INDIE POP

In a few short weeks, Ekkstacy’s studio album, Forever, will be made available on streaming platform. Shortly after that, the “Seventeen” musician has string of supporting summer tour dates. For now, Ekkstacy is taking a moment to appreciate the downtime… Read More

From Matt Berninger’s solo professional ventures to his discography with The National, the “One More Second” his an industry veteran. Despite his lengthy resume, even Berninger still battles with nerves. On his latest single, “Breaking Into Acting” featuring Hand Habits,… Read More

There’s no such thing as a bad Elliott Smith album. They’re all somewhere between “really good” and “era defining.” Figure 8 holds special significance, however, as it was the final album Smith released before his death in 2003. The mural… Read More

At the risk of stealing my Indiecast co-host’s bit, the question isn’t whether Caribou has passed the Five Albums Test. If it’s just a matter of making five great albums in a row, there’s at least two runs of sustained… Read More

Steven and Ian begin this week’s episode with a correction about Ian’s claim about a “last” Bon Iver concert, and a conversation about the current state of the Indiecast mailbag. There’s also a quick Sportscast on the NBA playoffs, and… Read More

Like most 30-something rock dudes, Taylor Madison despises TikTok on a deep existential level. But he despises any job, other than being in a rock band, even more. So even if the Superheaven frontman doesn’t have the app on his… Read More

Before Joe Keery started making music as Djo, even before Stranger Things, he was in a band. The “Potion” singer was a member of Post Animal until he left in 2017 to focus on his acting. The sleek psych-rock group… Read More

Aaron Dowdy started writing songs because of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. It started at age 11, when his parents took him to a music festival in their hometown of Bristol, Virginia. The musical duo had recently released their seminal… Read More