indie

Indie music features a sampling of maverick musicians that favor the DIY approach to music making.

Giofromdablock is Here for the Crown, Not the Conversation by NWO Sparrow
Giofromdablock Isn't Your 'Representation,' He's Your Competition The rising hip-hop artist isn't here to be a token; he's here to take the throne, and his music is the only statement he needs to make.
By NWO SPARROWabout a year ago in Beat
“Pressure” Shows Yoshi The Talent Is Already in Album Mode by NWO Sparrow
Rapid Review of Yoshi The Talent "Pressure" Beats — 10/10 Lyrics -7 /10 Concepts-6/10 Replay Value — 10/10 Rollout — 5/10
By NWO SPARROWabout a year ago in Beat
Julianna Zachariou's "Dreamer Dreamer" Feels Like Finding a Lost '70s Recording
San Diego's Julianna Zachariou has this uncanny ability to make you forget what decade you're living in. Her latest track, "Dreamer Dreamer," doesn't just nod to '70s California folk rock—it genuinely sounds like someone unearthed a pristine recording from Laurel Canyon circa 1973.
By Jason Sheffieldabout a year ago in Beat
Louisiana Fiddler Amanda Shaw
By Brian D’Ambrosio Amanda Shaw grew up entwined in the rich, unique aspects of Louisiana culture and music. She absorbed it and savored it, and has been greeting the world with both arms open wide ever since.
By Brian D'Ambrosio about a year ago in Beat
Desperate Teenage Love Dolls
Punk rock, like other massively impactful human inventions, such as fire and the wheel, has its ultimate and Divine Purpose—but also, alas, its limitations. The A-Bomb has its limitations too, insomuch as it cannot create anything new except a better breeding ground for giant-sized roaches. Desperate Teenage Love Dolls, like the nukes, could also have, at one time, given birth to a new breeding ground for mutant vermin. Alas, the time when it could have wiped out an entire city has long since passed.
By Tom Bakerabout a year ago in Beat
Ger Carriere Struts Into Her Own Era with "Blessed In My Heels"
LISTEN IN HERE https://open.spotify.com/album/0qAEWbbrdv4uSrXjmRco03 Some songs slip into the background without asking much of us. Others arrive with a presence that refuses to be ignored. “Blessed in My Heels,” the new single from Canadian artist Ger Carriere, is one of those songs that walks into the room with full confidence, locks eyes, and doesn’t look away. From its first notes, it’s clear this track isn’t interested in blending in—it’s built to take up space, and it does so with style.
By Chris Adamsabout a year ago in Beat
Building a Mystery: 15 Female Artists Who Could Play Lilith Fair If It Happened Today
If you managed to keep your Hulu subscription, you might have seen a new music documentary that dropped titled Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery. While most Gen Z aged people don't know about Lilith Fair, people in my age bracket (aka, Millennials) are well aware of not just what Lilith Fair was, but the reputation that followed it.
By Jenika Enochabout a year ago in Beat
The Remix That Demanded My Attention: Dollar’s “Upon Arrival” With French Montana by NWO Sparrow
Rapid Review of Dollar "Upon Arrival" Record Beats: 10/10 Lyrics: 10/10 Concepts: 7/10 Replay Value: 10/10 Visual Appeal: 10/10
By NWO SPARROWabout a year ago in Beat
Dre Dupuis Captures DIY Spirit and Emotional Depth on Lo-Fi Indie Single “Drift”
LISTEN TO “DRIFT” HERE St. Catharines, Ontario-based artist Dre Dupuis is carving out a world of intimacy, patience, and raw creativity with his latest single, “Drift.” Recorded entirely in his laundry room on a Tascam 488 tape machine, the song is a warm and melancholic reflection of Dupuis’ DIY ethos – a reminder that great music doesn’t need glossy production to shine. With its lo-fi indie rock textures, layered harmonies, and introspective melodies, “Drift” captures the beauty of limitation and the freedom that can come from working within it.
By Chris Adamsabout a year ago in Beat
da nang Capture the Joy and Heartbreak of Growing Up on Nostalgic Kids EP Helmed by Bittersweet Title Track
Toronto-based emo and alt-rock trio da nang return with their new EP Kids, a release that captures the complicated intersections of love, loss, joy, and heartbreak. At the center of the record is the title track Kids, a bittersweet anthem that manages to balance the euphoria of young love with the ache of knowing it cannot last forever. Warm and nostalgic yet tinged with melancholy, the project plays like a time capsule of adolescence, brimming with the messy emotions that come with growing up.
By Chris Adamsabout a year ago in Beat
"Nefasphere" - A Conversation Across Oceans
Fifteen years after their first meeting in a New Jersey classroom, pioneering composer and Mutantrumpet inventor Ben Neill and Ethiopian electronic innovator Mikael Seifu have finally turned a long running conversation into sound.
By Whitney Millerabout a year ago in Beat
MASSEY Races Into Cinematic Funk Rock Territory with New Single "BOOKIN'"
MASSEY’s latest single "BOOKIN’", is a full throttle collision of rock grit, funk swagger and cinematic storytelling. Charlie Lerant’s scorching guitar lines drive the track forward, punctuated by dueling riffs that feel both feral and precise. MASSEY’s vocals cut through the mix like a lead instrument in their own right - commanding, and full of narrative power. This is a song that is like a chase unfolding in real time, and every second of the track ratchets up the tension and energy.
By Whitney Millerabout a year ago in Beat