The sonically smooth and gloriously harmonic quartet known as Kalbells released their sophomore album, Max Heart March 26, 2021. This release trails behind a string of teaser EPs delivered by the group in the last three months. Many of the tracks uphold the trademark dream-like, hypnotic sounds of the debut album Ten Flowers. However, fans
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Teen starlet Cloe Wilder brings the life of a musician right to your bedroom with her most recent behind-the-scenes footage. The short clip gives viewers premium perspective on the inner workings of shooting her latest music video for the track “I Wanna Be Alone With You.” Like most indie pop videos, this one required big
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After topping the charts as #10 for NZ Albums and earning a nomination for the APRA Silver Scroll Award for outstanding song writing, dynamic pop group Foley is ready to take on the world. Their latest single, “Better Than Love,” uses smooth female vocals mixed with mellow electric guitar to create a melting soundscape. This
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Known to their fans and friends as math rockers and midwestern emo musicians, the six people who make up the band Lakes reveal a new video for their holiday single “Pine Barrens.” The group is a unique addition to the punk rock scene with its frequent use of the twinkling glockenspiel amid traditional bass guitar
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Enter Nora Lei: fashion designer, worldwide traveler, and now pop singer/songwriter with her new single “Together.” The brown-haired beauty pours her beliefs of true love and everlasting dedication into this electronic track, her third single of 2020. Audiofemme calls it “an ode to unbreakable love.” At Indie Band Guru, we call it romantic recovery. A
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The stigma around tattoos is changing from blurry connotations of gangs and prisons to conceptualized, precise art. Liberty Roche’s new single shares the same name and draws many similarities. This track was formulated through a distinct artistic process and has an equally long-lasting effect. With its dark synthwave sound, “Tattoo” stands out in your mind
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Guitarist, songwriter, ex-cult member, Gen X-er. Wesley David has a lot of identities but it took him a while to sort them out. Raised in a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he often felt intimidated and out of place in a culture that didn’t suit his personality or beliefs. It wasn’t until he did some self-exploration
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Pop artist Courtney Cole lets her roots shine with her newest EP, Earthquake. Comprised of four tracks, the EP showcases Cole’s ability to bridge the genres of pop and country to produce a spiritually uplifting experience for listeners. “It’s about choosing joy in the midst of pain and love in the midst of uncertainty,” Cole
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Songwriter and producer MkX dropped “Fall” on August 26, not in preparation for colder weather but as a self-proclaimed anthem to avoiding heartbreak. Like pop classics Britney Spears and Ariana Grande, this artist exudes confidence in his latest track. “Fall” is the song listeners plays when they’re ready to bump the volume and the swagger
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Fintan McKahey releases his second single of 2020 before the year rounds out. Much how summer melts away into pumpkin spice season, McKahey’s smoldering vocals and dulcet guitar lull listeners into gentle repose. “Goodbye” is a quiet, sensitive track that is as dark as the sky at 5pm on winter days. Fintan McKahey · Goodbye
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The boys of hellocentral dropped their newest release, Heatwave, this past week. The short EP bodes well with temperatures that continue to rise as we reach summer’s end. A mix of pop punk and alt-rock, these tracks bring back our fondest memories of Warped Tour, reckless freedom and youthful angst. Not Your Average Punk Rock
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Shark Week has become a summer favorite in the media but what’s tougher than a 1,400-pound Great White? The Violet Stones show some competition with their new single, “Shark.” The track is bad to the bone from the opening whine of feedback to the persistent crash of cymbals behind singer Sarah Jane Curran’s berating vocals.
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Indie pop princess Jades Goudreault returns to her roots by honoring family in her new single, “if you don’t like my mama.” Goudreault’s lo-fi pop captures the essence of youth with a mix of pouty vocals and cooler-than-you apathy. Her new track mixes sass and rolling bass to drip confidence. It stands as a mood
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The producer boyband is best known for his ability to merge hip hop and pop punk to create a unique emo-rap feel that has grown popular since the days of Pop Goes Punk. Previously affiliated with rap leaders such as Gunna and Young Thug, boyband has released his own project, alone in a boyband, now
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Stay Over, brainchild of musician Oliver Feighan, bursts back onto the scene with the new and brazenly honest single “IDKATL” earlier this month. Short for ‘I Don’t Know About This Life,’ the track is an admission of not knowing how to deal with the negative emotions that sometimes rule our brains when life looks bleak.
