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How to Choose Sound Isolating Headphones: A Buying Guide for Indie Music Lovers

Sound-isolating headphones block external noise using physical barriers like thick ear cushions, tight seals, and closed-back designs, delivering passive noise reduction of 15 to 30 decibels without batteries or electronics. Unlike active noise-cancelling models that generate inverse sound waves, isolation works purely through materials that prevent sound from reaching your ears, making them reliable, affordable, and perfect for appreciating the layered production in indie tracks where every guitar strum and vocal nuance matters.
If you’ve ever tried listening to a delicate indie album on a crowded subway or in a noisy coffee …

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When Silversun Pickups Strip It Down: The Covers That Changed Everything

Silversun Pickups have always understood that a great cover isn’t just imitation, it’s reimagination. The Los Angeles dream-rock outfit has built a reputation for transforming familiar tracks into something entirely their own, stripping down anthems and rebuilding them with their signature wall of guitars and ethereal textures. From their haunting take on Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” to atmospheric renditions that showcase just how deeply they understand sonic layering, the…

TOP INDIE SONGS OF THE SUMMER

We are almost getting to the peak of summer and there is no better way to enjoy yourself like having a cool summer playlist. The playlist below consist of our staff’s favourite soundtrack put together.
ROBYN- “DANCING ON MY OWN”
This amazing song will always be an all-time summer song. It will make you feel like you are living in the ’80s. It is a perfect chill-out song.
VALLEY- “THERE’S STILL A LIGHT IN THE HOUSE
The songwriter of this bad is super talented. Turn on to any of their songs and you will get to experience how incredibly talented they are. They produce the type of songs that sound …

TORONTO ADVENTURES TO ENGAGE IN THIS WEEKEND

GIFT SHOPPING IN TORONTO
The holiday season is just around the corner, this is the best time to start shopping around for gifts. Lucky enough, there are so many great shopping events happening in Toronto this weekend
WATCH A LIVE SHOW
This Friday night, check out some of Toronto’s local talent. Lindsay, Ontario’s will be playing the Horseshoe Tavern. You can also choose to make it a musical weekend and visit the Dan forth music hall to enjoy a live performance by Guernsey-born Dj Mura Masa.
ATTEND THE GOURMET FOOD AND WINE EXPO
This expo runs from Thursday till Sunday. This is a nice opportunity…

THE RED BULL MUSIC FESTIVAL IS SET TO RETURN TO TORONTO AND MONTREAL THIS FALL

This international music festival is set to make its return to Montreal and Toronto this coming fall. They will stop over in Montreal from the 18h to 23rd of September. From here, they are expected to head to Toronto the next month from 16th to 21st.
In their tour, they will also be highlighting up-coming producers, DJs, and local musicians. As part of their tour destination announcement, they also revealed that they will have a signature Red Bull Music Festival that has been designed to highlight both cities/…

NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS HAVE JUST RELEASED A NEW VIDEO FOR THE SONG “THIS IS THE PLACE”

As they gear up for the release of their upcoming EP, “This is the place”, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds released a new video for their collection’s title track. The first scene of the psychedelic clip is a gritty montage of a man smoking a cigar in space and a flying hawk in front of an American flag. After which Noel Gallagher, along with the rest of the High Flying Birds, stand in front of vehicles that are rapidly moving on the highway as Noel Gallagher along to the lyrics of their song….

SILVER SUN PICKUPS DO A COVER OF” CRY LITTLE SISTER” A THEME SONG OF THE LOST BOYS

While the Silver Sun Pickups were touring their new album; the “Widow’s Weed”, the decision to stop by Sirius XM studios to perform this acoustic version of the “Panic Switch” and a cover of “Cry Little Sister”, The Lost Boys theme song. Silver Sun’s performance of the Michael Mainieri and Gerard McMahon’s composed theme songs made the track turn acoustic. They had a silky bass rife and a plucky acoustic guitar line made the track turn into a harmony-heavy anthem. Their performance of “Panic Attack” was also stripped back because they chose to play it off with the original track….

LANA DEL REY RELEASES TWO TEASER VIDEOS FOR HER TWO NEW SONGS

While gearing up for 30th august for the release of Norman Fucking Rockwell, Lana Del Ray decided to share a teaser of a double video for two of her new tracks. In her Instagram post, Lana Del Ray talks about how excited she is for the release of Norman Fucking Rockwell. She continues to say that the release of the full duo teaser is set to happen on Thursday. These minute-long, vintage style clips show her throwing darts in the club, balancing on a boat, and singing along to a jazz-influenced, silky tune….

NEW INDIE SONGS YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK

This week, new and fresh tracks have dropped from some of the Indies’ biggest artists like Brittany Howard, Big Thief,  Joseph, Sleater-Kenny, and more. Check out this week new tracks line up below.
BRITTANY HOWARD- “HE LOVES ME”
She has just released a video of her new song off of her debut solo record that is coming up soon.
JOSEPH- ”GOOD LUCK KIDS”
Joseph has just released the title of his latest track following the release of their single “fighter”.
BIG THIEF- ”NOT”
They have just announced the release of their second album of 2019. The release is set for 11th October…

PALE WAVES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE COLLABORATING WITH THE 1975’S MATTY HEALY

Pale Waves, a Manchester indie-pop band has just confirmed its forthcoming collaboration with the frontman, Matty Healy, of the indie band The 1975. These two bands are familiar with each other since they are working in the same label, Dirty Hit. Leader of the Pale Waves, Heather-Baron Gracie, shared the information on an Instagram post. Heather Baron-Gracie posted a picture of her and Healy and a fan commented on the photo saying that if they don’t make a song together she will be mad. Baron-Gracie then confirmed the collaboration by telling her that the collaboration is happening….