Pick by Ellie Irish: programmer, radio show co-host, and music committee member.
I’ve been loving this band for five years now; they make indie pop music in their apartment in NYC, and they have the potential to be big rock stars.
Recommended Song: “Green Vision”
Pick by Braeden Pelko: writer.
The Toxhards are a prog rock band with a unique sense of humor, whether it’s writing rock operas about pig-like gods or a psychedelic pop rock song about drinking coffee.
Recommended Song: “Ængus, The Prize-Winning Hog”
Pick by Rachel Foley: writer.
His mix of sounds across albums is incredible.
Recommended Song: “welcome to hell”
Pick by Ava Shaffer: writer.
Eliza McLamb is a lyrical genius; sharp yet optimistic lyrics capture what it is to be a modern woman, and her voice is gorgeous.
Recommended Song: “Mythologize Me”
Pick by Lauren Tolliver: music director.
I wouldn’t say Dayglow is small anymore, but he was one of my first introductions into the indie pop world; his music is so fun and makes me feel like I am in a coming-of-age movie!
Recommended Song: “Fuzzybrain”
Pick by Megan Harrison: marketing director, writer, assistant editor.
I’m new to the Del Water Gap hype, but it’s everything I look for in music: sweet lyrics, fun instrumentals and the kind of carefree summer vibe I’m always chasing.
Recommended Song: “Ode to a Conversation Stuck in Your Throat”
Pick by Abby Adamson
Blake Rouse, with only 10,000 listeners on Spotify, is one of my all-time favorite independent artists; his singer-songwriter sound, paired with introspective lyrics about Colorado and a bittersweet definition of home, is gut-wrenchingly beautiful.
Recommended Songs: “Estes Park” or “If I See A Road”
Pick by Ethan K. Poole: writer.
Over the Garden Wall is a show I adore, and when I heard her cover of “Into the Unknown,” I was blown away at how it, and many of her other songs, managed to have a unique, haunting energy.
Pick by Karla Garcia: writer.
suggi knows how to produce melodic and refreshing tracks—his laid-back style never disappoints!
Pick by Rachel Watkins: senior editor.
It makes me sad at night to think singer-songwriter Isaac Dunbar has yet to blow up because he is so incredibly deserving of his flower; making music since 2018, his vulnerability and voice have carried a discography worth shouting out.
Recommend Song: “Fool’s Paradise”