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New Alternative 40 Chart | Indie, Alt & Rock Updated Weekly · Playlist · 40 songs · 14.9K likes.
Learn about the history, styles, and artists of alternative/indie rock, a catch-all term for post-punk bands from the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s. Explore the highlights, recent releases, and songs of this diverse and fractured genre on AllMusic.
Weekly chart compiled from more than 50 alternative and indie new music sources each week. Chart positions from New Alternative 40 Chart; on YouTube and r/IndieHeads on Reddit. Songs stay on chart usually 1-3 weeks and updated usually Sunday afternoon.
- Margaret Glaspy, ‘Echo the Diamond’ Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy’s songs have a rangy, improvisational feel that makes her best lines and sharpest epiphanies land with a unique offhanded power.
- Feeble Little Horse, ‘Girl With Fish’ This Pittsburg band creates sweet, violent little sound worlds on their second full-length LP, mixing bright noise and tense, tender twee pop to create a sense of comfort and dislocation that makes every song feel surprising.
- Lydia Loveless, ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way’ “I want the rush of knowing that I did the right thing for once,” Lydia Loveless sings on “Do the Right Thing,” a standout from her sixth album.
- Greg Mendez, ‘Greg Mendez’ “I don’t mind if you stay tonight, it’s just another promise you never meant,” Greg Mendez sings on the opener of his self-titled album.
Discover the best new indie, rock & alt music in our January compilation!
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Every year the AllMusic editors discover new and innovative acts pushing the boundaries of sound, texture and rhythm under the indie/alternative umbrella. From lo-fi bedroom recordings to explosive and genre-bending signature pieces, celebrate the recordings of Mitski (pictured), Dry Cleaning, Death Cab for Cutie, Wet Leg, and dozens more.
A roundup of the hottest new alternative and indie tracks.
