INDIE

“She Is The Flowers” by The Jacob Ifans Band drifts in like a slow tide, all warm air and wistful light, that makes your chest ache a little. It’s their second single, following the acclaimed “Sun Don’t Shine,” and it’s another feather in their cap, like a delicate, aching, timeless,…

“Biophilicall (Live at the Aviary)” by DUEL NATIVE is gonna get you feeling like it’s breathing right alongside you. From the first slow, echoing claps, the hush-in-the-room vibes really remind you of the moment when everyone knows they’re about to catch lightning in a bottle. Then that ghostly trailing guitar…

ARENTUMINE’s debut album Wasting Time steps into someone’s diary while the ink is still wet. From the jump, “The Pact (Intro)” wraps you in floaty synths that rise like morning fog, then drops in slow, heavy beats that land with intention. Justin Alvarez’s husky, euphoric delivery cuts through that haze…

June The Destroyer’s third single, “Break Down, Get Down,” from their upcoming album Hurry! struts in like it’s got nothing to prove, draped in 70’s soul groove before suddenly swerving into a folk-rock guitar jam that flips the mood on its head. It’s cheeky, sexy, and slyly political—a cocktail of…

Solum’s latest single, “Circles,” wrings emotion out of you with the infinity of his whirlwind. Recorded entirely in his bedroom, the song carries that unfiltered intimacy you only get when there’s no studio to hide behind. It opens with shimmering guitar lines that snake through the mix, cymbals splashing sharply…

The Cardiff-born songwriter, Daddy Drwg,, known to his daughters as “Daddy Drwg” (Welsh for “naughty,” pronounced Droog), has been many musical things over the years—frontman for Scream, Quicksand Charlie, They Walk Among Us, and The MeMeMes—but here in “Wise Guys,” he’s in full solo stride, taking a scalpel (and a…

If you’re in the mood for something that feels like sunlight pouring through your window on a slow, dreamy morning, Le Concorde’s latest single, “Morning by Morning,” from the upcoming album Second Mansions, is the tune to wrap yourself in. Stephen Becker — the brain and beating heart behind Le…

If you thought Gothic rock was buried in the past with eyeliner and fog machines, Lyterian’s new single “Monument” might just make you think again, and then hit replay. Hailing from Limerick, this rising Irish trio is carving out a space of their own with a fresh and hauntingly familiar…

Ren Shelter’s latest single, “Bloody Wine,” wraps heartbreak, obsession, and gendered double standards in a bright, addictive package. As the closing track of his debut EP, Bloody Wine is a slap in the face to society’s skewed take on romantic boundaries. Inspired by the hit TV show Baby Reindeer, the…

Los Angeles-based alt-pop shapeshifter YaSi is back with her new single “feelings.” Born in Denver to Iranian-American roots, YaSi takes heartbreak, dips it in sarcasm, sprinkles glitter on top, and turns it into a certified bop. This track, written during a writing camp in London, plays like a diary entry…