Genre Directory
Indie Rock
Browse Dork's album & ep review coverage for Indie Rock, plus artists and albums connected to the genre.
Recent Reviews
Straight Line Was a Lie
The Beths
The Beths have made their most mature, most incisive album yet.
Moisturizer
Wet Leg
‘Moisturizer’ is a victory lap and a bold step forward all at once.
The Scholars
Car Seat Headrest
Car Seat Headrest truly embraced the epic here; and it’s paid off in spades.
Welcome to My Blue Sky
Momma
Momma have proven they're more than just revivalists - they're storytellers who happen to speak fluent grunge.
Afraid Of Tomorrows
The Mysterines
‘Afraid of Tomorrows’ overflows with ominous, brooding guitars and melodies - and just general badassery.
My Big Day
Bombay Bicycle Club
This is Bombay Bicycle Club at their best.
First Two Pages of Frankenstein
The National
The National stay true to their roots, a testament to quality rather than redundancy.
WE
Arcade Fire
Returning to their sonic roots, ‘WE’ sees each and every strand of Arcade Fire bound together in perfect formation.
Wet Leg
Wet Leg
Wet Leg are the proof in pop's plentiful pudding.
Reeling
The Mysterines
The weather forecast for 'Reeling' is relentlessly stormy and wild.
The Dream
alt-J
alt-J have pushed themselves back to the front.
Sympathy For Life
Parquet Courts
A creatively restless band who know how to transform absurdism into something pulsatingly alive.
Jump Rope Gazers
The Beths
Breezy pop melodies sit happily atop ramshackle garage-rock guitars.
Everything Else Has Gone Wrong
Bombay Bicycle Club
The perfect summation of Bombay's own musical journey.
I Am Easy To Find
The National
While it’s not a bad album, it is a dull and boring affair.
REDUXER
alt-J
For many, it would feel like a radical departure. For alt-J, it simply works.
Let's Go Sunshine
The Kooks
There's a nagging stench of ‘real music’ present in the many meandering ballads and acoustic troubadour vignettes.
Marauder
Interpol
Sharply concocted songs that bring to mind the Interpol of old.
Still Run
Wet
Wet fit into the 90s R&B, alternative and lo-fi dream pop categories without remaining in any of them.
Sleep Well Beast
The National
The National make magic out of the unpredictable.
