Indie Rock

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: Deux Visages

Interview: Deux Visages

By Oliver Heffron

“Miami indie band Deux Visages may be new to the party but they’re already making heads turn. As they prepared to perform at the III Points Festival in Miami, the members of Deux Visages caught up with NUANCE to discuss the band’s origin, finding their sound, and adjusting to their sudden success…”

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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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Surf Curse hit their stride on major-label debut Magic Hour

Surf Curse hit their stride on major-label debut Magic Hour

By Oliver Heffron

“Exploring new aspects of their sound while retaining their core, Magic Hour see original members Nick Rattigan and Jacob Rubeck introduce new members Noah Kohll and Henry Dillon to the band with their most polished project to date, delivering a stimulating experience from the blistering opener ‘Arrow’ to the intimate, slow progression of closer ‘Randall Flagg…’”

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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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Briston Maroney Releases Sunflower World Tour Recap

Briston Maroney Releases Sunflower World Tour Recap

By Hunter Craighill

“Following the Spring release of his debut album Sunflower, Briston Maroney has continued his roller coaster ride with his headlining world tour. This week, he released a minidoc of that tour, capping it off with a live album record at Jack White’s legendary Third Man Records along with an accompanying video…”

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