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Japanese Breakfast Releases New Song & Tour Dates

Indie Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Breakfast seemingly picked a good year for their return. Alongside the announcement of a new album Jubilee coming in June, the band has released a new song “Posing In Bondage” that’s softer than the previously released single while the video will stop you in your tracks. The band has also announced a tour starting...More Please

Lou Barlow Announces New Album and Shares New Song

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by David Garrick

Over the years a lot of amazing music has been birthed by Lou Barlow. Aside from his time in bands Sebadoh and Dinosaur Jr. Barlow has maintained a healthy solo career. Now to add to that he’s announced a new solo album Reason to Live coming in late May. The lead single “Over You” has...More Please

Red Ribbon Delivers Driving New Single

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Los Angeles based songwriter Emma Danner, also known as Red Ribbon has a new album Planet X due in June. With her last single we received a warm an inviting sound that caught our ears and held on tight. On her new single “Way” she delivers a driving sound alongside a video that treks its...More Please

Course In Fable by Ryley Walker is Masterful

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Indie Ryley Walker

by David Garrick

For those in the know Chicago’s Ryley Walker is an artist who creates pure music. Pure in the guise of the music speaks for itself, not as in pure meaning something else. For the past decade Walker has strewn his singer songwriter sounds across a myriad of genres and come out the other side shining....More Please

Flock of Dimes Offers Vulnerability on New Album

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Flock of Dimes Indie

by David Garrick

In music you can find that many artists wear their emotions on their sleeves. While it is more common than not, few let them culminate within their songs as does the music of Flock of Dimes. The solo project by Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak has given us plenty to be excited about with their...More Please

Marley Moon Offers Up Dreamy Tones on New EP

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Indie Marley Moon

by David Garrick

For a minute now we’ve watched the music of Houston’s Marley Moon with an amazement. The craft in the music and how their songs are written and arranged shows a talent that goes far beyond what you may be used to. With a new EP do you feel free? out tomorrow, the singer songwriter takes...More Please

Squirrel Flower Drops New Song & Announces New Album

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Last year we told you about the music of Squirrel Flower and her album I Was Born Swimming. Often gentle at times, the record dug deep into your soul as each song played out. While it hasn’t been terribly long since that album was released, the artist is back with a new album Planet (i)...More Please

Wavves Returns to Fat Possum & Drops New Song

It’s been three years since we heard new music from Wavves. The project lead by Nathan Williams hasn’t dropped anything new since 2017’s You’re Welcome. However that changes today as Wavves is back with a new song “Sinking Feeling” back on label Fat Possum. The song was produced by Dave Sitek of the band TV...More Please

Current Joys Unveils New Single & Video

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by David Garrick

Nick Rattigan project Current Joys is moving headstrong towards a new album coming in May. While the project is known for a kaleidoscopic sonic tone mixed with upbeat sounds, we aren’t entirely certain what the new album Voyager will ultimately be. However with the release date getting closer, Rattigan has released a new song “American...More Please

Angel Olsen Announces Box Set & Drops New Song

Angel Olsen Indie

by David Garrick

In the haze of the last year or so, things may have been planned but they didn’t go to those plans. A great example of this would be the concept idea for All Mirrors and Whole New Mess by Angel Olsen to be a double album. While that didn’t happen, Olsen is now joining them...More Please

Ben Harper Shares Full Band Versions of “Joshua Tree” & “Inland Empire”

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Last year when Ben Harper released his album Winter Is For Lovers it revealed an intimate sound that echoed much of the artist’s life over the years. The beautifully crafted album contained songs that offer a breathtaking tone that’s hard to deny the beauty of. However there were a few versions with Robert Glasper, Jimmy...More Please

New Single by Spirit of the Beehive is a Trip

Indie Spirit of the Beehive

by David Garrick

Spirit of the Beehive is a band that creates their own energy delivered by their intriguing music. The Philadelphia trio has captured our ears since their 2014 self-titled debut, and their sound has only become more complex since. While their new album Entertainment, Death is due to drop in early April, their new single “I...More Please

New Xenia Rubinos Single Has Cinematic Sound

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For anyone familiar with the visceral sounds of Xenia Rubinos, the artist has a sound that’s all her own. Utilizing electronic structures beneath powerful vocals, her music stands on its own without alienating listeners. Now with a new single “Did My Best,” Rubinos continues to flip the script on what music can be while drawing...More Please

Current Joys Announces New Album and Shares Lead Song

Current Joys Indie

Since 2013 we’ve enjoyed the creative and prolific output of Nick Rattigan, aka Current Joys. With music that strands across boundless self-recorded gems, their music has offered up more melody based sounds than many. Now with a new album Voyager announced for release in May on new label home Secretly Canadian, they’ve also shared a...More Please

Red Ribbon Delivers New Single & Announces New Full Length

Indie Red Ribbon

Depending on where you find yourself listening to music, you may not be familiar with the music of Red Ribbon. For a good while her sound has embodied the folk world though her recent escapades have steered her closer to more focused tone. The Seattle artist has definitely stretched her legs with more recent releases...More Please

IAN SWEET Crushes on New Album

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Ian Sweet Indie

by David Garrick

Throughout the years that Jillian Medford has had the group IAN SWEET, her music has shifted from bedroom pop to hushed indie rock driven pop. The growth of the project has experienced plenty of pains in the process, but the overall result was a bit all over the map. Until now of course with her...More Please

New Xiu Xiu Duets Single Features Angus Andrew of Liars

When Xiu Xiu announced their new album of duets OH NO we were definitely up for whatever the duo threw at us. The lead single “Bottle of Rum” showed us the rarely seen softer side of the band. If soft can actually come from the group that is. However on their latest single “Rumpus Room”...More Please

Girl In Red Shares New Single & Reveals New Album Details

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by David Garrick

When we were first introduced to the music of Girl In Red we were blown away by her honest approach to songwriting. Since then we’ve become big fans of her ability to draw in those from the outside and bring us all into her scope of music. Now the Norwegin singer songwriter has announced a...More Please

Japanese Breakfast Announces New Album & Releases New Song

Indie Japanese Breakfast

It seems like it’s been too long since we heard anything new from Japanese Breakfast, the music project by Michelle Zauner. It’s been four years since the acclaimed album Soft Sounds From Another Planet and it feels so much longer. However that ends now as Zauner has announced a new album Jubilee coming in June....More Please

February 25, 2021

Flock Of Dimes Reveals Immense New Single

Flock of Dimes Indie

by David Garrick

Flock Of Dimes, the project by Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak has already delivered more than enough engaging music. With a new album Head of Roses coming in early April, Wasner continues to impress with the singles she reveals. On her latest release “Price of Blue” she digs deep and takes you on the journey...More Please

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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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