Indie Rock

Diarrhea Planet Turn to Gold

Diarrhea Planet share new track, “Let It Out”

Hear the new single from Turn to Gold.

The Julie Ruin new album

The Julie Ruin announce new album, Hit Reset

Check out the lyric video for “I Decide.”

Car Seat Headrest Fill in the Blank

Listen: Car Seat Headrest shares new track “Fill in the Blank”

Check out the leadoff track from Teens of Denial.

A Dead Forest Index

The Drift: An interview with A Dead Forest Index

The two New Zealand musicians discuss their new LP, globe-trotting and the natural world.

Yeasayer Amen and Goodbye review

Yeasayer : Amen & Goodbye

The synth-laden psychedelic indie act are ambitious on their fourth album, but wildly unfocused.

Parquet Courts Human Performance track stream

Listen: Parquet Courts share “Human Performance”

Hear the title track from the band’s new album.

Frankie Cosmos Next Thing

Frankie Cosmos : Next Thing

Singer/songwriter Greta Kline makes a major step forward with another set of short, snappy and emotionally complex tunes.

Horse Jumper of Love : Horse Jumper of Love

The Massachusetts band makes a complicated indie rock sound of slow and stark elements.

The High Violets Heroes and Halos

The High Violets : Heroes and Halos

The Portland shoegazers make their return after six years with a strong set of classic guitar-driven songs.

Iceage Seek Shelter review

Parquet Courts : Human Performance

The Brooklyn post-punk outfit’s fourth album is a high-energy examination of human feeling.

Holy Wave Freaks of Nurture

Holy Wave : Freaks of Nurture

The Austin-based psych janglers deliver a new set of hypnotic and subtle stimulation.

Eric Bachmann review

Eric Bachmann : Eric Bachmann

The Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers frontman goes singer/songwriter for the second time in his decades-long career.

The Thermals We Disappear

The Thermals : We Disappear

The Portland indie rock trio returns to form on an album of catchy hooks and tense dichotomies.

Cullen Omori New Misery

Cullen Omori : New Misery

The former Smith Westerns frontman steps out on his own with a confident solo debut.

Polica United Crushers

Poliça : United Crushers

The Minneapolis outfit takes inspiration from political graffiti while maintaining a polite pop sound.

Bent Shapes Wolves of Want

Bent Shapes : Wolves of Want

The Massachusetts indie rock outfit returns with a sharp set of guitar-driven tunes that are snappy and self-aware.

Nevermen review

Nevermen : Nevermen

The super-team of Tunde Adebimpe, Doseone and Mike Patton jam together on a loose album of what feel mostly like sketches.

La Sera Music for Listening To

La Sera : Music For Listening to Music To

Katy Goodman and new husband Tod Wisenbaker move forward on Ryan Adams-produced album.

Animal Collective : Painting With

The group, now a trio, delivers their most direct, succinct and stripped-down pop statement.

M. Ward : More Rain

The indie singer/songwriter still finds innovation and emotion in subtle, folky textures.