Average Life Complaints Air New Single "Falling Asleep"

London post punk/alt band Average Life Complaints have aired their new single "Falling Asleep".

The song is out today (Sept 30), get it here and take a listen below.

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EKKSTACY Drops New Single/Video "im so happy"

Vancouver.BC indie/alt artist EKKSTACY has dropped his new single "im so happy", alongside an accompanying music video.

The song is taken from his brand new album 'MISERY', out today, September 30. Buy your copy here.

“I’m not a happy person," EKKSTACY tells. "I made this song jokingly, I’m making fun of myself. I’m making fun of people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be.“ 

Watch/listen below.

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Cousines Like Shit Unleash New Single/Video "Paper Bag"

Vienna avant-trash/art-pop duo Cousines Like Shit have unleashed the video for their new single "Paper Bag".

The song is taken from their debut EP 'Young and Online', out today (Sept 30) via Seayou Records. Grab it here.

Watch/listen below.

Fujiya & Miyagi Drop New Single/Video "New Body Language"

Brighton electronic/art pop outfit Fujiya & Miyagi have dropped their new single "New Body Language", and its accompanying music video.

The song is taken from their brand new album 'Slight Variations', out today, September 29 via Impossible Objects of Desire. Get it here.

Watch/listen below.

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A Projection Share New Single/Video "Anywhere"

Swedish dark wave/alt band A Projection have shared the video for their new single "Anywhere".

The song is out today (Sept 29) and is taken from the upcoming album 'In A Different Light', set to arrive on November 18. Get it here.

Watch/listen below.

(facebook.com/aprojectionband)

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ERRORR Air New Single/Video "Deep Blue"

Berlin noise pop/post punk band ERRORR have aired the video for their new single "Deep Blue".

Intimate and honest - Deep Blue is a dive into deeper thoughts about feeling down. Rather than glorifying sadness and depression, the song reflects on our ups and downs in a human way.

Love Dance Premiere New Single "PSF"

Bergen, Norway indie pop duo Love Dance have premiered their new single "PSF".

L'objectif Return With New Single/Video "The Dance You Sell"

Leeds indie rock band L'objectif have returned with their new single "The Dance You Sell" and its accompanying video.

The song is out today (Sept 28) through Chess Club Records and follows the release of their EP 'We Aren’t Getting Out but Tonight We Might', back in June. Get it here.

Frontman Saul Kane says: “I noticed that some people, including myself, can desire for a past that didn’t serve them at all. It’s like a yearning for a place of comfort but that comfort can depress you. This is something I’m learning and I guess you can see it in the narrative of the song, going from words of passion and love to just a general distaste. You convince yourself you need to be ‘stuck’ in this place, even though you feel completely different to how you used to. It’s this comfort we find in dullness that sometimes stops people from moving forward.”

Watch/listen below.

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Vongold Premieres New Single "Pleasure Cinema"

Mexican singer/DJ/producer Vongold has premiered her new single "Pleasure Cinema".

The song is taken from the EP of the same name, out today (Sept 23) via Roam Recordings. 

Vongold's rising star shines in this original offering with her voice tastefully interwoven in this beautifully dark production. The release is backed by excellent remixes from Roam alumni Fabrizio Mammarella and Marvin & Guy.

Stream it below.

Makeout City Air New Single "Pretty Blue"

Philadelphia lo-fi/dream pop/shoegaze band Makeout City have aired their new single "Pretty Blue".

The song is taken from their new EP of the same name out today (September 23). Stream it below.

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Phantom Youth Releases New Single "AIIWO"

Munich-based dream pop/jangle pop/lo-fi artist Phantom Youth (of Stray Fossa) has released his new single "AIIWO."

The song is out today (Sept 23) through Spirit Goth Records, Get it here and stream it below.

Western Column Drops New Single "Club Orange"

Glasgow dram pop act Western Column, the solo project of Dutch Wine guitarist Christopher Devine has dropped his new single "Club Orange".

