IndieMatters: The Best Rising Indie Pop/Rock of September 2022
IndieMatters highlights the best indie releases from rising artists in September, featuring Booter, Francis Lung, Well Wisher, Nisa, Ailsa Tully, Hana Stretton, and Catrin Vincent.
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Julia Mark Creates Engaging Indie Piano Pop on ‘Keeping You’
Listeners will enjoy Keeping You, the new LP of piano-led indie pop ballads from Julia Mark, but the reasons lead to a cloudiness of thought.
Pineross’ ‘Dragoon’ Is Southwestern Electropop Cinema (premiere)
Electropop’s Pineross delivers a cinematic exploration of Southwestern history on his unconventional new LP, Dragoon, and he discusses the LP with PopMatters.
Living Hour Embrace “The Feels” on ‘Someday Is Today’
Canadian dream popsters Living Hour capture grief with sluggish tempos, minor key chord progressions, and numbing moments of disassociation on Someday Is Today.
Mo Troper Releases Another Album of Scuzzy Power Pop
Mo Troper collects what sounds like scraps from his previous album and forges a charming spread of 1960s-inspired lo-fi bedroom pop on MTV.
Oliver Sim Gets Frank and Frightening on ‘Hideous Bastard’
The xx’s Oliver Sim goes solo with Hideous Bastard, which deals with deconstruction and learning to surrender to desire as a means of a resurrection.
Producer Eyedress Is Everything Right With Bedroom Pop on ‘Full Time Lover’
Eyedress’ Full Time Lover takes up-to-date pop sensibilities and keeps them moving in new ways that are not just creatively fruitful but genuinely fun.
Spacemoth’s Simple Indie Synthpop Brings the Hooks
Spacemoth’s No Past No Future is a smorgasbord of synth-oriented indie-pop sounds, covering a lot of musical ground while retaining a core style.
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IndieMatters: The Best Rising Indie Rock/Pop of August 2022
This month’s IndieMatters column highlights some of the best rising indie releases from August 2022, featuring Emily Elbert, Dendrons, Lifeguard, Thanya Iyer, Hellrazor, and Spielbergs.
Kiwi Jr. Brighten Their Sound on ‘Chopper’
Kiwi Jr. brighten their C-86-inspired sound with synthesizers, adding a new-wave tint that makes its cheeriness on Chopper shine.
Triathalon’s R&B-Adjacent Jams Get a Bit Samey on ‘Spin’
Adam Intrator’s breathy vocals often mesh quite well with Triathalon’s music on Spin. That uniformity in style can also make every Triathalon track sound the same.
Of Montreal’s Pandemic-fueled Freewave Lucifer Is a Challenging Listen
Of Montreal’s Freewave Lucifer was inspired by and created during COVID’s isolation. Here and there is a catchy moment, but those bits are rarely repeated.
