Author: Max Hammer

Discovering and sharing the best DIY/alt/indie/underground music you've never heard. I've been writing about music and other topics since the mid-1990s. We are also music industry professionals - PR; promotion; management; branding; etc.

DEBUT: Midwest duo Black Masses drop self-titled debut and video

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TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – Musician Samuel Mason started out playing house shows and festivals in previous projects that lead him to form Black Masses with accomplished drummer Austin Sheese.

In 2019, the duo dropped one album, Phases. Mason evolved again – releasing the self-titled album Black Masses, as well as the super-charged self-titled single and music video.

About the song, Mason writes: “Black Masses is a raw alternative rock record with booming drums and dirty guitars…the lyrics describe our estranged relationships with loved ones over time.

“People change and sometimes not in the ways we expect and that is what this song is all about from start to finish.” The track displays eloquently the duo’s accomplished songwriting and musicianship abilities and serves as a fitting intro to the rest of the album. Rarely, do you see a band name, album and single all with the same name.

The duo’s musical influences include Des Rocs, Royal Blood, and The Black Keys.

NEWS: U2’s Bono & The Edge perform in Kyiv bomb shelter

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SPIN – On Sunday, Bono and the Edge played a short set in a Kyiv bomb shelter that was once a subway station, showing support for Ukraine. In a tweet post from U2‘s official account, the duo said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited them to perform there.

 

In their short set, The Irish Times reports that the duo performed “With or Without You,” “Desire,” “Angel of Harlem,” “Vertigo” and a rendition of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” The U2 bandmates performed the cover with a Ukrainian soldier and changed the “me” in “Stand By Me” with “Ukraine.” Throughout the set, Bono and The Edge were joined by local musicians, including Topolia who is serving in the country’s military.

“The people in Ukraine are not just fighting for your own freedom, you are fighting for all of us who love freedom,” Bono told the crowd. He also said that Ukranians’ fight was resonating across the globe and that there was nowhere he’d rather be than in the country’s capital city.

Last month, U2 participated in Global Citizen’s Stand Up for Ukraine live stream. During that, the band performed “Walk On” from 2000’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Previously, Bono wrote a poem expressing his support of Ukraine.

STREAM: Indie Rock’s Top 10 New Tracks – April 2022

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April was a particularly exciting month for anticipated and big-name artist releases, as well as for some surprise drops by new and on-the-radar indie rock bands.

The kick-ass new single, “Taking Me Back,” from Jack White‘s latest album, easily made our No. 1 spot. Two decades on, White’s power as a force for rock music around the globe is unmistakable. Once the unofficial frontman of indie/alt guitar rock, White has since become a global phenomenon and an A-list rock star.

“Taking Me Back” proves that White can still apply his searing White Stripes-battle riffs with new ideas and concepts.

Plus, check out the other indie rock gems from The Smile; Silverbacks; DITZ; Kurt Vile (yes again); Built to Spill (still got it!); KEG; Viagra Boys, IDLES and another 2022 sensation: Wet Legs.

NOTE: Don’t miss the April Top 50 Songs playlist.

ALBUM: Spiritualized’s ‘Everything Was Beautiful’

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Easily one of the pioneers of modern experimental rock/pop, and reputably claimed by some fans as trailblazers of the indie rock movement as a whole, Spiritualized return with an epic new album – Everything Was Beautiful – the band’s most sprawling release to date.

J Spaceman’s latest opus is gloriously satisfying and self-referential, refining his orchestral space rock with alchemical power.

Through sheer force of habit, sailing un-buffeted and serene through the winds of musical fashion, Spiritualized have reached their fourth decade as a paragon of musical constancy. Everything Was Beautiful, their ninth studio album, calls back to many of the band’s habitual influences: The Stooges, gospel, blues, free jazz, the Rolling Stones, et al., which the band finesses into a hypnotic mixture, capable of both savage intensity and benzodiazepine drift. More than anything, though, Everything Was Beautiful refers back to the band’s own gilded history—which would be a problem if they didn’t do it so shamelessly well.

