Indiekingss is a new Spotify-centered blog about indie music. Site owner Ryan Freeman got in touch to tell us about the site, so I persuaded him to tell us some more…
How did your site get its name?
Well, I picked up the name Indiekingss when I started sharing music on tumblr, but I couldn’t seem to gain much traction in getting attention. I still use tumblr all the time, but not for sharing music. Nevertheless, the name lived [...]
UPDATE: ARCADE FIRE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!
Some bands don’t want you listen to their music on streaming services like Spotify. Canadian art-rock band Arcade Fire is one of them. You’ll find both Funeral and Neon Bible listed, but unless you use Spotify in Belgium or Germany you’re out of luck. I loved Neon Bible and played it a lot when it came out. It was actually on Spotify UK for a little while, before Arcade Fire’s [...]
Here’s a new Spotify blog specialising in promoting Norwegian indie music: Northern Exposure
Similar to the excellent Indiefy blog, Northern Exposure aims to blog about the best indie music on Spotify, but specifically indie bands coming out of Norway. Blogger Michael says he’s “put up a blog dedicated to a very comprehensive playlist for Norwegian indie music. I see this as an opportunity to let people know that there’s [...]