KiWi Time
Based in San Francisco in the USA KiWi Time is Kolyan Skrobat -(Guitar), Yahor Shyp (Guitar), Anna Makouchyk (Vocals) and Vlad Kukharchuk (Drums / Percussion) who grew up together in Belarus, before heading off to the USA to ply alternative rock, with some aplomb. I saw the email header, saw KiWi Time and thought, may be I have the […]
James & Evander
James & Evander is a synth-pop duo from Oakland in the USA. Adam Myatt and Glenn Jackson started working together while art students back in 2006, their sound has developed from its roots in indietronic instrumental to a far more velvety feeling out-put. Think of putting chocolate on to melt, for a while nothing happens and tempting as it […]
Lo-Fi-Fnk
Wandering in from Stockholm in Sweden a city so cool it denounces the latest technology as last years gadget and always manages to find the underground before the underground knows it is there, so we find Lo-Fi-Fnk. Sometimes that hip becomes arrogant and these guys teeter on the edge, yet fall on the right side […]
The Quiet Americans
The Quiet Americans is a lo-fi indie band from Fresno in the USA. Luke Giffen, Eli Reyes, Simon Smeds and Steve Loveless have just released their EP Medicine on limited edition cassette through Coattrack Records. The EP having been recorded on a Tascam 8 track reel to reel recorder. Once again many thanks to Banter Media for the introduction. […]
Big Wave Riders
Big Wave Riders from Helsinki in Finland is Teppo (vocals / guitar), Aleksi (bass), Anssi (guitar), Pete (drums) and Lauri (sax / synth) – I think I’ll call this Permafrost-surf – formed back in 2010, since when they have been melting the ice with their hot party rhythms. It is interesting how bands draw influences. While many of the Scandinavian bands […]
Constellation – Single review – Valentine
Constellation has released the new single Valentine and let’s just take a moment to reflect on the band I wrote about first in Constellation February 2011 with the question – When will we be first hearing their debut album? We have an imminent answer – The Ups and Downs will be with us later in 2012, for […]
The Joy of Painting
The Joy of Painting is a five piece indie band from Nashville in the USA. Garreth, Mark, Chris, Kyle and Dave 4ever push out some high energy indie with distinctive New Wave influences. Pounding across the room is the sound of 315 Bowery, Manhattan and as regular readers of the website will know when CBGB’s reminiscences […]
Little Hurricane
Little Hurricane is an indie rock duo of cc and tone from San Diego in the USA who manage to sound as though the more normal band structure of four people is an extravagance. The power-base behind Little Hurricane is the thumping tempo which drives the music forward. I have heard many bands with twice the […]
Band of the week 5th February to 11th February 2012
The Ukrainian band Singleton take the Band of the week for 5th February to 11th February 2012 on the Indie Bands Blog. Follow the link for a review of Singleton. The LP The High Seas is available on * Join the indie bands blog on facebook for more of the best indie music from around the world. *Purchases made through the […]
The Rusty Fixtures
Back in 2010 in Wexford, Ireland - Brian Bolger (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar), Mary Kirwan (Vocals, Keys), John Walshe (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals), Rory Sweeney (Bass, Backing Vocals) and Kyle O’Connor (Drums, Backing Vocals) got together to create The Rusty Fixtures. I think I will run with rural-rock to aim for a simple descriptor, which probably leaves you in the shade, so let’s […]
