Category: indie Music
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Departures From The States Of Mind Little Juke
From the heart of Birmingham’s ever-growing indie scene comes Departures From The States Of Mind, the bold and beautiful debut album from Little Juke. Released in February 2025, the record is a powerful journey through emotional landscapes, threading together indie rock, folk, trip-hop, and soul into a sound that feels…
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11:11 LOCK-IN
Hot on the heels of their anthemic track ‘Against The World’, Hertfordshire indie-rockers LOCK-IN are back – crashing through the indie-rock gates with their hands in the air and a summer anthem in their pocket. Their latest offering, ‘11:11’, isn’t just a song; it’s a sparkling, serotonin-drenched statement that these…
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Better The Devil You Know The Spitfires
The Spitfires return in a blaze of indie ska glory with new single Better The Devil You Know. It’s not over ‘til it’s over — and for The Spitfires, it’s most definitely not over. Still fronted by the ever-insightful Billy Sullivan — the beating heart and razor-sharp pen behind the…
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Pulse Jet Man Payola
Having formed in 2024 in The Argyll Arms off of London’s Oxford Street, through a shared passion of 1960s rock and roll and soul, 1970s punk, and 1990s indie and Britpop, London band Payola have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting emerging artists on the indie scene.…
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Melanie BlIND VIEW
Blind View’s debut single, Melanie, bursts onto the indie alternative scene with the kind of confidence you’d expect from a band far beyond their years. Hailing from Essex, these five school friends channel their fresh energy into a track that feels both familiar and excitingly new. Forming in late 2024,…
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Reality TV David Fraser
Scottish singer/songwriter David Fraser comes bursting onto the indie scene with his debut single Reality TV, which has already seen over 7k Spotify streams in just 2 weeks. Having spent 2024 recording and writing, David supported the likes of Tom Meighan, Pete Doherty and Kyle Falconer, earning plenty of praise…
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GiMM!CK The Rafters
East Lancashire Punk Rock four piece The Rafters come blistering into 2025 with their first single in 12 months! Since their first single release back in 2019, The Rafters have released nine singles (approaching 20k Spotify streams), had their debut single feature on iconic football programme Soccer AM, shared a…
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Souls In Motion Pastel
Since bursting onto the scene in 2020, with debut single She Waits For Me, Pastel have quickly established themselves as one of the most exciting emerging bands in the indie scene. There first two EPs secured the top two spots on the UK official vinyl charts and they received a…
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ThisIsTheMusic Top 10 EPs of 2024
As 2024 winds down, the indie music scene has been packed with creativity, delivering incredible EPs that have captured the hearts of indie fans up and down the UK. Here are the top 10 indie EPs that defined ThisIsTheMusic’s 2024. LOCK- IN – On To The Next A mesmerising EP,…
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Are You Bored Yet? Billobuckers Cian Downing Deshine Dreams, Schemes and Young Teens Fiona Lennon Grace Calver Hannah Mazey Hazy Sundays Hotter Than The Sun indie Music Liam Gallagher Lock-In Megan Wyn music review new music Noel Gallagher Oasis Payola punk rock Quaint Quiet Lie Rise of The Indie Artists SAHAJi Sex Pistols Shambolics Simple Pleasures single review Siracuse Song Of The Year Subterrania The Avelons The Denabys The Reytons The Shed Project ThisIsTheMusic ThisIsTheMusic meets Podcast Track Of The Year

ThisIsTheMusic Top 30 Singles of 2024
After a year of incredible music, I’m thrilled to unveil the ThisIsTheMusic Top 30 Tracks of the Year by unsigned artists who’ve proven that great music doesn’t need a big label to shine. Have a read below and hopefully you might find an artist that you’ve not come across before.…
