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Dayton indie is a distinctive subgenre rooted in the DIY ethos and inventive spirit of the small, yet culturally rich city of Dayton, Ohio. Known for its lo-fi production, eclectic sound, and prolific output, the music often oscillates between power pop melodies, punk energy, and experimental rock. As epitomized by acts like Guided By Voices and frontman Robert Pollard's array of side projects, Dayton indie is characterized by its homespun charm, catchy riffs, and a devotion to crafting music that defies mainstream polish while celebrating imperfections as part of the creative process. With a community-driven approach, these artists encapsulate a raw, genuine essence that is both introspective and resonant, providing an earnest soundtrack to the rust belt's post-industrial landscape.

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Designed For Use
Guided By Voices
Single - Released October 30, 2026
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  1. October 30, 2026
    Designed For Use album image
    Designed For Use
    Guided By Voices
    1 tracks
  2. September 18
    Does Heaven Ever Mourn For Me album image
    Does Heaven Ever Mourn For Me
    Like Moths To Flames
    5 tracks
  3. August 6
    Where the Quiet Devours Me Whole album image
    Where the Quiet Devours Me Whole
    Like Moths To Flames
    4 tracks
  4. July 28
    So Loud, So Clear album image
    So Loud, So Clear
    The Boxcar Suite
    1 tracks
  5. July 16
    Mope album image
    Mope
    A While After
    1 tracks
  6. June 25
    How to Be Lonely album image
    How to Be Lonely
    Like Moths To Flames
    3 tracks
  7. June 16
    No Island album image
    No Island
    TINO
    1 tracks
  8. May 29
    Crawlspace Of The Pantheon album image
    Crawlspace Of The Pantheon
    Guided By Voices
    12 tracks
  9. May 18
    Promises album image
    Promises
    Heather Redman & The Reputation
    1 tracks
  10. May 15
    Gravity Is Just A Way To Fall album image
    Gravity Is Just A Way To Fall
    Smug Brothers
    13 tracks
  11. May 14
    I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore album image
    I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore
    Like Moths To Flames
    2 tracks
  12. April 24
    Parallel Stride album image
    Parallel Stride
    Doug Gillard
    11 tracks
  13. April 22
    When You're My Clown (Nothing Happens) album image
    When You're My Clown (Nothing Happens)
    Guided By Voices
    3 tracks
  14. April 3
    Meet A Changing World album image
    Meet A Changing World
    Smug Brothers
    1 tracks
  15. March 31
    People Too album image
    People Too
    TINO
    1 tracks
  16. March 25
    Advance Without Dropping album image
    Advance Without Dropping
    Guided By Voices
    2 tracks
  17. March 20
    Like A Cardinal album image
    Like A Cardinal
    Hawthorne Heights
    1 tracks
  18. February 20
    Face of Smiles album image
    Face of Smiles
    Doug Gillard
    1 tracks
  19. February 13
    Interior Magnets album image
    Interior Magnets
    Smug Brothers
    1 tracks
  20. December 5, 2025
    New Winter 2025 album image
    New Winter 2025
    Hawthorne Heights
    2 tracks
  21. November 7
    Lighthouse album image
    Lighthouse
    N4T!•
    Jason Lancaster
    1 tracks
  22. October 31
    Thick Rich And Delicious album image
    Thick Rich And Delicious
    Guided By Voices
    15 tracks
  23. October 30
    Salting the Earth album image
    Salting the Earth
    Like Moths To Flames
    1 tracks
  24. October 24
    Wreckage album image
    Wreckage
    Hawthorne Heights
    1 tracks
  25. October 15
    Lucy's World album image
    Lucy's World
    Guided By Voices
    3 tracks
  26. October 3
    Everything's A Shame album image
    Everything's A Shame
    Sadbox
    3 tracks
  27. September 25
    Darkest Night (demo) album image
    Darkest Night (demo)
    Gabe Maas and the Bruins
    1 tracks
  28. September 23
    Too Little Too Late album image
    Too Little Too Late
    Downswing•
    Like Moths To Flames
    1 tracks
  29. September 19
    All Rhymes for Scoop album image
    All Rhymes for Scoop
    Sadbox
    2 tracks
  30. September 5
    (You Can't Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda album image
    (You Can't Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
    Guided By Voices
    1 tracks
  31. August 29
    Dust album image
    Dust
    Sadbox
    1 tracks
  32. August 1
    Wubs For The Sake Of Wubs album image
    Wubs For The Sake Of Wubs
    Cryztal Grid
    10 tracks
  33. August 1
    THE LIVE SHOW album image
    THE LIVE SHOW
    Isicle
    18 tracks
  34. July 11
    superbloom (Bugle Bot Remix) album image
    superbloom (Bugle Bot Remix)
    Bugle Bot
    1 tracks
  35. July 7
    Hold Your Line album image
