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Indie Music

Five albums that are the opposite of a slow burner

Five albums that are the opposite of a slow burner

They’ve lost their edge.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 18, 2026
The Cover Uncovered The hazy timestamp of the Arctic Monkeys’ ‘AM’

The Cover Uncovered: The hazy timestamp of Arctic Monkeys’ artwork for ‘AM’

“It kind of looks like a bra”.

Maddi Fearn
Jun 16, 2026
“We love him, and yet, we’re killing him”- The untangling of Craig Nicholls and The Vines -

“We love him, and yet, we’re killing him”: The untangling of Craig Nicholls and The Vines

Whatever happened to one of the leading lights of the 2000s rock revival?

Andrew Clayman
Jun 9, 2026
The merits of Stephin Merritt- The only indie artist on the New York Times' “Greatest American Songwriters” list

The merits of Stephin Merritt: Indie’s finest and most overlooked songwriter?

The man behind the Magnetic Fields…

Andrew Clayman
May 19, 2026
Mile End Kicks - 2026 - Chandler Levack

‘Mile End Kicks’ movie review: an authentic music dramedy, dampened by agonising character choices

A fun, but familiar Canadian dramedy.

Liam Gaughan
Apr 27, 2026
The greatest opening lines in indie rock

The five greatest opening lines in indie rock

Getting listeners hooked.

Dale Maplethorpe
Feb 11, 2026
10,000 Wunderhorses- The boring curse of the label copycats

10,000 Wunderhorses: The boring curse of the label copycats

A new era for new British bands?

Aimee Ferrier
Dec 7, 2025
A love letter to The Ruby Lounge- Picture Parlour on the lost local venue that made them - Interview - 2025

A love letter to The Ruby Lounge: Picture Parlour on the lost local venue that made them

By way of Brixton’s Windmill.

Lucy Harbron
Apr 21, 2025
Paul McCartney - Musician - 2010s

The Paul McCartney album he thought invented indie rock: “An indie thing”

The start of some new sounds.

Tim Coffman
Apr 1, 2024
Off the Beaten Track: The outlawed indie stars of Iran

Off The Beaten Track: The outlawed indie stars of Iran

The subversive force of music.

Tom Taylor
Oct 1, 2021
Y Not Festival 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus

The ultimate guide to 1990s indie music: A mammoth 800-song chronological playlist of the greats

Essential listening.

Alessio Bacchielli
Jun 4, 2020
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