The song is out today, September 23 via Negative Hope Records and flits between a pulsating head bopping basement indie dance energy and a hushed beauty, all the while maintaining that sun-washed dream pop vibe Western Column built with his singles to date.

Moving from strength to strength ‘Club Orange’ feels fuller and more confident than Western Column’s previous outings, Devine’s vocals come across more self assured yet maintain an almost settling hazy wonder, while the imaginative guitar work teeters a fine line between shoegaze wonder and star gazing bedroom pop.

Western Column is the DIY solo project of Christopher Devine, and sees the Dutch Wine guitarist go down his own path, while his band continue to build their own name, threading a dancey, sun kissed element to his an optimistic shoegazey sound going on instincts alone to create a sound true to himself.

“With ‘Club Orange’ there is a general feeling of everything that was going on at that time, it’s more an atmosphere than a specific topic.

“I've always liked really upbeat tunes that are still kind of sad, so it’s got a dancey groove with the drums and bass and then put some dream poppy guitars over it so it'd be like a kind of nice clash.

“I purely go off off a feeling, so everything I'm listening to combined and then whatever is exciting me, there's no other parameter or filter that it has to go through. I don’t ask myself would other people like this? Or is this cool? It’s purely, do I feel something for this?”

Stream it  below.

De Lux Unleash New Single "Belong To You"

Los Angeles based post-disco/dance-punk duo De Lux have unleashed their new single "Belong To You".

The song is taken from their fourth studio album ‘Do You Need A Release?’, out today Sept 23rd via via Innovative Leisure. Get your copy here.

Do You Need A Release? Is De Lux at their poppiest, their prettiest, danciest, but also their most abrasive. The record is built on an uncomfortable bed of tension which when released is immediately satisfying in unpredictable and surprising ways. The verses often pummel you with aggressive beats and grooves only to blossom into open, encouraging, and even angelic refrains. 

Stream it below.

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Courting Reveal New Single/Video "Famous"

Liverpool post punk band Courting have revealed the video for their new single "Famous".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their debut album 'Guitar Music', out today,  September 23 via Play It Again Sam. Grab your copy here.

Going on to speak on the album Murphy-O’Neill said: “Guitar Music is the opposite of our early releases in that it is very emotional. The stories told may be from the perspective of other characters at times, but these songs are always filled with actual feelings. We're no longer trying to hide that.

We felt that Guitar Music as a phrase was reductive and therefore decided to create a record with the intention of it being a body of work that could redeem being a “guitar band”, by pushing it to different boundaries. To us, this record is a statement piece, it felt very exciting to make, to us, it feels a lot more special than we’d originally expected it would be.”

Watch/listen below.

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Emperor of Ice Cream Share New Single "I See You Everywhere"

Irish indie rock/dream pop band Emperor of Ice Cream have shared their new single "I See You Everywhere".

The song is out today (September 23) via Fifa Records, and was mixed/produced by Graham Finn. 

From the outside ‘I See You Everywhere’ is a vivacious, end of summer, indie pop song but it in fact deals with the extremely serious topic of Parental Alienation; the process through which a child becomes estranged from a parent as the result of being wrongly influenced or through psychological manipulation by the other parent, and current efforts in Ireland to have the laws pertaining to it changed. Whether executed wilfully, or unwittingly, Parental Alienation is heart-breaking, and can be akin to torture for the alienated parent, but also have detrimental effects on the innocent child if they are forced to suffer long term separation from all those who love them. 

This song sees The Emperor’s sound continue to evolve, while maintaining their trade-mark basslines, raw and melodic guitars, topped by elegant, lush vocals and harmonies. The band bring in a fresher and raw sound as heard on their last single ‘Weather Vane’, letting the parts speak for themselves rather than enveloping the sound with pedals and production tricks.

Stream it below.

