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summer heat refreshed
We’re getting hit with a string of 100 degree days heading into the holiday weekend. I’m not talking some “with heat index it feels like…” shit. Pure 100+ It inspired me to rework the indiewave summer heat playlist a bit. The feeling is still in tact; just removed a few songs and added a few…
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a conversation with JW Francis
the most interesting man in indie rock I had the chance to sit down with the gregarious JW Francis a few days before his new album Magic River dropped. Mostly for copyright purposes, I don’t want to strip the Dos Equis guy of his ‘most interesting man in the world’ title, but I feel good…
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worst songs of 2026 (so far)
Read time: 1 min 18 secs If you are an indiewave reader, or if you’ve spent 30 seconds surfing headlines, then you’ll know that I spend a lot of time ranking top songs and heaping praise. On the “music things that surprised me” blog there were some cheeky observations, but if I want to take…
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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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