“New House,” a jaunty melody-driven pop number, is the first bit of new music from British singer Rex Orange County in two years. |
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Feed Me is taking over the global EDM underground with "Sleepless." |
Low is the new high on "Trash," the newest and best single from Model Child. |
L.A./NYC Funeral Pop duo MXMS step out from the shadows in the City Of Lights on "Paris." |
Let's face it, celebs are just like us, but 1,000 times better, which is why we take it upon ourselves here at We Are: The Guard to bring you all of their best social media moments in the form of our weekly Twitter and Instagram columns. |
If hearing that Ekali and 1788-L have teamed up for a track doesn’t instantaneously get those headphones on and hood up, then we might be starting off on different pages here. Ekali and 1788-L are a bass supergroup in the making. |
Hey, everybody, and welcome to the latest edition of We Are: The Guard's New Indie Music. That's right, while you've been enjoying your time off this President Cardi B Day, the team and I have been busy filtering through the blogosphere in search of all of the best indie songs. |
Stanaj explores an unhealthy romantic obsession on "Sunflower,” his first single since last year's "Bed Of Roses." |
If anyone here deserves a Ph.D. certificate it is me and you because if you are here reading this column then I know for sure that you’ve invested as much time, if not more, like me in extensive research and studying of the lives of famous musicians on Instagram. |
GIRLI "Deal With It" is the sonic equivalence of those light-drenched rooms the Swedish are said to occupy during the darkest months of winter. “Deal With It” is the electro-pop bop we need during these overcast and gloomy times. |
If you're feeling a little sore after getting rejected by your Valentine, then (I feel your pain!), let me help to heal your heartbreak with the following chill tracks from Cuco & Dillon Francis, RY X, Son Lux, SOAK, Toro y Moi, and even more. |
When RL Grime drops the first track off his new label, we should probably pay attention, right? “Arcus” from RL Grime and Graves is as good (if not better) than anything either artist has released up to this point. That’s like saying better than the best. |