This year is turning out to be a blockbuster for indie and alternative rock music. There are many great songs…
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.
Vampire Weekend Reveal New Song, Album Cover from ‘Contra’
The new Vampire Weekend album, Contra, will be officially released on January 11th in the UK and January 12th in…
Ears To The Music, Vol. II – The Flaming Lips, White Lies, Good Night States, Sea Wolf, A.A. Bondy & More
The Flaming Lips are back with three new songs from their upcoming album release, Embryonic . Of the three new…
New Indie Songs from Releases by Rain Machine, ARMS, TMBG, Los Campesinos, Two Hours Traffic & More
Kyp Malone with TV on The Radio performing “Wolf Like Me” on Letterman, 2006TV on the Radio singer-guitarist Kyp Malone…
The Concretes’ Victoria Bergsman Releases Mesmerizing Album with a Cover of Animal Collective
Former lead vocalist of The Concretes, Victoria Bergsman, has released a new album this week with her current band, Taken…
Ears To The Music, Vol I – Choir Of Young Believers, The Very Most, Firs, The Love Language & More
If you think you’ve missed out on some great songs from 2009, you’re probably right; but don’t worry, we’re doing…
Indie Rock Summer Mix VI: Pains of Being Pure at Heart, South Ambulance, Dr. Dog, Electric Tickle Machine & More
The response to the summer playlist series on IRC over the past three months has been so remarkable, that we…
New Indie Rock Songs from The Raveonettes, Why/Themselves, Portugal The Man, Datarock and More
What better way to kick-off a playlist of new indie rock songs then with a fresh track from the irresistibly…
Islands Release Title Track from Upcoming Third Album ‘Vapours’
The Montreal indie rock band Islands catapulted into the stratosphere of the ‘the indie rock movement’ – as Jay-Z recently…
New Song From Upcoming Atlas Sound Album Features Panda Bear
The prolific Bradford Cox of Deerhunter/Atlas Sound fame is releasing his second official full-length album, Logos, as Atlas Sound in…
Singer-Songwriter Spotlight Series, Vol. I: Chad VanGaalen Up for Polaris Music Prize; Releases Electronic Album as Black Mold
Chad VanGaalen is a singer-songwriter who garnered all kinds of praise and interest for his 2008 album release Soft Airplane….
The Reading Leeds Festival 2009 Highlights: Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs
Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys at Reading Leeds Fest (photo: Gigwise.com) The Reading Leeds 2009 Music Festival wrapped up on…