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Displaying all articles tagged:
Indie
fine lines
May 3, 2024
Rachel Chinouriri’s Capsule of Chaos
Her debut album’s lyrics preserve her era of trauma, heartbreak, and too many sips of “dumb bitch juice.”
By
Jennifer Zhan
album review
Feb. 4, 2024
Boygenius Is Here to Blunt Whatever Life Throws Our Way
Their Grammy-winning debut album is about finding strength in themselves.
By
Craig Jenkins
ip freely
Dec. 20, 2023
The People’s Joker
Has Broken Out of Film Jail
Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin will be sowing chaos in a city near you in 2024.
By
Rebecca Alter
album review
Oct. 11, 2023
Sufjan Stevens Tours the Garden of Heartbreak
His new album
Javelin
urges us to embrace life’s beauty while we still can.
By
Craig Jenkins
a long talk
July 28, 2023
Bethany Cosentino’s Hard Reset
The Best Coast singer didn’t abandon the band that made her an indie “It” girl. She had a solo awakening.
By
Leah Greenblatt
my single is dropping
July 26, 2023
Mitski Joins the Choir on ‘Bug Like an Angel’
Her new album
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
is out September 15.
By
Justin Curto
influences
June 9, 2023
How Tracy Chapman, DeBarge, and a Glass of Wine Inspired Jenny Lewis’s
Joy’all
“I came in and I was like, ‘I want to make something like “Fast Car.”’”
By
Justin Curto
backstories
Apr. 28, 2023
The National Want Their Taylor Swift Duet Played ‘in Context’
In “The Alcott,” she “inhabits this story as her own character,” says Aaron Dessner.
By
Ryan Leas
chat room
Apr. 10, 2023
Feist Is in Her Full-Circle Era
The singer reflects on her new album,
writing lyrics to her future self, and why she ditched the Arcade Fire tour.
By
Emma Madden
fine lines
Apr. 7, 2023
Wednesday Can Find a Song Anywhere
Singer Karly Hartzman’s lyrics include her screaming neighbors,
Mortal Kombat
, and the smell of rotten grass.
By
Justin Curto
back to school
Apr. 4, 2023
A Book Nerd’s Breakdown to the New boygenius Album
The record
features lines from Joan Didion and … the Old Testament?
By
Jason P. Frank
superlatives
Mar. 29, 2023
The Hardest and Most Harmonious of New Pornographers, According to Carl and Neko
“Back in the day, as a live band, we kind of half-assed it.”
By
Justin Curto
switched on pop
Feb. 9, 2023
The L.A. Guitar Shop Reinventing Indie Folk
Everyone from Taylor Swift to Phoebe Bridgers is on an Old Style kick.
By
Charlie Harding
and
Reanna Cruz
my single is dropping
Jan. 18, 2023
The National’s New Album Features All Your Favorite Sad People
Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers, and Sufjan Stevens — not to mention Matt Berninger, of course.
By
Justin Curto
chat room
Oct. 6, 2022
Alvvays’s Molly Rankin Doesn’t Like Being Out-Quizzed on Her Own Album
Alvvays’s latest name-checks Haruki Murakami,
Murder, She Wrote
, and (possibly?) a key change from Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven Is a Place on Earth.”
By
Brady Gerber
my single is dropping
July 7, 2022
Matty Healy Coos About ‘Vaccinistas,’ Soy Boys on the 1975’s ‘Part of the Band’
And it’s actually pretty!
By
Justin Curto
backstories
June 21, 2022
The Bartees Strange Guide to Defying Genre
“I always wanted to be everything, until I realized I am everything.”
By
Justin Curto
indie
Mar. 2, 2022
Bandcamp Acquired by
Fortnite
Developer Epic Games
The latest indie to go mainstream.
By
Justin Curto
a long talk
Feb. 21, 2022
The Miracle of Big Thief
“It’s bewildering to me, like,
How did we do this?
”
By
Justin Curto
superlatives
Jan. 21, 2022
Cat Power’s Best Covers and Biggest Changes, According to Chan Marshall
Plus, “the only song” of hers that her son likes.
By
Justin Curto
influences
Dec. 7, 2021
Lindsey Jordan’s Long, Bumpy Road to Creative Control of Snail Mail
“When I worked on
Lush
, I was so overwhelmed. I just wanted someone else to take the reins all the time.”
By
Justin Curto
bigger thief
Nov. 16, 2021
Big Thief Goes Even Bigger, Announces 20-Song Double Album
With a fittingly big title:
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
.
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Nov. 9, 2021
Mitski Fires Up New Album
Laurel Hell
, Drops Single ‘The Only Heartbreaker’
Her first record in three and a half years arrives February 4, 2022.
By
Justin Curto
superlatives
Nov. 5, 2021
Ben Gibbard on the Legacy of Death Cab for Cutie’s
Photo Album
, 20 Years Later
“It’s a perfect snapshot of where we were at that time.”
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Oct. 5, 2021
Mitski Is Still the Cowboy in ‘Working for the Knife’
With a new tour to boot.
By
Justin Curto
covers
Oct. 1, 2021
Phoebe Bridgers Released Her ‘That Funny Feeling’ Cover on Bandcamp
Proceeds from the song benefit abortion funds in Texas.