While recording Everything Was Beautiful, Jason Pierce, once again operating under the J Spaceman moniker he has used periodically since his Spacemen 3 days, called on lessons learned when mixing Spiritualized’s classic third album, 1997’s ‘Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space,’ notably the power of carefully constructed layers. The two albums share a spellbinding mixture of astral ambience, artfully tailored musical density, and occasionally sharpened live fury, as well as an emotional depth not always evident in the band’s more glazed-out moments.

(via Pitchfork)

From Bandcamp supporters:

Akira Watts “Everything just sort of comes together here and it’s close to perfect. I don’t think Spiritualized can make a bad album, but this one is very easily among their best. Comforting and joyful and exactly what I needed to hear. Favorite track: The A Song (Laid In Your Arms).”

marc_ian: “This is better than any preceding Spiritualized or Spacemen 3 record. Lush, pretty, catchy and a top notch trip. Favorite track: Let It Bleed (For Iggy).”

Under The Radar: (90)
“There is immensely evident craftsmanship that runs through the album, and a newly revitalized soul that, for all its beauty, And Nothing Hurt missed. If it turns out that Everything Was Beautiful is the last Spiritualized project we ever get, it is an unexpected gift that lives up to the best of Jason Pierce’s storied career.”

AllMusic (90):
Everything Was Beautiful is delirious and exciting, a perfect distilment of the best parts of the band’s various phases that feels reinvigorated and new.

The Telegraph (80)
You don’t need to be in an altered state to become overwhelmed by his mastery of controlled cacophony. It is a pleasure to report that everything is still beautiful in Pierce’s strange sonic world.

Glide Magazine (80)

“‘Everything Was Beautiful’ pulls heavily from throughout the Spiritualized catalog, whether it be the Ladies and Gentlemen-era “Best Thing You Ever Had”, the soft, sentimentality of Pierce’s mid-career work on “Crazy” or the lush balance of And Nothing. All those influences, and their tonal similarities to his last album, never distract or take away from the conceptual success of ‘Everything Was Beautiful.'”

ALBUM: DITZ – ‘The Great Regression’

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It’s an album you’ve gotta hear and definitely one of the best debuts of 2022.

With bands like Yard Act, Fontaines D.C. and black midi fueling a new post-punk revival of sorts along comes Brighton, England post-punk band DITZ with a blazing debut, The Great Regression.

Let’s dip in to see what others are saying about the album:

PopMatters :

On their stellar debut,’The Great Regression’, Brighton five-piece DITZ come out hard and dark. They deliver an intense and sonically invigorating assault on the superficial politeness that masks systemic inequality while exploring the elements of personhood that cast some from the mainstream.
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 Clash Music 
 
The music is stark and abrasive but there is a feeling of hope. Lurking underneath it all themes of gender and insecurity litter ‘The Great Regression’.

Uncut 
 
A record that is intensely visceral, loud and charged yet not needlessly overblown

 Pitchfork 
 
'The Great Regression' has fun pointing out the world’s contradictions, subverting its vulgarity, questioning its systems. At its peaks, it feels like an antidote for the ennui of ceaseless catastrophe.

Other reactions from around the web:

Bandcamp supporter Bardo Morales: “Love every second of it. Fresh ideas, direct execution, creepiness, grooviness. My new favourite emerging Post Punk band.””

Bandcamp supporter dicedfoot “Astounding debut album; a real feast for the ears. violent and beautiful.”

Emma Wilkes (DIY Mag): ‘The Great Regression’’s bravest moments reap the most rewards, and coincidentally, it’s where their identity feels strongest. ‘Ded Wurst’ is a greebo’s dancefloor dream, where jagged synths glitter between bursts of disgustingly deep guitar, while ‘Hehe’ delivers a mighty finishing move with a sludgy, weighty outro. There’s still a little greenness here and there – the Royal Blood-esque ‘Summer Of The Shark’ lacks a little individuality, for example – but in the position that DITZ have put themselves in, there are a lot of places for them to push the boat.

Record Label: Alcopop!

STREAM: Thom Yorke shares revealing new mix

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THOM YORKE has shared a new mix for his Sonos radio show, In The Absence Thereof, featuring an eclectic roster of artists including IDLES and Miles Davis.

Titled In The Absence Thereof… Mix 7, Yorke’s mix includes tracks from popular artists like Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Jim James and and Bibio, as all as a diverse and wonderful selection of songs from IC3PEAK, English Garden, Divide and Dissolve and Bendik Giske, among others. See the full playlist below.

