Brooklyn has gained a significant amount of notoriety through the years as the borough of music, especially indie music. Nice title to have, I tell you what, but Philly is gaining attention. Take a look at Kurt Vile or Free Energy.
Vile channels Dylan or Cohen, but in a dreamy way, like each song was mixed by Animal Collective. (Listen to "Overnight Religion" here). Free Energy (Listen to their track "Dream City" here) are bringing back '70s power pop (think Thin Lizzie's "The Boys are Back in Town"). By the way, both these bands have earned Best New Music nods from Pitchfork. And lets not forget good ol' Dr. Dog. We like them a lot, too.
It gets you thinking: where will the indie scene move next?
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