Power Pop
Johnny Foreigner
Johnny Foreigner are a Birmingham, UK indie rock band known for tangled guitars, fast-moving hooks, and shout-along dual vocals. The current lineup features Alexei Berrow...
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Indie Rock
The best indie-rock artists featured on Release Wave
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Harker
Harker are a Brighton, UK punk rock quartet rooted in DIY grit, fuzzed-out ’90s indie rock, and urgent melodic punk. Their new album All That Remains arrives October 2 vi...
Indie Rock
Dinosaur Jr.
Dinosaur Jr. formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984 around the core lineup of J Mascis on guitar and vocals, Lou Barlow on bass and vocals, and Murph on drums. Across t...
Indie Rock
Riley!
Riley! are a South Texas emo band from the Rio Grande Valley, built around twinkly high-capo guitars, raucous rhythm-section energy, and Ryan Bluhm’s sharply personal son...
Indie Rock
Interpol
Interpol is an American rock band with a brooding, post-punk sound influenced by Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen. Known for their interlocking guitar lines and dis...
Dream Pop
Bantom Woods
Though relatively new as a project, Bantom Woods are far from newcomers. The group is comprised of longtime veterans of Austin’s indie rock ecosystem: Jeff Black, John Hu...
Indie Rock
Phoebe Bridgers
Pasadena-raised indie singer-songwriter known for hushed, brutally specific songwriting and the lush, electronics-tinged folk of Stranger in the Alps and Punisher . A fou...
Indie Rock
beabadoobee
beabadoobee is the project of Beatrice Laus, the Filipino-British singer-songwriter who went from uploading a bedroom recording called "Coffee" to landing a UK number one...
Indie Rock
The Thermals
The Thermals, formed in Portland, Oregon, are an influential indie rock band known for their energetic, punk-infused sound and insightful lyrics. With a career spanning o...
Dream Pop
Slow Pulp
Slow Pulp are an indie rock four-piece from Madison, Wisconsin, now based in Chicago — Emily Massey (vocals/guitar), Henry Stoehr (guitar), Alex Leeds (bass), and Teddy M...
Power Pop
Sweet Teeth
Sweet Teeth is a Swedish alternative rock and power-pop band with roots in Scandinavian hardcore and punk scenes. Drawing inspiration from '90s alternative rock, indie pu...
Indie Rock
Onelinedrawing
Onelinedrawing is the critically acclaimed, deeply personal solo project of Massachusetts-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jonah Matranga. Started in 1998 as a conf...
Indie Rock
Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn is a New Jersey-born singer-songwriter whose melodic mix of alternative rock, indie rock, and folk-leaning songwriting helped define a corner of the early-2000s...
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Indie Rock
Midrift
San Francisco shoegaze trio — Gus Mehrkam and brothers Manoa and Kai Neukermans — who went viral as teenagers with "Twin Flames" and "unrequited" before releasing a singl...
Indie Rock
Chain Gang of 1974
The Chain Gang of 1974 is the solo project of Kamtin Mohager — a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer born in San Jose, California and raised between H...
Indie Rock
Sincere Engineer
Sincere Engineer is an American punk rock and emo band from Chicago, Illinois, led by singer-songwriter Deanna Belos. Formed in 2013 as a solo acoustic project, Belos fam...
Indie Rock
Afghan Whigs
The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. They were active from 1986 to 2001, reformed briefly in 2006 and again from 2011 to present. The early c...
Punk
Adult Magic
Adult Magic, a band emerging from Long Island's D.I.Y. punk scene, channels influences from '90s alt-rock bands like Superchunk and Sugar. Their self-titled debut album...
Indie Rock
Harrison Gordon
Harrison Gordon, a punk rock band hailing from Illinois, is set to release their upcoming album 'BLISS' via Hopeless Records on September 4th. With a blend of classic pun...
Dream Pop
Wishy
Originating from an era where dreamy melodies fuse seamlessly with elements of shoegaze and indie rock, Wishy is a captivating group poised to release their sophomore LP...