“Mix 7 is my latest mix or compilation of music and sound that has moved me deeply by other artists I respect and who inspire me,” Yorke said.

“Listening to music has changed for me recently, I find myself asking what is music or any art in such a time of death, violence and horror? I guess it can only try to bear witness somehow.”

“There are no words to express seeing war Ukraine, in Europe in the 21st century. Normal life has been diminished, there is a sense of wanton absurdity and futility. The clowns have run out of jokes, their faces have twisted into grimaces, no longer able to hide the malignant shadows standing behind them. Families just like ours, innocent children, pulled apart. We can only pray to wake up from this nightmare and never allow it to happen again. Soon.”

Thom Yorke’s ‘In The Absence Thereof… Mix 7’ includes: 

Bridget St. John – ‘Ask Me No Questions’
IC3PEAK – ‘Пламя’
Ennio Morricone – ‘The Trio – Main Title’
IDLES – ‘Progress’
Paul DeMarinis – ‘The Lecture of Comrade Stalin at the Extraordinary 8th Plenary Congress’
Bibio – ‘Pantglas’
Mr. Mitch – ‘Sleep’
Sun Ra – ‘I Am An Instrument’
Jim James – ‘State Of The Art (A.E.I.O.U.)’
English Garden – ‘7-10 Split’
Bendik Giske – ‘Cruising’
Divide And Dissolve – ‘Did You Have Something To Do With It’
Divide And Dissolve – ‘Oblique’
Walter Smetak – ‘Iêéaóôu’
Tony Allen, Dave Okmu & Joan As Police Woman – ‘The Barbarian’
Don Cherry’s New Researches – ‘Interlude / North Brazilian Ceremonial Hymn’
Miles Davis – ‘Saeta’

The long-awaited debut album, A Light For Attracting Attention from his band Smile – along with Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner.

The group’s debut album will be released on May 13 via XL Recording and was produced by Radiohead’s longtime collaborator Nigel Godrich. It will feature previous singles ‘You Will Never Work In Television Again’, ‘The Smoke’, and ‘Skrting On The Surface’.

ALBUM: Belle and Sebastian ‘A Bit of Previous’

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The title of Belle and Sebastian’s A Bit of Previous is apt, as the songs consolidate the influences that the Scottish band has drawn on for their entire career.

The cover art, like that of their prior studio albums, is a monochromatic photograph, this time of young people—there are four different covers in all—pictured alongside specters of the past. Throughout the album’s 12 songs, Belle and Sebastian continue to do what they’ve always done best: expand on their inspirations from the past, including ‘60s soul and ‘80s Britpop.

Driven by propulsive acoustic guitar and presenting a glossier version of Belle and Sebastian’s early sound, “Young and Stupid” ends with a sample of a woman speaking: “You’re so small, nothing matters, so whatever.” She isn’t a nihilist, though, as she’s describing youth’s apparent freedom from consequences.

It’s a sentiment that’s echoed, in reverse, on “Unnecessary Drama,” where frontman Stuart Murdoch sings, “And it’s probably not surprising/You’re burning through your life/And if I had a second encore/I would probably do the same.”

Continue reading on Slant Magazine

TRACK: Arcade Fire drops another track, ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’

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ARCADE FIRE is releasing their long-anticipated album WE on May 6, and today they’ve shared the latest single “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).”

It’s an encouraging joyride that opens with jumpy acoustic guitars, sparkling chimes, and upbeat “doo-doo-doos.”

The single expresses trusting one’s mind (“But you can’t trust it every time / You know it plays tricks on you”) and body (“You can dance / You can shake / Things will break / You make mistakes”) and embracing life’s imperfections that make it beautiful and worth living.

It’s a wholesome anthem, the kind that Arcade Fire excel at when they’re in their groove. Especially with how shit a lot of things still feel in this 2022 pandemic world, “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)” is the kind of music the world needs.

“There’s nothing saccharine about unconditional love in a world that is coming apart at the seams,” Win Butler explained about the new song. “WE need each other, in all of our imperfection.

