KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 100 BEST ALBUMS OF 2020 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 100 BEST ALBUMS OF 2020 (A to Z)

2020 has been a long (or very short?) and complicated year, but at least there were lots of excellent songs and albums to distract us from everything going on in the world. We want to thank all of those incredible bands that despite the circumstances have managed to release fantastic records. With hundreds of new albums to choose from, it was impossible to select only 50, so we have picked 100 essential albums for 2020. 

Here are Kool Rock radio's staff 100 favorite albums of 2020, listed in alphabetical order:

1. Adult. ► 'Perception is/as/of Deception' [electro-punk/synth punk]
2. AK/DK ► 'Shared Particles' (Little Miss Echo Records) [electronic/synth/disco/punk]
3. Artificial Pleasure ► 'A New Joy' [electro/indie rock/dance]
4. Astari Nite ► 'Here Lies' [post punk/dark wave]
5. Bachelor ► 'Futurism' [new wave/post punk/electronic]
6. Bambara ► 'Stray' (Wharf Cat) [noise punk/alt]
7. bdrmm ► 'Bedroom' (Sonic Cathedral) [dream pop/psych/shoegaze]
8. Berlin Taxi ► 'In Pursuit' [indie pop/synthwave/electro pop]
9. Bootblacks ► 'Thin Skies' (Artoffact Records) [post punk/cold wave/new wave]
10. Catastrophe & Cure ► 'Somewhere Down the Line' [indie rock/alt]
11. Cathedral Bells ► 'Velvet Spirit' (Good Eye Records) [dream pop/shoegaze]
12. Cathedrale ► 'Houses Are Built The Same' (Howlin' Banana/Rockerill) [post punk/power pop/garage punk]
13. Catholic Action ► 'Celebrated by Strangers' [indie rock/glam]
14. Chemtrails ► 'The Peculiar Smell of the Inevitable' (PNKSLM) [lo-fi/psych pop/garage rock]
15. Choir Boy ► 'Gathering Swans' (Dais Records) [indie pop/synth/new wave]
16. Cold Beat ► 'Mother' (DFA Records) [post punk/indie rock/synth pop]
17. Crystalline Stricture ► ‘Nouveau Neon’ + ‘Petrol’ (TONN Recordings) [cold wave/minimal synth/electronic]
18. DAS DAS ► 'Das Das' [electro garage/minimal synth/punk]
19. Death Bells ► 'New Signs of Life' (Dais Records) [dream pop/post punk]
20. Deeper ► 'Auto-Pain' (Fire Talk) [post punk/indie rock]
21. Dehd ► ‘Flower Of Devotion’ (Fire Talk) [indie pop/trash pop/post punk]
22. Devon Williams ► 'A Tear In The Fabric' (Slumberland Records) [jangle pop/power pop]
23. DMA'S ► 'The Glow' (I Oh You Records) [indie rock/jangle pop]
24. Dream Wife ► 'So When You Gonna...' (Lucky Number) [indie rock/garage]
25. Elephant Stone ► 'Hollow' (Elephants on parade) [indie rock/psych]
26. Fontaines D.C. ► ‘A Hero's Death’ (Partisan Records) [rock n' roll]
27. French Police ► 'Haunted Castle' [indie rock/post punk]
28. Gengahr ► 'Sanctuary' (Liberator Music) [indie rock/psych-pop]
29. House Of Harm ► 'Vicious Pastimes' (Avant! Records) [post punk/new wave/synth pop]
30. Houses of Heaven ► 'Silent Places' (Felte Records) [krautrock/post punk/shoegaze/psych]
31. Hundredth ► 'Somewhere Nowhere' [rock/melodic hardcore]
32. Jennifer Touch ► ‘Behind the Wall’ (FatCat Records) [dark wave/electronic/synth]
33. Jetstream Pony ► 'Jetstream Pony' (Shelflife Records) [Alternative/garage pop]
34. John MOuse ► ‘The Goat’ (Keep Me In Your Heart Records) [indie rock/synthwave]
35. Keep Dancing Inc ► 'Embrace' [indie pop/dance]
36. Kidsmoke ► 'A Vision In The Dark' (Libertino Records) [indie pop/jangle pop]
37. Korine ► 'The Night We Raise' (Born Losers Records) [new wave/synthpop/electro pop]
38. Las Kellies ► 'Suck This Tangerine' (Fire Records) [post punk/new wave]
39. Lithics ► 'Tower of Age' (Trouble In Mind Records) [experimental/minimalist/punk]
40. M!R!M ► ‘The Visionary’ (Avant! Records) [coldwave/darkwave/post punk]
41. Magic Wands ► 'ILLUMINATE' [dream pop]
42. Man Of Moon ► 'Dark Sea' [psychedelic]
43. Mängelexemplar ► 'Non Plus Ultra' (Carisma Studios) [minimal/synth wave/electronic]
44. Mannequin ► 'From a Distance' (Sentimental Records) [coldwave/post punk/minimal synth]
45. Medicine Men ►'A Different Port' (Last Night From Glasgow) [new wave/kraut rock/psych]
