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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Shapeshifter
Album - 11 Tracks - Released June 13, 2025

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