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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 15h

Zilch. are an alt’-rock trio playing loud, distorted, heavy, groove-laiden music with melodic pop sensibilities comparable with Alice In Chains, Queens of the Stone Age and Nirvana.

On 20th June they self-released EP “Cognitive Distortions”.

Photo: Leah Hunt

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 3d

The Birch are a psychedelic rock trio from Quedlinburg, Germany, creating vigorous, driving riffs which send their audiences on a spiritual journey.

Second album due on 21st November - Vicious Minds. I spoke with them about it and more...

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 7d

Emma Pollock is known for being a founding members of indie band The Delgados (who also founded indie label Chemikal Underground).

Emma has released 4 studio albums, the latest of which, “Begging the Night to Take Hold”, was released at the end of September.

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 10d

The Armchair Captains are a 5-piece prog-funk band, with Music Underground Magazine comparing them in part to The Mars Volta, Steely Dan and Pink Floyd.

Their output has been prolific to date, and now we're discussing the latest album “The Shrub Layer”.

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 14d

The Lunar Effect are a classic rock band with a psychedelic edge. Formed by brothers Jon and Dan Jefford in London in 2017, becoming a 5-piece and releasing their debut album “Calm Before the Calm” in 2019.

Their 3rd album “Fortune’s Always Hiding” on 24th October

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 17d

Brooklyn based 7-piece ISTA blend psychedelic rock, funk, punk and electronic music to create something danceable and modern while still having a firm nod to what has come before.
Last month the band self-released their latest single “Low Fruit”…

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 21d

Dutch indie label Tiny Room Records was founded by Stefan Breuer in 2014. Stefan has overseen 75 releases (the latest of which is our focus today) and so much more.
Now we’re focussing on the 10 year label anniversary release “Foundlings Vol. 1 & 2”

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 24d

Formed in London back in 2007, Electric Litany are a 4-piece, mixing up musical genres with elements of post rock, synthpop, neoclassical, electronica and experimental soundscapes.
October 10th will see the release of 4th album “Desires”.

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · 28d

Emily Popli is a Chicago based singer/songwriter who has been writing for over 2 decades.
She views the release of her latest album, “Lilith Fair Kid”, released at the end of August, as her debut, due to a more professional recording process.

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Easter Parade is Matt Steven, a singer/songwriter who creates nostalgic and cinematic atmospheres with a reflective and contemplative mood.
His latest EP, ‘Raindrops on the Lens’ was released on the 22nd of August and I tracked down Matt for a chat

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 15

Alpha Male Tea Party are a math rock trio from Liverpool.
The band is due to release album number 5 “Reptilian Brain” on October 3rd, so I tracked them down to have a chat about it, their music and more…
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 12

Gregory Pepper first came to my attention in 2010 when he released “The Great Depression”, an album with Factor Chandelier under the name Common Grackle.
Today we’re talking about his latest album “No More Skulls” which he self-released on August 22nd.

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mappe Of is Tom Meikkle, a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and avant-folk artist based in Ontario, Canada. Signed to Paper Bag Records, a great indie label I’ve followed for several years. His third album “Afterglades” is due on September 19th.
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 5

VIBRAVOID are a German psychedelic and acid rock band from Dusseldorf.
September 26th sees the release of a new album, 8 track “Remove The Ties”, due for release.
I chatted with founding member Christian “Doktor” Koch, guitarist, vocalist and sometimes DJ…

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Vibravoid

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 1

You too. Roll on Friday and release day 🙂

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Sep 1

@tamarberk.bsky.social is a prolific indie rock musician based in San Diego. Her 5th album in 5 years, “OCD” is due for release on 5th September and it’s a great modern-retro album. A returning guest, now we talk about about the new album
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 29

For this episode we have a return visitor to the podcast, Danielle Sum. We first spoke when I interviewed her as a member of Toronto based Tiger Balme.
We spoke as Danielle prepares to turn 30 and the release of an amazing single “Becoming (This Is Letting Go)"

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Danielle Sum

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 29

Interview with Tamar coming next week...

Tamar Berk @tamarberk.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ My new album ocd drops Sept 5 ✨A swirl of indie pop-rock, dream pop, shoegaze, fuzzed out guitars, reverby vocals & big melodic hooks. For fans of Slow Pulp, Liz Phair, Blondshell, Snail Mail.
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#ocd #newalbum #indiepop #indierock #dreampop #shoegaze #tamarberk

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 25

Blessings are Swedish 4-piece post rock band. Signed to Pelagic Records, the band have just released their 3rd album “Blodsträngen”, so I caught up with Johan and Fredrik to chat about that, the jam-band approach to creativity and much more…
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Book of Moons is this episodes’ featured artist. A debut album by the duo of Tim Lane and Leighton Melville entitled “Strange & Wylde Majick” was released at the end of May.
I chased down Tim to discuss the album, his many other musical projects and more…
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 18

SEIMS are a cinematic math rock band from Sydney, Australia. Started by Simeon Bartholomew, the concept began as a solo project and has grown into one of the most recognised bands in its genre.
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 15

Light Beams are a 5-piece formed in 2017 in Washington D.C. playing a genre of music which it seems the media find hard to define. Block Rock, zap-tone and a few other weird genre suggestions have been made.https://open.spotify.com/episode/7n4aDJg0YHxOXAHXISaI4s?si=ee5c11fb45dc4726

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 11

Alec Danger is Finnish born, Cologne based Santteri Palkivaara. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who takes influence from 70’s prog, psychedelic, krautrock, jazz, 80’s pop and ambient electronica. We chatted about his new album, Bandcamp releasing and more.
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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 10

Join us for an insightful conversation with @craigfortnam.bsky.social of North Sea Radio Orchestra as he shares the essence behind their latest album, "Special Powers." Discover how personal struggles and influences shape their unique sound. Find the interview here: linktr.ee/10000hoursof...

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10000 Hours of Indie @10000hoursofindie.bsky.social · Aug 8

@craigfortnam.bsky.social is the founder of North Sea Radio Orchestra. We chatted about the new album "Special Powers" and much more in the latest episode.
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North Sea Radio Orchestra

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