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If you keep up with the latest indie rock releases, you've probably heard some of the newest and best releases of the year so far. Just in case you're wondering what's good out there, I'd like to share some of the very best for you to enjoy at the moment.There have been some outstanding new releases during the first month of the year. Let's take a look at a few of the ones that may interest you.First of all, Vampire Weekend followed up its self titled debut album with Contra, the band's second r... Read More

If you love indie music like I do, you know very well that there have been some exceptional musical debuts over the course of the last two years. We'll be including music from 2008 and 2009 here, and narrowing it down to the three that I'm going to mention will be a difficult task.Unfortunately, I only have time to mention three here, which is probably a bad idea. It might actually take me more time to narrow it down to my three favorites than it would to write about my ten favorites during the... Read More

I love the power of the Internet. Thanks to music blogging and digital technology, it seems like just about everything is kept track of online. This is so different from the music culture of the 1990s that depended on MTV and magazines, not to mention radio stations that all played the same songs.I'm a big indie rock lover as a result and I try to keep an eye on some of the bands that I believe will be the next thing. The earlier I can enjoy their music, the better. Besides, it also gives me the... Read More

Looking at the best rock band of the last decade as we near the end is a very difficult task. A lot of it will come down to a matter of personal preferences and musical tastes. After all, we could draw from the pop music charts, or we could go with a band that's more indie in roots.Let's take a look at the contenders for band of the decade, and then I'll give my personal opinion at the end. Naturally, even the nominees here are all subject to opinion and yours may be different.The first band I'd... Read More

The year of 2009 was a pretty solid one in the world of indie rock. Some names like Grizzly Bear, The Dirty Projectors, and The XX wowed critics with innovative and truly enjoyable releases, and there were a fair share of letdowns too.When all is said and done, I feel that there are a few releases from 2009 that didn't get the recognition they deserved. These are all really solid albums when it comes down to it and while I saw certain publications agree, listeners and critics largely wrote them... Read More

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