Indie
by Oliver Heffron
“When Nep answers my Zoom call, she’s sitting in her car, fresh from a haircut and laughing about how she’s “recovering from getting my tonsils out at my parents’ house in Florida.” It’s an image that feels appropriately between worlds—half in motion, half in recovery—like much of her new album Noelle, out today via Harbour Artists & Music…”
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“When Winter and I last spoke, her world was painted in blue. Two years later, we meet again, and Winter’s palette has shifted into bright shades of red. Adult Romantix is not a retreat into solitude but a record alive with motion, longing, and playful melodrama…”
Read MoreWritten by: Nuance Editorial Team
“Happy Nuance Friday! We’ve got six fresh releases to soundtrack your weekend—spanning sultry R&B, indie gems, dancefloor heat, and a few surprises in between. Whether you’re unwinding, turning up, or just looking for something new, there’s a little something here to vibe with. Let’s get into it…”
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“Happy Nuance Friday! We hope the new year is treating you well. It’s about two weeks into January that the resolutions get tested, and your 2024 recap playlists begin to grow stale. No need to fret; your NUANCE friends are here to share our favorite new releases of 2025 from some artists you should keep an eye on…”
Read MoreBy Oliver Heffron
“For her third and first self-released album, Charm, Clairo enlists producer Leon Michels to breathe 70s-tinged elements of jazz and psychedelic soul into her soft-rock core. The results are sweetly saturated and subtly groovy depictions of momentary bliss like daydreams blowing by with the summer wind. Clairo’s intimate, sweetly saturated vocals lead the listener on sentimental strolls through fleeting fantasies wrapped in analog-tape imperfection…”
Read MoreBy David Williams
"Cartwheel by Hotline TNT is an album that brutalizes you in the best way possible with gigantic tidal waves of distorted guitars…"
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“While their carefree personality could fool you, Nashville-based singer/songwriter corook is a seriously talented musician. The nonbinary indie artist has risen quickly in the local scene with their style of delicate, whimsical melodies and quick-witted lyrics. Their most recent two-part project, serious person, sees corook present contrasting shades of thoughtful contemplation and intuitive expression in a charming journey of self-discovery…”
Read MoreBy Tabb Carneal
“Tennis Courts appear antithetical to New York’s downtown music crazes, saturated with celebrity promotion and terms like “indie sleaze.” Instead, their earnest and schoolboy approach to crafting catchy rock music has garnered the band a following of musicians, artists, and locals looking for cheap thrills. Sitting down with me at a pub in Clinton Hill, Tennis Court’s founding member, and guitarist Pat Walsh explained that ‘we’re at a good place right now. We have a solid foundation…’”
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“Indie rock band Surf Curse are riding their distinct indie-rock wave to a worldwide break. With a name inspired by a hippie uncle’s astral projection into hallucinatory hell and ultimate exorcism into devout catholicism, the band carves between the strange and familiar, filling tracks with head-banging, garage party riffs, and psychedelic introspection…”
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“Directed by longtime collaborator Gabe Drechsler, the trippy music video features frontman Nathaniel Banks within a VHS, color-block world performing in a series of vibrant costumes, including a mad scientist and caped superhero, in a fuzzy, nostalgic, and subtly unsettling video…”
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“Nashville indie-rock trio Goldpark drop fuzzy summer jam “I Guess It’s Never Enough” off upcoming sophomore EP, showcasing the band’s proclivity for producing catchy-yet-layered indie-rock anthems reminiscent of groups like The Arctic Monkeys or Kings of Leon…”
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“Rising indie artist Winter announces her upcoming sophomore album, What Kind Of Blue Are You, out October 14 via Bar/None Records, with the incredibly catchy single “atonement (feat. Hatchie)...””
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“UK Indie Rock Outfit Fur announce their upcoming EP, Oldies & Goldies, with a new single, “Her,” a free-flowing, flowery track perfect for a sunny summer drive…”
Read Moreby Isabella Martino
“Maya Hawke released a brilliant and insightful music video that depicts a queer orgy broken up by the police to accompany her new song ‘Thérèse…’”
Read Moreby David Williams
“On Beatopia her topics are more mature at their core while also getting the sense Kristi is more confident in herself by playing with new sounds, breaking out of her own self-made box of flashback alt-rock…”
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“Riding the momentum of her white hot performance at Pitchfork Music Festival Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner has released a Korean version of her glittery neon-sounding single “Be Sweet” featuring So!YoON!….”
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“The 5-year wait is over with Alvvays debuting new single “Pharmacist” the song sticks close to their dream pop roots as the quintet serves up sonic comfort food for the indie music scene…”
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“20-year-old independent artist Julia Bhatt releases four new songs from her upcoming album it is what it is….”
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“Joe Keery is a man of many skills his most famous talent is that of capturing the hearts of many viewers on the visually stunning and enthralling Netflix series Stranger Things, but did you know the guy can also hold his own in the indie musical realm?…”
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“In every aspect imaginable, everything about Soccer Mommy’s latest LP is more grandiose and larger in scale but also contains her most personal lyrics making Sometimes, Forever her best work to date…”
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