technik', will be released on vinyl in July via Kerkrach Records, and will be available on 12" Colored Vinyl, Lim. 300.

Below, you can stream "Gedanken", the album's first taste.

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Watch: De Lux Share Music Video For "Someday Now"

Los Angeles based post-disco, dance-punk duo De Lux (aka Sean Guerin and Isaac Franco) have shared the video for their latest single "Someday Now".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their forthcoming sophomore album 'Generation', which will be out On June 23 via Innovative Leisure. Grab the album here.

The video was directed by Everdream. Watch it below.

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Watch: The Backhomes Reveal Music Video For "The Chase"

Canadian psych pop duo The Backhomes (aka Kees Dekker and Aimée Van Drimmelen) have revealed the video for their excellent new single "The Chase".

The song is part of our current playlist and is the first single taken from their upcoming second studio album 'Tidalwave', self-released on May 5. 

Take a look at the trippy visuals below.

Website: thebackhomes.com

Watch: Teleman Drop Music Video For "Strange Combinations"

London indie rock four-piece Teleman have dropped the video for their newest single "Strange Combinations".

The song is part of our current playlist and came out yesterday (6th April) on limited edition 7” vinyl through Speedy Wunderground. Get it here.

The clip was directed by Tom and Jonny Sanders and features a lot of dancing dolls. Take a look below.

(facebook.com/Telemanmusic)

Watch: Morrissey Shares Music Video For "Kiss Me A Lot"

Morrissey has shared the video for their latest single for "Kiss Me A Lot".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from his tenth solo album 'World Peace Is None of Your Business', which came out in july last year via Harvest Records. 

The clip was directed by Sam Esty Raymer. Watch it below.

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Watch: Buffalo Sunn Unleash Music Video For "Gimme Truth"

Irish indie rock six-piece Buffalo Sunn have unleashed the video for their latest single "Gimme Truth".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their debut album 'By The Ocean, By The Sea', which came out in October last year through Reekus Records. Get it here.

Take a look at the video below.

(facebook.com/Buffalosunn)

New Entry: Teleman Unveil New Single "Strange Combinations"

London indie rock four-piece Teleman have unveiled their new catchy single "Strange Combinations".

The single, b/w the dub remix 'Mr. Dan's Strange Dubby Nations', will be released in 6th April as always on limited 7" (250 copies) through Speedy Wunderground, who's previous releases include singles with Kate TempestxLoyle Carner, TOY and Childhood among others.

You can pre-order it here, and stream "Strange Combinations" and the dub remix below.

(facebook.com/Telemanmusic)