Indie Rock

Yuck Stranger Things

Yuck : Stranger Things

The indie rock outfit can’t seem to escape the past that looms so heavily in their fuzzy songwriting.

Ra Ra Riot Need Your Light

Ra Ra Riot : Need Your Light

The indie pop outfit take on themes of self-love while retaining their string-laden charm.

Quilt Plaza review

Quilt : Plaza

The Brooklyn neo-psychedelic band offers up their most elegant release to date.

Wild Nothing : Life of Pause

Jack Tatum redefines cool once again on his latest set of dreamy, guitar-driven pop numbers.

Amy O Arrow

Amy O : Arrow

The Bloomington, Indiana singer/songwriter crafts pained, delicate and honest songs of yearning and heartache.

Mass Gothic : Mass Gothic

Noel Heroux of Hooray for Earth steps out on his own with this buzzing, eclectic angst ridden pop sound.

Diiv Is the Is Are

DIIV : Is the Is Are

Zachary Cole Smith & Co. follow up their debut with an enjoyable album in desperate need of an edit.

Porches : Pool

Aaron Maine and Greta Kline embrace change again with a set of soulful and sultry synth-driven tracks.

Nap Eyes Thought Rock Fish Scale

Nap Eyes : Thought Rock Fish Scale

The Canadian indie rock outfit balances their Velvets-y jangle with introspection and melancholy.

Jesu/Sun Kil Moon : Jesu/Sun Kil Moon

Mark Kozelek and Justin Broadrick make surprisingly natural partners on this big, but melancholy album.

Interview: Shearwater

Jonathan Meiburg discusses Jet Plane and Oxbow, protest music and writing a book.

Savages Adore Life review

Savages : Adore Life

The London post-punk group follows up their dynamic debut with an even fiercer, weirder collection of dangerous love songs.

Shearwater Jet Plane and Oxbow review

Shearwater : Jet Plane and Oxbow

Jonathan Meiburg helms another collection of darkly atmospheric pop songs with powerful grooves.

Hinds Leave Me Alone

Hinds : Leave Me Alone

The Madrid-based band, formerly known as Deers, arrives fully formed on their confident, fun debut album.

Joanna Newsom Divers review

Joanna Newsom : Divers

The singer/songwriter’s outstanding fourth album is one of her most concise yet complex.

Deerhunter Fading Frontier review

Deerhunter : Fading Frontier

The shape-shifting Atlanta indie-rock group delivers their warmest, prettiest record to date.

Julia Holter Have You in My Wilderness review

Julia Holter : Have You In My Wilderness

On her latest album, the L.A. singer/songwriter opens up her music and lets the listener get to know her.

broadcast future crayon review

Broadcast’s The Noise Made by People is an album wrapped in hallucinatory gauze

On the anniversary of Broadcast’s debut album, we look back on what made it magic.

yo la tengo extra painful review

Yo La Tengo : Extra Painful

The long-running trio’s first truly great album is expanded with bonus tracks on the group’s 30th anniversary.

4AD Records best tracks

4AD Records : 39 Essential Tracks

A 35th anniversary playlist for one of the greatest independent labels in the UK.