Indie Flavor: Indie Tracks to Cool Your Hot Summer Days

Lana Del Rey
(as seen above)
Video Games
For Fans of: Cat Power, Feist, Amy Winehouse
Pegged as the “gangster Nancy Sinatra,” Lana Del Rey has been blowing up all over indie music websites with the release of her video …

 

Breaking Benjamin Release Greatest Hits Collection: A Must-Have for Fans


Dedicated fans of the multi-platinum rock band Breaking Benjamin will be happy to know Hollywood Records will be releasing a greatest hits collection entitled Shallow Bay: The Best of Breaking Benjamin, available August 17.

The double disc collection will …

 

Priory Proves They're More Than Just A Pop Band With Debut Album


Following their 2010 Cold Hands EP, Priory performs at the top of their game on their first self-titled, full-length album, proving they aren’t just another electronic/pop band. Beneath the simple sounds and pop influences lies a deeper complexity drawing the …

 

Wolf Gang's Debut Album and Single "Lions in Cages"

Wolf Gang is creating a new sound within synth rock. With a debut album just released entitled, Suego Faults, it’s not hard to see that Max McElligott, the creative 24-year-old behind Wolf Gang’s name, is going to make it …

 

Dananananaykroyd Drop New Album and Video for Single "Muscle Memory."

With their sophomore effort out now, There Is A Way, and recently playing to critics delight at SxSW, Scotland’s own, Dananananaykroyd are proving that they plan to stick around. They’ve been around the music scene for awhile, since forming …

 

Check Out Hurts: NME's Choice For Best New Band of 2011

Manchester’s synth duo, Hurts, is dark and gritty, combining the tone of Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys with lead vocals reminiscent of George Michael. Recently winning NME”s choice for “Best New Band” for 2011, and already having a huge …

 

Wooden Shjips Move West For Their New Single

What do you get when you cross the garage-rock style from the east coast with the psychedelic waves of San Francisco? Wooden Shjips emphasize both genre’s on their new single “Lazy Bones” from their third LP, out September 13. Containing …

 

Indie Flavor: New Indie Albums Create The Perfect Summer Soundtrack

Black Whales
(As Seen Above)
Shangri-la Indeed
For fans of: Vampire Weekend, Wilco, Artic Monkeys
Complete your summer mix-tape with the Black Whales’ latest release. With jangly indie beats and a fresh garage-rock sound, this band will be sounding within …

 

3 Doors Down's New Album: Having the Time of Their Lives

Arguably one of the biggest rock acts in commercial radio, Mississippi’s own 3 Door’s Down returns with their heavily-anticipated fifth album, Time of My Life, out July 19, their first album since their successful 2008 release.

Fans are already …

 

The Affair Continues: Hercules & Love Affair's New Smash Single

Famous for their worldwide smash single “Blind” which catapulted Hercules & Love Affair to one of Pitchforks Top Ten Albums of 2008, and nominated as New York Time’s Breakthrough Album of the Year, comes their energetic follow-up album, Blue Songs