The Spotify offline limit has just been increased
Perhaps it’s the added pressure from recent competitors such as Apple Music, YouTube and – uh – Tidal, but Spotify continues to make updates to its products. Luckily they’re for the best, as the...
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Find out what the most interesting news from the world of indie music is, as filtered through the mind of The Brainjar. If it’s interesting to us, it is to you.
How Belgium turned Seven Nation Army into a football anthem
Belgium may be a fine country, but our enthusiasm for it has been tampered by the revelation that it’s at the roots of turning The White Stripes‘ Seven Nation Army into a football (or...
We kind of like Interpol’s new track The Rover
The 2000s were definitely our era of musical discovery. Illegal downloading was booming – not that we ever downloaded, dear police officers reading this – and all of a sudden we found ourselves gaining...
A tribute to Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit
Today is a sad day, as Scott Hutchison, singer and founding member of Scottish indie rock band Frightened Rabbit, has been confirmed as dead (source). The 36-year old songwriter had gone missing on Wednesday,...
Watch Phoenix’s excellent cover of Whitney’s No Woman
During our backpack travels in Australia, the channel that kept us together during long drives was definitely Triple J. This is completely counter to what we’re usually exposed to: public radio stations sounding like...
Things that suck about concerts
Before we get into this, we have to say one of our favorite things is going to a concert. Our heydays might be behind us, but since getting into music in our late teens...
Spotify upgrades Discover Weekly with “Like/Don’t Like” option
Great news for Spotify listeners, as the company has tinkered with its Discover Weekly playlists to allow heavier curation. The Discover Weekly playlists are generated every Monday, and contain artists similar to what you’re...
What are the latest celebrity sexual harassment allegations?
It seems that following the recent reveals around top Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein we might have a regular column on our hands, looking at the latest celebrity sexual harassment allegations reaching the public. Let’s have...
English rock band Wild Beasts splits up
Some sad news from the indie rock world: English band Wild Beasts is soon to be no more. The band was founded in 2002, but didn’t gain much notoriety until their 2008 album Limbo,...
Peter Matthew Bauer announces new album: Mount Qaf (Divine Love)
Peter Matthew Bauer (formerly of The Walkmen) has announced he’s – finally – releasing a follow-up album to his 2014 Liberation! album. The new album will be called Mount Qaf (Divine Love) and you...