Tag Archives: Alternative/Indie Rock

As the Neptunes helped craft a few of hip-hop’s biggest hits in the first 21st century, the Matrix became perhaps one of the most in-demand songwriting/creation teams in the pop genre. The threesome emerged jointly in 1999, when fledging documenting musician Lauren Christy began to issue her profession goals after …

A Swedish punk-pop act shaped in 2000 in Skövde, Neverstore (bassist Oscar Kempe, drummer Eric Lantz, and guitarist/vocalist Jacob Widén) drew comparisons to such established American brands in the genre as Green Time and Weezer. Their debut one, “So A lot of INSUFFICIENT,” premiered right before their debut record, Sevenhundred …

Jippu is a Finnish pop vocalist/songwriter who made her record debut in 2006 and who topped the albums graph in her homeland with her second record, Kuka Teki Minusta Tän Naisen, in 2008. Delivered Meri-Tuuli Elorinne on Sept 10, 1985, in Helsinki, Finland, she experienced some preliminary success using the …

A post-punk power pop trio based away of LA, CA, the Kax are singer and guitarist Justin Clay, bassist Stephan Versini, and drummer Drew Give. Featuring a effective yet melodic audio that echoes Fugazi blended with early U2 yet appears somehow entirely initial and current, the music group released the …

Verneri Pohjola has generated a reputation as you of Finland’s leading — and busiest — jazz music artists, but music is within his blood, seeing that he’s the kid of Pekka Pohjola, among the country’s most adventurous bass players who all came old in the prog rock and roll era …

Rock-band Morningbell were shaped in Gainesville, FL by Travis Atria (electric guitar/drums/vocals), his sibling Eric Atria (bass), and his sister-in-law Stacie Thrushman (keyboards). They self-released their initial two albums, Learning by Musical Montage and Forgetting to AWAKEN locally, then searched for national release because of their third Compact disc, the …

Frankie & the Avalons were the initial post-millennium task from Tim Bowen, among the establishing makes from the Philadelphia garage area picture. Using Bowen’s prior knowledge in the genre and adding some irony towards the combine, Frankie & the Avalons became the poppiest task he previously been an integral part …

Canadian indie pop clothing Clues was shaped in Montreal in 2007 round the skills of Alden Penner (aka Alden Ginger from the Unicorns) and Brendan Reed (Arcade Fire). Bolstered from the solid songwriting of Penner and a recently minted 2008 lineup that included fellow Montreal music artists Ben Borden, Lisa …

Providing up somewhat angular yet altogether danceable indie rock and roll, Massachusetts’ the Casual Trim produced in 2003 and shortly found consist of vocalist/keyboardist Justin Oliver, guitarist/vocalist Chris McClenning, guitarist Jesse Martin, drummer Matt St. Jean, and bassist Brian Davitt. Early displays throughout the Northeast Corridor afforded the brand new …

Breathing some existence in to the dormant college rock and roll sound from the mid-to-late 80’s, Oddbox performs warm and amiable pop that revolves round the endearing tone of voice of Mike Grebb. A lovable loser in the custom of Gordon Gano, Grebb and bassist Miss Daly created the music …