Hockey Dad is a jangly surf rock duo. They incorporate chunky chord progressions, 60’s pop choruses and steady drumming into a sound fit for sun-lovers and beach bums.
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Taylor Phelan is a vocalist, songwriter and former member of the Chicago based band, The Canes. His new project funnels classic rock, danceable electronics and serpentine R&B into an explosive version of alternative pop.
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Japanese Breakfast is the lo-fi project of Michelle Zauner, songwriter and former frontman of the rollicking indie punk band Little Big League.
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Fear of Men are an airy indie rock band who write swelling tunes with super saturated production.
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Quiet Hollers is an atmospheric indie rock band who write patient, self-reflective ballads with a slow-burning energy.
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Pinegrove is a twangy indie band who fuse Americana, emo, and indie rock into an insightful finished product.
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Keeps is a psych-tinged indie band who write unhurried, glimmering guitar music. Lead singer, Gusti Escalante’s voice is conversational and pleasantly worn-out.
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Walker Lukens is an indie musician who writes sample-infused pop rock. He mixes bouncy modern doo-wop with an array of bluesy, distorted guitar work and spacey keyboard textures to make a truly unique, maximalist sound.
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Animal Years are an upbeat folk band who perform with rapid-fire, finger-picked guitars and percussion that ticks and thumps along to harmonious vocal arrangements.
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Hodera began as an outlet for Matthew Smith’s poetry put to folk music.
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Lucy Dacus is a witty songwriter whose solo tunes have evolved into twangy indie rock slow-burners with help from the rest of her talented quintet.
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Escondido is a laid-back indie band whose anthemic tunes are fronted by the precise blend of Jessica Maros and Tyler James’ distinct vocal contributions.
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The Districts are a rock band whose ferocious live show pits their catchy singalongs against walls of feedback-ridden distortion and ripping bass grooves.
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Foxing is an indie band whose mature slow-burner “Dealer” reflects a conscious, experimental step forward. It’s a sonically adventurous release and stands in stark contrast to the style of “The Albatross,” their debut, which became a flagship for the so-called “emo-revival.”
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The Island of Misfit Toys are an emo and indie punk band. They’re a large group whose individual contributions make for a positively electric whole.
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El Ten Eleven is a looping duo whose patient and focused instrumental vamps are built and performed without the help of tracks or samples.
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Come Wind is a progressive indie rock band whose key members came together in 2010. They self-released two EP’s, “Wanderer, O’Wanderer” in 2010 and Grow My Roots in 2012.
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Charly Bliss are a self-proclaimed bubblegrunge band who layer peppy vocals over growling guitar chords.
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Michael Rault is a singer-songwriter whose influences lie mainly in the past. He’s a studio rat obsessed with the sounds of vintage gear, and has a specific preference for the 70’s, which he credits as having the holy grail of textures.
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Wildhoney are a band from Baltimore whose indie pop sentiments structure their noisy rock edge.
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