Introspective songs | Indie Shuffle

Sounds like: Bon Iver, Rhye

At this point, James Blake needs no introduction. This grammy-winning singer and producer is highly sought after in the music scene. Take this tune "D...

Puma Blue

Hold You

Sounds like: Portishead, Radiohead, Massive Attack

downtempo radiohead Rhye portishead massive attack

Puma Blue brings us a hypnotic song aptly named "Hold You." It's an emotional sledgehammer to the soul via airy, lingering vocals and haunting sonic a...

Brian Merrill

Bliss Bunnies

Sounds like: alex g, sparklehorse, elvis depressedly

acoustic lo-fi introspective sparklehorse brian merrill

Brian Merrill's first EP is upon us, and if "Bliss Bunnies" is any indication, it's a blistering project, laced with the rebellious spirit of New York...

Snoh Aalegra

Sometimes (Ft. Logic)

Sounds like: Oghorse, Sabrina Claudio, MF Doom, Sinead Harnett

R&B beats lo-fi rnb kendrick lamar

Yesterday I gushed about Govi's remix of this song. Today I've decided that Snoh Aalegra's original version is the coolest thing ever and needs a plac...

Telfort

Until Now (Julius Steinhoff Version)

Sounds like: Felix Leifur, Seb Wildblood, Sune, Titeknots

Electronic house chillout deep house minimal

"Until Now" (the Julius Steinhoff version) is here to remind you to calm down and create a space for yourself that lives, and breathes, only for you. ...

Yóste

Chihiro

Sounds like: Nearly Oratorio, Vallis Alps, Made In Heights, Oliver Tank

Electronic ambient male vocalist chill indietronica

Yóste is the solo project of 20-year-old Brisbane producer Kurt Sines, who creates wonderfully ambient music. This particular single, "Chihiro," is a...

Valley Maker

Pretty Little Life Form

Sounds like: Fleet Foxes, The Middle East, Iron and Wine, Local Natives, The Tallest Man On Earth

female vocalist male vocalist folk indie folk acoustic

I can't help but share another Valley Maker track, after having fallen in love with their entire album over the past month or so. "Pretty Little Life...

Iska Dhaaf

Same Indifference

Sounds like: Local Natives, Warpaint, Miike Snow, Rogue Wave, Shady Elders

indie rock male vocalist dream pop shoegaze post-punk

I had the pleasure of seeing Brooklyn-based outfit Iska Dhaaf play a New Year's Eve show while they were in Berlin recently, on a writing trip for the...

Small Black

Lines Of Latitude (Ft. Frankie Rose)

Sounds like: Washed Out, Wild Nothing

female vocalist indie pop chill chillwave washed out

Small Black comes back with a 12" EP after their great 2013 record Limits of Desire. This new single, "Lines of Latitude," is a much more mellow, intr...

Naomi Pilgrim

No Gun

Sounds like: Lykke Li, Robyn, Lily Allen

female vocalist beats electronic R&B neo-soul electro

I have a love affair with Scandinavian artists that dates back to my childhood (the olds like ABBA), and it doesn't look like it's stopping anytime so...

Tom Day

Dreams (Ft. Moonsoonsiren)

Sounds like: Sigur Ros, The Cinematic Orchestra, Bibio

ambient ambient electronic minimal electronica Australia dreamy

Melbourne student Tom Day has done what most people haven't been able to. He's proved that procrastination is sometimes a good thing. Currently comple...