INDIE

Chicago-based indie rockers The Transference deliver their debut LP, Floodlights, with an eclectic concoction of dark reflections and playfulness. Born from the ashes of a previous band and sparked by pandemic-era demos, the group, fronted by singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Laura Hollingsworth alongside Alex Karan on drums, MJ Johnson on…

Wild Horse returns with another bold statement in 2025, dropping their third new single of the year, “Don’t Wait,” on September 3rd. The East Sussex outfit, fronted by brothers Jack and Henry Baldwin, longtime collaborator Ed Barnes, and recent addition Jade Snowdon on keys and violin, has built a reputation…

Nashville indie pop-rock outfit RightHandWave has dropped their latest single, “Rebound Girl,” on August 26, 2025, and it’s a buoyant slice of PowerPop that wears its influences proudly in its own distinctive character. Taking unexpected lyrical inspiration from the 2007 Ryan Gosling film Lars & the Real Girl, the track…

UK alt-rock outfit The Ragged Flags are doubling down this year with their ambitious double release Projections / Reflections, dropping September 1st, 2025. Known for their genre-hopping blend of rock, folk, and indie textures, the band, James Goodwin (vocals, guitars), Mark Aldworth (lead guitar), Chris Edwards-Dewey (bass, banjo), and Paul…

Canadian-American singer-songwriter Tara Beier’s new album, Mourning Doves of Joshua Tree, released on April 12 by Manimal Records, is born out of loss, healing, and female resistance. Shaped by the grief of losing her grandmother and the power of the desert, the record embraces mourning as a gateway to transformation.…

Blossom Aloe’s new single, “Honey,” released on August 8, 2025, is a striking return after a two-year silence, landing weighty with emotion. From the jump, the track opens with thumping beats and those chiming, melodic guitars that seem to shimmer and pull you in, before Mia Jane Coyle’s tender, aching…

“In It” by Nomadic Firs breathes on its own—organic, fluid, and totally unforced. Ryan Boos, the mind behind the project, has always been a bit of a wanderer through sound, but here, it lands with both feet firmly on the ground while still keeping its head in the clouds. Coming…

Los Angeles singer-songwriter and producer Jane Honor has dropped her newest single, “Nothing You Can Do,” an upbeat and heart-stirring slice of alternative indie pop that reproduces the rush of falling in love. Written at the start of her current relationship, the track bubbles with the joy and vulnerability that…

London-based artist Slow Walk has unveiled his ambitious new concept album, The Mountain, released on August 8, 2025. Written, produced, and recorded entirely by himself in just two weeks, the project pulls together strands of cinematic storytelling, synth textures, rock grit, electronica pulses, indie spirit, and even flashes of pop…

Mohamed Al Zarooni, the London-born, UAE-raised singer-songwriter who bends indie, electronic, and country flavors into one seamless fabric, returns with a striking new single, “The Joker.” Recorded between London and Dubai with his globe-spanning crew of musicians, Zarooni has built a reputation for cinematic songs. This one is no exception—it’s…