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Indie Rock
Performer Mag’s reviews of new indie rock music and videos.
Chief Ghoul ‘Damned’ Review
Chief Ghoul sounds like a gunslinger who traded in his iron for a guitar but still deals in...
The Howling Tongues BOO HISS Vinyl Review
The Howling Tongues new album BOO HISS is a face-melting return to singalong rock and roll, and...
Sleepy Kitty – “Projection Room” Review
“Sleepy St. Louis pop with a definite garage tinge” Comprised of Paige Brubeck and Evan Sult (formerly of Harvey Danger), Sleepy Kitty is a pop/garage group that (currently) resides in St Louis. Two...
Posole – “No Justice” Review
“Flavorful mariachi surf-rock!” San Francisco indie rockers Posole take their name from a hearty soup that is a staple of Mexican cuisine. Like their namesake, the band is a potent mix of...
Cloud Control – “Dream Cave” Review
“More hooks than a tackle box” Cloud Control is the catchy and intrepid Australian four-piece working in the traditional indie rock framework (vocals, bass, drums and guitar). “Dojo Rising,” the...
Cecili – “Valuables” Review
“Distills electro-pop, R&B, acoustic rock & folk in surprising ways" One listen to Atlanta's Cecili and it becomes apparent that she defies the laws of musical genres. Having just unveiled...
Two Cow Garage – “The Death of the Self-Preservation Society” Review
“You live for the bridges of this album” For all of you Cage the Elephant and Drive-By Truckers fans out there, this is an album that you shouldn’t pass up. A mishmash of messy sounds and clean-cut...
Schooner – “Neighborhood Veins” Review
“An auditory sun shower” The latest release by the Tar Heel rockers, led by vocalist Reid Johnson, is a dreamy dozen of indie noise-pop soldered together with compassion and a cunning sense of self....
Dumb Numbers: Performer’s Vinyl of the Month
Dumb Numbers is like an old-school college radio junkie’s wet dream. Essentially a decade in the making, the project (helmed by Aussie musician Adam Harding) brings together Lou Barlow (Sebadoh,...
Lovers – “A Friend in the World” album review
The first thing that jumped into my mind when I heard this album by Lovers is the ’90s era. A few of the songs seem like they should have been featured on The Perks of Being a Wallflower soundtrack,...
Hunters – “S/T” Review
Hunters’ debut, self-titled album, is a throwback to Blink-182’s original work back in the ’90s. The first thing that you will notice about the record is the garage-band, distorted sound that so...
Friendly People – “Shake” Review
“Energized, experimental chamber pop with summer-vocals and shimmering guitars” Cambridge, MA’s Friendly People tapped twenty musicians to record Shake. The result edges the quartet closer to the...