Indie Rock
A double album that shows off the garage rocker’s songwriting and shredding skills, if not necessarily sequencing.
Debut album by Canadian indie rockers Alvvays is a melodic and upbeat set of infectiously beachy shoegaze-pop tunes.
Another solid set of garage rock with melody and hooks to spare, and a few extended slower tracks to boot.
The sextet’s fourth album makes some noise for shoegaze by not making so much noise.
Singer/songwriter assembles vintage instruments and reflections on love and moving forward on her breathtaking new album.
Detroit post-punks offer darkness and humor, but mostly a lot of sinister melodies on their sophomore album.
Canadian (by way of Brooklyn) singer/songwriter proves that jangle pop is alive and well on his excellent third album.
Cleveland indie rockers grow up, yet continue to rock hard on their fourth full-length.
Singer/songwriter’s second album is both heartbreaking and breathtaking, and more importantly, rocks pretty hard.
Malkmus plucks inspiration from the ’70s and continues to mine strange lyrical ground on his latest.
The bummed-out charm of Death Cab’s fourth album has aged well over the past 10 years, as has its lush sound.
The Portland trio went out with their strongest album, and so far, that’s how it’s remained.
Callahan still sounds warm and earthy on his fourth under his own name, but shrouded in a new layer of darkness.
Album number five finds the UK rockers shifting their focus again to heavier electronic sounds.
On her latest, Case taps into some emotional vulnerability and comes out swinging.
Newly reissued, Phil Elverum’s masterpiece maintains its spot as a lo-fi classic.
Phil Elverum & Co.’s excellent 2000 album is reintroduced as part of a reissue series.
UK singer-songwriter Laura Marling offers an ambitious and complex song cycle that’s also her best album yet.
On their sixth album, The National uphold the grace and elegance that have become defining traits throughout their career.