Nov 25, 2013
Nov 24, 2013
10 OF THE CATCHIEST INDIE SONGS OF 2013
Traditionally, indie music has been celebrated for reasons other than pure catchiness. Sure, there have always been catchy indie songs, and that's always a draw for some people, but there's also a stigma attached with huge hooks and songs so immediate that you're singing along by the end of the first chorus. Lately, though, it seems like indie pop is having something of a moment. Embracing the massive hooks and addicting melodies, indie artists are figuring out how to use production, style, and delivery to make even though most instantly gratifying songs interesting enough to maintain indie credibility and staying power. We're not complaining. Here are 10 of the catchiest indie songs of the year so far.
EvanIvan - The Distance EP - 2013
EvanIvan is a Canadian band that makes sweet, charming, and uplifting pop tunes that are sure to warm your heart and get your toe tapping.
Postscript is one of my favs…
The latest 2 song ep… Pretty good tunes…
Nov 20, 2013
Dunbar Hunter - Act Your Age EP - 2013
Dunbar Hunter is the songwriting project of Jon Kriz and Ian Richards. EP now available for digital download.
This time out Dunbar Hunter's music has evolved so sweetly, I have enjoyed the sounds mucho. The music is subtle and clean, every gesture adding a nuance, pushing it slowly to it's ultimate sleepy climax... then quiet once more, as the build rests itself. The vocals are distant, much more lo-fi than the rest of the production, and the harmonies are wonderful, adding a real flow throughout the EP;
reminds me of Califone meets Smile Smile.
Well done Dunbar Hunter, for another set of songs that will speak to the ever aging indie hearted dudes out there.
Nov 18, 2013
Nov 17, 2013
Hotel Cinema - 2013
Los Angeles based group Hotel Cinema was formed in 2012 by Mark Hadley & Keeley Bumford. With intricate orchestration of electronic and organic elements beneath alluring melodies, Hotel Cinema has crafted a unique cinematic sound that weaves in and out of reality.
from BC - Michael Reilly; A great 6-track album with a stylish indie pop feel. The highlight for me is the mixing of Keeley Bumford's vocals with the lush orchestration, which elevates many of these songs beyond the norm.
Favorite track: All You've Ever Known.
Nov 16, 2013
Timberhawk - Tears, Sweat and The Sea - 2012
A four piece rock/indie/folk outfit from Pensacola, FL., Timberhawk is a band that loves to mix the old with the new. The songs feature catchy melodies with beefy grooves and ballsy solos, and a vibe that goes back to the 1960s and punches it in the mouth. Imagine watching 'The Band' on crack.
Nov 14, 2013
Joanna Gruesome - Galaxie 500's Tugboat - 2013
I don't know if I'll ever come around on the name, but U.K. band Joanna Gruesome's cover of Galaxie 500's "Tugboat" is a nice, calming distraction this morning, and "I just wanna be your tugboat captain" strikes me as a very nice sentiment for most mornings. [Pitchfork]
Clearance - Greensleeve (7", 2013)
Mike here from Microluxe Recs in Chicago. Clearance - yr lo-fi lads from Chicago via Ann Arbor - have got a new 7" EP called "Greensleeve" coming out around the new year. This follows their debut 7", "Dixie Motel Two-Step," which won favorable comparisons to Pavement, Dinosaur Jr., Guided By Voices, and early Flying Nun (Clean/Chills/Bats, etc.) A recent review from Byron Coley in The Wire mag (UK) even swears "Julia Cafritz [Pussy Galore] would dig it."
A new track from the record, "Drive-Out!", can be streamed from their Bandcamp page now. It's also available for download with pre-orders for the upcoming 7".
Nov 13, 2013
Ings - Dog Physics EP - 2013
I'm feeling the love off of this release, absolute sweet indie pop
Fresh from the comfy confines of a bedroom demo, sole songwriter and ukulele player Inge Chiles culled together a band of guitar, bass, synth, piano, and drums to record Ing's debut EP. With a soft focus on her lyrical meanderings, this collection establishes a unique concord between intimacy and pop.
Full-length debut coming in 2014.
Har-di-Har - more over forward - (single, 2013)
experimental dream-pop intricately composed and played the way three-legged contests are won
Nov 6, 2013
Melan! - Bless 40 - 2013
This is as simple as it gets; some might love this rustic recording of Renat Tuktarov [ Melan! ] private meanderings of folk sentimentality… Bare bones recording in a single room Russian room; And besides Russian singing folk songs in English is fuckin priceless.
Nov 2, 2013
Nathaniel Rateliff - Nothing To Show For (Live, Sideshow Alley) - 2013
Nathaniel Rateliff is a superb song writer and this live roof top performance is evidence to the power of a true musician.
New Album:
Falling Faster Than You Can Run
If you want to see some more of these Sideshow Alley performances head on over to their TV channel to see some other great artists preform.
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