Gimme Indie

Riding a fancy horse on a slow and spooky carousel: this is what the brand new single by Sons of Rico should evoke. This 5-piece band from Perth found the path to dreamy and foggy landscapes, paying attention to the merge of all the instruments with a 60s atmosphere. The band combined the most used dream pop stereotypes with an […]

Pure Bathing Culture releases second single, “Dream the Dare”, from upcoming debut Moon Tides. Not only do they have one of the greatest band names ever, but the Portland duo are also living up to the expectations built from last year’s self-titled EP with a string of singles off of their new full-length. “Dream the Dare” walks the same line […]

Todd Goldstein, the main songwriting force behind ARMS, has overcome his creative drought and returned to the music scene with five new songs. What once started as a solo project is now a collaboration with drummer Tlacael Esparza and the new EP2 is due out September 10 on Paper Garden Records. The first taste from the new record is the […]

The Blakes, Seattle’s gritty garage rock trio, is back with a new album, called Junko. This addictive record has all the energy and swagger you’d expect from old-school rock & roll, but taken to a new level. Listen to “Chernobyl”, the lead track on the album, for an example of their rough, distorted, swampy style of rock, elevated by an impossibly […]

This young college kid from Bristol is barely starting off, but his demo for “Flurry” has already been picked up by Fat Cat Records. Previously known as Isle Clay, Thom Quentin Leigh is planning to release a debut EP soon. In the meantime, listen to this soft tune about “a person’s love for someone turning rotten from the inside out”.  

Sydney natives Sticky Fingers have lived up to (and perhaps exceeded) their reputation of wild antics with the release of their new video for “Freddy Crabs”. Set on the seaside, the video begins with the Sticky Fingers washing up on shore, drowning in seaweed and spewing up salt water. The boys then venture through the sand dunes and gallop under […]

British singer-songwriter Dan Croll will release his debut full-length on September 2, after last year’s successful From Nowhere EP. “In/Out”, the title track of the forthcoming album, is a dance pop hit strongly influenced by tropical rhythms. Marching in time with a pulsing bass, the interweaving voices lead the track to airy and dreamy atmospheres. The major chords progression, the pad […]

After releasing a fantastic 7″ last year, 80s-inspired Gold & Youth return with “Jewel,” the gorgeous first single off of their debut full-length, Beyond Wilderness. The throbbing synths and the pulsing drumbeat create a gloomy, almost ominous atmosphere. Yet Louise Burns‘ melancholy, airy vocals and hopeful lyrics (“I know I’ll never feel a little bit afraid, the lies you told me are […]

It is my pleasure to introduce you to a Latvian indie band Starmetis hailing from a very artsy city called Cēsis. Since forming in the summer of 2010, the band has slowly moved its way up by winning a contest for new bands, becoming a supporting act for Sean Nicholas Savage, playing a bunch of festivals, and releasing music that […]

Formed in Athens in 2010, the modern shoegaze quartet, Wonky Doll and the Echo are beginning to get some notice outside of their native Greece. Guitarist and singer, George Lemons’ deep baritone voice at first resembles The National’s Matt Berninger, but probably has more in common with Peter Murphy of Bauhaus. There is definitely something dark going on here, as […]