Gimme Indie

Vancouver’s Shimmering Stars delivers a new track, “Shadow Visions”, the first single from their forthcoming album Bedrooms of the Nation. According to the group’s Bandcamp, Bedrooms of the Nation was “recorded in fits and spurts throughout 2011-2013” and this track represents “the sonic and stylistic shift of the record”. That transformation is perceptible early in “Shadow Visions”, the crystal guitar […]

Today Brooklyn-based duo Widowspeak released a six song 12″ that probably reveals the gloomy and mellow side of the band. Fifth track on The Swamps EP, True Believer is a slow ballad that gently leads the listeners into cosy and velvet soundscapes. The opening guitar legato, lying on a bed of cadenced drum patterns, sustains the main structures of the […]

Watch Glasgow duo Honeyblood‘s video for debut single “Bud” and recall the sunny days of summer while you wade through another rainy autumn. I’ve always been very partial to bands from Glasgow. Maybe it’s because I have a soft spot for the city itself, but when I read that a band is from there, I will always give them a […]

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The Danish neo-classical indie masters Efterklang premiered two new videos this week. For the sake of old times, have a look at this live recording from Stockholm in April, 2010 as well. Both Black Summer and Between the Walls are taken from their critically acclaimed album Piramida. Between the Walls follows a couple in dismay (played by Sara Hjort and […]

The Italian post-punk trio, Soviet Soviet is about to release their debut full-length album on Felte records, and the second single, “Together”, hit our playlist this week. The band formed in 2008 and has been refining their sound over these past 5 years, releasing several EPs along the way. “Together” gives us a taste of what we can expect from […]

Leeds music scene has always been very active and prolific, some examples are Alt-J, Kaiser Chiefs, previously reviewed Sky Larkin, and we can add Fossil Collective to that ever-growing list. Long before Vib Gyor disbanded, Dave Fendick and Jonny Hooker had already started working on their new project, releasing an EP soon after their break-up announcement. Their latest work, The […]

Last night in Berlin one of the indisputable gurus in the american psychedelic scene stopped by for a freakishly mind-blowing gig. Houston-based Indian Jewelry entered the stage at Bassy Club as a four-piece combo, starting the live set straightforwardly with one of their well-known classics. The entire live set is eerily close to their albums atmosphere, with a massive use […]

Little Scout are a Brisbane-based quartet who have perfected their unique and forward-thinking sound on their recently released sophomore album Are You Life. Self produced and recorded, Are You Life is an assortment of mesmerising melodies and compelling vocal arrangements driven by a concoction of bluesy and indie pop melodies. A standout from the album would have to be Go […]

Baltimore has been churning out noteworthy music for years, so it comes as no surprise that indie-pop quintet, Sun Club, calls Charm City home. Their positive energy was immediately apparent when they took the stage at The Gutter, part of Goodnight Records‘ Unofficial CMJ Party. The songs don’t stray far from your standard indie pop – simple major chords building […]