Each of the last few years, the number of great bands coming out of Australia, especially Melbourne, has steadily impressed. Except this time, the friendly intruder is art-rock maestro St. Vincent, not Dave Fridmann. Though at vastly different points in their careers, both musicians know how to crush and revive listeners with inspired woe, romantic poignancy and their instantly recognizable, consoling pipes. This is lush synthpop that speaks to unrealized dreams and long-held secrets. As such, the album overflows with appreciation for the good fortune that Showalter can hold on to, and he imparts that sentiment through generous songs that illuminate one of the great rockers of our time. But the reality is that breaking the cycle of addiction is a Sisyphean endeavor that keeps those undergoing it in an eternal state of recovery—only those on the inside can fully understand its tribulations. The notes, strums, and chords on Angie McMahon’s debut album Salt are sparse enough to count silence as part of the song. It’s not every day that a debut album feels so meticulous and fleshed-out. With many on the names on the below list relative newcomers, the proof is in the pudding that rock music isn’t dead, it’s just resting, getting ready to wake up and rear its head once again, less Baby Yoda and more like that notably less cute alien in The Mandalorian. As one of the most beloved singer-songwriters of the 2010s, Sharon Van Etten had established a well-honed persona, as a person who writes personal songs and sings them with the intimacy of a private conversation. Some records demand to be heard with headphones. It’s not what you think. It’s light without being too flighty, thoughtful but not esoteric and chock full of tiny little musical treasures. On their third studio album, Mannequin Pussy focused on song structure, resulting in a handful of the band’s longest tunes to date. Even on that lo-fi bundle of echo and noise, you could hear Mering’s gift for haunting melody and the folk form hovering slightly below the surface. Following up her critically-acclaimed debut, Infinite Worlds, Tamko toured for months, slowly piecing together the beginnings of new songs and a newfound self-respect for her own artistic process. Clifford possesses one of those singing voices that will echo and linger in your head long after the record is done, which fits these songs well, considering how much they resemble the dance-party-life we each imagine for ourselves. De ‘indie’ in Indiestyle is een begrip dat verwijst naar de mentaliteit van een artiest om muziek te maken voor zichzelf en niet om een groot publiek te pleasen. The resulting collection might be the strongest of a prolific career, on a record as self-assured as it is easy to get lost in.–Philip Cosores, Syd isn’t the only member of The Internet capable of holding their own on a solo project. Keepsake is the Australian singer-songwriter’s debut studio album, taking the best of dream pop, shoegaze, and alt-rock, and channeling them into something truly unique. Zachary Cole Smith—the central voice behind DIIV—has long been on the inside of addiction.
It’s a status quo that’s both decaying our souls and reigning very much supreme, and these songs register ambient anxiety that pricks the brain like a migraine that won’t go away.
The voices of Gus Lord and Claudia Serfaty alternate, overlap and complement each other, as the instruments do much the same. If Wilco never recorded another album, they’d still be one of the great American bands of the last 25 years. Theirs is a comfortable, familiar-in-a-good-way sound that also feels fresh and exciting. Often—as with Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience and its turgid sequel—this charge is accurate. Wie dan wel de lijst topt? Cole’s experiences in rehab became the inspiration for the group’s latest record, Deceiver, and while the album displays the group’s darkest sound yet, it also ends up being their most earnest.
Jacklin clearly had to sort through mountains of wreckage to arrive here, but the album’s autobiographical nature is what makes it so affecting. So when he sings “You were never much of a New Yorker / It wasn’t in your eyes,” alongside This Is The Kit’s Kate Stables on the title track of The National’s new album, I Am Easy to Find, he knows what he’s talking about. Patience is the name for the personal pop project of Roxanne Clifford, singer for the adored early 2010s band Veronica Falls. After the group released their sophomore album, Is the Is Are, Cole entered a long-haul inpatient treatment for heroin addiction, a struggle that became public in 2013 when he and his then-girlfriend Sky Ferreira were busted for possession. Both records deserve to exist, and we’re fortunate that they do. But it is...and invigorating, exciting, adventurous, emotional. Instead of diminishing the importance of "indie pop" as a separate category, those trends do the opposite. Listen to our Best Indie Rock Albums of 2019 playlist on Spotify right here. The fresh Melbourne quartet's debut album is a fun, funky jaunt that seems all about creative mixing-and-matching, in a minimalist style riddled with quirky organ and singy-songy, art-school nursery rhymes. Having arrived in 2 parts, Infancy is a masterfully crafted and genre defying album which comes straight from the hearts of Haydn Park-Patterson and Millie Kidd. The overall sullen tone makes it seem likely they're not finding easy answers to their questions. Canadian singer-songwriter Helena Deland's first full-length release Someone New reveals her considerable creative talents. Featuring some of the best indie songs of 2019, this list of recent indie albums includes the latest music from relatively unknown artists, like Jade Bird and Sasami, to bigger indie acts, like Vampire Weekend and Catfish and the Bottlemen. The world’s most contrarian and reluctant anti-outlaw outlaw took his sharpest turn away from classic country on his thrilling, cantankerous, funny, and frequently gorgeous fourth album.