46. Mint Julep ► ‘Stray Fantasies’ (Western Vinyl) [dream pop/electronic/synth wave]
47. Moaning ► 'Uneasy Laughter' (Sub Pop Records) [post punk/shoegaze]
48. Morrissey ► 'I Am Not A Dog on a Chain'
49. Mush ► '3D Routine' (Memphis Industries) [art rock/post punk]
50. Naked Roommate ► 'Do The Duvet' (Trouble In Mind) [dance/post punk]
51. Nation of Language ► 'Introduction, Presence' [post punk/new wave/synth-pop]
52. Never Never Man ► 'Division' (Catch 21 Records) [psych pop]
53. Nile Marr ► ‘Are You Happy Now?’ [indie rock/rock n’ roll]
54. NNHMN ► ‘Deception Island Part 1’ + ‘Deception Island 2’ [electronic/dark ambient/experimental/synth]
55. Nothing ► 'The Great Dismal' (Relapse Records) [shoegaze/post punk/alt]
56. Peaking Lights ► ‘E S C A P E’ [dub pop/psych/electro pop]
57. Peeling ► 'Worshipper' (Labyrinth Records) [noise pop/post punk/psych]
58. Peppy Pep Pepper ► ‘Granny Chic’ (Modern Tapes) [minimal synth/synth wave]
59. PINS ► 'Hot Slick' (Haus of Pins) [post punk/noir pop]
60. Pompeya ► ‘Bingo’ [electro pop/new wave]
61. Pottery ► ‘Welcome To Bobby’s Motel’ (Partisan//Royal Mountain) [indie rock/garage punk/psych]
62. Private World ► 'Aleph' (Dais Records) [indie pop/new wave]
63. Public Practice ► 'Gentle Grip' (Wharf Cat Records) [no wave/post punk/alt]
64. Riki ► ‘Riki’ (Dais Records) [new wave/post punk/synth pop]
65. Ringo Deathstarr ► ‘Ringo Deathstarr’ (Club AC30) [shoegaze]
66. Sahara ► ‘Pure Glass’ (Hand Drawn Dracula) [dream pop/post punk/lo-fi]
67. Sea Girls ► 'Open Up Your Head' (Polydor Records) [indie rock/alt]
68. Shopping ► 'All or Nothing' (Fat Cat Records) [post punk]
69. Silque ► ‘Odyssey’ (We Are Suburban) [alt rock/pop]
70. Silverbacks ► 'Fad' (Central Tones) [indie punk/alt rock]
71. Siracuse ► ‘Forever’ [indie rock/alt]
72. Sleaford Mods ► 'All That Glue' (Rough Trade) [indie rock/punk]
73. Social Station ► 'Social Station' (Young and Cold) [post punk/dark wave/ new wave]
74. Soft Kill ► 'Dead Kids, R.I.P. City' (Cercle Social Records) [post punk/dark wave]
75. Solo Ansamblis ► ‘Olos’ (Artoffact Records) [art rock/post punk/electronic]
76. Spacey Jane ► 'Sunlight' (Inertia) [garage pop/indie rock]
77. SPECTRES ► 'Nostalgia' (Artoffact Records) [post punk/coldwave/goth]
78. Spunsugar ► 'Drive-through Chapel' (Adrian Recordings) [shoegaze/alt]
79. Superdrone ► ‘Solargaze’ [baggy/psych/stargaze]
80. Surf Rock is Dead ► 'Existential Playboy' [indie pop/surf rock]
81. Tame Impala ► 'The Slow Rush' (Interscope) [psych-rock]
82. Terry vs. Tori ► 'Heathers' (El Genio Equivocado) [bedroom pop/dream pop/lo-fi]
83. The Asteroid No.4 ► 'Northern Songs' (Cardinal Fuzz/Little Cloud) [psychedelic/rock]
84. The Buttertones ► 'Jazzhound' (Innovative Leisure) [rock n' roll/punk/surf garage]
85. The Courteeners ► 'More. Again. Forever.' [indie rock]
86. The Network ► 'Money Money 2020 Pt II: We Told Ya So!' [new wave/alt/rock]
87. The Sea at Midnight ► 'The Sea at Midnight' [post punk/coldwave/synthwave]
88. The Search ► “Heart's Racing” [post punk/indie /dark wave]
89. The Secret French Postcards ► 'Colours' (Cold Transmission) [post punk/dark wave/gothic]
90. The Vacant Lots ► 'Interzone' (Fuzz Club) [electro post-punk]
91. The Wants ► 'Container' (Council Records) [art-pop]
92. Then Comes Silence ► 'Machine' (Oblivion/SPV//Metropolis) [post punk/dark wave]
93. Topographies ► 'Ideal Form' (Funeral Party Records) [shoegaze/post punk]
94. Tourists ► 'Another State' (Modern Sky UK) [dream pop/indie/psych]
95. True Body ► 'Heavenly Rhythms For The Uninitiated' (The Funeral Party) [post punk/dream pop/alt]
96. Vintage Crop ► 'Serve To Serve Again' (Upset The Rhythm/Anti Fade) [indie rock/punk]
97. Vundabar ► 'Either Light' (Gawk Records) [indie rock/surf]
98. Working Men’s Club ► “Working Men’s Club” (Heavenly Recordings) [post punk/new wave]
99. Wrangler ► 'A Situation' (Bella Union) [electronic synth]
100. Yumi Zouma ► 'Truth or Consequences' (Polyvinyl Records) [dream pop]

