Get your first look at the retro-styled video for this excellent, power-pop throwback single from the indie rock duo's new album ..read more

The news in the world has been heavy to say the least. I know it’s weighed on me this last week. One of my favorite escapes has been music, so I keep chugging along trying to share new tunes that can hopefully bring everyone a bit of respite from the rest of the universe that we can’t control. Here’s hoping some of the great new albums and songs that came out this week can be one escape from you. And this week’s albums are a solid collection. We have the long-awaited return of Los Campesinos!, Glass Animals‘ latest after their break-through album, a cool soundtrack-accompaniment from Childish ..read more

2024 is half over, and we’re closing out pt. of the year with some fine albums today. We have the latest from Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Guided by Voices, Daniel Nunnelee (read our review here) and the release of a long-lost Johnny Cash album! Then there’s a new EP from Norwegian power pop rockers Cocktail Slippers which is easy to enjoy. And man are there some great singles out from this week. Legendary punk band X announced their final album and released its first single. Bright Eyes are returning and have a new track to enjoy. Rock n’ roller JD McPherson is putting out his ..read more

We’re halfway through May, and we have another great New Music Friday for all of you! Alternative rock juggernaut Cage the Elephant are back with their latest album, Americana heroes The Avett Brothers have shared their latest LP, and beloved indie band Guster‘s latest will certainly please their fans (read our review of it here). Guitar god Slash has dropped a guest-heavy blues cover album, and new groups Saint Social (who already impressed me with their EP) and Insects have new EPs on the list. Two awesome indie rock groups announced new albums after long breaks this week and dropped new tr ..read more

So we’re a couple days past the “It’s Gotta Be May” memes and a day away from the “May the 4th be with you” memes, and we are ready for the first New Music of May! Starting the month off, we’ve got power pop from Lemon Twigs, folk punk from Frank Turner (read our review of it here), jazz from Kamasi Washington, African desert blues rock from Mdou Moctar, brilliant Americana from Adeem the Artist, harmony-laden indie folk from Ordinary Elephant, and indie rock form Spurts as far as albums go. We also have a couple fine EPs from Eevah and Dover Lynn Fox for some short form musical delight. The ..read more

Country: France French songwriter Laurent may look like a serious figure in the picture above, but the music he composes is youthful, vibrant and full of the spirited fun of old school rock n’ roll. On his debut single, “Dans Mon Coeur (quelques chansons)”, you might think you’re listening to a lost Beatles outtake, minus the French lyrics. Joyous, multi-part harmonies, backing “bah bah bahs”, jangly guitars and piano the ranges from rambunctious to classical, all join together for a wonderful classic power pop arrangement. It’s the kind of song you wouldn’t be surprised to hear in a Wes Ande ..read more

With a bill consisting of a famed 1970’s punk band and the creators of one of the best songs of the 1980s, I was curious to see what kind of audience would be at the Teragram Ballroom last Wednesday night. Would it be crusty old punks? Remnants of the guy-liner generation? Gen X nostalgists? It was all of those and more as Britain’s Buzzcocks and Modern English came to Los Angeles for a night of old hits and new material. Mohawks, denim jackets, mod hats mingled with the typical jeans and t-shirts crowd for a truly BUZZworthy evening of music. Opening the night were some local heroes, The Re ..read more

Now things are really starting to get going! While the first week back from the holidays is always slow, the second week is bringing us plenty of new music goodies. Brit rockers The Vaccines are back with a great new album, with a U.S. tour coming this Spring. New ska-punks Eevie Echoes and the Locations have their debut album out today, and we’ve got an EP from singer-songwriter Michael Isaak. Where to even start with the awesome singles out this week??? The Black Keys have a new banger to preview their next album. Pete Yorn brings new folk rock goodness, while Sea Girls and Giant Rooks cont ..read more

It’s End of Year list time. A time for reflection on the year past, and for arbitrary ranking of things we liked from the last 365 days. And while most lists focus on full albums and songs (which we will of course do too), I feel that EPs, which have proliferated in the streaming era, should not be overlooked. Below are The Indy Review’s Top EPs of 2023 (technically, Dec 2022 – Nov 2023, as we post in December). Hopefully you’ll give these wonderful short form collections a listen! Adult Leisure – The Weekend Ritual It’s releases like this that make me include the December releases from th ..read more

Hope all of you in the United States had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Personally, I’m thankful this year is wrapping up, with just a few more weeks of new releases to consume before everything becomes “holiday music” till 2024. But until that time hits, we’re still going to bring you some of the most noteworthy new releases hitting the market. I bet Guided by Voices don’t even know how many albums they’ve released now, but the productive indie rockers have just dropped another one we’ve got for you. We also want to highlight the new album from Frank Turner‘s band The Sleeping Souls (sans Mr. Tur ..read more