Indie
Noah’s Barks pages relating to the indie music genre. Combine with other tags for subgenres, e.g. “indie+rock,” “indie+pop,” or “indie+electronic.”
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Tegan and Sara (Retrospective)
I reminisce about one of the music acts most responsible for breaking me out of my high school "classic rock" phase. (read more)
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Sonic Youth – “Goo”
Perhaps the apex of Sonic Youth’s output, "Goo" has the band reach equilibrium with listless noise, pop hooks, and their iconic, idiosyncratic style. (read more)
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The Magnetic Fields – “Distant Plastic Trees”
The debut album by the legendary indie pop artist The Magnetic Fields features vocal contributions from Suzan Anway. Distant Plastic Trees will leave you cold—but not in the way you’ll expect. (read more)
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Cloud Nothings – “Life Without Sound”
‘Life Without Sound’ is too flaccid. Even looking through the murk, there’s no killer track like "Stay Useless" or "I’m Not a Part of Me." Bummer. (read more)
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Saint Etienne – “Asleep at the Wheels of Steel” (2002)
‘Asleep at the Wheels of Steel’ features more soundtrack work by Saint Etienne. Is anything on this compilation worthwhile? (read more)
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PJ Harvey – “The Hope Six Demolition Project”
Oh man, The Hope Six Demolition Project might be PJ Harvey’s worst album. Maybe excuse the “might,” possibly, (probably). It might as well be definite considering her prior record of consistently always delivering something of interest with her eclectic tastes and many ways of posturing herself. To begin with, the lyrics here are particularly bad.… (read more)
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Belle and Sebastian – “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance”
Ah, fuck. On Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, Belle and Sebastian were just a minute too late. Everyone made a big deal about Reflektor, but Arcade Fire couldn’t groove their way out of a paper bag. Turns out Belle and Sebastian totally can, but if you were to upgrade to plastic, they’d probably be… (read more)
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Belle and Sebastian – “Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant”
Yo, get out of here slow-tempo Belle and Sebastian haters, ‘Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant’ has some of their most immaculate arrangements. (read more)
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The Wake – “Assembly” (2002)
Oi, The Wake tricked me with Assembly, so this review is dedicated to the other five fans of The Wake. The compilation Assembly ostensibly has five unreleased songs, but it’s actually two. “Rise and Shine” is a demo of “Sail Through.” “Make You Understand” is “World of Her Own.” “The Calendar” is “Torn Calendar.” They’re… (read more)
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Shovel Knight
Can ‘Shovel Knight,’ a retro indie 2D platformer, reach the heights of its inspirations? (read more)