The single “Honey” by Manchester UK based indie band THE BREAKS comes From the late 2017 compilation release “You’re Still in a Dream” by Stupid Decisions, an independent netlabel based in...
Lowtide: Wedding Rin...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
“Wedding Ring” is the stunning fifth track from Melbourne AUS based band lowtide‘s 2014 self-titled LP. We wanted to cycle back to explore some of their slightly earlier material and while doing so found...
The Sea Life: David ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The stunning single “David Bowie” comes from the new ten song self-titled LP from Washington DC indie rock band THE SEA LIFE, released earlier this year in May on Babe City Records [and Art is Hard in the UK]. ...
A MARC Train Home: R...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Washington D.C. dream-punk band A MARC TRAIN HOME, who first came together in Spring 2013, most recently released the powerfully driving song “Revolutionary Girl” this past year on the ten-track LP, “High...
EGOISM: Crowd
posted by Charles Stepczyk
EGOISM is a dreampop/shoegaze band from Newton, Sydney, formed in 2014, although technically began in 2012 as a 7 piece ukelele ensemble until membership eventually declined. Singer-songwriter Scout reportedly wrote the...
chalkboards: heartdr...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new seven-song album “Sleeper Hearts” from Austin, Texas 8-bit inspired outfit chalkboards released in the final days of this past year, 2016. chalkboards is Anna Crain and Jacob Weiss who specialize in...
Endeavor & Speec...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Netherlands based chillwave artist Endeavor & Speechfuzz released a beautiful new single ‘Laces‘ this past Sunday, March 5th. We initially stumbled across this languidly unfolding piece over at Bandcamp, a...
Crystal Cities: Talk...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Syndney, AUS three-piece dream pop band CRYSTAL CITIES released the featured single ‘Talking to Myself‘ back at the end of February of last year. We felt it would be a fine introduction and definitely stands out...
autodrone: Witness t...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
autodrone are a NYC-based dark psychedelic rock band that formed in the latter 2000s. They reportedly combine songwriting that draws upon the five members’ psychological damage, morbid interests, and broken hearts with...
The Sea Life: Hounds...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
From Washington DC, lo-fi indie-rock band THE SEA LIFE released today’s featured daily track on their 2013 EP, Transitions, four solid tracks which are all currently available for purchase through their Bandcamp page. ...
DAODA: Forever
posted by Charles Stepczyk
New York dreampop band DAODA [day-oh-duh] fashions beautiful sun-kissed dreampop, with the track we’ve featured here today “Forever” being self-issued in August of 2014. Despite the fact that we are a few...
Static in Verona: Th...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Chicago musician Rob Merz and his band Static in Verona are back with his third album “Odd Anthem“, which released on August 28th. After the draining three-year process it took to make Static in Verona’s...
Sentinel: Counting S...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The new ten-song labor of love, “Points of Light” from San Francisco dream-pop three-piece SENTINEL arrived on June 2nd after a year-long effort of writing, recording, and mastering, which has really paid off. ...
DIV I DED: Late Awak...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The first track “Late Awakening” from Czech band, DIV I DED’s forthcoming debut album “Born to Sleep” is due out July 24th via Fleeting Youth Records. DIV I DED was created by...
Winter: Crazy
posted by Charles Stepczyk
LA dreampop band Winter just last week had the opportunity to perform at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin and are also making quite a splash when they very recently released their first full length record...
Someday I Will Miss ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Not too long ago a Croatian native informed us there’s not much you can do in their town of Karlovac except for taking long walks by its rivers and apparently “recording songs about ordinary love.” This...
Everyone is Dirty: M...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Mama, No!!! is the first single from EVERYONE IS DIRTY’s forthcoming debut full-length, which will see release on Breakup Records this April. The track officially drops on January 23rd and is accompanied by a video...
The Band in Heaven: ...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Dandelion Wine is the first single off of THE BAND IN HEAVEN’s full length debut album. Its an excellent song to lift you out of the mid-work week Summer doldrums in anticipation of escaping the urban jungle and...
Field Mouse: Tomorro...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Field Mouse is a four-piece dream pop band from Brooklyn, NY, seamlessly interweaving influences from shoegaze, indie, and power pop. The band has been recording tracks for their first full length album and are...
Beat the Heart: Gleb...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Sweden’s four-piece BEAT THE HEART recorded their new EP Glebe Market in a studio built at a loft of a barn in the Swedish countryside in early 2013, and have released their new endeavor over the course of the past...
Sentinel: Baby Pleas...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Merry Christmas to all from the IR family! You caught us just as we are unwrapping our final gift from California Bay area dreampop band SENTINEL. After getting in the holiday spirit close to October, the band put the...
Letting Up Despite G...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Now based in Austin, Letting Up Despite Great Faults is the indie electro-based sonic diary of founding member Mike Lee. Since their 2009 self-titled debut LP they’ve refined and expanded their sound, bridging the gap...
Violens: Totally Tru...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
Violens’ forthcoming album, True, finds the Brooklyn three-piece blasting us with a wash of 90s sonic pop drawn from artists like Pale Saints, Cocteau Twins and McCarthy. The album’s first single, “Totally...
The Radio Dept.: Hea...
posted by Charles Stepczyk
The Radio Dept. is an indie pop band from Lund, Sweden signed to Labrador Records. The band was conceived in 1995 by schoolmates Elin Almered and Johan Duncanson, who named the group after a...
Minipop: Like I Do
posted by Charles Stepczyk
If I’m not mistaken I believe San Francisco indie quartet, Minipop, closed out my South by Southwest 45+ band experience earlier this year in Austin. This picture was taken at Bourbon Rocks during the SFxSXSW party on...