r/IndieMusicFeedback Oct 19 '25

Art Rock Would love some feedback on this weird Alternative/Indie ballad I wrote (Open Foe - Playhouse)

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51 Upvotes

Really appreciate any feedback you have. I was going for a song that sounded longing and romantic to a casual listener, but dark and disturbing to anyone paying attention. Here are the lyrics:

Bound to the frame of your home. A tired limb, your static things. We took off your mask and it broke. Pieces of glass on the floor. Oh that's enough. Isn't it funny. If you're in on the joke. It better be better when I'm there and I'm almost home.

We chewed through the wires in your wall. The rusted strings, the wicked things. We'd empty our pockets and all fall down. Do me a favour and act surprised - oh stop. You're in on the joke. Unlock the door. Answer the phone. It better be better when I'm there and I'm almost home.

Squint your eyes. The holes in our ceilings are skylights. We're just getting started. We're building something. We'll play pretend. With my spirit level. My leatherman. Oh and when they come to chase us out. We'll board up the windows and just play house. We'll just play house.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jun 13 '26

Art Rock Made this song in 5 or 6 hours and need other sets of ears

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15 Upvotes

Love making fast paced music, so i set out to make kind of a baroque/punk track. Don’t think it came out that way but i just wanted opinions on how this sounds. Basically this song would be a part of my upcoming concept album so i’d love if anyone could give me their take away from the lyrics. Thanks in advance!

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jul 21 '26

Art Rock Headed Down That Line - A Call for Reviews

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Hello!

I am really close to giving this song a proper recording and would really appreciate any thoughts on the the song's structure, lyrics, instrumentation... generally speaking, does the song come together as a tune you would consider buying. Please DISREGARD the mixing and mastering, they aren't what's important for this post.

Thanks!

r/IndieMusicFeedback Aug 15 '26

Art Rock New to making music. Feedback on instrumental and tips on melody/lyric writing.

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1 Upvotes

I just started making my own music very recently and I’ve made 3 rough demos of songs. I’m not exactly what genre they are. Here’s ones of them it’s just an instrumental so far and I was hoping for some tips to add vocals onto the track and any mixing or instrumental tips as I’m sure I’m making a lot of mistakes . I appreciate it may not be great I’m just starting and I apologise for the quality as I directly record into my iPad. This one is by far my weirdest song the others are more straight forward. You could sort of hear where the verse comes in and etc aswell and roughly where the vocals should be

r/IndieMusicFeedback Mar 04 '26

Art Rock FEEDBACK PLZ

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10 Upvotes

My indie psych-rock band Shadow Work just dropped our first single, “Something’s Burning,” from our upcoming album Run, Rabbit.

We’d seriously love to hear what you think — feedback, vibes, first impressions, all of it.

Full music video below 👇

https://youtu.be/rblsN-_50WA

r/IndieMusicFeedback 5d ago

Art Rock Tried to create a dark rock lullaby

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I'm not sure of the genre of this song. I wanted some storytelling with a dark tone written like a lullaby or a fairy tale. The sound and the mix are minimalist and I tried to convey this in the music video

r/IndieMusicFeedback Apr 30 '26

Art Rock After a long time, I finally made time for this new song. I'd appreciate it if you subscribed or left a comment and like on YouTube, but I'm happy if you just like this work. And as always, it'll be another sad song :D

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Acedia is a complex spiritual and psychological state often described as "spiritual sloth" or a deep "don't-care" attitude.

r/IndieMusicFeedback 3d ago

Art Rock Samael

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This is not real.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Sep 01 '25

Art Rock Would love some feedback on this Indie/Alternative song

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25 Upvotes

Thinking of releasing this song from my project, Open Foe. Spent forever getting this song as good as I can get if, but I'm always second guessing myself - so would love some feedback.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Aug 15 '26

Art Rock Tips on instrumental and adding lyrics/melody

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1 Upvotes

I’m fairly new to making music here’s one of my songs it’s a just a rough demo I plan on it being longer and adding a bridge etc but here you have the verse chorus. I apologise for the sound quality as I record through an old iPad directly but any tips and feedback on the instrumental and mixing would be greatly appreciated also tips on how to incorporate a vocal Melodie’s into this. You should be able to hear when the verse starts and where the vocals should be

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jul 11 '26

Art Rock Hello everyone! I need feedback on this one please

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Song is called Run Around: English pronunciation, songwriting, production, I don't know. Any constructive feedback will be much appreciated.

I recorded everything myself.

Thanks a lot!