By
Justin Curto
the law
Sept. 29, 2021
Phoebe Bridgers Sued for Defamation by Producer Alleging Past Relationship
Bridgers previously accused Chris Nelson of “grooming, stealing, [and] violence.”
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Sept. 15, 2021
Snail Mail’s Return Is a Bloody Celebration in ‘Valentine’
Leading off Lindsey Jordan’s second album, out November 5.
By
Justin Curto
switched on pop
Sept. 7, 2021
The ‘Weird, Swampy Alchemy’ Behind Big Red Machine’s New Album
Aaron Dessner recalls the kinetic energy of working with Taylor Swift, Sharon Van Etten, and Robin Pecknold, among others, all at once.
By
Megan Lubin,
Nate Sloan,
and
Charlie Harding
music videos
July 7, 2021
Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine Conceived a Concept Album
A Beginner’s Mind
, out September 24, is “loosely” based on movies they screened.
By
Zoe Haylock
vulture recommends
Apr. 16, 2021
Wild Pink Found Beauty Where It Didn’t Exist to Make 2021’s Best Rock Album
Wild Pink’s
A Billion Little Lights
is
a sonic tapestry as rich as the scenes front man John Ross creates in his lyrics.
By
Justin Curto
back to school
Feb. 26, 2021
The Julien Baker Reading Guide to Her New Album
Little Oblivions
How
East of Eden
, R.O. Kwon’s
The Incendiaries
, and critical theory connect to the singer-songwriter’s stunning third album.
By
Justin Curto
the inside track
Feb. 8, 2021
The Weather Station’s ‘Robber’ Is Unshakable
The song sets the tone for
Ignorance
, an album-length statement about climate anxiety.
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Feb. 3, 2021
Julien Baker Gets the Band Back Together on ‘Favor’
The band being, of course, boygenius.
By
Justin Curto
the inside track
Jan. 15, 2021
Lana Del Rey Is Only Speaking for Herself Now
Past the current discourse, “Chemtrails Over the Country Club” doesn’t say much.
By
Justin Curto
the law
Jan. 14, 2021
Ariel Pink Accused of Physical and Sexual Abuse in Court Filings
His attempt for a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend and former bandmate was denied the same day Pink attended the January 6 Trump rally.
By
Justin Curto
politics
Jan. 7, 2021
Surprise, Surprise, Ariel Pink and John Maus Attended Trump’s Capitol Rally
“i was in dc to peacefully show my support for the president,” Pink confirmed on Twitter.
By
Justin Curto
grammys 2021
Dec. 18, 2020
Fiona Apple Calls Dr. Luke’s Grammy Nomination ‘Bullshit’
She also talked about being nominated for Best Rock Performance alongside all women.
By
Justin Curto
covers
Nov. 13, 2020
Phoebe Bridgers Keeps Her Promise, Drops ‘Iris’ Cover (With Maggie Rogers)
With Maggie Rogers!
By
Justin Curto
the inside track
Oct. 23, 2020
Adrianne Lenker’s
instrumentals
Are Stunning Sounds of Isolation
This time, the singer-songwriter’s challenge to listen comes as a gift.
By
Justin Curto
benefits
Oct. 23, 2020
Bright Eyes and Phoebe Bridgers Team Up Again, This Time for Abortion Rights
“Get cured with a coat hanger / Girl, you’re in America now.”
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Oct. 21, 2020
Julien Baker Remains Devastating on New Song ‘Faith Healer’
Off her new album, coming next year.
By
Justin Curto
the inside track
Oct. 16, 2020
Kevin Morby’s Ode to the Midwest Rewards Patience
“Don’t Underestimate Midwest American Sun,” the unassuming centerpiece of Morby’s new album, feels expansive.
By
Justin Curto
q&a
Sept. 28, 2020
2020 Can’t Slow Down Sadie Dupuis
The Speedy Ortiz “front demon” on her new Sad13 album, Adam Schlesinger, and the state of independent music.
By
Justin Curto
interview
Sept. 22, 2020
Fleet Foxes Made the Perfect Album for This Moment
Singer Robin Pecknold talks about the challenges of making
Shore
— and the decision to release it on the autumnal equinox.
By
Craig Jenkins
fleet foxes
Sept. 22, 2020
Fall Is Officially Here and So Is a New Fleet Foxes Album
The band timed
Shore
to the autumnal equinox.
By
Justin Curto
indie music
Aug. 18, 2020
Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek Accused of Nonconsensual Sex, Exposing Himself
Kozelek has denied the allegations in a statement on his website.
By
Justin Curto
vulture guides
July 30, 2020
Your Map to the Musical Woods of Taylor Swift’s
folklore
Seventeen post-
folklore
music recommendations, from Bob Dylan to Sixpence None the Richer.
By
Justin Curto
Apr. 5, 2018
10 Wonderfully Eccentric Indie Films Streaming for Free
Founded by Kentucker Audley, NoBudge.com showcases small, quirky independent films – several of which will be screening next week at the Nitehawk.
By
Mark Asch
Sept. 16, 2016
How
Kicks
Grappled With Toxic Ideas of Masculinity, and an Indie Budget
“As we included things like cars, stunts, astronauts, and guns it was like,
Oh my God, this is not the movie we had intended to make
.”
By
John Horn
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