Sometimes the best albums are ones that got a bit overlooked upon release. That is the case with this gem of an indie rock ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

Rock and roll and pop may be a young person’s game, but there’s also something to be said for “age ain’t nothing but a number.” There are plenty of artists who got their start in the ’70s, ’80s or ...

The debut concept album explores immigration, reinvention, and creative freedom through narrative-driven contemporary music. For me, the American dream is about freedom — the freedom to change ...

As far as rock stardom goes, Grizzly Bear was never an obvious candidate. A Brooklyn-based band that formed in 2002, it specialized in subtlety—delicate riffs, choir-like singing, meandering melodies.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville’s indie music scene is stepping into the national spotlight, with two hometown artists releasing major albums and playing back-to-back shows at Whirling Tiger this ...

Dope House Records celebrates 30 years of independence with If Animals Could Talk, a 30-track Christmas Day release from SPM that reinforces the label’s legacy of ownership, storytelling, and cultural ...

Fontaines D.C. and Ezra Collective were among the winners at the Independent Music Awards 2025. The 15th edition of the music bash celebrating the indie music scene returned to London’s Roundhouse on ...

ayowitty and bunii’s “dotsong” hits like a flashbang of textural excess: regal strings, K.K. Slider squiggles straight out of Animal Crossing, churning drums that could spawn a moshpit. There’s no ...