indy cd & vinyl

NOTWIST—The Devil, You & Me
Six years on from their masterpiece, Neon Golden, the brothers Markus and Mika Archer, along with programmer Martin Gretschman, return with another indie/electronica gem. Starting out as a hardcore metal outfit, Notwist eventually morphed into purveyors of   sad and sweet laptop-pop romanticism, stuttering beats, and dreamy, hushed vocals. While their […]

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REVEREND PEYTON’S BIG DAMN BAND—The Whole Fam Damily
Indiana’s own Reverend Peyton continues to follow his vision of purveying unadorned southern hill-country blues with a slightly modern touch. While the Reverend successfully self-released the Big Damn Band’s first three albums, a major independent came calling, so the band is now signed to SideOneDummy (home to […]

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Sigur Rós - “Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust”

Iceland’s Sigur Ros has become a band known for epic songs that slowly build and build to dramatic crescendos, conveying an intense drama that is then set off by their singer’s otherworldy falsetto voice and guitar sounds (often produced with a violin bow). While such […]

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THUNDERS—The Sympathetic Oscillations EP

Thunders is a local band you must see. The band has great songs, great musicianship, and outstanding stage presence. At their CD release party for The Sympathetic Oscillations EP at Spin last month, the awed and silent (LITTLE BAR-TALK!) crowd stood rapt as lead guitarist and singer Ryan Reidy led the […]

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