indie rock
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Ought go for a more conventional post-punk sound on Room Inside the World.
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The World Is a Beautiful Place has announced their third album, titled Always Foreign, and with that has come a somewhat divisive lead single. The sound the band goes for here is closer to pop punk than Midwest emo, but I can appreciate it as one of the catchiest songs
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Everything Now finds Arcade Fire making a bolder and tighter move in a dance music direction than on Reflektor, but unfortunately it’s even more of a mixed bag.
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7 years after the underwhelming Forgiveness Rock, Toronto indie rock collective Broken Social Scene is back with a pretty exhilarating and harmonious return to form.
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The Mountain Goats’ latest is a gothic-themed concept album, a foray into the world of guitar-less music, and one of the greatest testaments to John Darnielle’s chops as a storyteller.
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With Rocket, Philly singer-songwriter Alex G delivers an album that’s a bit more adventurous than his previous effort, but also a lot more inconsistent.
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Deerhoof delivers yet another collection of fun and eclectic songs.
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The lead single from Stage Four, a new album by post-hardcore group Touché Amoré, out September 16 via Epitaph. The band seems to be heading into a more accessible, pop punk-infused direction here, but still delivers impassioned performances.
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The Strokes are back, following up their least impressive album with their least impressive EP.
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The second single off case/lang/veirs, a collaborative album by singer-songwriters Neko Case, k.d. lang, and Laura Veirs, out June 17 via Anti-.