    Hold Your Line
    The Werks
    1 tracks
  36. July 4
    Housing Crisis album image
    Housing Crisis
    Jetty Bones
    1 tracks
  37. June 6
    Stuck on Beta album image
    Stuck on Beta
    Smug Brothers
    13 tracks
  38. May 16
    Paper Jane album image
    Paper Jane
    Smug Brothers
    2 tracks
  39. May 9
    Eureka (Cam Becker Remix) album image
    Eureka (Cam Becker Remix)
    The Orphan The Poet
    2 tracks
  40. May 7
    War Horn album image
    War Horn
    Bugle Bot
    1 tracks
  1. September 18, 2026
    Does Heaven Ever Mourn For Me album image
    Does Heaven Ever Mourn For Me
    Like Moths To Flames
    5 tracks
  2. August 6
    Where the Quiet Devours Me Whole album image
    Where the Quiet Devours Me Whole
    Like Moths To Flames
    4 tracks
  3. May 29
    Crawlspace Of The Pantheon album image
    Crawlspace Of The Pantheon
    Guided By Voices
    12 tracks
  4. May 15
    Gravity Is Just A Way To Fall album image
    Gravity Is Just A Way To Fall
    Smug Brothers
    13 tracks
  5. April 24
    Parallel Stride album image
    Parallel Stride
    Doug Gillard
    11 tracks
  6. October 31, 2025
    Thick Rich And Delicious album image
    Thick Rich And Delicious
    Guided By Voices
    15 tracks
  7. August 1
    Wubs For The Sake Of Wubs album image
    Wubs For The Sake Of Wubs
    Cryztal Grid
    10 tracks
  8. August 1
    THE LIVE SHOW album image
    THE LIVE SHOW
    Isicle
    18 tracks
  9. June 6
    Stuck on Beta album image
    Stuck on Beta
    Smug Brothers
    13 tracks
  10. April 3
    God of Wonder (Acoustic) album image
    God of Wonder (Acoustic)
    Jason Lancaster
    5 tracks
  11. February 7
    Universe Room album image
    Universe Room
    Guided By Voices
    17 tracks
  12. January 10
    Sandpaper and Silk album image
    Sandpaper and Silk
    Hawthorne Heights
    6 tracks
  13. December 14, 2024
    Rose In The East album image
    Rose In The East
    TINO•
    DJ Marrrtin
    8 tracks
  14. December 14
    Rose In The East album image
    Rose In The East
    TINO•
    DJ Marrrtin
    8 tracks
  15. November 22
    Hawthorne Heights / Emery album image
    Hawthorne Heights / Emery
    Hawthorne Heights•
    Emery
    4 tracks
  16. November 8
    Nine Reasons To Say Goodbye album image
    Nine Reasons To Say Goodbye
    Hawthorne Heights
    9 tracks
  17. October 11
    Life On Standby / Dissolve And Decay album image
    Life On Standby / Dissolve And Decay
    Hawthorne Heights
    5 tracks
  18. October 3
    Old Songs And Demos album image
    Old Songs And Demos
    Oneacis
    35 tracks
  19. September 6
    Sage the House album image
    Sage the House
    Bomb Bunny
    9 tracks
  20. August 24
    Safe Money II album image
    Safe Money II
    TINO
    7 tracks
  1. October 30, 2026
    Designed For Use album image
    Designed For Use
    Guided By Voices
    1 tracks
  2. July 28
    So Loud, So Clear album image
    So Loud, So Clear
    The Boxcar Suite
    1 tracks
  3. July 16
    Mope album image
    Mope
    A While After
    1 tracks
  4. June 25
    How to Be Lonely album image
    How to Be Lonely
    Like Moths To Flames
    3 tracks
  5. June 16
    No Island album image
    No Island
    TINO
    1 tracks
  6. May 18
    Promises album image
    Promises
    Heather Redman & The Reputation
    1 tracks
  7. May 14
    I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore album image
    I Don't Want To Be Here Anymore
    Like Moths To Flames
    2 tracks
  8. April 22
    When You're My Clown (Nothing Happens) album image
    When You're My Clown (Nothing Happens)
    Guided By Voices
    3 tracks
  9. April 3
    Meet A Changing World album image
    Meet A Changing World
    Smug Brothers
    1 tracks
  10. March 31
    People Too album image
    People Too
    TINO
    1 tracks
  11. March 25
    Advance Without Dropping album image
    Advance Without Dropping
    Guided By Voices
    2 tracks
  12. March 20
    Like A Cardinal album image
    Like A Cardinal
    Hawthorne Heights
    1 tracks
  13. February 20
    Face of Smiles album image
    Face of Smiles
    Doug Gillard
    1 tracks
  14. February 13
    Interior Magnets album image
    Interior Magnets
    Smug Brothers
    1 tracks
  15. December 5, 2025
    New Winter 2025 album image
    New Winter 2025
    Hawthorne Heights
    2 tracks
  16. November 7
    Lighthouse album image
    Lighthouse
    N4T!•
    Jason Lancaster
    1 tracks
  17. October 30
    Salting the Earth album image
    Salting the Earth
    Like Moths To Flames
    1 tracks
  18. October 24
    Wreckage album image
    Wreckage
    Hawthorne Heights
    1 tracks
  19. October 15
    Lucy's World album image
    Lucy's World
    Guided By Voices
    3 tracks
  20. October 3
    Everything's A Shame album image
    Everything's A Shame
    Sadbox
    3 tracks