INDIE

Some artists spend decades helping other people tell their stories before realizing they still have one of their own left to tell. That’s the case with AJ Babcock, whose debut solo single “Lazarus” arrives after years spent in the industry—playing bass for House of Heroes, writing songs in Nashville, and…

Julie Paschke approaches songwriting with striking solitude and sincerity, and that quiet intimacy seeps into every second of “Flying Above.” Written, performed, and recorded primarily by Paschke herself at home before being refined with producer Dan Duszynski, the track comes as a private meditation accidentally drifting into public view. “Flying…

Los Angeles-based indie folk project Remora Beach dives headfirst into emotional burnout and overextended empathy with “Tired Heart,” a reflective single that lingers like late-night thoughts you cannot quite shake off.  Drawing inspiration from the lush melancholy of Fleet Foxes, the dreamy atmosphere of Beach House, and the confessional songwriting…

For an artist who stays mostly anonymous and avoids the spotlight, Delysid Dharma certainly knows how to make noise. The Quito-based producer’s three-track EP Disolución Cósmica feels like a transmission from a collapsing digital world, techno rave, dystopian manifesto and grunge-soaked fever dream. Built entirely independently in a home studio…

Richmond dance-rock outfit Knifing Around don’t just flirt with tension on Vivisect—they grab it by the throat and drag it onto the dance floor. Released through Blank Verse Records, the band’s latest album is a sweaty collision of industrial grime, new-wave sharpness and emotional unease, all wrapped inside grooves designed…

England’s WINACHI have always flirted with groove-heavy experimentation, but “State of Mind” feels like the band stepping into a more reflective, emotionally layered chapter. Released on May 1, 2026, the track arrives as the first glimpse into their upcoming album and carries the weight of a band that has lived…

By Million Wires is an alternative band from Tarnów (Southern Poland). Since 2007, the group has been creating music on the edge of dreamy post-rock and alternative sensibility, searching for the perfect connection between the chaos of effects and melody. Their well-received debut, “Letters to the Absent” (2012), was praised…

At just 23, Malaysian-born, London-based artist Jemerine Chan is already wearing more hats than most musicians twice her age. Singer-songwriter, producer, pianist, arranger, sound designer, recording engineer, she’s built her artistry from the ground up after leaving Malaysia to pursue music independently in the UK. That emotional grit pulses through…

There’s a dusty, road-worn ache running through “Keys To The City,” the debut single from Rose Hound, and it hits like a late-night drive with the windows down and the engine rattling harder than your thoughts. Built from gritty alternative rock muscle and indie-rock urgency, the track barrels forward with…

art pop’s housecAt sounds like the aftermath of a party where the strobe lights are still flickering, the floor is sticky with spilled drinks, and someone in the corner is quietly having an existential crisis. The Austin-based duo, brothers Max and Miles Grossenbacher, take indie rock melancholy and shove it…