Indie Rock

POP ETC's ’80s romance video for single “Please Don’t Forget Me”

This week, POP ETC released the music video for their single “Please Don’t Forget Me” from their new album Souvenir, released last Friday. The video depicts band leader Chris Chu and his (presumably) lost romantic…

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Deep Throats' "Last Request" is stirring yet sensual grunge-rock in a haze

Deep Throats is something that you should be careful of when Googling, but something you should be Googling nonetheless. The iconic San Francisco-based garage band have recently announced their never-released final…

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Bibio shares "Town & Country" from new album 'A Mineral Love'

Ever since Stephen Wilkinson released Ambivalence Avenue, his modus operandi as Bibio has been variety. His albums combine British folk, Dilla-esque beatscapes, and hazy ambience, all with a sprightly spark that is…

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Yonaka's "Ignorance" is blissful dark pop with an alt-rock edge [Premiere]

Brighton-based Yonaka emerged on the pop/rock scene with debut single "Run" approximately half a year ago. Today, the quartet are prepared to unveil a powerful follow-up called "Ignorance" (released via Hometown Records) that (somehow) makes "Run"…

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Valentine's Day Playlist: Indie Rock

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Fans of The Strokes should hear "Corona" by CHIRPING [Premiere]

4-piece Stockholm outfit CHIRPING are relatively new to the scene but have already created quite the buzz around their fast-paced blend of indie pop. They have only released a couple…

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We think Ulrika Spacek's 'The Album Paranoia' is an art-rock monolith

I'm calling it early. Ulrika Spacek's The Album Paranoia easily makes it into my top 5 albums of 2016, no questions asked. Ulrika Spacek, originally formed in Berlin in one night's time by old…

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Whitney's new single "No Woman" is soothing country soul in a haze

Chicago's Whitney can be quite accurately reduced to a mix of drummer/vocalist Julien Ehrlich's (ex-Unknown Mortal Orchestra) soft crooning and guitarist Max Kakacek's (ex-Smith Westerns) melody-induced grooves, but there's really much more to it than that.…