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There’s something about indie rock that always feels like motion, windows down, sunlight flashing through trees, that endless stretch of road that makes you think about who you are and where you’re headed. Inspire by Sound’s third episode, simply titled “Indie Rock,” channels exactly that feeling. Vic and Gerardo take listeners through an hour that sounds like both memory and discovery, a mix of guitar grit, bedroom soul, and youth caught mid-bloom.
“When two friends talk music like this, it’s less commentary and more synergy.”
This isn’t your typical music talk. It’s two friends vibing through nostalgia, picking apart textures and moments, cracking jokes, and then landing on something that just feels true.
The episode opens with a pulse. “Stratego Alfie” by Amtrac drops like a signal flare, steady, hypnotic, all motion. The hosts lock into that rhythm instantly. Gerardo calls out how it’s “built for night drives,” and Vic nods, noting how it carries that subtle electronic undercurrent that modern indie rock keeps flirting with.
It’s a fitting opener: clean production, layered emotion, and just enough mystery to make you hit repeat.
“It’s the kind of track that makes you look at the city lights differently.”
From there, the vibe tilts upward with Alfie Templeman’s “Happiness in Liquid Form.” The title alone feels like a thesis statement for this episode. The conversation turns playful, both hosts recognizing that effervescent rush that comes with a song that doesn’t overthink itself.
“It’s like bottled joy.”
That’s exactly it. It’s youthful, synth-bright, the sound of late adolescence stretching into freedom.
Then comes the texture change. Teen Blush’s “Bite My Lip” sinks the mix into something hazier, more self-reflective. The guitars are soft but nervy, the kind that blur into the edges of reverb and memory.
Vic points out how it “feels nostalgic but brand new at the same time”, a line that could describe the entire indie rock wave of the past few years. You can hear both hosts leaning into the emotion.
When Mix 2 rolls in, Jelani Aryeh’s “Stella Brown” sets the tone, a warm, suburban groove laced with heartbreak and sunlight. The hosts latch onto the honesty in Aryeh’s delivery, that sense of wanting something just out of reach.
“It’s the kind of track that makes you miss people you haven’t even met.”
Then, out of nowhere, Spang Sisters’ “King Prawn the 1st” shakes things up, a psychedelic daydream that’s part tongue-in-cheek, part genius. Vic describes it like “if Tame Impala and a jazz band got lost in a thrift store,” and somehow, that’s the perfect summary.
It’s weird, it’s wavy, and it’s exactly the kind of deep-cut discovery Inspire by Sound lives for.
The closer, “Honolulu” by Last Dinosaurs, ties everything together like a postcard you never sent. The hosts lean back, vibing to that tropical shimmer and indie confidence that the band has made their signature.
“Feels like the credits to a movie you didn’t want to end.”
At its core, this episode of Inspire by Sound captures the magic of indie rock: emotion over ego, groove over gloss, discovery over formula. It’s a love letter to the feeling of finding your new favorite song by accident, to long drives that turn into therapy, and to friends who just get it.
Mix 1:
Beachdust - You
Inner Wave - American Spirits
Amtrac - Stratego Alfie *
Templeman - Happiness in Liquid Form *
No Vacation - Beach Bummer
Teen Blush - Bite My Lip *
Day Wave - Potions Moto
Bandit - Bradspitt
Mix 2:
Jelani Aryeh - Stella Brown
Lime Cordiale - Money
Spang Sisters - King Prawn the 1st *
Far Caspian - Blue
Gaspar Sanz - Cheryl
Chappaqua Wrestling - Early
Coin - Into My Arms
Last Dinosaurs - Honolulu*