Following the sad news of visionary producer SOPHIE's death at the age of 34, tributes from her fellow artists and musicians have been pouring in. Christine and the Queens, Peaches, Shamir, Nicolas Jaar, Geoff Rickly of Thursday, Kele Okereke of… Read More
So many artists, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we'd call "indie," and talk about what metal is coming out. We post music news, track premieres, and more all day. In… Read More
Funko just wrapped up a nine-day "Funko Fair," where, as mentioned, tons of new 3.75" Pop! figures were unveiled. We got an early teaser of one Devo Pops, but there are actually two new ones, both of which are based… Read More
Myopic is a trio from DC and At The Graves is a one-man band from Baltimore, and now they've teamed up to release a collaborative album, A Cold Sweat Of Quiet Dread, on March 12 via Grimoire Records (pre-order). "We’ve… Read More
This is an exceptionally good week for new releases here in Indie Basement with three terrific albums: The Besnard Lakes don't talk about the weather, they are the weather on LP #6; The Notwist return with their best album in… Read More
Weezer have released the first of two planned 2021 albums, OK Human. As we said when we posted lead single "All My Favorite Songs," the album title may be an OK Computer homage, but the music is channelling the baroque… Read More
Mouchette (1967), one of French master Robert Bresson’s many essential films, begins and ends with conspicuous absences. The opening credits roll over an image of an empty chair, out of which the title character’s mother (Marie Cardinal) has just risen… Read More
10. “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)” (The Band, 1969) An anthem for the working class, this song tells the woebegone tale of a poor country farmer, desolate over the loss of his crops and seeking refuge from a fast-talking “Union” man,… Read More
German indie rock band the Notwist have not released an album of new material since 2015. Although they have been around for more than 20 years with various members, the central trio of the group, Markus (guitar) and Micha Archer… Read More
Beastie Boys' Mike D used to give any awards the group received to his mother, saying they weren't "something [he] needed to look at." Sadly, Mike's mother passed away, leaving all of that collected memorabilia to collect dust, so Mike… Read More