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UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 2d

👀 #SwordII with #newmusic single “Even If It’s Just a Dream” ushers in their upcoming album 'Electric Hour', due in November 2025. This Atlanta-based trio is raising eyebrows and knocks on the door of the curious. #indierock #shoegaze #altrock 🎶
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SWORD II are Mari González, Certain Zuko, and Travis Arnold ...first making waves with their 2023 debut Spirit World Tour, a post-punk project.

The band describes the album title as a metaphor for creative potency in a surveillance-heavy era. “Electric Hour” is the time a band gets on stage to make their point ...a moment of revolution, clarity, and connection.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 3d

🎸 “Hangin’ on by a thread / I’m more important when I’m caught up in your web"~ #WesParker and his latest release “Spider Legs”...Parker is classically trained and incorporates odd time signatures and rhythm-driven riffs while maintaining melodic depth #indierock open.spotify.com/track/16vdhV...

Parker was a member of Camp Howard, a local band that fused surf rock and grunge. The band broke up in 2021, prompting Parker’s solo career.

Wes Parker is a Richmond, Virginia-based musician and comedian known for his sharp humor. He’s a rising indie artist with roots in the band Camp Howard and a viral comedy persona named Skunk.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 4d

💥 The Irish five-piece band have carved a niche in the #noiserock and #shoegaze realm with their third album 'WE WERE JUST HERE' 🎸 Katie Ball of #JustMustard leads the late-night pulse with her reverb-soaked vocals from another dimension ☄️ #newmusic #indierock #altrock

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The official video for “WE WERE JUST HERE” is stark and surreal, matching the song’s mood with shadowy imagery and abstract movement.

Katie treats her voice like an instrument. She often avoids traditional melodies, instead weaving her vocals into the band’s dense textures like a ghostly thread. This approach gives Just Mustard their signature eerie, immersive sound.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 7d

✍️ It’s the second single from her upcoming album 'Liquorice' and it marks a bold evolution in her sound and storytelling. “Only One Laughing” is a burst of #dreampop frustration by #Hatchie (Harriette Pilbeam). #indie #shoegaze 🌟

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Hatchie is the stage name of Harriette Pilbeam, an Australian singer-songwriter musician.

Hatchie began singing as a child and picked up guitar and bass in her teens, later adding piano and clarinet to her repertoire.

Not for Radio - Puddles (Official Visualizer)

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 9d

🎶 That bittersweet space between fantasy and reality...where love, memory, and imagination blur. #MaríaZardoya chases a connection that exists more in feeling than fact in "Puddles" #NotforRadio #newmusic #indie #dreampop #melt

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YouTube video by Not for Radio

The New Eves - Red Brick (Official Video)

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 11d

🦅 “Red Brick” is the rippling collage of urban folklore, feminist punk, and outsider art. #TheNewEves handled everything; songwriting, performance, filming, editing, making this a fully DIY creation. #indie #newmusic #art

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YouTube video by TheNewEvesVEVO

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UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 14d

👍 The songwriting of multi-instrumentalist #Melle is described as 'close and familiar, like he’s sitting next to you'. Currently perfecting his second album 'Before I Lose It' due in January...this is “At My Worst” featuring #Philine 👋 #indie #pop #folk #newmusic

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For this particular song, Melle’s gentle delivery pairs beautifully with Philine’s airy harmonies.

He deserves to receive praise for his honesty and emotional clarity. His real name is Melle IJsbrand Boddaert, a Dutch singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Leiden, Netherlands.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 16d

✍️ Singer-songwriter #PeteMurray and new album "Longing" marks a powerful return to independence, with the title track capturing the emotional depth and musical warmth that have defined his career. #Acousticrock #folk #Australia 🎸

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Longing

Elizabeth Moen -- "Songbird"

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 18d

✍️ “ just a songbird outside your window.” “I wish I could speak in whatever language you do”... the framework when people do care but can’t quite communicate it. #ElizabethMoen #Songbird #indie #folk #soul 🐦
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YouTube video by Flat Black Studios

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 22d

✍️ “everybody want me but my lover”...a trumpet-laced lament; the lead single from his upcoming album 'Pain & the people around me'...a nod to vintage decadence and excess from #DeemSpencer #indie #lo-fi #jazz #pop #newmusic 🌠

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Deem spun the beat repeatedly at a friend’s house, searching for the right words. The hook came first, channeling ’50s–’70s pop heartbreak.

This track is a dreamy, jazz-inflected beat featuring Will Evans on trumpet.