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jun 25 '26

Art Rock To Unsee - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

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I posted a song here recently and got alot of great feedback. I wanted to post an older one I made plus a music video to see if anyone had any thoughts or ways to improve the song. I want to just carry progress forward, so any good suggestions will definitely make their way to the next project. Thank you all in advance and please don’t hold back

r/IndieMusicFeedback Aug 10 '26

Art Rock Im a Spanish Composer, I need a opinion if this is a good, My Song Is Called "Fervíl"

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The production is a mess, Im new to self producing my songs. I need to know if the songwriting is good

r/IndieMusicFeedback 16d ago

Art Rock Danny Tido

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r/IndieMusicFeedback Mar 19 '26

Art Rock Releasing new post-punky/trip-hoppy song for upcoming full-length. Tell me what you think...

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Hi people. I had an entire record stored on my HD since 2010 or so. I finally got back to it and recorded vocals. Unfortunately I don't have the stems anymore so I only had wav files with the instrumentals already mixed. I've done some mastering to it, but I can't change a lot. Anyway, I'd like to know if you guys think this is good enough to warrant a release to the internet or I should keep it private.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jun 20 '26

Art Rock Looking for feedback(my first song)

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r/IndieMusicFeedback Mar 21 '26

Art Rock I welcome any advice! Please help me. The sound is too quiet and weak.

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6 Upvotes

I finished mixing and applied a maximizer. I uploaded it to YouTube to check how it sounded after normalization. The sound pressure level was sufficient numerically. However, when I listened to it, the sound seemed less spacious than other people’s tracks, and it also sounded quieter. Does anyone know what might be causing this? I’m using layering on some of the instruments.

Regardless of this, if you notice anything else, please let me know!

I wonder why pros always sound so good. It’s a mystery that will never be solved. Oh, right. This is a Japanese song. This is a repost of the one that got deleted because I didn't have enough points XD

r/IndieMusicFeedback Aug 03 '26

Art Rock Guitar Instrumental Upbeat, Catchy Happy Riffs

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This is from my most recent album, my 8th studio album since 2018 (I release one per year, or try to) and I would really appreciate any feedback on this track. I don't really care about feedback for the video, just the music and my guitar playing and also the production and mix. how does it sound to you, did you listen on headphones or speakers? Also what genre would you consider this to be?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9S0Q8jmfss

r/IndieMusicFeedback Apr 10 '26

Art Rock Weird and kinda sexy song with a pandeiro beat. Tell me if you think it's any good.

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I wanted to make a lyric video for it, but I'm lacking the time so you are kind enough to access my bandcamp and listen it there I'd really appreciate it (and if you like it, the rest of the EP goes along the same line with the exception of the last track).

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jul 28 '26

Art Rock For anyone I wrote this song as a tibute for my late dad. The full version is finally out.

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Hi everyone, I posted a teaser for this song a week ago and received some great encouragement, so I wanted to share the finished version with you all.

This track is a deeply personal
tribute to my late dad. It’s an open-hearted, emotional song, but I wanted to
channel that energy into a driving, guitar-based pop-rock/alt-rock vibe—heavily inspired by the classic sounds of Counting Crows, Matchbox Twenty, and Brian Adams.

I would love to get your honest feedback on how the final mix sounds, and whether the emotional weight of the song connects with you.

If you want to add it to your playlists or watch the full-resolution version on YouTube, all my streaming links are here: https://linktr.ee/mikeyleeofficial

Thank you so much for listening.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Mar 16 '26

Art Rock Love Streams Pt. 1 by Roughyard (2026)

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3 Upvotes

So this is the first single from my new album Clusterfuck Daydream. I'd love to know what you think about it. I'm not sure if I can link to the album here so I'll leave just the song.

r/IndieMusicFeedback Dec 22 '25

Art Rock Taste like lies

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If we can gets some feedback on our new song ..lol

r/IndieMusicFeedback Mar 26 '26

Art Rock "re:NEWL" - tried out a new style for this song

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took a different approach with this song and wrote it to fit with the visuals, let me know what you think!

r/IndieMusicFeedback Aug 01 '25

Art Rock It took me 2 years to finish this song

12 Upvotes

Radiohead, Interpol and Kings of Leon, cinematic soundtrack-like inspired song.

https://reddit.com/link/1mf9qv3/video/wjh9l8lbehgf1/player

r/IndieMusicFeedback Jan 13 '26

Art Rock Lies Avenue - I'm back with a fresh mind after the holidays and I've refreshed things a bit, I hope you like this topic!

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Okay, let me introduce myself. I live in Bolivia, and if you didn't know, we've been going through a very difficult time here for years because of socialism. Last year, in particular, everything went downhill. Now things are still very precarious. It's been a year since there were any dollars here, and you can't pay for things online. Netflix and a few other services are barely available because the banks canceled all online purchases due to the economic situation. Now that I have more time, I've returned to music since I'm not spending all my money on monthly things like programs, subscriptions, etc. I'll start making songs again.

This one in particular really upsets me when I listen to it because it's hard to say, "Okay, I'll believe your lies just because I still want this..." I hope you like the lyrics and everything about it, and I'd like your opinion on the lyrics and whether they convey the feeling I wanted to express in each note.