PLGRMS have released their newest single, “Crawling Back.” While less synth-heavy than their previous music, the electronic element is still there. PLGRMS is stronger than ever and truly in their element. Hailing from Sydney, their spritely, glitchy electronic pop has gained a reputation for being some of the most inventive, exhilarating electronic music coming out of
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Grace Blue have released their self-titled EP, and it’s filled with alt-pop hooks, strong vocals, and trip-hop beats. Vocalist Grace Mogz and keyboard player Joseph Arazi met in their hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel, and formed Grace Blue to combine their gifts. In May, the duo moved to Los Angeles to make their dreams reality.
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The Blue Hour have released their newest LP, “Always,” and it is a blend of haunting, beautiful, and melancholic. The Blue Hour blends traditional folk melodies with haunting ambiance and some classical structures. The overall sound is hard to define, but creates an otherworldly and hypnotic effect. “Always” is a great demonstration of this. <a
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Olivia O’Brien has returned following her feature in Gnash’s “i hate u i love you,” and it’s as catchy and heartfelt as we could hope for. Seventeen year-old singer and songwriter O’Brien teamed up with Nic Nac and DaviDior, the producers of DJ Khaled’s “I’m The One,” for her new single “RIP.” Co-written with Drew MacDonald, “RIP”
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CRITICS have released their first single since their debut album “All I Wanna Know,” and it’s bound to make its rounds on the internet. “Key Lime Pie” is a track filled with catchy hooks, licks, and riffs. You’ll be on your feet in no time. The song opens with a funky guitar lick, which drives
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DAIJO has released his newest single, “Heart Sting,” featuring Aloma Steele, and it’s no surprise that listeners everywhere are falling in love with it. DAIJO, the stage name for Benjamin Shir, has been writing behind the scenes for years, but he’s only just begun to make a name for himself. He released “Red Dress” featuring
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Mia LJ is on the rise following the release of her EP “These Are the Years.” At only nineteen, the singer-songwriter has gained a following of thousands. Her recent music video release of “This Livin” has already garnered 20,000 views in less than two months. We asked Mia about how she’s grown since her EP,
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Cardiknox have released their newest single, “Fuck With You.” It’s their first release since their 2016 album, “Portrait,” and it’s proof that they are stronger than ever. Cardiknox, a pop duo of Lonnie Angle and Thomas Dutton, has earned a reputation from the likes of Vogue and Billboard as producing massive dance-floor hooks and infectious live synergy. Cardiknox have been
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Taylor Grey has released her highly anticipated debut album, “Space Case,” an album that will appeal to any pop lover looking for a pure voice and danceable synth grooves. We have been keeping an eye on Taylor for a while. She gave us a “behind the scenes” look at her last single “Never Woulda Letcha”. Space
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Tape Machines have released their newest single “Stupid,” and we at Indie Band Guru are here for it. Consisting of two Stockholm-based producers, two minds tired of the industries complications, a whole host of skills, and one simple joint desire to release good music, Tape Machines are ready to continue on their sonic voyage. Following their
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Beauty Sleep is back just in time for the summer with a new single, “All In,” that is sure to be your bop for the next three months. The indie band is known for creating synthy dream-pop bursting with guitar-riffs and pop-hooks that are hard not to will fall in love with, and “All In” is a
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ALASKALASKA are an art-pop 6 piece from London. They make beautiful, groove-laden music that seamlessly blends jazz, disco, funk and R&B into a bold and playful sound uniquely their own, creating something musically rich and delightfully intricate. Released less than two weeks ago, “Bitter Winter” and “Familiar Ways” are already racking up plays, and it’s no
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I’m an independent singer-songwriter and content writer for Indie Band Guru. I’ve been writing, performing, and recording for eight years, and, as a 22 year-old woman, I’ve faced the many ups and downs that come along with being active in a male-dominated industry. When I was taking audio engineering, I was one of three girls in
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Nora Rothman has released her newest single, a short and sweet ode to an ex-lover. Hailing from Hollywood nobility as the daughter of Tom Rothman (Chairman, Sony Pictures Entertainment) and Jessica Harper, it was inevitable that indie singer/songwriter Nora Rothman would find herself fully immersed in all things music and entertainment. At three, she laid
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Goodwood Atoms blends ethereal melodies with insistent grooves and electronic flourishes, inspired by the likes of Yeasayer, Alt-J, Youth Lagoon, and Radiohead. Formed in 2014, they’ve received accolades from the likes of Indie Shuffle, Baeble Music, and PopMatters. Goodwood Atoms recently released a four-song EP, “The Place,” through French Label Yunizon Records. The opening track
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VŌS first came together just over a year ago at a house party jam, and with their influences sat firmly on the electronic and alt-pop spectrum, VŌS describe their new-found sound as “somewhere between Banks, Sohn and James Blake.” This new track, “Patience,” is a really strong slice of electro-pop, mastered by John Davis (Lana
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Helen Culver and Liam Alexander have teamed up for Culver’s second EP, “Tricks Are For Kids,” and it does not disappoint. A dreamy yet dark EP with glitchy beats and sharp synths, Culver and Alexander embarked on yet another sonic-filled adventure and conjured up four alternative pop songs. Lyrically, the songs are set within the realms of female
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Pamela Hute, born in Paris, has so far had a life-long love affair with music. Her songs reflect an electro, pop, post-punk, and rock style. The perfect soundtrack for the independent market. Her first album, “Turtles Tales From Overseas,” was released to critical acclaim. The twelve tracks gave an autobiographical tale of struggle, separation, and
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Formed three years after Kerry Kaleja and Eric Jayk first met in 2011, the Latvia-born, Brooklyn-based duo Astra the 22’s are taking the indie glam rock world by storm. “Paris Love” is an angsty track with heavy guitars, driving drums, and distorted vocals that will get you up and singing at the top of your lungs.
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A shape-shifting Los Angeles-based duo who infuse their breezy, west coast electro-pop with elements of hip-hop, indie rock, and psych-pop, Coast Modern is the brainchild of Seattle native Luke Atlas and L.A.-based Coleman Trapp. The two met as struggling songwriters in Southern California; after taking time to write for themselves as opposed to tastemakers, they came
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Following on from her highly acclaimed 2014 sophomore album ‘Contra’, Swedish-native Cajsa Siik returns with her newest single, “White Noise,” from the upcoming album “Domino.” Starting with a simple, almost lagging drumbeat and a ricocheting synth, the song already sounds as though it’s struggling to push itself forward. Siik’s whimsical vocals float above the music throughout the
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SQRD’s “Together” Will Get You Up and Dancing Fresh off the 2016 release of his “Gold” EP, SQRD is back with his latest single, “Together,” a song that you won’t be able to help but dance and sing along to when you hear it. “I’d just moved back to Stockholm from Berlin, the winter nights were
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