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Music Hunter / Girls F*@#ING Rock Pt.7
Slow flow that grows and pulses, Slop steadily comes to life. The newest single off of Forth Wanderers upcoming EP, is the definition of cool.Feature / Weekly Round Up!
Slightly psychedelic, seriously mellowed, there's also a droned out, deep sea factor here that pulls you 60-feet under when you jump right in. Go ahead. Get lost in this one.Feature / Weekly Round Up!
This is the surfy, fun, skillful, playful, smart band we've been waiting the whole summer for.Music Hunter / Girls F*@#ing Rock Pt.6
There is something dreamlike, possibility even theatrical about “Superstar”. It’s not a waltz, but has a similar entrancing, infinite quality as Dre’s voice howls and weightlessly whirls through our atmosphere.Feature / TGIM
Perfect for a car ride, perfect for an afternoon in the sun, this cut is sure to get your week started right.Feature / New Videos
Still unsure if the lead character in the video is a man or a woman. I'm going with man. You?Music Hunter / The Finest of Folk
We love folk music here at IMN because we love stories. The best folk music, young or old, is not only vibrant and earthy sounding but it's also full of story and purpose.Reviews
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Review / Mr. Amen Yearns
For all its oddities and frills, Mr. Amen Yearns largely remains a vulnerable and personable listen.Review / One Lone Boy / EP#1
OLB's music is like the warped floorboards and peeling paint at a rustic cabin in the woods. It's all character and countryside aesthetic; like crooked trees and wide open fields.Review / Tom Brosseau / North Dakota Impressions
Brosseau is a small-town soul through and through, rarely venturing past folksy guitar and vocal arrangements in his nine albums since 2005, but unlike those trapped, he embraces the comforting simplicity of his songwriting and approaches North Dakota Impressions with the intentionality of a debut album.Interviews
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Interview / Mary Lynn
I have a lot (seriously, a LOT) of feelings. Writing words and music are the way I manage them best. The human vibe is so important to me because I’m a real person who writes about real life, and that’s really the only thing I have to prove in my songs.Interview / Kamikaze Girls
Music is the only reason I can get out of bed every day. It has been my whole life. It might not be like this for everyone but to a degree I think everyone can find something in music they can’t anywhere else, I’m a firm believer in that.Interview / Churchkey
Churchkey was freedom and forgetting for the duration of their lightning-speed twenty-minute sets.Music Hunter
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Music Hunter / Girls F*@#ING Rock Pt.7
Slow flow that grows and pulses, Slop steadily comes to life. The newest single off of Forth Wanderers upcoming EP, is the definition of cool.Music Hunter / Girls F*@#ing Rock Pt.6
There is something dreamlike, possibility even theatrical about “Superstar”. It’s not a waltz, but has a similar entrancing, infinite quality as Dre’s voice howls and weightlessly whirls through our atmosphere.Music Hunter / The Finest of Folk
We love folk music here at IMN because we love stories. The best folk music, young or old, is not only vibrant and earthy sounding but it's also full of story and purpose.IMN Author Spotlight
Jae Pyl
IMN Owner, Editor and Critic
Ottawa, ON
Owner, manager, writer, editor, and casual acquaintance to the music hunter, Jae Pyl is one of the two original founders of IMN and has been working on making IMN a legitimate force in music news since its inception in 2011. Hailing from Ottawa, CA, Jae is also a regular concert goer in South-East Ontario. Passionate about bringing real, independent music to a broader audience and convinced that the 99% sounds way better than the 1%, Jae is addicted to music discovery and uncovering that next badass sound.View ProfileStaff lists
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Feature / The Beatmakers Pt.2
Groovy. Silky. Slow flow and fine.
Anthony Spak’s Top Five Acts To Watch In 2016
Lume’s approach to the recent shoegaze revival is modest but instantly gratifying: simple riffs and hard-hitting rhythms played loudly through high-end gear.
Lisa Fierstein’s Top Five Acts To Watch In 2016
Breakfast is a strange meal, and I think I like it that way.
Phil Gerigscott’s Top Five Bands To Watch In 2016
Just in time for the mid-winter glum and hopelessness, The Shivas will come to the rescue with their warm and sunny surf and psych.
Feature / Top Fifteen Albums of 2015
2015 was easily the year of indie alt-rock and female-led or dominated bands.