Free downloads were a vital part of independent music culture in 2015. Before algorithmic playlists became the main discovery tool, a music blog could…
Championing Female Indie Artists
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Five 2015 MP3 Finds For Female Indie Bluegrass Fans
Borrowed Light Finds Beauty in One Long Night
Mara Venn’s Borrowed Light sounds like a record made under pressure, which is precisely its appeal. The Montreal singer and guitarist recorded this raw indie…
Why an indie artist chose limited-edition USB drives
Releasing an EP as a small run of USB drives sounds deliberately old-fashioned in a music economy built around streaming links, playlist pitching and instant…
The Montreal indie label that backed women in 2014
In 2014, Montreal’s independent music community was full of small rooms, home-recorded singles and artists building audiences one show at a time. Among the…
Acoustic light for slow starts
Morning music has a particular job. It should make room for the day rather than rush in and fill every corner. Female-fronted indie folk, with its close…
The guitarist who chose the left-handed life
For most guitarists, handedness is settled before the first chord: the dominant hand picks, the other hand presses the strings, and the instrument follows the…
How a Children’s Choir Changed a 2013 Indie Album
In 2013, indie music was full of carefully shaped sounds: muted guitars, analogue synths, handclaps, tape hiss and vocals recorded close enough to feel…
The Singer Who Recorded Her Vocals in a Stairwell for Natural Echo
A vocal take does not always need an expensive studio, a collection of vintage microphones or a producer adjusting every reflection. Sometimes the most…
Indie Electro-Pop Tracks Built Around Analog Synth Bass
Analog synth bass gives electro-pop its physical pull: a low note that can wobble, throb, click, or bloom beneath a bright melody. Unlike a clean digital…
The Art And Technique Of The Indie Falsetto
A high falsetto can make an indie song feel intimate, weightless and slightly dangerous. It may arrive as a thin silver thread above a muted guitar, a sudden…
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