#indie/rock

QRTR – You Won’t Return (Nunca)

March 22, 2020 — Leave a comment

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QRTR, a -based electronic producer and DJ, has signed with for the release of her debut full-length album ‘Drenched’, out now as a limited Edition 100 run of High-Bias cassette tapes. Featuring a sample (or cover?) of ‘Ice Cream’ by New Young Pony Club, a song I couldn’t stop playing back in 2006.

Tags: #electronic #house #indie/rock

sir Was – Letter

February 19, 2020 — Leave a comment

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sir Was is . I know nothing more. His new ‘Letter EP’ serves as a post-script to his recent second album ‘Holding On To a Dream’. The new ‘Letter EP’ comes out on British indie-label  on 28 February.

Tags: #alternative #chill #indie/rock #lo-fi #pop #scandinavian

Alexandra Savior – Crying All The Time

January 20, 2020 — Leave a comment

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Alexandra Savior McDermott is an American singer-songwriter originally from , and now based (I think) in , . ‘Crying All The Time’ was the first song she wrote for her new album ‘The Archer’, a collaboration with producer Sam Cohen. Out now on .

Tags:  #alternative #heartbreak #indie/rock #lo-fi #pop

Rozi Plain – Inner Circle

June 19, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Something a little more mellow. This is the first track from Rozi Plain’s new album ‘What a Boost’, out on  and available from Bandcamp. (There was a Limited Edition Glow in the Dark LP, but that has already sold out!) Rozi Plain is Rosalind Leyden, a (Bristol-based?) UK art-folk singer-songwriter, and frequent collaborated of This Is the Kit.

Tags: #alternative #folk #indie/rock

Khruangbin – Mary Always

June 14, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Khruangbin (which literally translates to “Engine Fly” in Thai) is an American musical trio from Houston, Texas, featuring Laura Lee on bass, Mark Speer on guitar, and Donald Ray “DJ” Johnson Jr. on drums. Their second album ‘Con Todo El Mundo’ was one of my favourite albums of 2018! You can listen to previous #SOTD Maria También (29 Jan 2018); #SOTD Evan Finds The Third Room (4 Oct 2018); and full album on Spotify. And I also featured Khruangbin as the #ChristmasDaySOTD. Now the band are set to release a glorious dub version ‘Hasta El Cielo (Con Todo El Mundo in dub)’. Available to pre-order was Record/Vinyl, CD and Digital Album from Bandcamp. Out on .

Tags: #alternative #funk #indie/rock #instrumental #surf #world-music

Tool – Die Eier Von Satan

June 13, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Tool are an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, who were dominate in the alternative metal movement following the release of their second studio album Ænima (1996). Be sure to search for a translation of the lyrics when you get a chance! Originally released on .

Tags:  #dark #indie/rock #non-english #throwback

Brijean – Show and Tell

June 12, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Brijean Murphy was one of indie’s most in-demand pop percussionists in 2018, performing for Poolside, , and . Now Brijean collaborates with producer Doug Stuart to record her first album Walkie Talkie, upcoming on their own label . Available to pre-order as Digital Album on Bandcamp, as well as a pledge fund for a vinyl/record release.

Tags: #disco #indie/rock #jazz #pop

Absolutely Free – Currency (Feat. U.S. Girls)

June 8, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Absolutely Free is a three piece Canadian psychedelic rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Comprised of Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg (drummer), Michael Claxton (bassist), and Matt King (singer), the band was formed following the breakup of the trio’s former band DD/MM/YYYY (sometimes pronounced Day, Month, Year). From the upcoming Geneva Freeport EP, this single features vocals from experimental pop project U.S. Girls (aka American-Canadian musician and record producer Meghan Remy). Available to pre-order as Digital Album or Record/Vinyl at Bandcamp. Out on .

Tags:  #avant-garde #indie/rock #synths

Girl Band – Shoulderblades

June 7, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Girl Band are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 2011, the group is composed of Dara Kiely (vocals, guitar), Alan Duggan (guitar), Daniel Fox (bass), Adam Faulkner (drums). Taken from Girl Band’s upcoming second album ‘The Talkies’, out 27th September on .

Tags:  #avant-garde #dark #indie/rock #lo-fi

Metronomy – Lately

June 1, 2019 — Video — Leave a comment

Metronomy is the brainchild of Joseph Mount. From solo project to electronic music group, the band currently consists of Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards and guitar), Oscar Cash (saxophone, backing vocals, guitars and keyboards), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Olugbenga Adelekan (bass guitar and vocals) and Michael Lovett (keyboards and guitars). New single out on .

Tags: #chill-sunbathing/bbq #electronic #indie/rock #pop