‘Lookout Kid’ is a reminder, a lullaby for the end times, sung to my son, but for everyone… Trust your heart, trust your mind, trust your body, trust your soul. Shit is going to get worse before it gets better, but it always gets better, and no one’s perfect. Let me say it again. No one’s perfect.”

First published on Flood Magazine

U.K. INTRODUCING: Anthemic Surf Rock Band Voodoo Bandits

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Punchy surf rockers Voodoo Bandits hit us with another new single ‘Nice T-Shirt’.

The past 18 months have been non-stop for the Isle of Man quartet with six singles under their belts. And in that time, the band has become well-known for their twist on the garage pop-rock genre.

Latest effort ‘Nice T-Shirt’ is the perfect jam of high-octane guitar riffs, distinctive vocals and riotous beats come together to create a feeling of optimism and carefree relief.

The noughties styles gelled with feel-good energy is the perfect remedy for the bigger stages. It’s an animated, feel-good tune underpinned by a head-bobbing fuzz riff and a garage-leaning chord progression.

Speaking of the new single, singer Ben says, “’Nice T-Shirt’ is about the feeling of growing apart from someone that you’re no longer on the same page as.

“It’s tough to leave people behind but sometimes you have to put yourself first and that’s what the lyrics in Nice T-Shirt are all about.”

‘Nice T-Shirt’ was produced by Voodoo Bandits, mixed by Darren Lawson and mastered by Two Zero Nine (Graeme Lynch).

This post first appeared on IndieCentralMusic.com

NEWS: Brian Eno, Big Thief, Coldplay, Dry Cleaning + others drop unreleased tracks for Earth Day

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We all got a huge Earth Day gift from musician Brian Eno‘s EarthPercent Foundation.

To help raise money for climate organizations, Eno and his staff gathered 100 musicians and bands to contribute a previously-unreleased track for the special EarthPercent x Earth Day initiative.

It’s an impressive list of artists that includes Eno, Big Thief, Michael Stipe, Peter Gabriel, Coldplay Death Cab, The Weather Station, Jarvis Cocker, Hot Chip (a track that also features Brian Eno and former Savages drummer Fay Milton), Dry Cleaning, Metronomy and many more.

See the full tracklist below.

“This is what unleashing the power of music in service of the planet looks like,” said Eno in a statement. “Historically music has often been at the front of social change – think of ‘Free Nelson Mandela’ and Rock Against Racism. Now we’re facing climate change, the biggest challenge in human history. It’s time for us to get out there again.”

You can buy songs via Bandcamp for $2.50 USD.

Unfortunately, the tracks are not available to stream without buying.

Nonetheless, EarthPercent has shared Big Thief’s demo of “Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You,” as a one-off and representative of the album.

