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Deas Vail
Posted on October 28, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt would be easy to describe Deas Vail simply by pointing at vocalist Wes Blaylock's upper register range and falsetto and then to slap on the indie label. -
Holy Fiction
Posted on September 25, 2009 | 1 CommentCombining the drone and delay of 90's shoegaze with jangly guitars, soaring strings, and falsetto-inflected vocals, Holy Fiction's music is impossible to call anything but rock. -
Happy Canada Day, eh?
Posted on July 1, 2009 | 3 CommentsThree artists for you to check out today, and they are all from Canada in honor of Canada Day. 1. Metric – female-fronted band, kind of reminiscent of the 90s chic-rock movement. Here’s Monster Hospital by Metric. 2. Broken Social Scene – Unless you’ve been... -
A History of Indie Rock
Posted on June 17, 2009 | No CommentsI think Flodner over at IndieBands.ws sums it up nicely: Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent underground music scene. Indie rock musicians are typically unsigned, or have signed to independent record labels, rather than major record labels.... -
Late of the Pier
Posted on June 15, 2009 | No CommentsFrom Last.FM Late of the Pier are an alternative electronic band formed in “The Home of Metal”, Castle Donington, England, in 2001. Their main success has been throughout London and the new clubs and scenes in the area, especially in the under-18 scene with shows... -
Manchester Orchestra
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsManchester Orchestra is an new indie band which formed in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 2005. They consist of Andy Hull (vocals, guitar), Robert McDowell (guitar), Jonathan Corley (bass), Christopher Freeman (keyboards) and Jeremiah Edmond (drums). The indie rock band has released two independent albums... -
Rogue Wave
Posted on May 13, 2009 | No CommentsRogue Wave is an indie rock band signed to Jack Johnson’s label Brushfire Records (they released 2 previous albums with Sub Pop). Rogue Wave is headed by Zach Schwartz (aka Zach Rogue), who created the band after losing his job in the dot-com bust. Their...