In the latest IRC Readers’ Choice Awards poll, Ireland‘s hot alternative rock and electronic band Two Door Cinema Club edged…
Best Indie Rock Songs, Bands, Albums
Best Indie Rock Songs 2010, Vol. I: Deerhunter, Freelance Whales, Broken Bells, Arcade Fire, Fang Island, The Walkmen, Caribou
In the end, 2010 turned out to be another blockbuster year for indie rock (and its many related and sub…
Best New Releases – The Decemberists, R.E.M., Smith Westerns, Tennis, Braids, Oh No Oh My, Dolorean, Modern Skirts, Eulogies
It’s safe to say that among the biggest new releases this week The Decemberists‘ follow-up to the success of Hazards…
Essential Indie Winter Songs Mix
Originally posted in Jan. 2011 – Spotify playlist below has been updated to 200 CHOICE winter-focused songs from indie artists…
Great Rarely Heard Songs – Chris Merritt, Caw Caw, Kid Bombardos, Hopewell, Lemon Sun, The Hush Now, Living Things, Benji Cossa, Deastro, Adam and Darcie
For those of you not familiar with our new ‘Quickies Blog,’ this is a supplement only of Indie Rock Cafe…
You Tell Us – Evaline, Quitzow, The Decks, Wheels on Fire, Ravens and Chimes,
This playlist features bands and artists that we’ve only heard one or two songs from so far, but based on…
Best New Releases from Cage The Elephant, British Sea Power, Cake, Tapes N Tapes, Tape Deck Mountain, Minks, Broken Records
This is the first Best New Releases of 2011. Most of these records were officially dropped on 1.11.11. There are…
The S-25 Winter Mix: CYHSY, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, The Dodos, Mojave 3, Elliot Smith, Atlas Sound, SeaWolf
Winter is a drag for most people – less daylight, cold, snow, ice, rain, sleet, higher electric and gas bills,…
Best Coast in Landslide Vote Is Latest ‘Best Break-Through Band’ in Poll 5; Runner-Ups Twin Shadow, Horse Feathers, Cloud Nothings
In the fifth and final poll for the Best Breakthrough Band of 2010, readers overwhelming selected Los Angeles lo-fi surf…
Fresh Tracks from Bright Eyes, Swim Party, Cloud Nothings, Duchess Leo, The Brute Chorus, Emanuel & The Fear, Daft Punk
Some of you may have noticed the lack of Best New Releases posts in December. That was directly the result…
The S-25 Songs Mix, Vol. VI – The Decemberists, Josh Rouse, Sigur Ros, The Shins, Cream, Man Man, The Walkmen, The Violent Femmes
It’s 2011, and there’s so much happening. Not only are we working on our year end lists for the best…