In 2014, the independent music world was at an awkward crossroads. Streaming had moved from novelty to default, playlists had become the new radio, and…
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Twelve Voices, One Year: The 2014 Female Indie Monthly Compilation
Ten self-released indie folk albums by women worth finding on Bandcamp
Bandcamp has quietly become the most artist-friendly corner of the music internet, and nowhere is that more visible than in the indie folk world. Female and…
A banjo-led playlist for long drives across Australia's back roads
The Great Ocean Road pulls you west from Torquay, the cliffs dropping into the Southern Ocean, and for hours the only thing to do is wind down the window and…
A 2013 Montreal indie show was held inside a working laundromat
Back in the autumn of 2013, a four-piece band from Mile End climbed onto a makeshift stage wedged between two rows of front-loading washers and began to play.…
Why A Library Bathroom Became Her First Recording Studio
A debut single usually arrives with a familiar backstory: a bedroom laptop, a borrowed rehearsal room, or a small studio where an emerging artist can work…
Inside the Indie Album That Arrived With Its Own Comic Book
For most musicians, an album is the end of the road. Songs get written, recorded, mixed, pressed onto vinyl or uploaded to streaming, and then it is on to the…
verb in female indie production: spaces, shadows and sonic intimacy
Reverb has long been treated as a background effect in indie music, a polite wash of room tone that suggests atmosphere without demanding attention. Yet across…
When a Handsaw Became the Lead Instrument on a Folk Album
The first thing you notice about June Ashby's new record is not a voice or a drum kit, but a thin, silver hum that seems to float above the room. The sound…
How a Scribbled Napkin Became a 2015 Indie Classic
The lore of indie music is full of origin stories scribbled on whatever was within arm's reach: receipts, train tickets, the back of a hand. One of the more…
Five Free MP3 Downloads That Defined Female Indie Electro-Pop in 2014
In 2014, independent electro-pop was a wonderfully open-ended space. Artists could combine drum machines with guitar, bedroom vocals with glossy synths, and…
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