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KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 40 BEST EPS OF 2020 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 40 BEST EPS OF 2020 (A to Z) 

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

1. Atmos Bloom ► ‘Atmos Bloom’ EP (Spirit Goth) [bedroom pop/lo-fi/dream pop]
2. Beverly Kills ► 'Elegance in a State of Crisis' EP [post- punk/indie pop]
3. Black Light Smoke ► ‘Heat Flash’ EP + ‘Lines & Shadows’ EP (Nein Records) [electronic]
4. CD Ghost ► 'Dreams We Share' EP [dream pop/synth wave/indie pop]
5. Cindygod ► 'EP 2' (Fire Talk) [post punk/dream pop/experimental]
6. Clan Of Xymox ► 'Spider On The Wall' EP (Metropolis Records)
7. Cloud Factory ► 'Cloud Factory' EP (Howlin' Banana) [post punk/garage pop]
8. Coach Party ► 'Party Food' EP (Chess Club Records) [indie rock/indie pop]
9. Cold Comfort ► ‘The Submerging’ EP (Worn Pop) [cold wave/post punk]
10. Cut City ► 'Absolutes' EP [post punk/new wave]
11. David Shaw and The Beat ► 'Love Songs With a Kick Vol. One' EP (Her Majesty's Ship) [indie/synth pop/electronic]
12. Egyptian Blue ► 'Body Of Itch' EP (Yala Records) [psychedelic-punk/post punk]
13. Gang Of Four ► 'Anti Hero' EP
14. Handful of Snowdrops ► ‘The Impossible Dream’ EP + 'Asymmetrical' EP [post punk/wave]
15. Home Counties ► 'Redevelopment' EP (Alcopop Records) [indie rock/punk/alt]
16. Leroy Se Meurt ► ‘La Chute’ EP (Enfant Terrible) [minimal/electronic/synth punk]
17. Little Sister ► ‘Money, Jeans, Sex & Guns’ EP [indie pop/alt]
18. Loose Fit ► ‘Loose Fit’ EP (FatCat Records) [no wave/post punk]
19. MEMES ► ‘Memes’ EP [noisy post-punk]
20. Mufti ► 'Silence' EP (Her Majesty's Ship) [indie/electronic]
21. Neurotic Fiction ► ‘Romance’ EP [no wave/post punk/power pop]
22. New Order ► ‘Be a Rebel’ EP (Mute Records) [electronic/synth] 
23. Night Tapes ► 'Download Spirit' EP (Breaker Breaker) [dream pop/alt]
24. Planet ► 'Maybe Someday' EP [indie rock/pop]
25. PVA ► 'Toner' EP (Big Dada) [post punk/dance]
26. Reptaliens ► 'Wrestling' EP [lo-fi/indie pop]
27. S. Product ► 'Suicide Beat' EP (Terrible Records) [punk/synth pop]
28. Sacha Muki & Gioe ► 'Le Castle' EP (Nein Records) [electronic/techno/acid/dark disco]
29. SDH - Semiotics Department Of Heteronyms ► 'Against Strong Thinking' EP (Avant! Records) [synth wave/post punk]
30. Smut ► 'Power Fantasy' EP [alt pop/noise pop/shoegaze]
31. Soft Set ► 'Love and Dancing' EP [dream pop/indie rock/shoegaze]
32. Talk Show ► 'These People' EP (Council Records) [post punk/indie rock/new wave]
33. Tender Tones ► 'Youth Retirement Club' EP (Shore Dive/SomewhereCold) [indie pop/shoegaze/synthpop]
34. The Gathering ► ‘Night Light’ EP (Cold Transmission)
35. VERO ► 'Heaven on Earth' EP (PNKSLM Recordings) [alt pop/indie pop]
36. Violetiger ► 'Transformation' EP (Modern Tapes) [minimal synth/post punk]
37. Vlimmer ► "XIIIIII/XIIIIIII" EP (Blackjack Illuminist Records) [coldwave/darkwave/electronic/post punk]
38. Walt Disco ►'Young Hard and Handsome' EP (Blood Records) [post punk/glam rock]
39. Wild Nothing ► 'Laughing Gas' EP (Captured Tracks)
40. Youth Sector ► 'Mundanity' EP (Young Poet Records) [art-rock]

