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Open Road

By  |  February 24th, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, indie pop, electronic-rock

Sounds like: Starfucker, Madeon, Geographer

Carousel is a trio from Boston, MA: two men on synth and one on guitar. Together, the three have composed some incredibly catchy tunes — in particular, “Open Road.” And…keep reading →


Phèdre
Cold Sunday (Ft. Arowbe)

By  |  February 24th, 2012
Filed under: indie pop, electro pop, chillwave

Sounds like: Neon Indian, Grimes, Of Montreal

Canadian group Phèdre dished out this track less than a week ago with little fanfare, but is now gaining more exposure thanks to one of 2012’s most prevalent artists, Grimes.…keep reading →


The O.C., Ft. Ryan Adams, Death Cab For Cutie + More
Soundtrack From Season 1

By  |  February 23rd, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, indie pop, soundtrack

What's so good?

I don’t know what winter is like where you live, but most of us in the continental United States are still staring at one more month of winter weather.  With…keep reading →


Lana Del Rey
Born To Die (Parrade Version)

By  |  February 23rd, 2012
Filed under: indie pop, female vocalist, pop

Sounds like: Florence + The Machine, Nicola Roberts

When the artist Parrade emailed me this morning to say that he had a new, official version of Lana Del Rey’s “Born To Die” I rolled my eyes a little…keep reading →


The Suzan
Come Come

By  |  February 23rd, 2012
Filed under: indie pop, experimental, female vocalist

Sounds like: Slowdance, Shangri-Las, The Go-Gos

Here’s a new obsession for you Shufflers! Japan’s The Suzan are a four-piece female group taking the music scene by storm with their refreshingly delightful jungle synth pop tunes. If…keep reading →


Tennis
Young & Old

By  |  February 21st, 2012
Filed under: indie pop, chillwave, lo-fi

Sounds like: Summer Camp, La Serra, Twin Sister, Dum Dum Girls

This might sound like an obvious statement, but Tennis’ newest Patrick Carney-produced album Young & Old is damn good. The husband and wife duo’s back story is well documented. Patrick…keep reading →


Simian Ghost
Wolf Girl

By  |  February 21st, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, indie pop, shoegaze

Sounds like: Belle & Sebastian, Syket, Azure Blue

Swedish trio Simian Ghost have just dropped a new song “Wolf Girl” in anticipation of their upcoming full-length album Youth (due March 5th via Heist or Hit).  Fronted by Sebastian…keep reading →


Skaters
Schemers EP

By  |  February 20th, 2012
Filed under: indie rock, indie pop, experimental

Sounds like: The Strokes, Hot Snakes, The Walkmen

Give it up for Skaters, ya’ll. These three guys (based out of NYC) are Little Joy’s back-up band, and they opened for The Strokes (as The Dead Trees – there…keep reading →