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Not that the world needs to be reminded but in the last few months, 2020 has served up a global pandemic, self-quarantine, the revolutionary Black Lives Matter movement, and Kanye announcing his candidacy four months before the presidential election. The timing of the new music video for “A Twisted World” could not be more opportune,
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Flamingo Báy are back in 2020 with their newest single, “Capiche.” True to their rock and roll roots, the track is a blast of guitar, drums and sheer 90s grunge. The Canadian band is composed of Kris Gies (bass), Vince Rankin (drums) and Dillon Henningson (guitar). All three contribute to the group’s Nirvana-esque vocals. In
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Eighty Ninety released the music video of their single “Know Me” two weeks after the track’s debut in April. The two brothers are best known for their ambient sound and nostalgic lyrics, soothing listeners into satisfaction. Eighty Ninety: Two Brothers, 1 Sound Based in Brooklyn, Abner and Harper James dedicate their lives to music and
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Emclay, also known as Emily Claman, released her new single “Singing to a Stranger” earlier this month. With her raw talent and smoldering aesthetic, it’s easy to see that Claman was born to be a New York City starlet. She uses R&B influences and unlimited pushback to produce emotionally charged tracks. Her music incites a
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Whether intentional or not, the title of Griff Washburn’s newest EP seems to honor the solitary life of social distancing currently in place. Released under his stage name Goth Babe, Mt. Bachelor consists of three tracks of chillwave blended with dreamy surfer rock. According to one of his recent Instagram posts, the EP has pulled
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March has been a busy month for pop singer/songwriter Alexander 23. In the last three weeks, the Chicago native has released two self-made singles, a remix of Ariana Grande’s track “Rare,” and toured with EDM-legend Chelsea Cutler. While the remaining tour dates have been postponed, August tour dates with electro-pop artist Lauv are still on
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Utah quartet The National Parks released their single “Wildflower” in preparation not only for warm weather but also for their upcoming studio album of the same name. Expected to release June 19th 2020 (pushed back from April), the album Wildflower contains fifteen down-to-earth tracks that spread neighborly, home-grown feelings. Budding talent The four friends have
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MOONZz is a dynamic singer/songwriter who artfully blends sultry R&B vocals with inventive lyrics to create moody tracks that err on the side of supernatural. In the span of two EPs, Trust Cycles (2016) and Aftershock (2018), she has formed partnerships with world-renowned companies like Sephora and Spotify, joined the stages of Coachella Valley Music
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Traveling from East coast to West, singer/songwriter Party Nails has come a long way to deliver fresh-faced, sassy pop. Elana Belle Carroll began writing and performing music at age 12. Influenced by flawless female icons like Sheryl Crow and Tina Turner, she released debut album Past Lives and Paychecks in 2018. Now she’s back in
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Attention music lovers: Festival season is upon us! It can be tempting to make decisions about which festival to attend or which acts to see based solely on headliners. Remember that each artist on the lineup has been handpicked. To save you time, so we’ve examined the lineups of some of the most popular festivals
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Art pop collective Hello Forever releases the music video to their fourth single, “I Want to Marry You” in preparation of their debut album, Whatever It Is, available later this month. This rotating group of talented musicians reminds listeners that all kinds of love is in the air with their feel-good 60’s aesthetic and hippie
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Fickle Friends fly back into the scene this month with their energetic new single “Pretty Great.” This is the second single from their forthcoming sophomore record, expected to release later this year. In just ten days, the indie-pop track has already garnered over 200,000 streams on Spotify, with its music video collecting 12,000 views on
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There’s a lot of rage behind the dreamy vocals and synth on Charlee Remitz’s new studio album, Garden. The Montana native uses 17 tracks to reclaim her heart and outline a new approach to life after ditching a toxic relationship. However, listeners would be remiss if they wrote the work off as a simple “breakup
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Sound of a Smirk is proof that emo indie rock is alive and well. Listeners of moody genius such as Brand New and The Spill Canvas would do well to explore the group, as the four New Yorkers showcase their quiet intensity in three full-length albums and a new single released this past June. Members
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Emmrose, released her latest single, “Hopeless Romantics,” as 2019 came to a close. The sixteen-year-old joins the list of young, independent, female artists we love to watch rise up from writing lyrics in her bedroom to raising cheers from the stage. Her sultry vocals and teasing lyrics suggest experience far beyond her years as she
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Magdalena Bay dropped their newest single, “Oh Hell,” two weeks ago and we are still floating from the dreamy bedroom pop energy they so lovingly constructed. “Oh Hell” is just one of the many hits released by the LA-based duo this year, following vogue-worthy “Killshot” and sprightly “Good Intentions,” all included in their new EP.
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The Wrecks released their newest single, “Fvck Somebody” on December 6, just in time for the holiday season. We face a barrage of cute couple pics as we scroll through Instagram – looks who’s engaged! Another pose in front of the Christmas tree; ice skating; snuggling up by the fireside for the cold winter months.
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The new release “Disaster Party” from Magic Giant comes just in time to remind you how chaotic the end of the year can be. Luckily, their sunny indie folk will have you whistling while you work instead of tearing your hair out trying to finish that huge list of To Dos. With the holidays right
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Synth-pop duo Moonray debuts their single “No Stranger to Love” as part of a string of new releases to prime fans for their EP, Honeymoon, expected February 2020. “No Stranger to Love” falls in line with the rest of the group’s tracks, pairing cheerful, uplifting synth and quick-tempo drums with positive, sentimental lyrics. Barbie and
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The boys of Amber Run have been quite busy on tour for the past ten weeks promoting their newest album, Philophobia. Released September 27 of this year, the album takes its name after Greek origins, meaning the “fear of falling in love or emotional attachment.” With such relatable themes, it’s easy to see why the
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“It’s been a long five years and I can’t believe/that you’re still here/I tend to fall apart/Five years inside the dark and you’re still here” are the opening lines of the new release “Hypertension” by Nominee, a pop punk band from Austin, Texas. The song serves as a tribute to their dedicated fans. Nominee confided
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Call it a garage band. Call it dance punk. Whatever you call it, artist J. Graves released their first full-length album September 13, 2019 and we cannot get enough of this raw female energy! Many have likened her to Sleater-Kinney and Karen O of the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs thanks to her strong, crystal clear vocals
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A recap from the shows you should have attended last weekend. Chillwave artist Toro Y Moi, also known as Chaz Bear (originally Bundick), dominated New York this past weekend as he performed at Brooklyn Steel both Friday and Saturday nights, followed by an exclusive DJ set at Elsewhere music venue a few blocks away. His
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O Future, formerly known as OOFJ, has released its single ‘Control The Rain’ as a teaser to the new album debuting this week. Voyeur, expected to release November 14, 2019, is an extension of the electro-pop duo’s orchestral dreamscape they managed to capture so well in their first two albums. Made of Katherine Mills Rymer and
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