Indie Corner Top 20 Ranking
/We’ve introduced many types of artists for our Indie Corner and this week we wanted to rank the first twenty artists we’ve covered. This list is purely based on our opinions.
This is part one of two, check out what took first here!
20. Tendre
We love his unique jazz fusion style he expresses in his tracks and we could have seen him having major success back in the 90s to mid 00s—however, his style is very dated. As much as we like it, we personally would not actively search for his songs. His work instead might be better suited for background music, not so much an ‘everyday’ kind of music.
Check out his song “Ride!”
19. eill
We love this newcomer’s R&B style and we love her voice, and we cannot wait to see where her career will go. However, Gray states, “eill’s style just typically is not the type of music I tend to listen to. She does have something special but this isn’t much for me.”
Check out her latest song “Future Wave!”
18. Kasa
The band has grown since we last covered them and we love their very simplistic sound and vibe that they give off. You can tell the vocalist still puts a lot of emotion into her singing style. Kasa is only ranked so low due to them just emerging this year. If we are able to come back to them sometime in the future then we can give a much more detailed overview.
Check out their latest song “Love Letter”
17. Layla
Ken states, “Their style is something I personally just love and is just the meaning of what indie is. It’s got great sound and lots of passion. With the promise with the release of their latest song “emma” in mind, I look forward to the release of a mini-album soon.”
Check out their song “Emma!”
16. Penguinrush
The band has a great jazz sound mixed with superb vocals. Luna adds, “Jazz is a particular genre that doesn’t always sell, but Penguinrush has a good jazz fusion so I can see it being extremely popular or more likely to get a record label with this particular fusion style.
Check out their song “Resentment”
15. CHI-NA
Their mixing of genre is so interesting that we wished more bands did it even more. The vocalist has the perfect style to complement this band. Grey added, “I really like it when groups experiment with the sounds of particular genres and I welcome any group that tries to bring in instruments usually reserved for a more orchestral sound.”
Check out their song “Ohe sono mezasu katahe”
14. SWEESWEESWEETS
We love the “perfume” style and the type of genre that they are going for—however, because they are just starting out, we will have to keep more of an eye on them in the future to provide a more thorough opinion.
Check out their latest song “Super magic!”
13. the shes gone
They have such a great sound and memorable lyrics. Ken loves their songs so much that he ends uphumming their songs while at work. He also added, “I’m surprised that they are not major already, what with the first physical release of their single.” We look forward to what they have planned for the future.
Check out their song “Omoi Ai”
12. Flue
This band stands out very much so due to their interesting style, a surprising sound with a premise that hasn’t been done before; what more could you want from a band? Especially when they are high energy as they are. Luna thinks that due to the style of music and how unique it is, Flue is bound to stick in people’s minds. Their short songs leave a huge impact on you, leaving you wanting more.
Check out their latest song “True Calling Suru Douri!”
11. JYONGRI Her voice is soft and sweet, creating a relaxing type of music. She has an amazing trait of mixing R&B with piano-based music. However, she has been out of the music industry for a little while and is just getting back in, but we can see her snatching success again as she releases more songs. Check out her latest song “Unhappy”