Indie

In a similar vein of lush, escapist pop, the tune hypnotized the audience, persuading fans to dance like never before and sing their hearts out with no inhibition.

In a universe as vast as ours, Boygenius has the uncanny ability to hone in on the ubiquity of it all. The Rest is a worthy follow-up to The Record — each track a radiant star in the indie macrocosm.

“Foe” finds itself somewhere between monotonous and bland; it wants to be sexual and innovative but meanders into tedium.

Torres is not afraid to inflect his characters with geography.

Instead of recalling the likes of Willie Nelson or Don Gibson, At the Roadhouse fumbles at imparting any kind of emotion — a core element that made their previous records so impressive.

Cultivating her eclectic, Berlin-based style, which combines indie-folk, jazz and blues elements, Shelter is the magnum opus of Lou’s career so far.

The singer slipped onto the San Francisco stage with ease and belonging, like a good friend who’s been away for far too long.

Though the night of March 19 was heavy with drizzle and gloom, singer-songwriter Gatlin was armed with an exuberant set to open for Vérité at The Independent.

Setting the stage for a band as revered as The 1975 is no small feat, but indie-rock and hip-hop band BLACKSTARKIDS emerged victorious.