Phoebe Bridgers Returns! Tame Impala Has A Real Pop Hit! This Is Lorelei Signs Big!
5/15/202655 min
This week's conversation begins with some recent discourse about whether rock is dead and whether it was killed by the CIA or liberal poptimists (2:34). The guys also briefly discuss the backlash against a "New York Times" video where the pop critics defended their recent greatest living American songwriters list (17:27). Then they look at a relatively light week for new releases, including albums by Kevin Morby, Rostam and Spencer Krug (22:41). After they pivot to news hinting at an apparent new Phoebe Bridgers album and her prospects for a comeback (29:03). They also discuss the recent Top 10 hit by Tame Impala from their critically panned 2025 album (39:27), and Nate Amos of This Is Lorelei signing to Matador (44:22). In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the electronic act Jump Scare and Steve talks about the L.A. band Gun Outfit (50:59).
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First 90 secondsSteven Hyden· Host0:00
Indiecast is presented by Amazon Music. [rock music] Hello, everyone, and welcome to Indiecast. On this show, we talk about the biggest news of the week, we review albums, and we hash out trends. On this episode, we talk about the return of Phoebe Bridgers, Tame Impala having a big pop hit, and This Is Lorelei signing to Matador Records. My name is Steven Hyden, and I'm joined by my friend and co-host. He's about to tell us who actually killed rock music, Ian Cohen. Ian, how are you?
Ian Cohen· Host0:38
So my- my first instinct is to bring up the Nas song, Who Killed It? Like, are- are you familiar with Nas', uh, Hip Hop Is Dead, which turns 20 this year?
Steven Hyden· Host0:48
Oh, yeah.
Ian Cohen· Host0:49
Oh, you are? [laughs] Okay, that's good, 'cause like- Oh, oh, why- why are you surprised that I would know Nas?
Steven Hyden· Host0:53
Nas is, like, the most basic... That is the rapper that rock fans would know.
Ian Cohen· Host0:57
Absolutely, but I'm talking about his 2006 album, Hip Hop Is Dead, where he does this song called- Oh, yeah ... Who Does... He has this song called Who Killed It?, where he raps in this, like, Edward G. Robinson, like, Chief Wiggum voice about, like, who killed hip-hop as a murder mystery.
Steven Hyden· Host1:13
[laughs] Right.
Ian Cohen· Host1:13
It's one of the, it's one of the craziest songs that has ever made a major label hip-hop album. I'm trying to think who would make this song in the modern day. Like, Billy Corgan?
Steven Hyden· Host1:21
Like, in a hip-hop conte- In a rock context ... Are you talking rock or- Yeah, in a rock context- Um- ...
Ian Cohen· Host1:25
about who killed... It's like the who killed it of rock music.
Steven Hyden· Host1:28
Well, you know, there needs to