MJ Lenderman, Illuminati Hotties, Mannequin Pussy and more made breakthrough LPs, and the sonic options stretched from Claire ...

Whether guitar-driven or leaning towards experimental and electronic, indie rock is a fierce amalgamation of rock ‘n’ roll.

Strummy singer-songwriter confessionals, twisty guitar pop, L.A. shoegaze, Spanish garage-punk, North Carolina folk-rock, Ohio disaffection — it was a great year for all manner of indie-rock.

From Gillian Welch & David Rawlings to Laura Marling to Itasca, here are 10 folk albums not to miss from this year.

The Stones are Merely Sleeping is the innovative genre-blurring debut album from alternative singer-songwriter Moteh Parrott ...

A list called “Best Female” anything seems silly and the songwriters here are equally at home on any “Best of” list. But in the interest of zooming in on three of the best indie rock songwriters, it ...

First Avenue 's annual Best New Bands concert is a winter staple. It's also a chance to catch up on some great local acts in ...

They bonded over the indie-folk-rock of Boston’s Ballroom Thieves and were surprised to discover their mutual affection for ...

rejecting the shallowness of rock by singing instead about injustice and relevant American issues. The indie-folk of the 2010s and 2020s, however, even differs from that of the 1990s and finds its ...

She writes indie folk rock songs (a couple with an acoustic punk twist), plays the guitar and sings with a voice that has been described by listeners as similar to Laura Marling, Kate Nash and ...