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KOOL ROCK RADIO ► 100 BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 (A to Z)

KOOL ROCK RADIO ► THE 100 BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 (A to Z)

2019 has been another fantastic year for music, there were so many great albums to choose, from old favorites new efforts to some remarkable debuts, that we couldn't pick just 50. So after immense discussion and plenty of arguments, we have selected our 100 essential records from a list of 350. 

Here are Kool Rock radio's staff 100 favorite albums of 2019, listed in alphabetical order:

1. Agent Side Grinder ► ‘AX’ (Progress Productions) [Electronic/Post-punk/Industrial/Synth/ Dark wave/Gothic]
2. Alcabean ► 'Confessions' (We Are Suburban)  [indie rock/pop/alt]  
3. Automatic ► 'Signal' (Stones Throw Records)  [avant-garde/post-punk/synth punk]
4. Automelodi ► 'Mirages au futur verre-brisé' (Holodeck)  [electronic pop/synthpop/minimal]
5. Blushing ► 'Blushing' (Wall Flower Records)  [dream pop/shoegaze/bedroom]
6. Bodega ► 'Shiny New Model' (What's Your Rupture?)  [art-rock/punk]
7. Body of Light ► 'Time to Kill' (Dais Records)  [dark/synth-pop]
8. Boy Harsher ► 'Careful' (Nude Club Records)  [dark/electronic/drone] 
9. Business of Dreams ► ‘Ripe for Anarchy’ (Slumberland Records)  [indie pop]
10. Cage The Elephant ► 'Social Cues' (Columbia)  [Indie Rock]
11. Capitol ► 'Dream Noise' (Meritorio Records/Kingfisher Bluez)  [new wave/post punk/dream pop]
12. CEREMONY ► 'In the Spirit World Now' (Relapse Records)  [Indie Rock]
13. Chai Khat  ► ‘Hail Satin’ (Flat Field Records)  [indie pop/wave]
14. Chain Wallet ► 'No Ritual'  (Jansen Records)  [bedroom pop/indie pop/rock]
15. City Calm Down ► 'Television' (IOHYOU Records)  [post-punk/alternative]
16. Cold Showers ► 'Motionless' (Dais Records)  [post-punk/no-wave/electro]
17. Crocodiles ► ‘Love Is Here’ (Deaf Rock Records)  [indie rock/glam-punk]
18. Crushed Beaks ► 'The Other Room' (Clue Records)  [noise pop/punk]
19. Current Affairs ► 'Object &  Subject' (Tough Love Records)  [post punk band/new wave]
20. Deep Cut  ► ‘Different Planet’ (Gare du Nord Records) [guitar driven psych pop]
21. DIIV ► 'Deceiver' (Captured Tracks) [haze pop/dream pop]
22. Drab Majesty ► 'Modern Mirror' (Dais Records)  [goth/new wave/post-punk]
23. Drahla ► 'Useless Coordinates' (Captured Tracks)  [garage punk]
24. FEET ► ‘What’s Inside Is More Than Just Ham' (Clapped Records)  [indie rock]
25. FEWS ► 'Into Red' (Play It Again Sam Records)  [alternative/post punk/noise pop ]
26. Flamingods ► ‘Levitation’ (Moshi Moshi Records)  [psych/funk]
27. Foals ► 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost' Part 1  (Warner Bros)  [indie rock]
