May 13, 2016 : New indie albums worth a listen

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May 2016 - New Indie Releases

New Music Friday : May 13, 2016

Down In Heaven	Alas Salvation
Origin : Chicago, Illinois, USA	Origin : London, England
Genre : Indie Rock, Garage Rock	Genre : Indie Rock
Third studio album of the band formed in 2009. They keep to deliver powerful melodies and brilliant arrangements guitars oriented.	Debut album of an energetic British trio apparently drowned in Rock since they were born.
Should I Remain Here At Sea?	Taste
Origin : Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Origin : Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre : Indie Rock	Genre : Indie Rock, Electro-Pop
First of two albums released the same day by the Canadian band. This one in the same indie Rock style as their debut album Return To The Sea.	Third album in the discography of the Canadian band and the 2nd released today, exploring some new electro territories.
Ullages	Tired Of Tomorrow (Deluxe Version)
Origin : Leeds, England	Origin : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Genre : Indie Rock, Post-Punk	Genre : Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Second album of the British band formed in 2010. Solid sound and haunting melodies. They have been chosen in 2014 as support of Franz Ferdinand's U.K tour.	Formed in 2011 and signed to Relapse Records, the American band proposes with this second album a typical shoegaze sound with a solid instrumentation.
Mirage	Still Life
Origin : Hamburg, Germany	Origin : Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre : Electro Pop-Rock-Dance	Genre : Experimental Pop
Third studio album, and the first in 5 years of the German electronic duo formed in 2004 and somewhere influenced by Daft Punk.	Third studio album of the duo formed in 2010 and consisting of the multi-instrumentalists and vocalists Melati Malay and Isaac Emmanuel. They are known for incorporating in their music field recordings from all around the world.
Absolute Loser	Venus On Edge
Origin : Chicago, Illinois, USA	Origin : Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre : Alternative Country-Folk-Pop	Genre : Indie Rock, Surf Punk-Rock
Sixth studio album of the American band formed in 1997 and led by Eric D. Johnson (also member of The Shins). After a short break-up in 2013 the band come back with this new album.	Fourth studio album of the Canadian band formed in 2007 and led by twin lyricists, bassist/vocalist April Aliermo and guitarist/vocalist Daniel Lee. Brilliant guitars work.
Higher Time	Holy Ghost
Origin : Cincinnati, Ohio, USA	Origin : Pennsylvania, Maryland, USA
Genre : Rock, Hard-Rock	Genre : Indie Rock, Pop-Punk, Emo
Second album of the American four piece formed in 2014 and led by husband/guitarist Ross Dolan and wife/vocalist Laura Dolan. They deliver a classic but powerful rock.	Third album of the American band formed in 2011 in Maryland and who began as an acoustic duo. After relocated in Pennsylvania they became a four piece band with the actual line-up.
Clashes	Under The Sun
Origin : Zywiec, Poland	Origin : England
Genre : Indie Pop	Genre : Ambient, Experimental
Monica Brodka, Polish singer, violin and guitar player, winner of the third season of Polish Idol in 2004, has since released 3 albums. With this fourth LP she offers her strong songwriting and a solid instrumentation to serve her powerful voice.	Mark Pritchard is an english electronic musician and producer, resident actually in Australia. He is very eclectic, producing music in different genres as well Ambient, Hip-Hop, Techno, Jungle as Grime and Drum and bass. On this album we find a collaboration with Thom Yorke (Radiohead).