Still takin' care of business The lead single from Capital Punishment alum Mac DeMarco's upcoming record Salad Days, “Passing Out Pieces” hints at a more reflective, pensive direction for indie rock's class clown. Behind massive synth chords, Mac muses on the toll...
Calling all dads If the latest album from John Stirratt and Pat Sansone of Wilco's side project is any indication of their musical taste, one would be forgiven if their bigger band's forays into “dad rock” are all their fault. At Fifth's best, The Autumn Defense...
Sweet, simple surfer songs “Habibi” means “my love” in Arabic, making itself an appropriate name for this group of sweetly innocent surfer girls. Their preferred combination of mid-tempo paces and sugary group harmonies put a pleasant spin on even their most...
1980s meets low fi. 88 92 is Houston-based quintet Wild Moccasins ode to rock bands of the 80s, with strong vocals eerily reminiscent of Debbie Harry from the band's female vocalist Zahira Gutierrez. Gutierrez's vocalist can be best heard on 88 92's standout...
Dynamic post-punk with shades of pop and 80s alternative. Vancouver-based band Mode Moderne manages to combine the best of post-punk with that of dreamy indie-pop, and the final product, new album “Occult DelightÛ, is definitely worth a listen. Occult...
Super fun, true, poppy garage rock with an edge. With their self-titled debut album, Drowners might just solidify a reputation as a fun, tenacious garage pop band. The whole album is compact, catchy, and full of cute-yet-melancholy songs about the struggles and...
A Molotov cocktail of 50s guitar heroics and 60s garage Probably the most distinctive and interesting thing about the Rebel Set are the Phoenix band's two front assault of Link Wray-esque guitar lines and eerie, swirly twirly garage keys. The dark mix of organ and...
Funky, Soulful, Electronic, and Dance-inspiring Maya Vik has hit a perfect balance between her own unique sound and years of inspiration reaching back to the 1970s and 1980s. On It is funky with fun bass lines and colorful instrumentation. The album's second track,...
Alternative-Pop, Indie, generic Remember listening to alternative-pop music alone in your room when you were in middle school? Faraday Wave by We Do This is bring back that early 2000s alternative-pop and attempts to update it by adding an indie sound. The six song EP...
Epic, energetic indie rock. Welsh band Los Campesinos! fifth album “No Blues” is a high-energy, eclectic collection of indie rock. The band seems to have matured lyrically from their earlier works, demonstrated by the poignant moments of reflection on “A Portrait of...