Category: Indie

Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Daytona Announce Self-titled Debut Album

Treading a line somewhere between exuberant and melancholic, New York based trio Daytona use looping finger-picked guitars to set a groundwork for sprawling harmonies over hypnotic beats. Drawing inspiration from a wide range of American folk music, classic rock, and African & Caribbean sounds and rhythms, the final result is a refined hook driven style of pop music complemented by smart lyrics and positive musical passages. … Continue reading Daytona Announce Self-titled Debut Album

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Rock

New Mini-Album From Best Coast

The last Best Coast single was a big hit with Mrs M, and the follow up, a seven track mini album titled Fade Away (out October 21), will be the first release on Bethany Cosentino’s own Jewel City label. The new release is a faster-paced, more energetic set of songs inspired by Mazzy Star, Patsy Cline, My Bloody Valentine and Ambien. I Don’t Know How is … Continue reading New Mini-Album From Best Coast

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Alternative, Country, Folk, Indie, Music, Pop, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

Videos of the Day: Saintseneca || Foxygen || Eyes For Gertrude || Temple Songs

Our video selections today include Saintseneca’s first, beautifully impressionistic video for a brand new track – the post-punk folk anthem Uppercutter, which will appear on their new long player Dark Arc out in March next year. We also have Foxygen’s new psychedelic video for the title track of their excellent album We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic. We have a playful and … Continue reading Videos of the Day: Saintseneca || Foxygen || Eyes For Gertrude || Temple Songs

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Pop, Rock

Introducing >>> Mini Dresses

Mini Dresses, are a Boston-via-Austin dream pop band who we briefly featured back in October 2012, and who have recently released not one, but two new singles – Everywhere I Go and Watching You. The duo describe the tunes as finding a space between a lot of today’s shoegazey dream pop bands (Blouse, Ringo Deathstarr, Tamaryn), jangly Flying Nun bands (think Look Blue Go Purple, The Chills, … Continue reading Introducing >>> Mini Dresses

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Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Music

More From Blessed Feathers

We are really looking forward to the new Blessed Feathers album Order of the Arrow, which is out on November 5th. The first taste from it, Ahbinreedis was the perfect aperitif (see our post here), and the next taster from the record, Real Song For Emily is definitely meatier, faster of tempo and with fiercer harmonies and a tenser, more urgent feel. Despite being only two … Continue reading More From Blessed Feathers

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Folk, Indie, Music, Rock

New EP & Tour Dates From Bear’s Den

Bear’s Den will release their brand new EP Without/Within on 28th October, via Communion Records. Listen below to the brand new track, Sahara, that starts small, before leaving its sparse beginnings behind as it swells impressively into an expansive chorus on the back of a powerful and rousing melody. Currently touring in the US, they return home for a headline tour of their own in … Continue reading New EP & Tour Dates From Bear’s Den

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Acoustic, Alternative, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

Videos of the Day: Caracol || SWF || Weird Womb || Sweeps

Start the week with videos from Caracol and the delightful folk pop of Shiver, and SWF’s dragon-dancing film for their excellent track Black & Golden. We also have Weird Womb’s sweaty video for Pale Piss and lastly an excellent animation for Lark by Chicago’s noise-popsters The Sweeps. . . . . Continue reading Videos of the Day: Caracol || SWF || Weird Womb || Sweeps

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Stream Shinies Tangle EP

Shinies deal in classic, melody driven guitar pop with a pleasing tendency to tip it over in to something more distorted with a warped noisy edge. Their latest EP Tangle, which came out last month, consists of four tracks that kick off with the full on riffing of Taste and the equally propulsive Salt, both of which most obviously demonstrate their MBV and J&MC influences, before we get … Continue reading Stream Shinies Tangle EP

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Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, Music, Punk, Rock

MM Shorts 442: EdTang & The Chops

EdTang & The Chops are an aggressive folk rock band from New Jersey incorporating elements of punk, Americana and indie rock into their new nine track release, the oddly titled Goodbye, Zen5, Sushi Dinner. For anyone with Frank Turner or Deer Tick leanings we think you’ll find something to enjoy here. We’ve picked out a couple of tracks that have caught our ears below, and … Continue reading MM Shorts 442: EdTang & The Chops

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Alternative, Indie, Music, Psychedelic, Punk, Rock

New Tidal Wars Single

Over a year ago we posted the the very promising debut double A sided single from Bristol’s Tidal Wars. They have a new single now due for release on Art is Hard records, and The Shower Door Rattle is another step forward for the band, evolving their post punk howl into some excellent grungy, psych-tinged, indie rock. Listen here. Continue reading New Tidal Wars Single

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