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Indie Rock

February 26, 2021

Spoon Releases Demo to Celebrate Girls Can Tell 20th Anniversary

Indie Rock Spoon

When the Spoon album Girls Can Tell was originally released, it marked a long period from the band. Self-recorded after arduous sessions, the band seemed to land on the feet after being released from their major label deal. While this album marks a turn for the band, now that it’s celebrating its 20th anniversary, they’re...More Please

February 26, 2021

William Goldsmith of SDRE Announces New Project Assertion

Assertion Indie Rock

Names can be just that sometimes. However occasionally you come across a name and it’s so much more. William Goldsmith, the founding drummer for Sunny Day Real Estate and The Fire Theft as well as the original drummer for The Foo Fighters is back with a new band. The band’s name is Assertion and they...More Please

February 24, 2021

Dinosaur Jr. Drops New Single & Reveals New Album Info

Dinosaur Jr.Indie Rock

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard anything new from Dinosaur Jr. In fact, it’s been five years since their last proper full length. While iconic bands of their stature don’t have to live by the album cycle rules for regular acts, getting new music from the original trio is always a treat. Now the...More Please

February 23, 2021

Guided By Voices Announce New Album & Share New Song

Guided By Voices Indie Rock

In the grand scope of a band like Guided By Voices, it’s hard to believe that they could release an album of “rejected songs.” With three full length albums that were released last year alone, the concept of an outtakes album seems foreign from such a prolific group. However with that the new album Earth...More Please

February 23, 2021

The Hold Steady Deliver the Goods on New Album

New Music Reviews

Indie Rock The Hold Steady

by David Garrick

Since their early years The Hold Steady have made quality rock music that could fall under a number of sub genres. Lead by the wordsmith Craig Finn, the band has never really let fans both old and new down. On their eighth album Open Door Policy all of that greatness continues. The album on their...More Please

February 19, 2021

Manchester Orchestra Reveals New Album Details & New Single

Indie Rock Manchester Orchestra

by David Garrick

Manchester Orchestra offered us enough of a teaser after their weekend concert film drop. The time clock with just Bed Head written again and again, the whispers about something new coming. That new item is here, a new single and video for the new song “Bed Head.” The sounds of the song differ from what...More Please

February 18, 2021

Iceage Announces New Album & Releases New Single

Iceage Indie Rock

Iceage has always been a band that holds power in their music. After releasing a new single and announcing their signing to Mexican Summer, they proved that none of the power in their music has gone away. Now they’ve announced a new album Seek Shelter due in May. To celebrate the announcement, they’ve shared an...More Please

February 18, 2021

IAN SWEET Delivers Shimmering New Single

Ian Sweet Indie Rock

by David Garrick

Jilian Medford isn’t a household name but her project IAN SWEET has become just that. For a minute now they’ve been dropping singles that stick in your head and never really leave. With a new album Show Me How You Disappear coming in early March, their new single “Sing Till I Cry” shimmers while its...More Please

February 17, 2021

The Sour Notes Drop Comical New Video

Debut New Music

Indie Rock The Sour Notes

by David Garrick

Austin’s The Sour Notes have always had a bit of comedy in their visuals. Alongside indie rock that really cuts to the core of the genre, their latest album More Is The Pity is their finest work to date. Now that the self-released album is available to the world, the band has dropped a new...More Please

February 15, 2021

The Wheel Workers Unleash Beautifully Animated Video

Indie Rock The Wheel Workers

by David Garrick

The pandemic has forced plenty of change in the world, especially in music. Without live shows and tours, bands have watched as incomes recede and a large piece of their creative outlets disappear. For Houston’s The Wheel Workers, the lack of outlet was heartbreaking. The cure them of their blues, the band recorded separately in...More Please

February 15, 2021

Velveteen Echo Drops New Song & Announces New Album

Indie Rock Velveteen Echo

by David Garrick

Like any band, Houston’s Velveteen Echo has taken on multiple sounds as they’ve grown their overall aesthetic over the years. Their last E.P. Golden Ring had the four piece steer more into an indie rock tone that hinged on nineties structures. On their latest single “Dark Form” they hang on to that indie rock sound...More Please

February 11, 2021

Discover The Jangled Pop of Hannah Jadagu

Hannah Jadgu Indie Rock

It’s understandable if you aren’t aware of where Mesquite, Texas is. There are residents of the lone star state who aren’t aware of its location on a map. However that’s where newcomer and current NYU student Hannah Jadagu is originally from. The singer songwriter producer has signed a deal with Sub Pop and her new...More Please

February 10, 2021

Bonnie “Prince” Billy & Matt Sweeney Announce Album & Drop New Song

Bonnie Prince Billy Indie Rock Matt Sweeney

While Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney need no introduction, it should be notes that together they’re a musical powerhouse. While their first album together was titled Superwolf, it showed how many strengths they brought to the work. Now they’ve announced a new album Superwolves coming in April and the lead single and video for...More Please

February 9, 2021

Chicago’s Floatie Delivers New Single & Debut Album Details

Floatie Indie Rock

There’s a good chance that you’ve never heard the music of Chicago’s Floatie. While that’s a thing unto itself, we’ve found that the band creates a quirky sonic landscape in how their music is arranged. The result is a delightful and radiant tone that grabs your ears immediately and never lets go. With their debut...More Please

February 3, 2021

Iceage Inks with Mexican Summer & Releases New Song

Iceage Indie Rock

by David Garrick

While Copenhagen may be the capitol of Denmark, one wonders if the city is big enough to hold the sounds of Iceage. Over the years the band has offered up some of the best cinematic indie rock going while delivering excitement in their shows and everywhere else. Now after signing to Mexican Summer the band...More Please

January 25, 2021

Kiwi Jr. Offers Up Sophomore Album to the Masses

New Music Reviews

Indie Rock Kiwi Jr.

by David Garrick

Toronto’s Kiwi Jr. have made a name from their debut album by creating catchy hooks within the indie rock tones they write. While that hasn’t changed, their new album Cooler Returns offers more than catchy hooks. Swaying between the fringes of post punk, the indie rock four piece delivers more of their upbeat sound with...More Please

January 19, 2021

Soak Up The Indie Rock Beauty of Subsonic Eye

New Music Reviews

Indie Rock Subsonic Eye

With new music, there’s always a chance that you won’t hear a new album. There’s so much that comes out on a given day that you can’t get to everything. Couple in artists from other parts of the globe and you’re certain to miss new music. While you more than likely have never heard of...More Please

January 14, 2021

Glitterer Reveals Searing New Single

Glitterer Indie Rock

When Title Fight was gong strong, Ned Russin was an integral part of the puzzle. Under Glitterer, he brings some of that fevered energy to his sound. With a new album Life Is Not A Lesson coming in February, Glitterer has revealed a sound that’s more focused an terse while evoking some of what made...More Please

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Self Released Songs

Self Released Songs

Self-Released Songs interviews artists who release their music on their own without the aid of a label

Brandon Butler was the guitarist and singer for the bands Boys Life, The Farewell Bend, Canyon and more. After 20 plus years, Spartan Records has reissued the lone album by The Farewell Bend, and we discuss everything from Boys Life to Brandon’s life as a father and general contractor today. Strap in cause there’s a lot here about the past and the present. https://www.holdfastky.com/ https://www.spartanrecords.com/products/688462-the-farewell-bend-in-passing

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