We’ve got the good old guitar taking centre stage this week, with indie rock bops stretching from confessional alt-pop edges to expansive, psyche-leaning productions. So without further ado, let’s get stuck into these indie cuts built for late nights and big emotions.
Anette Ähdel – Whispered Walls
Anette Ähdel crafts a shadow-lit indie rock track that finds beauty and tension in hushed spaces
Whispered Walls, drifts in on moody instrumentation and a melody that lingers long after the final note. Subtle guitar textures and restrained percussion give the song a wonderful, nocturnal, almost cinematic feel.
Anette Ähdel, based in Stockholm, draws on years in rock bands while carving out a more intimate solo space. This release leans into atmosphere and observation, exploring closeness, secrecy and the emotional charge of shared rooms. This is a genuinely great vibe.
The Burton D’Agostini Procedure – Would You
The Burton D’Agostini Procedure build a wonderful world that fuses lush psych textures with modern indie on a richly produced return
Would You, unfolds with layered melodies and expansive production, balancing warm synth tones against steady guitar lines. The arrangement builds with a little patience, inviting headphones and full immersion.
The Burton D’Agostini Procedure, a US duo, continue to refine a sound shaped by classic psychedelia and contemporary indie influences. This single reinforces their knack for blending nostalgia with forward-looking detail, aiming squarely at listeners who value craft and scale. A definite standout track this week.
Seann Medicina – You Don’t Know Me
Seann Medicina delivers an emotionally direct indie rock track rooted in resilience and self-reclamation
You Don’t Know Me, centres on clear-eyed lyricism and dynamic guitar work, moving from reflective verses into a fantastically forceful, cathartic refrain. The warm-hearted production keeps the focus tight on voice and message with a lot of skill.
Seann Medicina, a singer-songwriter from Ottawa, channels folk and rock influences into something personal and immediate. This release captures a turning point, stepping into renewed self-definition, and we just really love it.
Our Geology Club – Staircase Requiem
Our Geology Club shape a thoughtful indie rock piece that pairs protest spirit with rockingly reflective restraint
Staircase Requiem, is built on measured instrumentation and a sense of space, allowing its theme to breathe. The arrangement is crafted nicely, built on a great drum sample, understated synths and guitars while the vocal presentation is lush and lovely.
Our Geology Club, the project of songwriters Gav and Jon, use this release to respond to social history and public memory. Inspired by powerful artwork and collective loss, the track continues their commitment to songs that carry both conscience and craft. A banger with a lot of heart.
barDe – C U Next Tuesday
barDe delivers a sharp feminist-charged indie cut that turns confrontation into cathartic alt-rock release
‘C U Next Tuesday’ opens with a soft-edged vocal before snapping into crunchy 90s-leaning guitars and a fantastic, feminist indie-pop anthem. There is a push and pull between sweetness and sting here, as melodic verses give way to a knowing, punchy chorus, standing up to the patriarchy.
barDe, an Irish-American songwriter based in Manchester, builds the track around lived experience and collected voices. It marks another step in her blend of vulnerability and grit, pairing poetic detail with a refusal to smooth over hard truths. Essential stuff.