Gorillaz may be an animated band, but the world they live in is not entirely apart from our own. Virtual rockers 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel visit the same cities, put up with the same politicians, and admire the same…
10 Indie Classics You Can Play on the Ukulele
The only thing better than singing along to your favorite indie classics is being able to play them yourself. If your instrument of choice is the ukulele, you’re in luck—some of the genre’s most iconic hits can be played with…
Album Review: San Cisco are charming and playful on “Between You and Me”
On the cover of Between You and Me, the members of San Cisco pose theatrically, their gazes pointed skyward toward an all-seeing camera. Their presentation is glamorous, but there’s a touch of self-aware humor to it: Josh Biondillo resembles a…
From the Record Crate: Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs” (2010)
The Suburbs sounds like adolescence, and that’s not just because of its prominence on my favorite Pandora Radio channels in the early 2010s. Arcade Fire’s Win and Will Butler wrote the album about the Texas suburbs where they grew up—and…
Album Review: Taylor Swift – “folklore”
A number of publications have made the questionable decision of describing Taylor Swift’s folklore as her first “indie” record. No matter how “alt” her music sounds, how many lowercase letters she uses, or how much her fans praise her ability…
Album Review: Dream Wife – “So When You Gonna…”
It’s a shock that the Cool Alt Kids of Twitter haven’t yet adopted Dream Wife as their patron saints. That’s not to say that the British rockers are stereotypical—just that they effortlessly check all the right boxes. They can pen…
Album Review: Dogleg excel with intense, technical punk on “Melee”
Concerts may be out of the question right now, but if you want to feel the thrill of a tiny rock club crowded with moshing masses, try putting on Dogleg’s Melee and closing your eyes. True to its name, the…
