Indie Basement (1/21): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
After a slow start, the new release faucets are starting to open here at Indie Basement, including two albums that I’ve been especially looking forward to: Yard Act‘s debut, and the first album in...
View ArticleOur favorite songs of the week (playlist)
Between our daily coverage, our Notable Releases and Indie Basement columns, and our monthly punk and rap roundups, we post tons of new music all the time here on BrooklynVegan. In an effort to keep...
View ArticleIndie Basement: Best Albums & Songs of January 2022
Hello and welcome to the first monthly Indie Basement roundup, featuring the best albums and songs of the month, as well as videos, and more. Firstly, January saw a lot of new album announcements,...
View ArticleThe Go! Team’s Ian Parton tell us about his favorite music, movies and TV of...
The Go! Team are getting ready to release The Get Up Sequences Part Two on February 3 via Memphis Industries. A sequel to 2021’s Part One, the album features vocal contributions from West Africa’s...
View ArticleIndie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022
Twenty-Twenty-Two is one of the best years in music we’ve had in a while, one where I thought I knew what was going to be my #1 of the year in January, and it was a position that held tight till July...
View ArticleWatch Co-Pilot (Jim Noir / Soundcarriers) pay tribute to Yellow Magic...
Co Pilot, the duo of Jim Noir‘s Alan Roberts and The Soundcarriers‘ Leonore Wheatley, put out their fantastic debut LP, Rotate, over the summer. It’s creative mix of baroque psych, prog, synthpop,...
View ArticleIndie Basement (7/28): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
July is always the hottest month of the year, and 2023 is no exception with the month going out with a bang here in NYC and temperatures nearing 100. I’m not sure I can cool things off too much with...
View ArticleIndie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of July 2023
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...
View ArticleDamo Suzuki remembered by Portishead’s Geoff Barrow, Massive Attack, Mogwai,...
The news of Can vocalist Damo Suzuki‘s death came Saturday morning and tributes from fans and fellow artists have been pouring in ever since. Beak>, the very Can-influenced band that includes...
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