Best New Indie Rock Songs
Ruben Nielsen, the front man of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, has made the jump from druggie lo-fi pop rocker to faux mo-town singer in the span of a few weeks. "So Good" is like a nostalgic look back at funk for people who weren't around to hear it … [Read more...]
Beach Fossils new single Careless is out. It possibly showcases a new sonic direction the band is taking. Gone are the clangy reverb drenched pop guitars of their previous efforts of the What a Pleasure EP and their self titled debut. It is a nice … [Read more...]
Chromatics have already released one excellent album this year, Kill For Love, and now they are releasing singles for the upcoming Italians Do It Better Compilation After Dark 2. Their latest single is less rockish than much of Kill For Love and … [Read more...]
Here is a song that displays the dissolving of lines between the differnt indie scenes. The celebrated rappers A$AP Rocky and Big Boi teaming with the electrpop group Phantogram, who provide a few hooks and production, seems like a bad idea from the … [Read more...]
In a month of heavyweight releases from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor; it is easy to miss some of the more underground releases like Indians new single Carelakers. It is just a pretty pop song with a … [Read more...]
The beat of this song lacks any of the modern "trap" rap vapidity and reminds me of now classic hip hop albums like Nas's Illmatic. Kendrick Lamar's latest singles in preparation of his new album good kid m.A.A.d city have all dealt with his days … [Read more...]
Archy Marshall is the gravelly voiced teenage genius behind the King Krule moniker. He has been releasing these doom and gloom songs in bursts for a few years now, but if these singles are any indicator he is on his way to a knockout of a full … [Read more...]
The poorly named Teen Suicide is one of those bands you don't find on purpose. They are among the thousands of lo-fi Bandcamp musicians that are promoted only by their friends, but once you find a band this talented it is difficult to stop searching … [Read more...]
What sounds like a noise rock outro giving way to a dream-pop opening opens up one of the prettiest songs I've heard this summer. Although pop isn't quite the right word for it, the layered vocals add a layer of unease to until the song climaxes with … [Read more...]
Grizzly Bear release another stellar single. And really what else do you expect? Think of it as a less inviting version of their '09 single Two Weeks, but do you really need it to be described to be interested? Shields will be out 9/18 so mark … [Read more...]
