Category: Indie Rock

Afghan Indie Rock from Kabul Dreams

Kabul Dreams brings indie rock to Afghanistan with their single “Bomb Blast” and tracks like “Plastic Words.”

A mix between the intense guitar riffs and vocal cadence of The Vines, a harsher Thomas Mars-esque voice, and occasional hints of traditional Afghan rubab-style strumming (2:30 mark of “Plastic Words”), Kabul Dreams straddles ancient influences and modern indie styles. You can even hear influences of Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins, specifically “Cherub Rock” riff sequences, in “Plastic Words.”

[VIDEO] “Sea Otter Cottage” by Kramies (feat. Jason Lytle)

New release of the day: The video for “Sea Otter Cottage” by Kramies (featuring Jason Lytle).

Colorado-based Kramies stands on the shoulders of indie rock giants Guided by Voices and Grandady, with tracks like “Sea Otter Cottage” that mixes a beginning of eerie synths with 2007-indie-esque dragged out strums and a slow march of piano notes and percussions that build up. The type of sad song Sofia Coppola would use if she and Wes Anderson collaborated on a dark drama with grey washed out skies.