With countless sub-genres, the definition of indie rock is constantly evolving. Indie rock was once used to describe artists on independent labels, but now refers to the majority of experimental or alternative rock music out there.
By Jason Grishkoff | February 24th, 2012
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indie rock, indie pop, electronic-rock
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 →
By Devin Duckworth | February 24th, 2012
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indie pop, electro pop, chillwave
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 →
By Christiana Bartolini | February 24th, 2012
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indie rock, friday five, friday 5
I have an affinity for cooking. I also have an affinity for music. Appropriately enough, I have an affinity for cooking and listening to music at the same time. Crazy,…keep reading →
By Philip Friedman | February 23rd, 2012
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indie rock, indie pop, soundtrack
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 →
By Jason Grishkoff | February 23rd, 2012
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indie pop, female vocalist, pop
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 →
By Christiana Bartolini | February 23rd, 2012
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indie pop, experimental, female vocalist
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 →
By Joshua Mellin | February 23rd, 2012
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indie rock, folk-rock, dr. dog
Dr. Dog is a band with a wanderer’s tune in its heart. Though their Saturday night show at the 1,400 person Vic Theatre in Chicago was sold out, it was…keep reading →
By Jason Grishkoff | February 22nd, 2012
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synth-pop, crystal castles, indietronica
For a band that isn’t actually releasing a new album right now, Crystal Castles sure are occupying a lot of the blogosphere. Yesterday they released a music video for the…keep reading →