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Best Indie Rock Songs, Bands, Albums
Album Review: Women of the Night’s ‘Pastel Colors’
The Women of the Night is an edgy, New York rock band that cleverly mixes punk, garage, blues, psych, dream…
July Indie Songs Playlist, Vol. II – Damen, Whalers, LUTE, Night Lights, Marty, The Mayan Factor
We’re overflowing with great indie songs! We think you’ll agree there are some solid DIY indie songs in this newest…
Album Review: CrashDive’s Sophomore EP, ‘Top Brass’
The Chicago rock band CrashDive’s encompassing sound stems from classic rock bands of the late 1960′ through the 1980s. The…
Album Review: Mike Della Bella’s ‘One’
The opening track of the Mike Bella Project’s compilation album, One, is the retro-rock single, “Turn You On,” which comes…
July Indie Songs Playlist, Vol. I – The Vices, Aaron Taos, Austin David, S.T. Manville & More
Considering the popularity of some of our Soundcloud playlists published on this blog in the past few months, we decided…
Album Review: Seattle Musician Rusty Reid’s ‘Head to Heart’
Steeped in country music, British pop, surf rock, psychedelic rock, and many other influences, Seattle musician Rusty Reid grew up…
Overseas Summer Indie Songs – Andes Fellas, Bee Bee Sea, Black Midi, Corniglia, Pure Assassins, Sandmoon
Lately, we’ve come across or received a batch of fresh dope songs from DIY artists and bands from overseas locales…
Top 10 Indie Songs, May 2019 – The Gallery, Aftermidnite, J.B. Boone, Open Bar, Mystery Art Orchestra
U.K. indie rock band The Gallery took the No. 1 spot for the riveting track, “Pesticide.” Vancouver multi-instrumentalist Alex Montenegro, aka Aftermidnite, took No. 2 with “Isla”
Album Review: Samurai Champs’ Debut, ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’
Hailing from the Canadian cities of Regina and Saskatoon, new-wave rapper Jeah and dark R&B and soul vocalist Merv xx…
How to Write A Good Song Description and Why It Matters
A song description by the artist is not meant to be a review of the song, nor a rehash of the lyrics, nor what the listener can hear for herself.
New Indie Singles from Engine Summer, The Study Abroad, Family Animals, Cape Francis & Para Lia
The new indie singles playlist features the following recommended artists and bands: Engine Summer – Chicago, Illinois The Study Abroad…