Best Indie of 2008

Future Perfect Radio
Featuring the latest and greatest Indie rock. Folk, dance-rock, twee-pop,post-rock...it's all here!

A Chance to Cure
Bleep-pop, robot love and other sounds of circuitry.

Across the Pond
Indie rock from England, Scotland and Ireland.

Au Naturale
Stripped-down Indie with folk, country, lo/fi and acoustic tunes.

Austin City Limits
Set to take place on October 2-4 in Austin, ACL will host over 130 bands on 8 stages. Bon Iver, Sonic Youth, Alela Diane, !!!, Phoenix, and School of Seven Bells are among the many performers.

Austin, TX
Home of SXSW, Austin's on the cutting edge of new music.

Best Indie of 2008
Celebrate the start of 2009 with a look back at the Indie that made 2008 great.

Best of 2009
It's never too early to start picking the best of the year. Our picks so far include Loney, Dear, The Decemberists, Alela Diane and Passion Pit.

Best of the Decade
Welcome to the 21st century. This is the best indie and underground rock of 2000 to 2009, the music that defined the decade.

Chamber Pop
Sweeping orchestrations, beautiful melodies and grand compositions.

Dance Rock
These tunes wouldn't feel out of place on the dance floor, but haven't shed their rock innards

Featured Artists
Tune in to hear this week’s featured artists and a selection of our archived favorites!

Flux
A trip through the outer limits of experimental music.

Georgia
The juiciest indie, picked and delivered fresh from Atlanta, Athens and more.

Great Lakes Soundtrack
Music from Detroit, Ann Arbor and the UP

Indie 101
A college radio blend of the best indie and alternative rock. No financial aid required.

Indie Down-Under
The best indie of Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.

L.A.
The latest and greatest indie out of la-la-land.

Langerado
Miami's music festival, March 6-8

Lo-Fi
Recorded on boomboxes, in bedrooms, and in spite of all producers.

Lollapalooza
Chicago’s multi-day music fest, this year featuring Depeche Mode, Tool, Vampire Weekend, Andrew Bird and more.

Maple Leaf Citizens
Canada's Indie titans.

Music Emissions' Indie of the Year
The contest of the year for unsigned artists, Music Emissions' Indie of the Year competition pits the best of the best against each other. Hear them all, and selections from previous years, right here.

New Music
Don't believe the hype. Find all the new Indie hits here.

Noise Pop
San Francisco's Noise Pop music festival runs February 24 through March 1.

Noise Rock
Raw tracks. Plenty of hooks, smothered in feedback and abrasive unfiltered rock.

Nordic
Sjálfstæður Tónlist ("Independent music" in Icelandic) -- Indie from the icy depths of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Pitchfork Festival
A compilation of the bands playing at this year’s festival in Chicago.

Portland
The home of such greats as The Decemberists and The Thermals.

Post Rock
Layered guitars and massive instrumentals. This is post-rock territory.

SXSW
The mecca of indie, March 18-22 in Austin

San Francisco
Indie straight from the Bay.

Seattle
Sub Pop's home turf and a breeding ground for cutting edge talent.

Singer Songwriter
From Jose Gonzalez to Sufjan Stevens, the best indie singer/songwriters

South America
A fertile ground for burgeoning niche and underground rock, South American indie finally gets the attention it deserves! The best undiscovered music from Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and more.

The Big Apple
New York's finest indie rock.

The Chicago Scene
Windy City Indie.

Treasure Island
The third annual Treasure Island Music Festival takes place October 17-18 in San Francisco. MGMT, The Flaming Lips and Passion Pit will be performing.

Twee-Pop
With upbeat clapping, big smiles and happy-go-lucky melodies, this stuff outshines the sun.

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