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Patrick Doval – Rocket to The Moon Patrick Doval's 'Rocket to The Moon' is a stunning new wave love letter from Miami, cinematic indie rock that soars with 80s heart and real imagination Patrick…
Read the BOPS →Ian Joe Bailey – Ven y Ven Ian Joe Bailey's 'Ven y Ven' is a gorgeous slice of bilingual indie rock from Portland, melancholic surf textures meeting Dalí-inspired whimsy in a beauty of a track Ian…
Read the BOPS →Uncanny Valley Girls – Me and My Satellite Uncanny Valley Girls' 'Me and My Satellite' is a gorgeous slice of indie rock from South East London, jangle-ish guitars meeting 80s synth textures in a…
Read the BOPS →Noam Peri – I Wanna Be Your Ex Noam Peri's 'I Wanna Be Your Ex' is a messy, magnetic slice of indie rock, turning romantic chaos into one of the most fun singles we've heard recently Noam Peri knows…
Read the BOPS →The House Flies – Lost Literature The House Flies return with 'Lost Literature', a darkly melodic post-punk beauty from the Illinois four-piece that pulses with restless Midwestern energy 'Lost…
Read the BOPS →Josey Reinhardt – Over My Head Josey Reinhardt's 'Over My Head' is a stunning indie rock single, blending Nashville roots with atmospheric production that lands with swaggering style Josey…
Read the BOPS →Wholes – Berlin Wholes' 'Berlin' is a searing noise-rock collision from Ghent, fusing 80s new wave tension with thrilling post-hardcore ferocity Wholes open 'Berlin' at collapse's edge.
Read the BOPS →whywhy – Fear of Missing Out whywhy's 'Fear of Missing Out' is urgent Swiss indie rock that is a dark, propulsive, hook-laden triumph. 'Fear of Missing Out' hits hard from the first bar.
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GrooveGalore Muzik – Love & Hate (ft. KASTICK & Valentino Music) GrooveGalore Muzik's 'Love & Hate' is a brilliant reggae-rock crossover, bringing Jamaican soul and musical pedigree to a cover that…
Read the BOPS →TrixxStarr – Enough TrixxStarr channels britpop swagger into a shimmering psych-rock gem. "Enough" opens with enough glorious britpop swagger for anyone.
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This week's indie rock is soaked in neon and nostalgia. Shimmering 80s textures, widescreen choruses and heartfelt songwriting run right through, guitars and synths meeting somewhere between the…
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This week's indie rock marries craft to conscience. Funk-fired grooves, sun-bright harmonies and songs with something real to say, guitar music made by people who sweat the details and mean every…
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This week's indie rock pairs brains with bite. Ambitious, melodically rich songwriting meets lean, swaggering post-punk cool, guitars with real ideas and no interest in playing it safe.
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This week's indie rock rewards the curious. These are songs that sidestep the obvious, built on friction, texture and a restless streak of invention.
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Loud, melodic and built to last: this week's indie rock bops move between punk liturgy, orchestral heartbreak and late-night power trio anthems with the confidence of bands who have nothing left to…
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This week's indie rock bops run from brooding Glasgow post-punk to Bolton pop-punk to Boston alt-pop confessionals: loud in different ways, honest in all of them.
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A County Meath glam-pop celestial ride, a Melbourne songwriter asking what Australia has become, a Berlin band featuring longstanding members of Nina Hagen's group, a Gothenburg studio recorded in…
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From a Dutch delta road trip to a Birmingham apartment tribute, via London, Nashville, and Atlanta: five artists using folk's oldest tools to get somewhere genuinely new. We bloody love them all.
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London to Stockholm to Dublin to Whitechapel: four indie rock acts with very different reference points, all of them making music that earns its place in the room.
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Five acts, five bangers, five flavours of guitar-driven indie: Paris soul-funk energy, West London DIY grit, Ottawa dream-pop drift, Ayr anthemic Britpop, and Chicago lo-fi electronica.
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Indie rock in three very different forms. A Winchester band going fully acoustic, a 1992 cult classic finally arriving on streaming, and a teen trio from LA who recorded their new single during…
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A brilliant week for indie rock. A Welsh post-punk band with members on three continents, a Stockholm songwriter navigating urban paranoia, a Colorado basement auteur on his sixth album, and a New…
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Spring is definitely here, so what better time to dive into some indie rock bangers. We've got stripped-back songwriting and brighter, full-band moments, but they all genuinely slap.
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And we're kicking off the week with everyone's favourite genre; indie rock. This week's bops stretch from intimate reflection to full-bodied urgency. Bops, the lot of them.
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