The end to a decade: time flies! All in all, I think this decade definitely saw more interesting releases in indie-music than the preceding one. We had a lot of recycling of past musical styles that gradually, smoothly have rolled into a current anthology of hybrid sounds. We started off with a shoegaze revival; then dreampop became a very broad concept which incorporated all kinds of possible retro styles; we saw the return of 80’s sophistipop & daytime disco and a big resurgence in all things jangly lofi and twee happening.

The Fade Away Radiate team’s picks of the year are a clear, varying representation of these different influences present in indie-music today, since our taste and specialities sometimes overlap but are in different corners at the same time…. Happy Xmas and Merry NewYear! Lots of great releases expected next year! Thanks for following, reading and supporting. Much Love!

Top 5 albums/EP’s Estella Rosa:

Men I Trust – Oncle Jazz

King Krule – Hey World

Epic 45 – Sun Memory Ep

Daisies – What Are You Waiting For?

Emmet Kai – Baby Hits

Top 5 singles Estella Rosa:

Hazel English – Shaking

Pure Moods – Tide

Pia Fraus – Hidden Parks

Human Barbie – Be Careful What You Wish For

Luby Sparks – Somewhere

Top 5 albums/EP’s Dane di Pierro:

Divine Sweater – Human Love

Living Hour – Softer Faces

The Day – Midnight Parade

Diiv – Deceiver

Teen Body – Dreamo

Top 5 singles Dane di Pierro:

Japanese Breakfast – Essentially

Fanclub – Uppercut

Star Tropics – The Other Side of Midnight

Jay Som – Superbike

Ride – Future Love

Top 5 albums/EP’s Brenna Cavanaugh:

Hatchie – Keepsake

Blushing – ST

Capitol – Dream Noise

Drab Majesty – Modern Mirror

Ritual Howls – Rendered Armor

Top 5 singles Brenna Cavanaugh:

Chasms – Until it Happens to You

Soccer Mommy – Yellow is the Color of Her Eyes

Deserta – Hide

Soft Kill – Tin Foil Drip

Orville Peck – Turn to Hate

Also check out the playlist that Dane did on Spotify!:

