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Championing Female Indie Artists

News, interviews, reviews, and free MP3 downloads — celebrating women in indie music across every genre.

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Why an Artist Carries Her Own Lighting Rig

At a small club show, the lighting is often treated as background decoration. A few coloured par cans, a dimmer switch behind the bar and a haze machine that…

When A 2014 Folk Record Let A Lost Diary Sing

In 2014, an unusual indie folk project turned a 19th-century diary into the source material for modern songs. Rather than treating the old writing as a museum…

Five Indie Albums by Women Mixed Entirely on Headphones

A great headphone mix can make a modest recording setup feel remarkably intimate. Instead of relying on a large control room, nearfield monitors and a treated…

When the whistle takes the lead

A whistle is usually treated as a flourish: a bright little turn at the end of a chorus, a playful sound between lyrics, or a trace of childhood carried into a…

The Montreal Venue That Let Women Set Their Own Ticket Prices

For one night in Montreal’s independent music circuit, the usual question of what a show should cost was handed to the women performing it. Rather than…

How a Female Indie Rocker Learned Guitar Through YouTube

For a young independent musician, the first guitar lesson may arrive through a cracked phone screen rather than a music shop or private tutor. A search for…

Album Review: A Dreamy Electro-Pop Record Built Around a Vintage Synthesizer

Mara Vale’s Static Bloom arrives wrapped in soft-focus glamour: glassy keyboards, close-miked vocals and drum machines that seem to pulse from a bedroom at…

How a 2013 Free MP3 Found Its Way Into a Short Film

In 2013, a free MP3 could travel further than a band’s tour van, press budget or carefully planned release campaign. A download posted by a small music blog…

A Bright Bluegrass Playlist For Cleaning The House

Cleaning the house is easier when the soundtrack has movement. Fast banjo rolls, handclaps, fiddle runs and close vocal harmonies can turn washing floors,…

The 2015 Indie Compilation Curated by Women in Music

The 2015 indie compilation curated by a collective of women in music captures a particular kind of musical energy: intimate, independent and community-minded.…

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Every corner of LADY INDIE is built around one mission: putting female indie artists in the spotlight.

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New singles, videos, and artist announcements across indie rock, electro-pop, folk, bluegrass, and more.

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Interviews

In-depth conversations with female indie artists about their music, influences, and creative journeys.

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MP3 4 U

Free track downloads from featured artists — a discovery tool for finding your next favorite song.

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Compilations

Curated playlists and featured compilations bringing together standout tracks from across the indie spectrum.

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Indie Rock

Coverage of guitar-driven female-fronted bands and solo artists making waves.

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Electro & Dance Pop

Synth-heavy, beat-driven tracks from emerging and established female artists.

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