Indie Garage Rock

Indie garage rock is a genre characterized by its lo-fi production, fuzz-laden guitars, driving rhythms, and often, laid-back vocal styles. Emerging in the 2000s, it drew inspiration from 1960s garage rock and post-punk, with a DIY ethos and a focus on raw energy over polished production. During its peak in the 2010s, indie garage rock became a staple of the underground scene, with bands embracing a carefree, California-inspired sound that blended surf rock, psychedelia, and indie rock elements. The genre's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream gloss, instead celebrating a more authentic, DIY spirit. Notable elements that set indie garage rock apart include its use of distorted guitars, catchy hooks, and a blend of melancholic and playful lyrics, creating a unique sound that's both introspective and infectious.

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Burnout (Bedroom Version)
Single - Released December 17, 2025

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Acid Ghost
BRONCHO
Balkans
Beach Fossils
Beach Goons
Bedroom
Black Lips
Boyscott
Breakup Shoes
CASTLEBEAT
Ceramic Animal
Coma Cinema
Corners
Crumb
Damaged Bug
Dead Ghosts
Diners
Doe's Theory
Dreamgirl
Drugdealer
Dumbo Gets Mad
Enjoy
FIDLAR
Fake Tides
Flat Worms
Fox Academy
Froth
Furnsss
Fuzz
Good Morning
Gøggs
Harlem
Hether
Horse Jumper of Love
Hot Flash Heat Wave
Inner Wave
Jacuzzi Boys
Jerry Paper
Joyce Manor
Junkie
Jurassic Shark
King Tuff
Loving
Meatbodies
Meth Wax
Mike Krol
Mild High Club
Million Dollar Weekend
Moses Gunn Collective
Mrs. Magician
Mustard Service
Mystic Braves
No Vacation
Part Time
Pity Party (Girls Club)
Plums
Portland 504
Post Animal
Pro Teens
SadGirl
Sevenrose
Sports
Stevie Dinner
Summer Salt
Sunbeam Sound Machine
Swim Mountain
T. Rexico
TV Girl
The Buttertones
The Frights
The Growlers
The High Curbs
The Nude Party
The Shivas
The Soaks
The Velveteins
The Walters
Together Pangea
Travis Bretzer
Triathalon
Triptides
Ty Segall
Vansire
Varsity
Vundabar
Wavves
Winona Forever
Worn-Tin
infinite bisous
levitation room
TV Girl
The Walters
Vundabar
Vansire
Sports
Crumb
Pity Party (Girls Club)
Mild High Club
The Growlers
No Vacation
Bedroom
Drugdealer
Beach Fossils
Joyce Manor
FIDLAR
BRONCHO
Loving
Good Morning
Mustard Service
Inner Wave
The Frights
Boyscott
Ty Segall
The Buttertones
Plums
Hether
Summer Salt
CASTLEBEAT
Dreamgirl
Part Time
Enjoy
levitation room
Acid Ghost
Beach Goons
Horse Jumper of Love
Mike Krol
Moses Gunn Collective
Together Pangea
Fox Academy
Wavves
Black Lips
Hot Flash Heat Wave
Breakup Shoes
Coma Cinema
Triathalon
The Nude Party
Dumbo Gets Mad
Meth Wax
Sunbeam Sound Machine
King Tuff
Fuzz
Dead Ghosts
Travis Bretzer
Mystic Braves
SadGirl
Froth
Sevenrose
The Shivas
Jacuzzi Boys
Jerry Paper
Post Animal
Harlem
infinite bisous
Balkans
Stevie Dinner
Varsity
Worn-Tin
Swim Mountain
Jurassic Shark
Winona Forever
Flat Worms
The High Curbs
Corners
Meatbodies
Triptides
The Velveteins
Damaged Bug
Ceramic Animal
Furnsss
Diners
Junkie
Fake Tides
Mrs. Magician
Pro Teens
Gøggs
Million Dollar Weekend
T. Rexico
The Soaks
Doe's Theory
Portland 504