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top indie songs of q1 2026
Read time: 3 min 33 secs A round-up of the best music released during the first quarter (Jan 1-Mar 31): Meltt – “Up All Night” The rollout to their June album Pathways has been fruitful, but this is the best of the bunch. Most of their catalogue could be described as Tame Impala melancholia, which…
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a conversation with Jaco Jaco
going solo, moving to philly, momentum and serendipity Jacob Theriot doesn’t really take the obvious route. Whether it’s moving from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, hopping on a Zoom with me on the first nice day of the year, or leaving the successful band he co-founded to focus on his solo project; Jaco Jaco. I started seeing…
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music things that surprised me in 2025
Read time: 58 secs Surprises from all angles, you’ve gotta keep your head on a swivel out here. What surprised you? Get new indiewave drops straight to your inbox… top song lists, new music, playlists and artist collabs. No spam. Or keep digging through the indiewave collection: INDIEWAVE ARCHIVES
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top indie albums of 2025
Sunbeam Sound Machine – Double Magic Standout tracks: Mercy, Vanishing Point Listen Durand Jones & The Indications – Flowers Standout tracks: Paradise, Everything Listen Zac Farro – Operator Standout tracks: My My, Gold Days Listen Hannah Cohen – Earthstar Mountain Standout tracks: Mountain, Draggin’ Listen Far Caspian – Autofiction Standout tracks: An Outstretched Hand/Rain From…
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Stray Fossa x indiewave: night drive mix
Read time: 1 min 43 secs A late-night drive home from the beach with “Transpiring” by Stray Fossa on repeat sparked a new playlist. Luckily, the band was willing to continue the new indiewave collab series and co-curate the mix. Stray Fossa consists of brothers Nick and Will Evans and their friend Zach Blount. Zach…
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top 20 songs of q3 2025
Read time: 4 min 20 secs A round-up of the best songs released during the third quarter (July 1-Sept 30) Tame Impala – “Loser” There’s a million think pieces online about how this song sucks. Maybe I’m just derivative, but I don’t think you need to shapeshift to make a good song. I also think…
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Jaguar Sun x indiewave: morning coffee mix
Read time: 1 min 33 secs Pumped to be launching a new indiewave series bringing in artists I respect to co-curate a themed playlist. Even more pumped to have one of my go-to artists, Jaguar Sun, help kick things off. Jaguar Sun is the solo project of Chris Minielly, a Canadian producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer. Earlier…
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indiewave writers block
A new rotating playlist with no write up or theme, just a 6-pack of song recommendations on the 6th of every month. Get new indiewave drops straight to your inbox… top song lists, new music, playlists and artist collabs. No spam. Or keep digging through the indiewave collection: INDIEWAVE ARCHIVES
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top 30 songs of q2 2025
Read time: 4 min 37 secs A round-up of the best songs released during the second quarter (April 1-June 31) Far Caspian – “An Outstretched Hand / Rain From Here to Kerry” This is technically an “in no order” type of list, but this might be my favorite song of the year so far. It…
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