SomaFM Indie Pop Rocks!

This stream carries SomaFM's Indie Pop Rocks!, a channel of new and classic favourite indie pop tracks. It gathers jangly guitars, bright melodies, handclaps, buoyant choruses and heartfelt lyrics from independent labels and bedroom artists, mixing recent releases with songs that defined the genre in earlier decades. The mood is cheerful, a little wistful and always melodic, a good fit for commuting, cleaning and brightening a work day.

SomaFM is a commercial-free, listener-supported internet radio station based in San Francisco that has been on the air since 1999. Its tracks are chosen by programmers who care about the indie scene, which is how it introduces lesser-known bands next to familiar names. This entry is the AAC version at 128 kbps, a more efficient codec than MP3 that sounds clearer at the same bitrate and is supported by current browsers and phones. The artist and title are displayed in the player as each song changes. RadioKite also lists another format of the same channel, so you can choose the one that suits your device and connection best, and add it to your favourites.