A resource for music researchers - ABOUT MUSIC RADIO ERAS ARTICLES INDIE SCENES DATA




Cool Indie Songs of the 2010s
by Alex Cosper


Weather Pending - The Tide
Tommy Castro - The Definition of Insanity
The Kimberly Trip - California
Astronauts of Antiquity - Everywhere
Tripsitter - California Son
Adrian West - Chameleons and Butterflies
Lindy Lafontaine - I Might Not Love You
Brandon Rice - Love and Peace
Ron Wright - Helen's Song
Jonathan Coulton - Skullcrusher Mountain
Organos - Rides
Courtney Jones - Awake and Dreaming
Sahara Smith - The Real Thing
Judd Starr - Skies of Orange Fire
Rob Stroup and the Blame - Glass Ceilings
Kristine Mirelle - Show The World
Herb Stalk - Social Comment
Liz Hackett - Already Gone
Sara Haze - Beautiful Day
Morrisson - So Cool
Road 88 - Not Gonna Happen
Ken Koenig - Never Be the Same
Amberglance - World On Repeat
Kyler England - Simple Machine
Alisha Peru - Searching In The Darkness
The Haymarket Squares - I Wish There Was a God
Open Blue - Bluebird
Conscious Souls - American Beauty
Jackie Scott - Superstars
Poppermost - Swan
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - Back from the Dead
Keegan Smith & The Fam - Fresh Air
Lovebugs - The Highest Heights
Anna Gilbert - Room to Breathe
The Nucleus - Love and Gold
The Kennedys - Speed of Soul
Farrad - Misunderstood (Rock Remix)
Trisha Haywood - Take Me (radio remix)
Francesca Lee - Goodbye
Good Riddler - Caught Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Luna Trick - Underwater Promise
Kevin Seconds - Hello Square One
Roosevelt Radio - Midnight
Exit 380 - Run for the Gold
The Delta Natural - The Mountain (feat. Steve Ryder, Benjamin Kummer and Benjamin Parker)
Michael Wine - Break Free from Ordinary
Bryan Field McFarland - ... Until All Are Fed
The Public Secret - Beautiful Emptiness
Radio Fallout - I Wish I Could Tell
Polyrhythmics - Pink Wasabi - Polyrhythmics - EP
Butch Cavity - 3 Breeds of Folk Singers - You Can Never Go Home Again
The Public Secret - Beautiful Emptiness
The Verbtones - Take My Hand - Rock Me Out!
Motel Drive - Plastic Dashboard Jesus - $5 Tricks
Julia Kay - Reaching to the Moon - Glass Box
Ne Plus Ultra - Ne Plus Ultra - Ne Plus Ultra - Single
The Ruse - I Can't Stop - Love Sex Confusion
Bump - Out of Reach - Forward
The Rivermen Project - Rainbows Over River Hill - Rainbows Over River Hill
The Volcano Diary - Revival - The Volcano Diary
Sarah June - Judgment Day - In Black Robes
Gregory Ray - Tennessee - Face the Facts
The Fat Cats - Think - Rubbed (Us Then and a Little Now)
Young Twinn - Confident - Confident - Single
Lal Meri - Sweet Love - Lal Meri
Christen Sawyer - One Too Many - Picture Un-Perfect
Tom Goss - Till the End - Back to Love
The Kin - Water Breaks (Live) - null
Sam Roberts Band - Them Kids - Love At the End of the World
Davin James - Rolling Dice - Magnolia
Ballyhoo - Cali Girl - Do It for the Money!


The above indie artists and songs were selected based on creative musical and lyrical quality. These are songs a terrestrial or internet radio programmer may be looking for. Artist links go to artist profiles and websites while song links go to iTunes where you can purchase the song or album. Most of these artists have had an impact on their regional scenes and have their music available on iTunes. Selected songs meet an artistic and overall professional level and are believed by Playlist Research to have mass appeal and hit potential.




© Playlist Research. All rights reserved.