If you’re looking for indie folk rock music with meaning, Speak, Brother is it. They’re a new group from the UK giving gospel-influenced folk anthems a fresh face, and their debut record is dropping April 13. Made possible by crowdfunding efforts, Young and Brave has been long-awaited, and it’s not going to disappoint. Speak, Brother channels […]
Singer-songwriter Gavin Chappell-Bates had an idea for a release after the question “What would you do if you were the last person alive when the world, as we know it, ends?” popped into his head. “I’ve been playing around with this concept for some time in different formats but I’ve now weaved it into […]
German Americana rock is the sound of Love Machine’s album Times to Come. Love Machine takes folk rock elements and mixes them with psychedelic technological effects, making a somewhat European take on classically American aesthetic. The band takes a cue from the Krautrock trend of ’70s Germany. There is a theme of hypnotism that […]
Newspoke is a new indie-folk duo with a catch — and they’re completely anonymous. Their debut album, Faces, out March 2, somehow feels so personal and raw, even though you have no idea who is behind the voice and the songs. A mysterious persona sings warm songs that inspire a deep connection, and maybe that mystery makes […]
British indie folk-rock duo Percival Elliott recently released their newest single “Forever,” a beautiful and wistful offering from their upcoming debut album. Percival Elliott is the project between Olly Hite and Samuel Carter-Brazier, two friends who believed they could create something meaningful. Named after Hite’s great grandfather, an inventor, the duo is often inspired by […]
Sydney-based band Elstow has come out strong with their debut full-length album, which was released December 1. Planets Away is far from lacking in hypnotism. With a dream-like quality flowing throughout each track, the album draws the listener further in with each song. The songs are long, the shortest clocking in at over four minutes, which […]
Jimmy Wiltfalk, better known as Hawk and the Wild, broke into the Swedish indie rock scene in 2016 with his debut album, Extrication Songs. Largely a one-man band, Hawk and the Wild is a project close to Wiltfalk’s heart. Extrication Songs was almost entirely recorded in his home studio, and his music and lyrics are all his own. […]
Bodega folk rock band Robbing Johnny recently released their newest full-length album. It is a high-energy and unique record entitled Cold March. The album functions as a whole, telling the story of an outsider moving to New York. Each song is a chapter in the story. The story companion is available in a series of posts […]
