PFTU 21.9.25
This week’s Postcards From The Underground begins in the shadows with jagged post-punk grit and raw spoken-word energy before rising into neon-lit synth skies full of pulsing rhythms and shimmering melodies. From there, the journey softens into dream-pop haze and indie melancholy, carrying the warmth of rain-soaked afternoons and the ache of half-remembered nostalgia.
As the mix unfolds, the focus turns to intimate folk shadows—haunting voices, fragile storytelling, and songs steeped in tradition yet alive with modern edges. The episode closes in whispers and echoes, with hushed ballads and spectral confessions that feel like secrets told in the small hours. From noise to silence, this is underground music in all its restless, strange, and beautiful forms.
On the Playlist:
Bar Italia – Rooster Matador Records - Video
Nation of Language - Silhouette Sub Pop
Cubzoa - Buckle Up Bella Union
Robert Kretzschmar - Friend Of A Friend Einfach Jason/Wagram Stories
Optic Sink - Don't Look Down Feel It Records
Life Aquatic Band - Summer Rain Self Release
Stealing Sheep - U F33L M3 G-IRL
Quad 90 - Le Blank Last Night From Glasgow - Video
Scott Lavene - Home Nothing Fancy
Sleaford Mods - Megaton Rough Trade - Video
Caïman - grand 8 Monomaniac - Video
Dominie Hooper - Weaver Lost Map
The Joshua Hotel - Local Girl Builds A Rocket Last Night From Glasgow
Peter Cat - Instrumentality Trapped Animal - Video
Leilani Patao - Cut Audio Antihero - Video
Pretty Inside - The Person That I Hate Flippin’ Freaks/Howlin Banana Records - Video
Venus Grrrls - Ivy Tree Beltayne Records - Video
Marissa Nadler - It Hits Harder Bella Union
Virna Lindt - The Like Song The Campus
Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray - The End Of A New Beginning Last Night From Glasgow
Eve Goodman + Sera - Anian Recordiau Anian - Video
Pina Palau - Euphoria Mouthwatering Records
Wyldest - Old Flame Hand In Hive - Video
Lauren Wallace - Ghost Self Release - Video
Keaton Henson - Insomnia Play It Again Sam - Video