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Has any songwriter used the words "things" and "sounds" and made small matters seem more significant and full of possibility as much as Built to Spill's Doug Martsch?

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"I want to just keep playing music, to keep touring and playing live until I can’t do it anymore."

Indie rock fans tend to romanticize “growing up” as a time when they found music to foster an identity separate from the jocks and bullies who dominated their hometowns. This was certainly the case for Strange Ranger frontman Isaac Eiger, who jokes over Zoom, “In Montana, rave culture was just wook culture – dudes doing … 100% Pure Love Read More » The post 100% Pure Love appeared first on SPIN.

Checking in with singer-songwriter-guitarist Doug Martsch ahead of the band’s stop at The Basement East

Dotted with cool surprises and intricately plotted melodies, the veteran indie band’s Sub Pop debut shakes things up without breaking their pattern of low-key, late-period releases.

When The Wind Forgets Your Name by Built To Spill: vintage slacker rock with a deceptively experimental edge

Despite the inherent independent spirit evoked simply by its nomenclature, it's not easy for indie rock to thrive just anywhere. Even in the age of...

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The debut film by Swiss director Andreas Fontana follows an outsider's journey through a sinister world of money and politics