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Circa Waves Announce New LP 'Never Going Under', Stream "Do You Wanna Talk"

Liverpool indie rock four-piece Circa Waves have announced the release of their fifth studio album 'Never Going Under'.

The 11-track record will be out on January 13th, 2023 via Lower Third / PIAS, and sees the band continue to push themselves into new territories and effortlessly cement their place in the scene. Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking about the record, frontman Kieran Shudall says: “Never Going Under speaks to that uniquely modern phenomenon of genuinely not knowing what type of world our kids are going to find themselves in in 30 years. Physically, environmentally, politically we are completely in the unknown. That scares us all but ultimately we know we can never give up on the future because how can you? The songs on the album are written differently from the previous work we’ve put out. They are written from the perspective of my son and also from my own current experience of the climate today. Circa waves have always had a certain world view, but now it’s through that lens of being a father and still not knowing what the hell is going on. Never Going Under is a snapshot of the fear we all feel today and the resilience we will need to get through it.”

The band have also released the driving new single “Do You Wanna Talk”, an instantly infectious indie banger, DYWT is the perfect Circa Waves song – combining upbeat lyrical delivery with raucous, rousing instrumentation, culminating in a late contender for song of the summer. Accompanying the track is a video directed by the band’s own Joe Falconer, which offers an early insight into the visual identity of Never Going Under as a project.

Check out the album's tracklist and watch the video for "Do You Wanna Talk", below.

Never Going Under Tracklist:

1. Never Going Under

2. Do You Wanna Talk

3. Hell On Earth

4. Your Ghost

5. Carry You Home

6. Northern Town

7. Electric City

8. Want It All Today

9. Golden Days

10. Hold On

11. Living in the Grey

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Chappaqua Wrestling Drop New Single/Video "Wayfinding"

London via Manchester indie/alt band Chappaqua Wrestling have dropped the video for their brand new single "Wayfinding".

“‘Wayfinding’ is a song to guide you through the ups and downs of doing something you really believe in,” they explain. “However glossy-eyed you are on a weekend about life, the mid-week lull can come to ruin it. The monotony of work, the routine of debt via rent and pub eating at your soul.”

“Sometimes you gotta be strong and ignore the present depressing times, and think about how generally things are moving in the right direction. You have to believe.”

The song is out today (September 21) via EMI, grab it here. and watch/listen below.

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SULK Unveil New Single/Video "Ringing in My Ears"

Detroit, Michigan nu-gaze/post rock band Sulk have unveiled the video for their new single “Ringing in My Ears”.

The song is taken from their bran new album 'If You Look Long Enough it All Starts Moving', out today September 16 via Flesh and Bone Records. Grab your copy here.

The band consists of Jake Spencer, Dalton Thorns, Valerie Klaft, and Kyle Allis. Their music is an eclectic blend of alt rock and post punk that heavily harks back to the drowned out, speaker blowing days of 90’s shoegaze, with their own take on modern sounds with influences like DIIV, Spirit of the Beehive, Nothing, and My Bloody Valentine.

Watch/listen below.

Leathers Premieres New Single "Ultraviolet"

Vancouver post-punk/darkwave/shoegaze musician Leathers (aka artist/vocalist Shannon Hemmett from ACTORS) has unveiled her new single "Ultraviolet".

The song is out today (September 16) via Artoffact Records. Grab it here.

Take a listen below.

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Midi Memory Releases New Single "Eternal Dream"

Orlando, Florida electronic project Midi Memory (the side project of Cathedral Bells' Matt Messore) has released his new single "Eternal Dream".

The song is out today (September 16) through Born Losers Records. Get your copy here.

Pulling from dark wave and synth pop influences, Messore layers rich analog Roland tones with driving drum loops. He writes expansive tracks that fill the spectrum with coinciding bright and dark tones. Midi Memory brings cold wave sounds that resonate with those who are passionate about the minimal synth.

Watch a lyric video below.

(facebook.com/midimemory)

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