The Hold Steady and similar artists

Sounds like: The Cars, Tom Petty

Lyrically, I love the story rendered in The Hold Steady’s “Entitlement Crew.” Lead singer, Craig Finn sounds like Tom Petty on a rant about today’s so...

The Thermals

The Sunset

Sounds like: Bratmobile, No Age, Foals, Craig Finn, The Hold Steady

indie rock alternative rock lo-fi foals

If you thought that punk rock was dead, well, you thought wrong. Now on Saddle Creek records, The Thermals (a Portland trio) have been churning out gu...

Free Energy

Girls Want Rock

Sounds like: The Hold Steady, Sleeper Agent, The Henry Clay People, Tanlines

indie rock indie pop lo-fi garage rock tanlines

Free Energy have been slowly previewing the next album, Love Sign, though their SoundCloud. So far, we have featured three of thier singles, including...

Free Energy

Dance All Night

Sounds like: Titus Andronicus, Dom, The Henry Clay People, Smith Westerns

indie rock indie pop smith westerns power-pop the hold steady

Free Energy first caught my attention with songs like "Free Energy" and "Bang Pop" off their debut LP,Stuck On Nothing. I found their sound full of sp...

Free Energy

Electric Fever

Sounds like: The Hold Steady, Gaslight Anthem, The Soft Pack

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Per my most recent Friday Five, I really like '70s music. Per virtually 95% of the music I have reviewed for Indie Shuffle, I clearly dig elemental ro...

Ted Leo and the Pharamacists

Timorous Me

Sounds like: The Hold Steady, Les Savy Fav, The Dodos

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