indie
Indie music features a sampling of maverick musicians that favor the DIY approach to music making.
Why Carmen Sinata's "24" Feels Like the Soundtrack to Time Slipping Away
There comes a moment in many people's lives when they stop measuring time by birthdays and begin measuring it by memories. One day you're chasing waves, convinced summer will last forever. The next, you're looking back wondering where the years disappeared to.
By Navigating the World4 months ago in Beat
Wayward Sparrow Brings the Stories of "Devil By My Side" Into Focus with Powerful Music Video
A good music video shouldn't explain a song. It should deepen it. That's exactly what Rich Clark achieves with the new visual for "Devil By My Side," which is the title track from his debut album under the Wayward Sparrow name. The video expands on the emotional world of the song, giving its central themes space to be explored without losing any of the ambiguity that makes the writing so compelling in the first place.
By Whitney Miller4 months ago in Beat
"No Worse For Wear" - Winchester 7 & The Runners Find Hope, Humour and Human Connection in a Constantly Connected World
On No Worse For Wear , Winchester 7 & The Runners don’t so much announce a “return” as they do a widening of the frame. This is a record shaped by modern friction points. Algorithms, attention spans, economic uncertainty in music. They treat contemporary life as raw material for something warmer and unexpectedly celebratory.
By Whitney Miller4 months ago in Beat
Zoey Madison's "Love Like You" Is a Reminder That Great Ballads Never Go Out of Style
Pop music has always had room for spectacle, but its most enduring moments are often its quietest. A piano, an unforgettable melody and a voice capable of carrying every word without unnecessary embellishment. This is a formula has outlasted every passing trend.
By Whitney Miller4 months ago in Beat
“Boone Plays It Back” Brings Blind Boone’s Legacy to Life in Cinematic Detail
It’s easy to wonder how many great American musicians have been forgotten by history. John William “Blind” Boone is one of them. Born in Missouri in the years after the Civil War, he overcame blindness and enormous social barriers to become a touring piano virtuoso whose ability to hear music once and instantly play it back left audiences speechless.
By Whitney Miller4 months ago in Beat
YASSiN & Sean Terrio Channel Creative Burnout Into a Defiant New Anthem With "DON'T DO THAT"
# YASSiN & Sean Terrio Channel Creative Burnout Into a Defiant New Anthem With "DON'T DO THAT" ### The Ontario duo opens a new chapter by embracing vulnerability, resilience, and the determination to keep moving forward.
By Chris Adams4 months ago in Beat
Matty Simpson's "Boxcar Baby" Finds Compassion in Life's Hardest Realities
# Matty Simpson's "Boxcar Baby" Finds Compassion in Life's Hardest Realities ### The Hamilton songwriter turns everyday encounters into a moving folk rock meditation on resilience, dignity, and hope.
By Chris Adams4 months ago in Beat
Softklub Finds Strength in Vulnerability on Debut EP Give Me More
There is a quiet confidence running through *Give Me More*, the debut EP from Edmonton indie duo Softklub. Made up of Keenan Gregory and Mark Wojcicki, the project arrives after years of writing, recording, and refining songs that grew from friendship into something much more meaningful. Across five tracks, the pair blend melancholic indie rock, textured instrumentation, and emotionally direct songwriting into a collection that reflects on longing, anxiety, memory, and the difficult process of understanding yourself.
By Chris Adams4 months ago in Beat
