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Despite the 2015 Parliament being dubbed “the most representative yet”, it still remains disproportionately pale, male and representatively frail. With the Conservative Party manifesto stating that “equal […]

Name: LANY

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee/L.A. based

Listen To: ‘youarefire’

L.A. based trio LANY released their first collection of songs in June. Their debut EP, titled ‘i loved you’ commemorates love […]

It’s official: after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on the 26th June, gay marriage has now been legalised in all 50 American states. In the words of Chief Justice Roberts who voted in favour of the ruling: “if you are […]

Tramlines is Sheffield’s very own inner city music festival which is taking place between the 24th-26th July. The Indiependent has selected 5 must-see acts from the lineup – and if you like what you hear you can […]

Come On Eileen //  Dexys Midnight Runners

Without a doubt the best four-and-a-half-minutes of a song in the entire world. And galaxy. And universe. Of all time.

From the unorthodox folky fiddle intro, to the […]

A slight jump back in time brings us face-to-face once again with Dr Frederick Chilton, and it appears he’s not the only one thirsty for revenge. Aperitivo unites those left beaten and battered by Hannibal […]

By the looks of things, it’s been a busy year for Latvian indie-pop band Carnival Youth: a debut album, airplay from Steve Lamacq, The Guardian, XFM, Artrocker… If they seem vaguely familiar, it’s because they […]

I remember first hearing the slacker-indie tones of Brad Oberhofer’s lazy vocals on the 2010 single ‘o0Oo0Oo0’, believing that I was listening to a band on the precipice of greatness. After an o0Oo0Oo0kay effort […]

‘Wouldn’t It Be Nice’ is the lead single from The Beach Boys album, Pet Sounds, and is a timeless classic which has since been used in multiple movie soundtracks – most notoriously the Adam Sandler film, 50 First […]

Title: Night Boat

Author: Alan Spence

What I Think So Far: I was unsure about this book for the first chapter or so; it starts off fairly slowly, and integrates Japanese names and terms into the dialogue […]

From the moment Hannah Boleyn’s signature soulful vocals kick in, it’s difficult to concentrate on anything else. Her uniquely captivating sound dominates this track, as the passionate tones of her lower register […]

The Wonder Years described their last album, The Greatest Generation, as “the third piece in a trilogy about growing up”. The album was tremendously successful, and the wait has been long to see what the band […]

The contemporary arts are often the ones that are met with the most confusion, disdain and at times even disgust. There are arguments that the contemporary doesn’t really matter anymore, that it’s simply sel […]

Welcome. I am trying to quit smoking. The following is a conduction of a kind of self-therapy through which I try to learn more about smoking and addiction by analysing both literary fragments (admittedly scant) […]

Whether you’re sunbathing on the beach, keeping up with the gardening or even exercising this summer, Vinyl Williams’ spacey vibes in ‘Space Age Utopia’ are guaranteed to transport you into a whirlpool of your own […]

Upcoming Londoners Josh Flowers & The Wild revealed their new single ‘Smoke In My Eyes’ following positive reviews of predecessors ‘I’m Gone’ and ‘Jacques Cousteau’. Modern ambassadors of Blues rock, much like […]