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There’s a moment on the new The North Country single “Inside Outside,” when you hear the sounds of east coast’s Grizzly Bear and west coast’s Local Natives converge into an atmospheric soundscape sandwich of sorts. While they certainly arent’ middle for anything, North Country has earned a spot in the conversation for its pristine indie […]

With the recent announcement yesterday of the Desert Daze festival lineup, there were many in the psych-rock realm that would argue that they deserve a spot at the party. Yet there are only so many sports, but one that should certainly be considered for 2023 is Silver People. The musical alter ego of Jake Reeves, […]

Throughout the last decade and a half, Song Sparrow Research has released a stream of records across the spectrum of psych-pop, chamber folk, and indie rock–centered around lush and moody sound palettes. Formed in Seattle, the current members of Hamilton Boyce, David Balatero, Evan Woodle, and Kenneth Aramaki now span Los Angeles, Brooklyn, and Seattle. The […]

Baytrees is made up of brothers Mensah (songwriter, producer, lead singer, keyboard, guitarist and producer) and Kwame Hart (Bass Guitar), who are joined by friends Marcus Harris (drums and vocals) and Cujoe Ryan (guitarist and keys). Collectively, the members of the band have supported acts including The Sex Pistols, grime sensation Kano, and rock royalty […]

Quiet by your side is Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Jude Flannery’s solo debut, a psychedelic folk-rock record exploring the themes of connection and expectation. For his first release, he aimed to make a splash by recruiting a supergroup of primary collaborators including Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Muzz) on drums/percussion, Quentin Stoltzfus (Mazarin, Light Heat) on bass and […]

“At the height of the pandemic it t became clear to me that—with everything we’d been through—there was going to be a different mind coming out the other side. As a band, we decided we weren’t going to try to go back and replicate who we were, or the reality we were living before covid, […]

High-decibel experimental post-rock trio Yoo Doo Right is back with  A Murmur, Boundless To The East, an epic sonic maelstrom recorded alongside Radwan Ghazi Moumneh (Suuns, Ought, Fly Pan Am) at world-renowned Hotel2Tango. Their sophomore effort is slated for June 10th, 2022 via Mothland and Glide is premiering the album in full below. The intrepid band delivers some of indie’s most adventurous runs of […]

To say Lorne Behrman is a rock and roll lifer might be an understatement. The bighearted guitar rocker has not only played in the shadows of the NYC CBGB punk ethos but has also spent decades collaborating and playing with numerous bands, grinding out ferocious guitar leads and gritty vocals. Behrman’s long-awaited debut solo album […]

Anna Tivel’s latest single “Outsiders” is a whimsical, moonlit promenade that, at least just for a moment, reminds us all that “we’re beautiful when we believe”. The seamless blend between the starry, spacious arrangement and Tivel’s voice almost make it hard to discern where one ends and the other begins while perfectly capturing childlike wonderment one can feel looking back at […]

“This song was written about the idea that we can grow past the things that made us who we are. “The apple don’t fall far from the tree” is a sentence that always haunted me, coming from a pretty traumatic childhood, I couldn’t imagine anything worse, but as I got older I realized that there is […]

It’s no understatement that we’ve been gifted with a fair amount of legit post-punk bands that permeate the gritty stench of late 70s Britain. Fontaines D.C., Idles, and Viagra Boys have brought the “rock” back into indie where nearly a trendy keyboard riff will ever be found. Enter NYC post-punk outfit Catcher, who brings hellbent […]

Ottawa-Hull-based indie-rock band Pony Girl has announced a brand new LP, Enny One Wil Love You, due October 14 via Paper Bag Records. To kick off the release, they are premiering the record’s first single, “Age of Anxious,” with Glide– a single which explores themes of isolation in the digital age through dark comic vignettes […]

Denver’s Mission Ballroom welcomed four-time Grammy award-winning instrumental fusion band “Snarky Puppy” to its state-of-the-art stage on June 5th.  This marked the band’s first appearance at one of Denver’s newest concert venues and the ten-piece ensemble kept it fresh and experimental throughout the adventurous set. Photos by Todd Radunsky

On Saturday, June 4, The Mavericks brought their worldly sounds to Austin, Texas for a show at the ACL Moody Theater. Maggie Rose opened.

NYC immigrant punk Boris Pelekh gives listeners an upfront and personal look at spiritual awakening on his debut solo EP, I See It Now (out June 24), a collection of gentle indie-folk meditations with psychedelic undertones, soul-baring vocals and intimate incantations of love restored.  A seasoned veteran of the New York music scene and ace guitarist for […]

On Wednesday, June 1st, Asheville’s Rabbit Rabbit hosted Fitz and the Tantrums and St. Paul & the Broken Bones as part of their outdoor summer concert series.

Kraftwerk has kept its highly influential electronic musical legacy alive on its current 3D concert tour. Featuring original member Ralf Hütter and longtime member Fritz Hilpert, the German four-piece visited Minneapolis’ State Theatre on June 1st with a colorful multi-media and musical presentation including favorites “Computer Love,” Autobahn” and “Trans-Europe Express”. Photos by Billy Briggs. […]

Some artists change for the better, but you can always count on Paul Leary to turn up something more outrageous than the last. The prolific artist is a modern-day Captain Beefheart with his musical paintings that conjure up imagery of psychedelic, proto-punk and all-around mystical mayhem, Today, Glide is premiering the Buthole Surfers guitarist/sometimes vocalist’s new […]

Maria Francis and Jeff Overbo provide their own take on modern Americana with Silver Lake 66. With a soulful hybrid of classic country, folk and blues, their songs have been hailed by numerous publications and radio stations. They have a natural skill for writing genuine, heartstring-tugging songs. Combine this with impeccable harmonies and masterful guitar-playing, […]

Thanks to the curious and generous offerings of labels like Daptone in the last decade, the soul-revival movement has brought a series of true to the bone gritty and rhythmic artists that seem right out of a black and white magazine photo from 1962. NYC-based genre-bending soul-rock five-piece Brandi & The Alexanders fit that tightly wound sound with their explosive sounds […]