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)
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.