Capturing the last warm days of the summer is the Texas-born and Brooklyn-based musician John Peña a.k.a. Heavenly Beat. His beats are indeed sent from heaven – the easiness of the steel drum blends perfectly with the surf-pop guitar rhythm, bringing the Hawaiian beach to the stuffy city streets. Complete is taken from his upcoming second LP Prominence which is […]

Part Time may have started out as a solo side project for San Francisco musician, David Speck, but has turned into a full-time band with a newly released album, PDA. The project began as a diversion while Speck was playing in indie rock bands in Austin. Leaving behind the loud and boisterous rock & roll, Part Time’s style is hazy, […]

Earlier this week, Leeds band Sky Larkin premiered the video for their new single “Loom”, a cheery song that will fool you at first. Listen closely, and you’ll notice the darkness underneath. This song is “the saddest on the record”, according to singer Katie Harkin. Who has also contributed playing keyboards and backing vocals on tour with Wild Beasts and […]

Meditations is the second track to be revealed off Stockholm-based Holograms‘ second album Forever. Meditations is nothing but a punch in the face that intrigues until the last tone and hits the spirit of the contemporary post-punk sound flourishing in Scandinavia right now. Forever will be released in Sweden on September 18th by Stranded Rekords and in rest of the […]

Last week was no ordinary one for Sydney quintet The Preatures. Not only did they release their new EP, Is This How You Feel, they also dropped a smokin’ hot clip for their single Manic Baby. Visually, the clip is an homage to the past; with lycra, PVC and kitschy dance moves dominating the mise en scene and exuding an […]

Stockholm based Mountain Bird released a brand new single this week, right after the acoustic live version they shared on Soundcloud a few days ago. Not so far from the dreamy atmosphere of Youth Blood pt.1, this Adam Öhman project stressed the point on the dreamy and echoing evocative background of the song. This way the tune lies on wide […]

Check out the new video for the lush, harmonic debut single by Australian duo HOLY HOLY. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but we’ve been covering a lot of excellent Australian bands here on Gimme Indie: Cloud Control, Free Time, Rainbow Chan, Sea Legs, and Pond just to name a few… Well, now you can add HOLY HOLY to the ever-growing list […]

Preparing for their debut LP release on August 20 via Dovecote Records, NYC bred Ski Lodge share a new video for “Boy”. Since forming in 2011 the Brooklyn four-piece have caught quite an attention with their self-titled EP and a spot at this year’s SXSW Music Festival. The band’s upbeat surf-pop melodies effortlessly cover up the dark matters that possess […]

Hacienda is the second full-length album from Expensive Looks, the moniker of New York musician/producer and recent transplant to San Francisco, Alec Feld. Feld isn’t afraid to break the rules, and his sound is difficult to pin down. The record incorporates R&B, disco, house, 90s dance rock, and dream pop, but at the same time is none of those. It’s […]

Beautiful panoramas that fits their sound add an intriguing atmosphere to the song, Braids present the video for “In Kind”, new single off from their new album Flourish // Perish, on our playlist since August 3. Since keyboardist Katie Lee left the band, they’ve now become a three-piece, something, which did not affect their particular sonance. Pursuing a more electronic […]