Indie Pop Reviews
5 Indie Pop records in the Certified Archive. Every one of them earned five rainbow thumbs-up, because we only publish reviews of records we think are great — so treat this page as a listening list rather than a ranking. Newest first.
Dent May Grows Up (A Little) on 'The Big One'
Dent May's seventh album trades bedroom-pop lo-fi for a fuller studio sound, without sanding off the melodic charm that got him here. A record about a night out on the town — the good parts and the not-so-good parts alike.
Hovvdy's 'Big World' Makes Small Feelings Sound Enormous
Charlie Martin and Will Taylor's move from Austin to Nashville sharpens everything about Hovvdy's sound without losing an ounce of its warmth. Their most colorful, melodically confident record yet.
Neptune's Core Turn Adulthood Into a Hook-Heavy Debut on 'Pivot'
A Chicago band's debut album about growing up, produced with a maximalist-then-minimalist instinct that knows exactly when to cut the clutter. Catchy, cathartic, and genuinely moving.
Rachel Chinouriri's 'One Song Away From Crying' Turns a Breakdown Into a Banger
The London singer-songwriter announces album two with a synth-soaked dance track that hides genuine emotional wreckage inside a whispery, club-ready delivery. Instantly infectious, quietly devastating.
Sad13's '1331' Proves a One-Minute Song Can Hold a Whole Universe
Sadie Dupuis' first Sad13 release since 2020 is a DIY mixtape of thirteen songs, each under two minutes, written while recovering from a shattered elbow — and it might be some of the sharpest, weirdest songwriting of her career.