Indie Pop
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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“Rising indie artist Winter announces her upcoming sophomore album, What Kind Of Blue Are You, out October 14 via Bar/None Records, with the incredibly catchy single “atonement (feat. Hatchie)...””
Read Moreby David Williams
“After label drama, fear of the unknown, and self-doubt the trio turned that pressure into diamonds with their third album. MUNA has risen from the ashes like a Phoenix delivering quality pop hits peppered throughout the whole record…”
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Chandler
“Jazzie Young received her first guitar, her father's Taylor, at age 14. The hand-me-down survived a fire that demolished Young's family home. Ironically, the same guitar that escaped the fire managed to create a fire within her, sparking an interest in music and songwriting. Fast forward 10 years, she used the same guitar to write her debut album, “grown up and grown apart.””
Read MoreInterview Conducted by Edwin Keeble and Charles Craighill
“I want to get out in the real world and meet the people of my sword gang army. Touring and playing packed shows has always been like the ultimate dream for me and probably any kid growing up wanting to be a rockstar. I just feel like that’s when the movement of what we are doing is going to become real….”
Read MoreBy Abby Webster
“With her new single “Time I Love To Waste,” MAY-A has written the next chapter in a journey of ebullient self-discovery. On the track, the nineteen-year-old Australian expands upon the narrative from her breakout single, “Apricots,” which…”
Read More“After her world tour for her sophomore album, Crushing, was cut short due to COVID, Julia Jacklin has just released a 7”, two song set with “to Perth, before the border closes” on the A side, and “Cry” on the B side. The first of the two gives off …”
Read More“In a word, Fairhazel’s “God Speed Helena” is meta: as the track’s description on Soundcloud reads, it’s “a song about a man writing this song.” This atypical self-reflexivity undergirds the vivid storytelling ability that distinguishes Fairhazel from a score of indie pop/alt rock artists of great stature….”
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