The blues-rock opener from the band’s 1966 debut album showcases a standout example of Samwell-Smith’s fluid, freewheeling ...

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out remains one of The Smiths’ most heartbreaking songs - a near-perfect example of the ...

It is impossible to imagine anyone singing the romantic goth-pop of The Cure other than Robert Smith, but, for a time, he was ...

In the spring of 1982, six friends got together in an East Village apartment to start a country-punk band. They had a guitar, ...

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Sync music” has become the soundtrack to our lives — whether we realize it or not. Kara Talve (left) and Anze Rozman, who are married to each other, collaborating on a composition at Bleeding Fingers ...

A few years ago, Ian and Will Ehrhart were in a taxi hurtling through a brush fire in Mexico. “Fast and furious!” yelled ...

With their surprise EP, U2 channels today’s global crises into a set of familiar but heartfelt protest songs ...

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If last month feels like a blur, the Indie Basement Best Songs & Albums of February 2026 roundup is here to help. You can also hear me talk about some of this week’s releases and other stuff on the ...