Tag: indie electronica

Matthew Young has gained notoriety among circles for his work as a keyboardist and vocalist with Body Language, one of this area’s countless electro pop outfits, and for his work as one half of Vacationer. Young has […]

The Toronto, ON-based, Robert Alfons writes, records and performs under the moniker of Trust. His 2012 debut effort, TRST was released both critical praise and commercial success — critics at Vice, Pitchfork and The Guardian reviewed it favorably and the album was […]

Sophia Exiner, writes, performs and records under the moniker of Phia and is an Australian-born and Berlin, Germany-based indie pop artist whose sound has been compared to the likes of Bjork,tUnE yArDs, Regina Spektor and others — and that’s not a bad […]

As a band, Liars has a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers and for a sound that’s purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list was a […]

Warp Records released Silver Wilkinson, Bibio’s most recent full-length release early last year, and the material managed to be summery and psychedelic in a way that was reminiscent of the likes of Nick Drake and interestingly enough, Junip. “Dye the Water […]

Originally hailing from the Midwest – Bloomington, IN  and Chicago, IL – and currently based in Brooklyn, Dave Fischoff’s professional musical career began with him as a singer/songwriter whose earliest efforts were released through the […]

As a band, Liars has a long-held reputation for defying expectations at every single turn of their careers and for a sound that’s purposely challenging. WIXIW, which landed at number 21 on this site’s Best of 2012 list was a […]

Captured Tracks Records released Lenses, the critically praised sophomore effort from the Los Angeles, CA-based duo Soft Metals. Sonically, the material on Lenses owes a great debt to both the legendary godfather of electronic dance music, Giorgio Moroder and to […]

Charles Davis and Michael Henry, comprise the Brooklyn-based duo of KNTRLR have developed a reputation for being a mostly electronic production; however, there’s a warmth and energy in their sound that comes from enhancing that […]

The Berlin, Germany-based British artist Steven Warwick writes, records and performs under the moniker of Heatsick. And as Heatsick, he’s become well known for music that contains a bitingly acerbic wit and a sound that’s […]

Britt Teusink (vocals, programming, synthesizer), Eric Grantham (drums, programing) and Gage Gilmore (bass, synthesizer) formed deadCAT in a moldy basement in the Edgewood section of Atlanta, GA back in 2011, as a sort of weird offshoot from A. Grimes. And since […]

Cut Copy’s second album, In Ghost Colours may well be one of my favorite albums of the past decade or so as it deftly mixes psychedelica, slickly produced synth pop and indie rock in a way that […]