EarthPercent x Earth Day Contributing Artists

Adonis – Al Khafif (The Light Version)
Alfie Templeman – Living In A Universe
Amirali – Nemesis
Anna B Savage – Corncrakes (demo)
Anna Calvi – Peaky Blinders: Season 5 (Original Soundtrack)
Anrimeal – Source and Time
AVAWAVES – Nocturnal
Balmorhea – June (Demo)
Beatie Wolfe – “Oh My Heart” (live at the Nobel Prize Summit)
Biako – What’s It Like To Be Him
Big Thief – ​​Dragon New Warm Mountain, I Believe In You (Demo)
Billie Flynn – Red Right Hand
Billy Lockett – Together At Home (Live)
Brand New Moon – The Garden Knows
Brian Eno (featuring Leo Abrahams) – Did The World Begin Today
Broadside Hacks – Barbry Allen (Matthew Shaw remix)
Brooke Annibale – What If You (demo)
Charlie Hickey – Things I Believe (demo)
Coldplay – Humankind (Live in Mexico City)
Cosmo Sheldrake – Dance Off (Cosmo Sheldrake Remix)
Courtney Marie Andrews – It Must Be Someone Else’s Fault (Demo)
Damefrisør – Beautiful Soul (Katy J Pearson cover)
Damien Dempsey – What A Day
Daniel Brandt – Soon To Be
Deantoni Parks – The Plague of Plastic
deathcrash – Wrestle With Jimmy – Live From The Hush House
Death Cab For Cutie – Your Bruise – Live at The Showbox
Debit – The Age of Equitable Nature
Declan McKenna – Elephant [demo] Dry Cleaning – Her Hippo – Live
Elder Island – Purely Educational (Live)
Emel – Does Anybody Sleep
English Teacher – A55 (demo)
False Window – Sea++ [Ver 1.01] Fito Paez – Cisne
Flower Face – The Garden
Fovea Hex – All Those Signs (EarthPercent Mix)
Franc Moody – Water (Instrumental)
Frank Wiedemann – A New Start
Future Utopia – Crystalline
Fred again.. & Mr Eazi – Light Up
Galya Bisengalieva – Kantubek Live
Gesloten Cirkel – Landing
Gigi Masin – MADAME DU VENT
Hania Rani – Leaving (Niklas Paschburg rework)
Hannah Peel featuring Ulster Orchestra – Act Now (Greenpeace UK)
Hinako Omori – 春の海 ✷ haru no umi
Holy Fuck – Luxe ft. Alexis Taylor (Live at Fox Theater)
Honeyglaze – Burglar (live)
Hot Chip x Brian Eno x Fay Milton – Line In The Sand
ISYLA – Where We Dare (Live at Cube)
Isobel Waller-Bridge – Elizabeth
James – Beautiful Beaches – Conservatory Version
JARV IS… – DEPRESSIVE DISCO
Joep Beving – We will want to remember (EarthPercent demo)
Joy Anonymous X Toya Delazy – JOY(JEQE)
JoyCut – The Plastic Whale
Kaerhardt – Heart of Stone
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith – Tides IV – Music for Meditation and Yoga
Kate Davis – Alright
Laura Misch – Lagoon (Variation for Saxophone and Voice)
Laurence Guy – What Exactly Are You Asking Me?
Lily Moore – Last Goodbye
Lola Kirke – What It Was (Demo)
Love Ssega – Ssanyu
Lutalo – Georgia (Instrumental/Demo)
Mandy, Indiana – The Call Is Coming From Inside the House
Manu Delago – Zeitgeber (Live)
Mara Simpson – Nowhere (LAYERS)
Martyn – When We Are Innocent
ME REX – Swingset (live)
Metronomy – Walking in the Dark (Folly Group Remix)
Michael Begg – Arctic Moonlight: A Zooplankton Nocturne (EarthPercent Mix)
Michael Stipe – Future, If Future
Miho Hatori – Mobula Phantasmagoria
Modern Woman – Offerings (Stripped Back Version)
Müller & Makaroff – Todo Puede Suceder ft. Kevin Johansen
Múm – Goodbye In The Future
Murkage Dave – Hackney Dalston Canonbury Highbury [DEMO] Nick Mulvey – A Prayer Of My Own (LaJoya Remix) Ft. Liz Wathuti
Nicki Wells – Ocean – Strings
Nile Rodgers & Philippe Saisse – Sugar Rush Monk
Nuno & Maria Bettencourt – Sideways (Citizen Cope cover)
Olivia Reid – Water Damage (Stripped)
Oracle Sisters – Good All The Time (Demo)
Orlando Weeks – Distance Mover
Patch and the Giant – Fire & The Flood
Paul McDonald – Forgiveness (Sanctuary Demo)
Peter Gabriel – Shock the Monkey: Earth Day version – for EarthPercent
Pictish Trail – EARTH DAY: Nuclear Sunflower Swamp (Acoustic)
Pixx – Alien
Prima Queen – Chew My Cheeks (demo)
Poppy Ackroyd – Pause – Live Session
Rasha Nahas – Al Madini (Live at Thalia Theater)
Reka and /Beyond/ – We Owe You All
Richard Coleman – Changes (Live)
Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Peter Punk
Rutger Hoedemaekers – Sing The Songs Of The Glory Of None
S Carey – Paralyzed (At Home Version)
Sam Lee – The Tan Yard Side – Singing With Nightingales
Sebastian Mullaert – Asked Quietly Of The Night
Seb Wildblood – Bad Space Habits (dub)
Sonia Stein – Sweet Spot
SØS Gunver Ryberg – Doing our best is no longer good enough
Soundwalk Collective – Butterfly Kiss (feat. Charlotte Gainsbourg)
Squirrel Flower – your love is a disaster (NNAMDÏ remix)
Talk Show x D.U.D.S. – Leather Rework
The Album Leaf – Rotations
The Big Moon – BIG
The Black Chapel Collective – The Secret ft Daniel Rhodes
The Weather Station – This Way
Tom VR – Don’t Stop Us Floating Away
Treeboy & Arc – Austere
tummyache – growing pains
United Freedom Collective – Manifest Bliss
Violet Skies – Settle (Live Session)
.VRIL – Andromeda Nightmare
Wará – Yahannaman
Warmduscher – Hey Guys
Waves Rush In – Travellers Dream (Live)
Wayne Snow – Pale Blue Dot
Weval – Keep It Up