28. FOAMMM ► ‘Foammm’ (Sheep Chase Records)  [dream pop/shoegaze]
29. Fontaines D.C. ► 'Dogrel' (Partisan Records)  [rock n' roll]
30. French Police ► ‘French Police’ [Post Indie]
31. French Vanilla ► 'How Am I Not Myself?' (Danger Collective) [post-punk/no wave]
32. Friendly Fires ► 'Inflorescent' (Polydor)  [indie rock/pop/dance]
33. Gang of Four ► 'Happy Now' (Gill Music Ltd )  [Post-Punk/Alternative]
34. Generationals ► 'Reader As Detective' (Polyvinyl Record Co)[indie pop-rock]
35. Green Buzzard ► 'Amidst The Clutter & Mess' (I OH YOU) [rock/pop]
36. Hearts and Rockets ► 'Power' (Psychic Hysteria) [synth pop/post punk]
37. Holy Ghost! ► 'Work' (West End Records) [Disco]
38. Hot Chip ► 'A Bath Full Of Ecstasy' (Domino)  [electronic/dance]
39. I Know Leopard ► 'Love is a Landmine' (Ivy League)  [Indie Pop]
40. Ian Brown ► 'Ripples' (Polydor UK)  [Indie/Alternative]
41. It's For Us ► 'Stay' (Novoton)  [Post-Punk/Shoegaze]
42. Kaiser Chiefs ► 'Duck' (Polydor) [Indie Rock]
43. KAKKMADDAFAKKA ► 'Diplomacy' [Indie Pop]
44. KAPUTT ► 'Carnage Hall' (Upset The Rhythm)  [post-punk]
45. Ladytron ► 'Ladytron' (Ladytron music) [Electronic/Electro Pop]
46. Levin goes lightly ► 'Nackt’ (Tapete Records)  [lo-fi/psych]
47. Liam Gallagher ► 'Why Me? Why Not' (Warner)  [Indie Rock/Alt]
48. Love In October ► 'Spahed' (The Musik Group)  [Indie Pop/Indie Rock]
49. LUCKYANDLOVE ►'Transitions'  (Lucky&Love) [Electronic]
50. Lust For Youth ► 'Lust For Youth' (Sacred Bones Records)  [indie/electronic]
51. Metronomy ► 'Metronomy Forever' (Because Records)  [indie dance]
52. MNNQNS ► 'Body Negative' (FatCat Records)  [indie rock/post punk]
53. NNHMN ► 'Shadow In The Dark' (K-Dreams) [electronic/dark ambient/experimental/post-industrial]
54. Operator Music Band ► 'Duo Duo' (Broken Circles Records)  [art-pop/krautrock]
55. Operators ► 'Radiant Dawn' (Last Gang Records) [synth-rock/post punk]
56. Piroshka ► 'Brickbat' (Bella Union)  [Alternative/Indie/Shoegaze]
57. Pixx ► ‘Small Mercies’ (4AD)  [Indie Pop]
58. POLYVERSO ► 'Antagonista' (SwissDarkNights Label) [alternative/darkwave/death rock/gothic/post-punk/synthwave]
59. Press Gang Metropol ► 'Point Blank' (M/TRONIC-D/MONIC) [Rock/New Wave]
60. PRIESTS ► 'The Seduction of Kansas' (Sister Polygon Records)  [Alternative/Indie Rock]
61. RIDE ► 'This Is Not A Safe Place' (Wichita Recordings)  [shoegaze/Indie Rock]
62. Ritual Howls ► 'Rendered Armor' (Felte)  [Goth]
63. Rosetta Stone ► 'Seems Like Forever' (Cleopatra Records)  [Goth]
64. S Y Z Y G Y X ► 'Fading Bodies' (Negative Gain Productions/Cold Transmission) [electro/synth]
65. Sam Fender ► 'Hypersonic Missiles' (Universal Music)  [Indie Rock] 
66. Second Still ► 'Violet Phase' (Fabrika Records)  [post punk/cold wave]
