Indie

Review: Charm by Clairo

Review: Charm by Clairo

By Oliver Heffron

“For her third and first self-released album, Charm, Clairo enlists producer Leon Michels to breathe 70s-tinged elements of jazz and psychedelic soul into her soft-rock core. The results are sweetly saturated and subtly groovy depictions of momentary bliss like daydreams blowing by with the summer wind. Clairo’s intimate, sweetly saturated vocals lead the listener on sentimental strolls through fleeting fantasies wrapped in analog-tape imperfection…”

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Interview: Corook

By Oliver Heffron

“While their carefree personality could fool you, Nashville-based singer/songwriter corook is a seriously talented musician. The nonbinary indie artist has risen quickly in the local scene with their style of delicate, whimsical melodies and quick-witted lyrics. Their most recent two-part project, serious person, sees corook present contrasting shades of thoughtful contemplation and intuitive expression in a charming journey of self-discovery…”

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Interview: Tennis Courts

Interview: Tennis Courts

By Tabb Carneal

“Tennis Courts appear antithetical to New York’s downtown music crazes, saturated with celebrity promotion and terms like “indie sleaze.” Instead, their earnest and schoolboy approach to crafting catchy rock music has garnered the band a following of musicians, artists, and locals looking for cheap thrills. Sitting down with me at a pub in Clinton Hill, Tennis Court’s founding member, and guitarist Pat Walsh explained that ‘we’re at a good place right now. We have a solid foundation…’”

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Interview: Surf Curse

Interview: Surf Curse

by Oliver Heffron

“Indie rock band Surf Curse are riding their distinct indie-rock wave to a worldwide break. With a name inspired by a hippie uncle’s astral projection into hallucinatory hell and ultimate exorcism into devout catholicism, the band carves between the strange and familiar, filling tracks with head-banging, garage party riffs, and psychedelic introspection…”

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Arlie drops psychedelic, colorful lo-fi music video for “Cool”

Arlie drops psychedelic, colorful lo-fi music video for “Cool”

By Oliver Heffron

“Directed by longtime collaborator Gabe Drechsler, the trippy music video features frontman Nathaniel Banks within a VHS, color-block world performing in a series of vibrant costumes, including a mad scientist and caped superhero, in a fuzzy, nostalgic, and subtly unsettling video…”

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Nashville indie-rock trio Goldpark drop fuzzy summer jam “I Guess It’s Never Enough” off upcoming sophomore EP

 Nashville indie-rock trio Goldpark drop fuzzy summer jam “I Guess It’s Never Enough” off upcoming sophomore EP

By Oliver Heffron

“Nashville indie-rock trio Goldpark drop fuzzy summer jam “I Guess It’s Never Enough” off upcoming sophomore EP, showcasing the band’s proclivity for producing catchy-yet-layered indie-rock anthems reminiscent of groups like The Arctic Monkeys or Kings of Leon…”

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Introducing: Shane Pi

Introducing: Shane Pi

Written by Hunter Craighill

“Shane Pi, the Nashville-by-way-of-Boston artist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, released his debut EP last week with a release party and performance at the Social Sometimes gallery in Nashville. HIs unique sound brings together elements of funk, R&B…”

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