Indie Rock Blog

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Written by Eugenia Roditis

The New Rock Generation - February 2026

Fifteen recent rock releases shaping February's listening landscape.Featuring Samantha Fish, Alberta Cross, Thomas...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

The New Rock Generation - January 2026

Your week just got better - New Rock Generation January 2026 is live.Featuring Howling Bells, Dead Chic, THE DARTS,...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

The New Rock Generation - November 2025

The newest wave of rock releases sent our way lately.Featuring The Marches, Adiós Cometa, The Barons, Jamie...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

Rock Music For the Wild Hearts - October 2025

As October settles in, the world tilts darker, wilder, and louder. Get your hands on these 13 bangers to keep the fire burning when the days...

Written by Chris Roditis

Leilani Patao on Their Upcoming EP daisy, DIY Production and Making Music Outside the Algorithm

A conversation with Leilani Patao about her upcoming EP, her love for found sounds, the decision to leave streaming behind, and the ways memory,...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

Rock Music For the Wild Hearts - September 2025

September has arrived, and with it that flicker between summer's last glow and autumn's first chill; a perfect spark for rock to thrive. From...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

Rock Music for the Wild Hearts - August 2025

A handpicked storm of alt, indie, garage & hard rock - the most enthralling new releases, now spinning on our playlist!...

Written by Eugenia Roditis

Rock Music for the Wild Hearts - July 2025

An exhilarating roundup of new alt rock, indie, garage, psych, grunge, desert rock, and blues rock releases - all freshly added to our...

Written by Chris Roditis

The Noisy's Sara Mae Is Building a Queer Dream-Pop Universe

From vampire-themed music videos to fuzzed-out vibrato pedals, Sara Mae of The Noisy blends queer theatricality, grungy dream pop, and poetic...

Written by Chris Roditis

From Disco Elysium to Space Pirates: Inside the Curious World of Alexei Shishkin

An offbeat conversation with indie outsider Alexei Shishkin about his eleventh album Good Times, surreal lyrics, DI recording, Spotify's broken...