Andy Shauf and similar artists

Tom Misch slows down the world with "Echo From The Flame," a warm and calm midnight track.  "Echo From The Flame" is a lonely room in a big house...

Modern Diet invites us to a reading of their latest novel, "Maria," and I am so excited to get an autograph.  Sometimes you take a book off the s...

There’s something quietly devastating about "Style" by Field Guide. It doesn’t shout, it sighs. The kind of song that feels like it’s been sitting in ...

Moon Panda cracks open a soft, fuzzy rock and reveals the kaleidoscopic geodes inside with "Lost World." "Lost World" feels like looking into one of t...

EFE gives whimsy a slow and warm handshake with "You Say That I'm Crazy" and then kisses every finger."You Say That I'm Crazy" is a soft romantic soun...

Faye Webster gives us fairy romance and slow indie swoons with "After The First Kiss."I would be pretty astounded if Faye Webster said their chosen Dn...

Rex Orange County creates a self-isolated visual artist's dream space with "The Table""The Table" is a people-watcher's dream song—it's the inner narr...

Smoke in My EyeMolly Parden soothes our broken hearts with a relatable and heartwrenching soft indie ballad."Cigarette" is as smooth as its namesake a...

Fruit Bats go way, way back on Indie Shuffle. We're talking all the way to the early days of the blog, circa 2009.They've been on and off my radar sin...

An Unplanned Meet CuteAndy Shauf masters the feeling of a flashback to the day you met the love of your life on the most mundane day. After all, love ...

Eli Smart runs onto the beach with a surfboard and a vibe that I am so jealous of, that I destroyed my sandcastle."Baby Benzing" is a tropical arrival...

An Evening Tale/A Midnight FableA modern fable-esque audio journey into alt folk blues and narrative splendor.MIlk Jennings and Sam Cohen have come ou...

This reminds me a little of Uma's "Mockingbird." I can't say why, exactly, but both are so lovely that it's just an honor to write about such beautifu...

Will You?Max Pope states a question and asks you "Will You Ever Be As Good As You Think You Are?" If this joyful track is playing on repeat in my life...

Your Name Is a Warm BlanketA fleeting song as endearing as the name it mentions on repeat - like a heartbeat on and on. This is the ultimate indie rom...

A Melancholic PerspectiveAndy Shauf's "Green Glass" is a beautifully melodic folk track that is as much Paul Simon as it is Bob Dylan.It's a track tha...

Riverboats and Morning Mist"June's a River" is a fog-lit audio track billowing and bumping on the smoothest river in the deepest forest.There is somet...

Your Ice Creams Melting DaliAn expressionistic sound that melts like velvet into an audio space of pure funk and psychedelia.Most days, funk tends to ...

The Lonely Pedestrian and The Big TownNarrative mastery and an easy sound make for a beautifully entertaining folky ballad that is as unique as Andy S...

A Romance of LanguageAndy Shauf creates a world of beauty through indescribably enthralling lyrics and a chilled-sounding bop of folky joy.Quirky is a...