VIDEO: Father John Misty drops new music video for ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’

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Father John Misty has shared a new music video for the beautiful track “Kiss Me (I Loved You)” from his widely-praised new album, Chloë And The Next 20th Century.

Director David Raboy presents a sharp, cinematic view of the popular new song. Raboy picked actors Annie Hamilton and Alexander Zuccaro play the roles of the two main characters

Earlier this month, Misty performed a number of tracks from the new album live in London, including “Kiss Me”, “(Everything But) Her Love”, “Only A Fool,” “Buddy’s Rendezvous” and “The Next 20th Century” and others from the much-talked-about, and stunning, new album.

He also announced a world tour this fall and into 2023 with North America and Europe in prominence.

The deluxe edition of Chloë includes a 7″ of Lana Del Rey and David Lynch (credited as Jack Cruz) covering songs from the album.

PLAYLIST: Top 10 DIY Songs, March 2022

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The DIY (and small label) top 10 songs for March 2022 features kick-ass songs from DIY artists and bands stretching from the tip of Ireland to the urban sprawl of Los Angeles.

These are also ALL artists and bands to watch in our opinion; otherwise they would not have made this top 10 playlist because there are too many promising artists and bands around that many of you have never heard of – and admittedly, plenty that we didn’t know of; which is the great gift of music discovery.

Check out the other top 10s if you dig this; share and like if you can and don’t miss our new Top 50 playlists – dope, dope music only here at Indie Rock Cafe – celebrating 15 years of music blogging.

It may just be us, but Junk Drawer reminds us of a British Kurt Vile while Car Boot Sale is sounding heavily Spoon-influenced (not a bad thing). The crooning of Niall Mutter is captivating and soothing while Operation Man also shows off his vocal skills and pop sensibilities.

True that not all of these artists/bands are DIY in the traditional sense, but we consider small labels as ‘DIY’ much of the time to make things easier.

This top 10 playlist is in no particular order – you pick your favs. It’s too good of a playlist to sort out that way. All that matters is the music and whether you feel it or not.

NOTE: The number in parenthesis indicates the number of monthly listeners on Spotify.

Jaguar Sun TORONTO, Canada
https://www.instagram.com/jaguar__sun/ (318K)

Tomberlin – LOS ANGELES, California
https://twitter.com/tomberlin (270K)

Great Gable – BUNBURY, Australia

https://www.greatgablemusic.com/ (265K)

The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die – WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut
https://www.theworldisabeautifulplace.com/ (132K)

Niall Mutter – MONTREAL, Canada
https://www.instagram.com/miallnutter/ (71K)

Operation Ivan – PORTSMOUTH, England
https://www.instagram.com/operationivanuk (26K)

Beach Vacation – SEATTLE, Washington
https://beachvacation.bandcamp.com/ (26K)

Weird Nightmare – TORONTO, Canada
http://weirdnightmare.net (18K)

Junk Drawer – BELFAST, Ireland
https://www.facebook.com/junkdrawerband – (5K)

Car Boot Sale – LONDON, England
https://www.instagram.com/carbootsaletheband/ (3K)

Stream all 10 via Spotify or YouTube:

Don’t stop there.

Check out more of our playlists on IRC’s Spotify profile – many of which have been carefully, and manually, curated over the years, covering themes from VIPs in songs to world music and from best seasons playlists to playlists of great indie/alt rock/folk/pop covering themes like world countries, states, love, moods, and everyday, ordinary things. A must-check-it-out-collection. Promise.