67. She Past Away ► 'Disko Anksiyete' (Remoov)  [coldwave/darkwave/goth-wave/gothic/post-punk]
68. She Pleasures Herself ► 'XXX'  (Manic depression) [darkwave/eletronic/goth/post-punk/synthwave]
69. Silent EM ► 'The Absence' (Disko Obscura) [cold wave/post punk/synth punk]
70. Silent Forum ► 'Everything Solved at Once' (Libertino Records) [post punk/indie rock]
71. Sleaford Mods ► 'Eton Alive' (Extreme Eating)  [indie rock/punk]
72. Sleeper ► 'The Modern Age' (Gorsky Records)  [Britpop]
73. Slow Riot ►  'G.A.D' (Straight Lines Are Fine) [post-punk]
74. Snapped Ankles ► 'Stunning Luxury' (The Leaf Label)  [art wave/post punk/krautrock]
75. Soft Riot ► ‘When Push Comes To Shove’ (Jack Duckworth) [synth pop/electronic/minimal/dark wave]
76. Soundwire ► ‘Soundwire’ (Mine Mine Mine)  [psychedelic/alt] 
77. SPINN ► ‘Spinn’ (Modern Sky UK)  [indie pop/dream pop/jangle]
78. Starcrawler ► 'Devour You' (Rough Trade Records) [rock n' roll]
79. Stats ► 'Other People's Lives' (Memphis Industries)  [alt/disco/punk funk/pop]
80. Strange Cages ► 'Pop Therapy' (Strange Cages)  [psych/garage/punk]
81. Strange Passage ‎► 'Shouldn't Be Too Long' (Strange Passage)  [Indie Rock/Indie Wave]
82. Sundara Karma ► 'Ulfilas' Alphabet’ (Chess Club/RCA) [Indie Rock]
83. Temples ► 'Hot Motion' (ATO) [neo-psych]
84. The Chemical Brothers ► 'No Geography' (Astralworks)  [Electronic]
85. The Fantastic Plastics ► 'Malfunction' (Listen to the Braintrust)  [sci-fi punk/neo- new wave]
86. The Foreign Resort ►’Outnumbered’ (Artoffact Records)  [Post-Punk]
87. The Juan Maclean ► ‘The Brighter The Light’ (DFA)  [dance/house/electronic/techno, disco]
88. The Ninth Wave ► 'Infancy' [Part I- II]  (Distiller Records)  [noise pop/post-punk]
89. The Ocean Blue ► 'Kings and Queens/Knaves and Thieves' (Korda Records) [Indie Pop/DreamPop]
90. The Rope ► 'Lillian' (Late Century Records)  [Goth/ Post Punk]
91. The Wires ► 'Plastic Mask'  (The Wires)  [Indie Rock]
92. Tijuana Panthers ► 'Carpet Denim' (Innovative Leisure)  [garage pop/surf punk]
93. TOY ► 'Happy In The Hollow' + 'Songs Of Consumption' (Tough Love Records) [indie rock/psychedelic]
94. Two Door Cinema Club ► 'False Alarm' (Prolifica Inc / PIAS)  [Indie Dance]
95. Underworld ► 'DRIFT Series 1' (Smith Hyde Prod.)  [Electronic]
96. W. H. Lung ► 'Incidental Music' (Melodic Records)  [psych/post-punk]
97. Weeknight ► 'Dead Beat Creep' (Dead Stare Records)  [dark pop/synth]
98. White Lies ► 'Five' [PIAS]  [indie/post punk]
99. WINGTIPS ► 'Exposure Therapy' (Artoffact Records)  [new goth-pop/post punk]
100. Xeno & Oaklander ► 'Hypnos' (Dais Records) [minimal/electronic/synth wave]

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]