Tagged indie pop

Moving the audience to their feet and to tears, Clairo channeled Gen-Z bedroom pop and 70’s indie folk in a gentle, contemplative concert at Fox Theater on March 31. From the upbeat playfulness of “Bags” ...

Nilüfer Yanya’s ethereal sophomore album Painless (ATO, 2022) chronicles the complexities of loneliness and uncertainty. The Chelsea artist’s brutal honesty adds an edge to her signature dreamy, pop-rock s...

This past Monday night at the Warfield in San Francisco, Still Woozy and company gave their audience the performance of a lifetime. The night's concert consisted of three hour long sets featuring Legwurk, Walli...

Last Friday, I got the opportunity to see two of my favorite modern indie pop icons: Molly Burch and Alina Moore of Tennis at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Shortly after arriving, I asked my friends what the v...

In the last year, many 20 Somethings have found themselves back in their childhood bedrooms due to the pandemic. While this dramatic shift of lifestyle may not have been ideal for many, Irish band The Academic ...

Rediscovering artists is one of my most cherished feelings in the world. Maybe you loved the album the first time or maybe you hated it the first time. Regardless, organically stumbling upon an album again afte...

The six years of painful silence from indie-rock band Vampire Weekend came to its anticipated end with Father of the Bride (2019) serving as a generous comeback filled with brightness and electricity. With its...

The Drums have been a staple of indie-pop for more than a decade. I have been following them since their release of Portamento (2011), and I wait eagerly for every new record. The Drums’ latest album, Brutali...

Los Angeles native and current UC Berkeley student Kaden has already made his mark in the Bay Area music scene. From learning the piano at a young age to joining the School House Rock program to producing his o...

Mt. Joy is in good company. They drift within the same waters as The Head and the Heart and the Lumineers, and are quickly establishing themselves as a household name in the folk-pop genre. On March 30th, Phila...

As the 2019 Bay Area Noise Pop Festival came to a close, Crumb, comprised of members Lila Ramani (guitar/vocals), Jesse Brotter (bass), Brian Aronow (synth/keys, percussion, reeds), and Jonathan Gilad (drums), ...

I am always shocked by the number of people that show up for Gus Dapperton shows in San Francisco. The first shock came earlier this year in April at the Rickshaw Stop. I arrived twenty minutes after doors open...

Martin Roark, better known by his stage name Tomemitsu, first caught my eye when his song “In Dreams” appeared at the end of “Rachel,” a short from HBO’s High Maintenance released in 2014. I’ve been...

In a sold-out concert at the Fillmore on October 17th, Swedish pop icon Lykke Li headlined an eclectic 16-song set featuring songs from her newest album, so sad so sexy (2018).  Opening the stage for Lykke ...

Tennis, Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, just got back from opening for Father John Misty's tour just to get to start a new one, Solo In Stereo. They got inspired by a Father John Misty show where he stripped...