Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

I’m in the back room of a scruffy pub in East London on a Saturday at a club called Scared to Dance, watching my life flash before my eyes – I’m back in my student union circa 1986. The DJ plays “Into ...

The Indie Theme Song to Your Life, Based on Birth Month originally appeared on Parade. If you're the main character of your life, don't you deserve a theme song? Love them or hate them, indie movies ...

2025 was A LOT. Thank goodness for the great artists who filled it with amazing music. And thank you for hanging out with me Monday afternoons during The Dean's List. These indie artists aren't ...

In 2017, “Harness Your Hopes” became Pavement’s most-streamed song on Spotify, but it was never released as a single. It was actually a B-side, originally recorded for the band’s fourth album Brighten ...

The English indie rock band Good Neighbors, made up of Oli Fox and Scott Verrill, delves into the story of grief and friendship that inspired their song "Ripple." The musician Oli Fox knows how hard ...

You can hear all her discoveries live on 88Nine at 10 p.m. every Monday on What’s All This: Adventures in New Music. Dream ...

Who doesn't love early 2000s romance? Here are some classic indie rock songs that can help you build your own rom-com ...

I did not originate this theory — I saw it on Reddit, I think, though I can’t say that for sure as I haven’t been able to recover the post — but I’ll share it here anyway: Mitski’s career can be ...

A new generation of AI-driven workflows is transforming how indie musicians produce and release music, moving beyond single-tool generation toward integrated, multi-stage processes. Platforms like ...