Indie Rock
Independent guitar rock across the underground.
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Flower Petal took a While to Bloom But it Was Worth the Wait
Twelve years in the making, Mitch Rocket's 'Flower Petal' is a smooth, groovy yacht rock tune about letting go of the pressure built up from all life's shoulds. The San Francisco Yacht Grunge band pairs jazzy chords with psychedelic bridges on a song that finally bloomed, and its companion piece is 'Blue Sky'.
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Bo Staloch: Alt-Folk Coming-of-Age on 'Too Big, Too Big'
Nashville singer-songwriter Bo Staloch releases his eight-track EP Too Big, Too Big on November 6 via Capitol Records, recorded with Brad Cook and a band of indie ringers.
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Drag Talk: LA Dream-Pop With a Ghost in Its Past
Los Angeles five-piece Drag Talk release their debut album Drink The Ocean on October 30 via MNRK Heavy: '90s indie rock nostalgia, shoegaze haze, and Britpop melodicism from two former Ghost members and a War Tapes rhythm section. Start here with 'Pony Up' and 'Would It Kill You.'
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Oisin Mod Trades West Cork Isolation for Nocturnal Indie Rock on 'Canary'
The Galway-born, Dublin-based singer-songwriter returns November 6 with 'Canary,' a darker, fuller second album produced by Bill Ryder-Jones. Three singles, 'Canary,' 'Mirror Mirror,' and 'Premium,' are out now.
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2nd Grade: Twenty Sugar-Rush Power-Pop Songs, Ten Girls, Ten Boys
Philadelphia power-pop five-piece 2nd Grade release Girls and Boys on October 30 via Lame-O Records, 20 sugar-rush pop songs split into ten girls and ten boys, from the band behind Stereogum's Album of the Week Hit to Hit. Three singles are out now; pre-order the limited blue vinyl on Bandcamp.
