New independent music, worth your time
Pixanami Indie Music Blog is a home for music without a marketing budget. We find independent artists (bedroom producers, basement-show bands, local scenes and self-released records) and write about what makes them worth hearing. Everything we feature is made by people.
Every artist spotlight is researched, edited and approved by a person, and written to get you to the music, with links to where you can listen and support the artist directly. Alongside music, we cover the art and culture that grows up around independent scenes.
Latest spotlights
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Nicole Dottavio: 'HOT' Is Out, and It Took a Year of Late Nights to Get Here NEW!
Nicole Dottavio's debut album HOT is out now, dropped on Halloween, October 31, 2026. A year of late-night singles led here: Ghost In Silence, 3 AM in two versions, and Be with you. Punk, pop, and alt by her own filing, and the whole operation is the artist herself.
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Sang-Froid: Cold Comforts on Reminiscence NEW!
Kuala Lumpur electronic project Sang-Froid makes stillness sound like a strength on Cold, from the album Reminiscence.
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Wolfe Pac: Out of My Mind, Indie Pop From Leon Hartley NEW!
Wolfe Pac, the indie pop project of Leon Hartley, makes a quiet case for itself with the single Out of My Mind, released October 27, 2025.
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Twisted Teens: Three Albums in a Year, Sub Pop Debut on Friday NEW!
New Orleans duo Twisted Teens release The Holy Cross Tigers, their third album of 2026 and their Sub Pop debut, on Friday, November 6.
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Inland Years: One-Minute Wonders and the Lo-Fi Charms of Nowadays NEW!
Inland Years is the Brooklyn home recording project of Ryan Daniels, making fuzzy folk and lo-fi pop in miniature. His 2026 album Nowadays packs 13 songs into about 15 minutes, and the 61 second 'Morning Train' is its chiming, slide guitar heart.
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Silvia Leonzio: Breaking 'The Cycle' on the Road to Her Debut Album 'Exposed' NEW!
London based Lithuanian-Italian vocalist and composer Silvia Leonzio is pushing her October 2026 single 'The Cycle' ahead of her debut album Exposed, which launches at Ladbroke Hall on November 12, 2026. Her contemporary jazz blends soul, improvisation and emotional honesty.
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CommsBreakdown: 'Thundermonkey' and the Beats of a Neurodivergent Brain NEW!
CommsBreakdown is Steve Ash, a British-born producer based in New South Wales, Australia. His album Beats From A Neurodivergent Brain (out August 27, 2026) opens with 'Thundermonkey,' a groove of filtered drums, gated guitar and deep bass.
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BELLADONNA: Tokyo Witch Pop With an Operatic Streak on Her Debut Single NEW!
Tokyo solo artist BELLADONNA makes her debut on DOLLCORE Records with a self titled single that pairs operatic soprano vocals with neoclassical production at the dark end of pop.
What you'll find here
- Artist spotlights: who they are, what they sound like, and the songs to start with.
- New releases: singles, EPs and albums from artists releasing on their own terms or on small labels.
- Local scenes: the venues, collectives and communities where new music starts.
- Art & culture: visual art, design and DIY culture connected to independent music.
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Are you an independent artist? Send us a link to a song, along with your artist name and the song title.
We listen to every submission, and the ones that click with us may be featured. We only feature human-made music, so please don't send fully AI-generated songs.
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Questions
What is Pixanami Indie Music Blog?
An online music blog that spotlights independent artists. We write about new music, local scenes, and the art and culture around them, with links so you can listen and support artists directly.
How do I get my music featured?
Use the submission form. All we need is a link to the song, your artist name and the song title. We can't reply to everyone, but every submission gets a listen. We only feature music made by people.
What counts as "independent"?
Artists who release music themselves or through small labels, without major-label backing. Genre doesn't matter: indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, folk, experimental and everything in between.
Do you feature AI-generated music?
No. We only feature music made by people. Artists use all kinds of tools, and that's fine, AI-assisted mixing or mastering included, but we don't write about songs that are fully AI-generated. If you're submitting, we kindly ask that you send only human-made music.
How do you choose who to write about?
We dig through new releases, local show listings, small labels, community radio and artist submissions, and write about the music that stands out to us.