The wider, dynamic sound texture across Deceiver is one of the most apparent improvements from past records with a clear, crisp approach that avoids sterility. This album is the perfect example of Jade Bird’s astonishing talent and unique perspective. It’s guitar music that fluctuates from artist to artist.
The 20 Best Indie Rock Albums of 2019 1. On Sundowner, Kevin Morby sings of valleys, broken stars, pale nights, and the midwestern American sun. The sound matches the scope of blackgaze contemporaries like Deafheaven—who DIIV have toured with—without crossing the threshold into metal. It’s a wrenching listen, but also deeply rewarding and, even now, incredibly engaging.–S.H. Julia Jacklin’s Crushing, one of our top 10 favorite albums of the year, fell on the quieter side, nearly breaching folk territory. Hand Habits' Placeholder [Saddle Creek] Most of the time, he's alone with his guitar and a haunting mellotron. The Melbourne band Twerps had a solid near-decade run as a melancholic, melodic guitar-pop band. The Leaf Library's The World Is a Bell [WIAIWYA] CF Watkins has pulled off the unique trick of creating an album that is imbued with the warmth of the American South as well as the urban sophistication of New York. Featuring some of the best indie songs of 2019, this list of recent indie albums includes the latest music from relatively unknown artists, like Jade Bird and Sasami, to bigger indie acts, like Vampire Weekend and Catfish and the Bottlemen. Let us help: here are our rankings for the ten best indie albums of 2019 so far. Here are the 35 best. While the music is superficially quiet, this muted beauty seethes with rage about a world that is seemingly ambivalent about its own destruction.–Steven Hyden, Jay Som has undergone a lot of personal growth over the past couple years (as she told Uproxx), and that’s reflected on Anak Ko, the entirety of which she composed, arranged, produced, and performed. Yet by his own admission, he has made a “non-religious religious record.” Oh My God, the dizzying and fantastic fifth album from the increasingly prolific folk-rocker, is preoccupied with the language of exaltation, from its gospel-choir refrains to its outrageous album cover, which depicts Morby, shirtless, posing beneath a famous painting of Saint Cecilia playing piano for the angels. that is unmistakably his own, Cameron tackles topics ranging from sex work to addiction, and often mines his real-life relationship for material. Modern Nature's debut album How to Live lies somewhere between interrogative folk-rock and atmospheric synthpop, with both psychedelic and earthy vibrations. Marrying spectral piano with her own quavering, honeyed vocals, Pratt writes with the kind of wisdom that only experience can instill, but never loses her sense of innocence, either.—Caitlin White. Let it be easy. And unlike The Woods, which was largely tracked live—all the better to reimagine the band’s sound as a ferocious Zeppelin-esque roar—Center finds Sleater-Kinney more inclined than ever to utilize the studio as an instrument. Tacocat have surprised us with their fourth full length This Mess Is A Place. And West Coast rock combined with piano glam and Lewis’ lyrics makes for a most celebratory listen, indeed. The stars aligned just in time for Bridgers and Oberst to write, record and surprise-drop a haunting album together for a brand new project: Better Oblivion Community Center—which really is their band name and not actually the name of a utopian old folks home.
The album’s epic closer, “Acheron,” shows just how much life good production can breathe into a song when it explodes into a gigantic finale of fuzz. –Z.G. Through all the abrasiveness and unexpected turns, there are moments when it’s undeniably catchy. Conor Oberst is revitalized in her presence while she crafts tunes that are more spirited and playful than anything she’s released as a solo artist. The pianos crackle; the organs rumble and groan (see: “Nothing Sacred / All Things Wild”); everything has that fuzzy analog glow. With an album that borders on soul, pop, jazz and rock, Yanya is far too preoccupied with her inner demons and unique artistry to quibble over what one particular genre her music most closely resembles. all the more justified.–S.H. All rights reserved.PopMatters is wholly independent, women-owned and operated. But after a string of EPs, Pronoun’s debut full-length does exactly that — delivering twelve tracks that feel like a permanent document of a moment and result in the best sleeper album of 2019. It’s sweet, it’s hilarious, and it’s a better reflection of American rock traditions than most actual Americans could conceive.–P.C. Or it can leave you feeling high on independence.
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