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...]
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...]
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...]
Chad Vangaalen is a self recording singer/songwriter that could be compared to Youth Lagoon, but he has been doing it a lot longer. He walks the line between bedroom pop and loner experimentalism better than anyone "Until he disappears again" as the … [Read more...]
The XX recently played a show in London in which they debuted this song which will likely be on their upcoming, and long awaited sophomore album. They've been doing this periodically since christmas, but this latest effort is my favorite so … [Read more...]
A Classic Education is a pretty sounding indie pop band hailing from Italy, they aren't exactly breaking any new ground in their material, which sounds like a combination of Cass McCombs and The Shins, but that in itself makes it worth checking … [Read more...]
The mastermind behind M83 Anthony Gonzalez is a nostalgic man and everything on his 6th album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming seems derived from childhood memories- except this song, which he has said was inspired downtown LA. Those synthesizers are the … [Read more...]
Nightcall is the opening track on last years best movie Drive. It opens with a shimmery distorted voice that is counterpointed by Lovefoxxx's gorgeous verses. All the while a steady synth beat drives the song forward. As soon as you put it on, … [Read more...]
Trevor Powers creates his own brand of bedroom pop straight from his own Idaho bedroom. Under the moniker Youth Lagoon he self released his album The Year of Hibernation to critical accolades. This track has the essence of his songwriting- a lost … [Read more...]
Coma Cinema is the one man show of Mat Cothran who supposedly made his album, Blue Suicide, while couch surfing and borrowing any instruments he could find, but you'd never know it from this bouncing downer-pop song. Which sounds surprisingly well … [Read more...]
