Artists like Al Menne

Palehound is the project of El Kempner (they/them) who has released five albums, Dry Food (2015), A Place I'll Always Go (2017), Black Friday (2019), Eye on the Bat (2023) and Live at First Congregational Church (2024); as well as the Bent Nail EP (2013) and a number of 7" singles. Initially a solo project, the touring band currently features Kempner on vocals/guitar, Jamie Pompei on drums, Beck Zegans on guitar, and Miles Toth on bass. In 2015, the band received the Boston Music Award for new artist of the year.

Florist is an American indie folk band from Brooklyn, New York.

Indigo De Souza is an American singer-songwriter from Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Her third album, All of This Will End, was released in April 2023. Her fourth album, Precipice, was released in July 2025. She has been noted for creating "intimate, anxious indie rock songs [that] wrangle with disappointment and relationship challenges," with personal and confessional lyrics.

Madison indie whose songs run cool with a shoegaze bruise.

Slaughter Beach, Dog is an indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by former Modern Baseball co-lead vocalist Jake Ewald in 2014. Initially starting as one of Ewald's solo projects during his tenure with Modern Baseball, the group was realized after Modern Baseball went on indefinite hiatus. The lineup originally featured vocalist and guitarist Jake Ewald, bassist Ian Farmer, guitarist Nick Harris from All Dogs, and Superheaven drummer Zack Robbins.

Nate Amos, also known as This is Lorelei, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and the lead guitarist and producer of indie pop band Water from Your Eyes.

Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum, better known as Blondshell, is an American indie rock singer, songwriter and musician based in Los Angeles, California. Following an early pop-leaning career under the name BAUM, Teitelbaum debuted Blondshell in June 2022 with the single "Olympus". She has toured with acts including Suki Waterhouse, Horsegirl, and Porridge Radio and has performed at South by Southwest, Austin City Limits Music Festival, and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Her self-titled debut album was released on April 7, 2023, via Partisan Records, receiving positive reviews.

Chad Randall Matheny, known professionally as Emperor X, is an American singer and songwriter. He has been based in Berlin, Germany since 2012.

Rebecca Alexis Harvey, better known by her stage name Girlpuppy, is an American indie rock musician from Atlanta, Georgia.

Melina Mae Cortez Duterte, better known by her stage name Jay Som, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and mixing engineer. Initially presenting an indie rock sound, she released her debut studio album Turn Into in mid-2016. She followed this with Everybody Works in 2017, Anak Ko in 2019, and Belong in 2025.

Hop Along is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formerly known as Hop Along, Queen Ansleis.

Dora Jarkowski, known professionally as Dora Jar, is an American bedroom pop musician. She has released a studio album, two extended plays, and three singles as of 2024. She has been included on Vogue's "22 Rising Musicians Set To Rule 2022" and Alternative Press's "Rising Artists" lists, among others.

Greta Simone Kline, also known by the stage name Frankie Cosmos, is an American musician and singer. She is known for her independent releases, inspired by Frank O'Hara's poetry, DIY ethics of K Records and the early 2000s New York City's anti-folk scene. She is the daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. Her former stage name "Frankie Cosmos" is now the name of her band.