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09/04/2026

Meaghan said she saw this original WBRU artyfact in a thrift store. On some level, wow. On another level, a bit said. We hope, as a high fashion girl, she picked it up. Got WBRU stuff that we need to see? Send it along. Mark Cutler

09/03/2026

Aislinn sent us this one, which is the first WBRU single song T-shirt we've seen. "Jesus Stole My Girlfriend" by Violent Soho also graced the WBRU Top 95 of 2010. Got something you want us to see? Send it along.

09/02/2026

This week brings new music from one of last year’s breakthroughs on WBRU, the New Zealanda indie rock band Balu Brigada.

🛏️👨‍🦲 Balu Brigada — “BedHead”

As one member of the team put it about their new single, “kind of had a Bowie start to me, and I like the air it carried through the rest of the song”. It’s a steady rock groove, like their “So Cold” and “Backseat”.

There were two other new additions on WBRU 📻 and our Today’s Top Indie playlist 🎧

𝟑 ROLE MODEL – “High Hopes 3000”

A “pretty perfect upbeat song” was one comment. Another put it: “The world was craving for millennial hope core music and he delivered.”

🌼 Dominic Fike – “Wallflower”

One saw it as “the kind of song that rolls in for the opening credits of a very cool, vibey coming of age movie”. Another “who he is in his mind and by himself, who he is when he is at peace”. Deep.

Elsewhere, big jumps into our top ten for “Hello Juliet” from Clarion and a slice of Feist and Phoebe Bridgers and Steve Lacy are both represented by three songs. It’s good to be them.

YouTube playlist https://bit.ly/4b7AZNE
Spotify playlist: sptfy.bio/todaystopindie
Apple Music playlist https://bit.ly/4oLrQQG

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09/01/2026

Possibly answers your ??? about 🌎 4 minutes at a time. You can check out this episode from last week at wbru.substack.com The next question and answer will debut on WBRU at 6:56 and 8:56 AM on Tuesday.

08/31/2026

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08/28/2026

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08/27/2026

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08/26/2026

The biggest new event this week on WBRU is the return of Fontaines D.C., whose last album brought us the big WBRU songs “Starburster”, “Favourite”, and “Bug”.

⭐ Fontaines D.C. – “Marianne”

It’s dark, midtempo, and a has an echoey, dancey feel. It’s the lead single from Fontaines’s new album DOPAMINE CHAMBER, is out October 16th.

There were two other new additions on WBRU 📻 and our Today’s Top Indie playlist 🎧

💃🏻 Phoebe Bridgers – “The Governor’s Waltz”

As we go a cut deeper on her new album LOST WEEKEND with a fan favorite. As one fan noted: Feels very Elliott Smith, and the fact its called a Waltz feels intentional.

♂️Slow Pulp – “Better Man”

This marks the WBRU debut of the Wisconsin-born, Chicago-based indie rock band with one of our favorite songs of year. We hope you dig it.

Elsewhere, big jumps into our top ten songs for The Strokes, Steve Lacy, and The Beaches.

Links below to listen now. Comments?👇
YouTube playlist https://bit.ly/4b7AZNE
Spotify playlist: sptfy.bio/todaystopindie
Apple Music playlist https://bit.ly/4oLrQQG
Listen live/review WBRU radio: https://onlineradiobox.com/us/wbru/