TWEN - Allnighter [Official Music Video] (2025)

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 23d

👋 Nashville-based indie rock duo Twen and new single "Allnighter" from their upcoming album Fate Euphoric, set to release November 4, 2025 #newmusic #twen
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YouTube video by twen band TV

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 24d

🦇 Mica Tenenbaum voices ~ Second Sleep ~ as a metaphor for wanting to retreat into dreams rather than face reality i.e. “Time to toughen up...” "Sun's coming up, Put the coffee on, and shutter on out the door" #MagdalenaBay #indie #art #altpop #newmusic #video

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Magdalena Bay is the Los Angeles-based duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin. They met as teenagers in Miami, originally playing together in a progressive rock band before pivoting to their signature dreamy synth-pop vibes.

New single released 26th of September 2025.

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UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 25d

👍 New York based duo #Phantogram with "Earthshaker"... some cryptic imagery for your day. 🦉 #indie #altpop
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Earthshaker

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 28d

👍 “Maybe ordinary suits THE GHOULS”... a poetic jab at conformity, suggesting that the undead thrive in the mundane. #Midlake convenes with benevolent rock and roll ghosts. #indie #folk #altrock #progressiverock #denton

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Midlake is an American folk rock band from Denton, Texas, formed in 1999. The band consists of Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Scott Lee, Eric Nichelson, Jesse Chandler, and Joey McClellan.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · 29d

🏍️ From the heart of 'Concrete Rhythms', the album housing of “Streetlights & Shadows” from #AerisIllume #newmusic #experimental #pop
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Streetlights & Shadows

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Oct 1

#DAFFO ...aka Gabi Gamberg, describes #newmusic track as a reflection on the habit of hiding truths from others, believing it’s for their benefit. Poetic lines especially the refrain “I can’t say what I mean / So I let it out sideways…” #indie #folk #rock open.spotify.com/track/4mUgLu...

“Sideways” is the final single from DAFFO’s debut album Where the Earth Bends.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 30

✍️ “I’m not the one you’re looking for / But I’ll be here when you arrive.” ~ #FINE is part of a growing wave of Danish artists pushing the boundaries of indie and experimental pop. "Portal" is the latest release 💥 #indie #altpop #dreampop open.spotify.com/track/7LYCoM...

Portal

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 29

👋 Their sound is described “as familiar as your favorite pair of Wranglers while as fresh as the morning Rocky Mountain air”. 2025 track “Sugar” was recorded live as part of the Sendero Sessions. #Marfa #Americana #popcountry open.spotify.com/track/1xqp03...

The sessions highlight their vocal blend and acoustic instrumentation, giving fans a front-row seat to their evolving artistry.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 26

👋 From her upcoming album 'LIAR (Love Isn’t A Right)'...“I see a morning, I see a beautiful sky”... a recurring line that anchors the song’s optimism amid sorrow. #TanitaTikaram describes a meditation on the frightening normalisation of violence. #PoeticPop 👍
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Tanita describes the song as extreme inequality and the authoritarian government. Yet she finds hope in how people form communities to challenge these forces. “The idea that we can be better I find deeply moving,” she says.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 25

“I don’t write by genre...I write honest songs,”~ #Tristen Gaspadarek describes herself as “refining unpopularity since 1982”. Her new single 'Skin of Our Teeth' is streaming. "We were loving ‘til we fell asleep on the soft warm bed of the wilderness.” #indie 👍
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For anyone who’s ever felt unseen but kept creating anyway just like me.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 24

🎙️ For the fans of smooth sultry jazz 🎙️ #AllisonYoung records her version of the Sinatra classic “I Fall In Love Too Easily”. The song was also covered by artists like Chet Baker, Miles Davis, and Billie Holiday. #indie #jazz #folk #newmusic
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Allison Young is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist known for blending vintage jazz stylings with modern indie-folk.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 23

👋 “I’ve been selling myself so short / Well, I’m not selling anymore”. From their latest album '21st Century Fiction', “Wake Me Up” is a cleansing...about shaking off numbness and reclaiming self-worth. #indie #rock #altrock 🎸
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Formed in 2014 from Reading, Berkshire, England. Fronted by Matt Thomson ( vocals, guitar ).

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 22

👍 This track is a meditation on craftsmanship, solitude, and the beauty of imperfection. The autumnal season has arrived. #SethKauffman #FloatingAction #newmusic #indie

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Floating Action is the musical moniker of Seth Kauffman, a North Carolina-based multi-instrumentalist and producer known for crafting genre-blurring, lo-fi grooves that blend indie rock, soul, dub, folk, and psychedelia.

UnitedSongBird @unitedsongbird.bsky.social · Sep 20

👋 Been haunted by “Faces in the Firelight” for weeks. #ShanaCleveland turns these moments into reveries. Maybe we see a burn pile, a dark field, or a flicker of life. #indiefolk #PsychFolk

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Shana Cleveland is a poetic force in the indie folk and psych scene—best known as the frontwoman of La Luz and for her solo work.