Unlike most of the weeks of 2010 so far, this week’s new releases are not stacked with big-time, highly anticipated…
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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.
Feetz To Da Beatz, Vol. IV: Nenna Yvonne, Curry & Coco, Worship, Restless People, Auto Body, PUNCHES
The stream of new dance/electronica/trance tracks continues to flow through our email system unabated, and some of it is good…
Five Anticipated Summer Releases, Vol. III: Washed Out, Sparklehorse & Danger Mouse, Chief, Jaill, and Menomena
Many of you have already enjoyed our Anticipated Summer Releases Volume One with Japandroids, Arcade Fire, Panda Bear and others;…
The Drums Picked By Readers as “Break-Out Band” of 2010 (So Far), followed by Freelance Whales and 8 Others
The Drums have been picked by a huge margin by readers in the latest polling of the ‘break out artist…
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, Vol. IX: The Depreciation Guild, Jeremy Messersmith, The Delta Mirror, Fol Chen, Double Dagger
Drowning in music. There are a few ways to imagine what that could mean, but in our case, it’s purely…
Best New Releases: Wolf Parade, Wavves, Map & Atlases, Electric Tickle Machine, Harvey Girls, Hey Marseilles, Cap N’Jazz
The best new album releases for the week of June 29th features Wolf Parade‘s Expo 86, Wavves, Maps & Atlases,…
Summer Indie Playlist, Vol. II: Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, Oberhofer, Damien Jurado
A few weeks ago, to kick-off the Memorial Day holiday, we launched our first summer mixtape of 2010. Due to…
Great Indie Cover Songs Uncovered: Radiohead, The Morning Benders, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Ruby Isle, Deer Tick, Jens Lekman
Everybody likes a good cover song. They are coming out all of the time, but only receive scattered coverage on…
Best New Releases: Stars, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Club 8, Owen Pallett, Tender Trap, Chemical Brothers, Neighbors, Coliseum
Lots of folks were awaiting the official release of Stars‘ new LP, The Five Ghosts, over the past few weeks,…
Local Natives Voted ‘Break-Out’ Band of 2010 (So Far), followed by Surfer Blood, Sleigh Bells, Crystal Castles and Neon Indian
In a tally of 1,000 unique* votes from IRC readers and visitors, the California indie rock band Local Natives beat…
Best New Releases This Week: The Gaslight Anthem, We Are Scientists, Devo, Foals, Light Pollution, Whiplash, Venice is Sinking
Today a bunch of new releases officially drop The Gaslight Anthem, We Are Scientists, Devo (first album in two decades),…
Recent Releases We Almost Missed, VIII: Vita Ruins, Lou Barlow, Communist Daughter, Cary Ann Hearst, Apollo Ghosts, Holy Ghost
The Vita Ruins, an indie band from Washington D.C, was founded by Tim Kratzer and Greg Balleza in 2005. The…