As tradition demands, today, on the last day of this weird year 2020, it's time to listen back to the sounds that gave us succour through the bright and dark months of the year. Did our listening...
The year is coming to an end. Yes, it was pretty exhausting and honestly quite crazy, but with it, there was also tons of amazing music and videos! Let's go through some of the best music videos...
Timbeau, a rising star on the German music scene, released his wonderfully funky 4-song maxi vinyl 'Wundersam' - along with his debut album of the same name - on November 27th. This unique and fun...
Rahal is a band visiting us from some star system light years in the future with their new EP Problems Of Prosperity Indie Republik is determined to scour the airwaves for the finest new indie...
indieRepublik is untiring in its efforts to dig out the best indie pop around: here we review new single The Rhine from Indiana-based Michael Golden 'The Rhine' is a sparse folky medieval dirge that...
Indie Republik brings you the best new indie pop - today we feature new single and debut album from indie artist Michelle Daly. Ahead of her upcoming debut album 'January Skies', 'In My Dreams' -...
Introducing: indie merch to die for You know how it goes. We thought about it for ages. Hummed and hawed. Walked it back (that's a thing these days). Walked it forward again. Threw it on the porch...
https://open.spotify.com/album/1TdiD5DAblnORj8T9FPrAS?si=Xh649Kf8QmOaifdv0GPPUA Singer-songwriter-cum-poet Michael Golden released his beautifully haunting debut album, 12-track LP 'Some Kind of...
Following the release of his eclectic debut EP 'A Thorn With A Face' on November 13th, powerful singer-songwriter Keir shares the music video for the final song of his EP, 'Say Love' Keir - from...
Boy/girl duo Nosoyo turned up in Berlin fresh-faced and wide-eyed from Amsterdam, where they'd met and got together, six or seven years ago now. After a run of brilliant pop singles and a constantly...
Layers, layers, layers! Jacky looks warm yet cool in this cute neutral-toned...
Jade Helene Shimmin, originally from South Africa, is a fashion designer,...
indieRepublik loves this glamorously cool outfit from Anna Borisovna, with its...
It is refreshing to see how Vanessa creates an outfit out of exclusively warm...
This casual and yet undeniably fashionable look from Laura Simon is a lesson...
indieRepublik loves Anastasia's modern take on the classic monochrome look....
Samieze looks fierce in her patterned scarf dress paired with statement black...
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