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Indiecast

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Indiecast is a weekly show from Amazon Music hosted by music critics Steven Hyden and Ian Cohen. Every week, Hyden and Cohen discuss the biggest news and names in modern indie, as well as look back to moments that established the indie rock canon.

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305 episodes

  1. A New Queens Of The Stone Age Album + The Greatest Rock Songs Of The 21st Century 1:01:28
  2. The Legacy Of Elephant 6 and The Rise Of Laptop Twee 1:02:23
  3. A Big New Fontaines DC Album + The 200 Greatest Emo Albums 55:48
  4. Cameron Winter's New Live Album + Turnstile's "SNL" Fallout 1:00:17
  5. Hoping For A Bradford Cox Comeback + Most Anticipated Albums of 2026's Q4 57:17
  6. Gilla Band Has Made The Car Stereo Album Of 2026 and Angine de Poitrine Wins The Polaris Prize 58:20
  7. New Albums by Beck, Beabadoobee, Boy Harsher, and more 58:14
  8. New Music By The War On Drugs and This Is Lorelei, and Looking Back at 9/11 Albums 57:32
  9. Special Bonus Episode: An Interview with Nate Amos of This Is Lorelei 48:55
  10. Coachella 2027 Rumors, The Banality of AI Music, and The Properties of Lyft Music 51:40
  11. Big Thief Plays 29 New Songs In Nashville, A Cameron Winter Live Album and Film, and Reviews of Alabama Shakes, Interpol and Mike D 1:03:02
  12. Reviews of New Albums by Brandon Flowers, Weezer and Wild Pink 1:03:25
  13. Reviews of New Albums by Phoebe Bridgers, L'Rain and Hovvdy 1:00:10
  14. RIP Brooklyn Vegan (And Online Music Media), Plus: We Answer Listener Emails (Finally!) 57:59
  15. Our Backlash Against The "Reality Awaits" Backlash 56:17
  16. New Albums by The Strokes, Charli XCX and ... Pat McAfee? 53:50
  17. Assessing the Legacies of Beck and Jack White 1:00:02
  18. Is Nirosta Steel The "Underdog" Indie Phenom Of 2026? Plus: The Fantasy Albums Draft for Q3 1:02:59
  19. The Best American Indie Bands Of All Time 57:56
  20. New Music From Phoebe Bridgers + This Is Lorelei, Plus: An Old Deftones Album Leaks and The Most "Relevant" Music Critic Ever Is ... 1:01:15
  21. Our Favorite Albums of 2016 1:11:14
  22. Our Favorite Albums Of 2026 So Far 1:03:43
  23. Has 2026 Been A Good Year For Music? Plus: New Albums by Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, and Deer Tick 58:01
  24. New Albums By Kurt Vile and Guided By Voices, the Return of Wild Pink, and "Indie Rock" Electronic Albums 56:53
  25. Car Seat Headrest Re-Records "Teens Of Denial," Ed O'Brien Goes Solo (Again), and We Assess a "Greatest Punk Albums" List 57:05
  26. Phoebe Bridgers Returns! Tame Impala Has A Real Pop Hit! This Is Lorelei Signs Big! 54:58
  27. Broken Social Scene Returns, Greta Van Fleet Breaks Up (Almost), Ween vs. Tenacious D, and The Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time 1:02:11
  28. The Thrill Of American Football and The Agony Of "Michael" 1:00:50
  29. A Rom-Com About An Indie Music Critic? Plus: New Albums By Nine Inch Noize and Friko 1:00:40
  30. A Geese Scandal? Plus: Live Nation Monopoly, Coachella, Angine De Poitrine, and My New Band Believe 1:02:00
  31. New Music From The Strokes and WU LYF, plus: The 2026 Q2 Fantasy Albums Draft 1:13:22
  32. Indiecast Is Back! Starting Friday April 10! 2:25
  33. The 2025 Indiecasties + A Note About The Show's Future 1:05:39
  34. Indiecast's Favorite Albums Of 2025 1:02:58
  35. What Do Year-End Lists Say About The Music Trends Of 2025? 58:32
  36. We (Finally) Answer Some Listener Emails 59:52
  37. Which Albums Are Critics Going To Put On Their Year-End Lists? 1:00:06
  38. What Does Radiohead Mean In 2025? 57:23
  39. A New Waxahatchee/MJ Lenderman Supergroup + The Return Of The 1975 Discourse 58:18
  40. Lily Allen's Gossipy New Album + The Best Halloween Songs 55:58
  41. Geese's Amazing Live Show + Tame Impala's Weak New Album 55:37
  42. RIP D'Angelo, Plus: A Tame Impala LP Preview + Sky-High Ticket Prices For Geese 57:06
  43. A Taylor Swift Backlash! Plus: New Albums By Antlers and Jay Som 53:46
  44. A Big Change To The Fantasy Albums Draft, Plus: An Extended Cinema-cast On "One Battle After Another" and "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" 1:04:27
  45. New Albums by Geese and Cate Le Bon, Plus: Will Frank Ocean Ever Put Out A New Record? 1:02:40
  46. We Review The New Wednesday Album and The Coachella 2026 Lineup 56:30
  47. WTF is Sombr? Plus: Yay or Nay on Freak Folk 49:51
  48. Is The New Big Thief Album A Letdown? Also: Radiohead Returns To The Road For The First Time In Seven Years 53:13
  49. The Legacy Of Deftones, Plus: Are Music Critics Too Nice Now? 57:16
  50. Mac DeMarco Returns and The 10 Best (Actually Worst) Rock Songs Of The Last 25 Years 53:59