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Playlist · New Alternative 40 Chart | Indie, Alt & Rock Updated Weekly · 40 items · 15K likes.
Learn about the history, styles, and artists of alternative/indie rock, a catch-all term for post-punk bands from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s. Explore the highlights, recent releases, and songs of this diverse and fractured genre on AllMusic.
Aug 2, 2021 · Discover the best new indie, rock & alt music in our August compilation!
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Dec 15, 2022 · Alt-rock & indie music in 2022 proved fertile ground for sonic experimentation across scenes far & wide. Here are our favorite releases.
- Margaret Glaspy, ‘Echo the Diamond’ Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy’s songs have a rangy, improvisational feel that makes her best lines and sharpest epiphanies land with a unique offhanded power.
- Feeble Little Horse, ‘Girl With Fish’ This Pittsburg band creates sweet, violent little sound worlds on their second full-length LP, mixing bright noise and tense, tender twee pop to create a sense of comfort and dislocation that makes every song feel surprising.
- Lydia Loveless, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way’ “I want the rush of knowing that I did the right thing for once,” Lydia Loveless sings on “Do the Right Thing,” a standout from her sixth album.
- Greg Mendez, ‘Greg Mendez’ “I don’t mind if you stay tonight, it’s just another promise you never meant,” Greg Mendez sings on the opener of his self-titled album.
Weekly chart compiled from more than 50 alternative and indie new music sources each week. Chart positions from New Alternative 40 Chart; on YouTube and r/IndieHeads on Reddit. Songs stay on chart usually 1-3 weeks and updated usually Sunday afternoon.
This is the best indie rock playlist featuring the best indie music of alternative rock bands. Most of these alternative bands started of as independent musi...
