GENRE ARCHIVE
Indie Rock
Every indie rock record we scored. Newest first.
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OCT 6 2026INDIE ROCKKeo — “Put A Smile On For Me”A live, uneven debut with real flashes and no polish.3
OCT 5 2026INDIE ROCKMercury Rev — “Boces”Psychedelic noise with real songs inside it, and worth the sprawl.4
OCT 2 2026INDIE ROCKWishy — “Nature's Pill”Louder, sharper, funnier: the second album earns its racket.4
SEP 30 2026INDIE ROCKBimbo — “The Bimbonacci Sequence”Thrilling while it churns, frustrating when it will not land.3.5
SEP 30 2026INDIE ROCKAIKO EL GRUPO — “Señales Brutales”Short, cold, precise. Heartbreak with no cushion and no filler.4
SEP 29 2026INDIE ROCKMia Joy — “Comet”Warm and weightless, and over in three minutes.3.5
SEP 26 2026INDIE ROCKBlondshell — “Violins”Heavier, less literal, and her best record yet.4.5
SEP 24 2026INDIE ROCKAlice Barlow — “Garden”A home recording with an immodest subject, and it holds.4
SEP 20 2026INDIE ROCKbeabadoobee — “Pylon”Her loudest record, and her most unfinished.3.5
SEP 18 2026INDIE ROCKBeck — “Ride Lonesome”Twelve songs of heartache, delivered gently, and not one wasted.4.5
SEP 18 2026INDIE ROCKMatt Berninger — “Type It Up”Three originals worth the play, two covers in the way.3.5
SEP 16 2026INDIE ROCKKevin Morby — “PBJ”A leftover worth keeping: windows down, air conditioning up.3.5
SEP 15 2026INDIE ROCKBloc Party — “Anatomy Of A Brief Romance”Sincere, sequenced, and four songs too long.2.5
SEP 14 2026INDIE ROCKSex Week — “Life Is A Circle”Recorders, 808s, a horse. The collapse is the point.3.5
SEP 11 2026INDIE ROCKSharp Pins — “Mod Mayday 23”Fast, scrappy and honest. Two covers carry it.3.5
SEP 10 2026INDIE ROCKLucy Dacus — “No Burden”Nine songs, one day, and it still holds.4
SEP 8 2026INDIE ROCKDexys Midnight Runners — “Love”Rowland says it plainly. It lands.4
SEP 6 2026INDIE ROCKUpper Wilds — “Mercury”Loud, tight, and over before you can settle in.4
SEP 6 2026INDIE ROCKmewithoutYou — “Live, Vol. Three”A fan-first live document that earns its vinyl wait.4
SEP 4 2026INDIE ROCKArab Strap — “Half-Told Tales”Bleak, funny, enormous, and worth the extra length.4.5
SEP 3 2026INDIE ROCKYeah Yeah Yeahs — “Hidden In Pieces Live At The Royal Albert Hall”Earns its room, then holds back the rest.3.5
AUG 30 2026INDIE ROCKDinosaur Jr. — “There Near”Loud, warm, unresolved, and worth the five years.4
AUG 30 2026INDIE ROCKGLOM — “Keep it a Memory”A short, well-framed idea that needs the live test.3.5
AUG 29 2026INDIE ROCKSundarbans — “Dinámica Solar / Pacífico Paisaje”A solid structure, waiting for the tracks to prove it.3.5
AUG 28 2026INDIE ROCKJeffrey Silverstein — “Doggone”A collision worth following until the album lands.3.5
AUG 27 2026INDIE ROCKHazel English — “Conversations”A tight 19 minutes, muddy paperwork3
AUG 21 2026INDIE ROCKSquirrel Flower — “Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going”A road record that knows when to stay still.4
AUG 21 2026INDIE ROCKWild Pink — “Still Coming Down”The rock record they kept threatening to make. Play it loud.4
AUG 21 2026INDIE ROCKPrimate House — “Primate House”Ten years out, teeth intact.4
AUG 14 2026INDIE ROCKAda Lea — “the end is a wave”Ada Lea's smallest record is her least padded.3.5
AUG 14 2026INDIE ROCKSweeping Promises — “You Say I Romanticize”Their broadest record yet, and the roar finally has a room.4
AUG 7 2026INDIE ROCKJune McDoom — “Without You”A careful sequence that asks the songs to measure up.3.5
JUL 31 2026INDIE ROCKAbsolute Lilt — “Criostal”A compact record that keeps its own time.3.5
JUL 24 2026INDIE ROCKJosh da Costa — “New Wave Graveyard”Sharp titles, disciplined lengths, unproven songs3.5
JUL 17 2026INDIE ROCKFAUZIA — “I Was Here For a Moment”A small EP with a clear line of sight.3.5
JUL 17 2026INDIE ROCKAlex Lahey — “B-Grade University (Reunion Edition)”A good reunion, but it repeats itself.3
JUL 17 2026INDIE ROCKReigning Sound — “Time Bomb High School”Fifteen short fuses, remastered and still ticking.3.5
JUL 10 2026INDIE ROCKThe Head and the Heart — “Live at Neumos (2011)”A time capsule with working songs3.5
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