independent thoughts on indie rock, alternative, and indie pop music
"Did I come to your flat with a sign on my back saying 'screw me over'?" snarls British artist Georgie, in her 60s-tinged debut single, "Company Of Thieves." The recently-released video features our heroine roaming a city's night time streets like a badass as conflict ensues around her. Nothing fazes Georgie. Over the last decade, the... Continue Reading →
Austin garage rockers Leopold and His Fiction released a new single "I'm Caving In", a song from their fourth LP, Darling Destroyer, slated for a January 20, 2017 release. In the accompanying video for the single, the band takes their grunge-tastic sound from the garage to, appropriately enough, what appears to be a grotto-esque cave, and features dapper frontman Daniel James Leopold... Continue Reading →
Nataly Dawn—also known as one half of the duo Pomplamoose, whose songs and videos have amassed nearly 115 million views on YouTube with over 450,000 subscribers to their channel—released her sophomore solo album, Haze, on October 28th. “I called the album Haze because that was my general state when I was writing these songs,” she says, “It’s that feeling... Continue Reading →
If you know me (and if you don't, we should totally hang out sometime!), you know that I love "Stranger Things". I LOVE IT. So, when I saw the video for "Stay Gold", the new single from Nashville's Guthrie Brown, sharing it with you, beloved readers, was a no-brainer. Though the video is a one-frame movie... Continue Reading →
Just in time for Halloween, New West Records' Lily & Madeleine have released a video/mini horror flick for their single, "Westfield"; the song is from their acclaimed album, Keep It Together, released in February. It's the prolific pair’s third full-length record since forming in 2012, and shows the duo asserting themselves as young women and very... Continue Reading →
Newport Folk Fest alums Kingsley Flood released a new video recently for their gritty new single, "To The Wolves". The video features the band as they attempt to pull off an unlikely robbery. Frontman and songwriter Naseem Khuri says, "I used to have a job that was low-paying, totally mindless and leading me nowhere - and... Continue Reading →
Fleurie has released her new music video for her infectious song, "Sparks", the second video released from her 2015 EP, Arrows. Directed by T Sam Pierce and Jordan Short, the video offers a voyeuristic view of a budding relationship. Fleurie describes the concept behind "Sparks" as that "...moment in time when you realize for the first time that you’re in... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, we shared our new favorite summertime jam, "Give Me Something To Love", from dynamic synth-pop crusaders, Kid Runner. Today, they shared the video for the tune, which echoes the song's joyous hooks throughout, animated by Marco Cardenas, and directed/edited by Kid Runner's own Kurt Keaner! I'm telling y'all, pay attention to this band,... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn's The Teen Age, who have shared stages with acts like Twin Peaks, Diarrhea Planet, Palma Violets, Big Ups, and Crocodile, released its latest EP, Bad Seed, this Spring via PaperCup Music. A follow-up to their 2014 debut EP Ways To Adapt and 2015's "Low Cunning" single, it marries the band's diverse influences -- which range from '70s punk and... Continue Reading →
Dallas-based dark pop band, Mount Tyrant, recently released a slick new video for their pop-tastic single “One Night”; with an energetic and shimmery sound reminiscent of bands like The 1975 and PVRIS, Mount Tyrant is poised to make waves on a national level. And they have amazing hair. Me: Between the five of you, there... Continue Reading →
