The sun is rising on a new month... welcome to April! Our new Indie/Pop/Folk compilation is out today 🌅 We've been busy bees recently, with almost 50 pop/folk songs from independent artists for you to discover: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j75z... Photo taken in the stunning📍 Lyme Regis, England

Goodbye Australia 🇦🇺 The finale of our Aussie adventure was a road trip along the Great Ocean Road! We had our playlists blasting as we drove along winding coastal roads - a huge highlight of the trip 💙 For now, it’s time to begin the 26+ hour journey back to the UK… see you on the other side!

We just released a new playlist! The Wild is Calling is out now 🌲 Two hours of epic, beautiful songs created by independent artists and carefully curated by us... what could be better? www.youtube.com/watch?v=V421... 📍 Moraine Lake, Canada

Today we found the most beautiful forest on earth 🌲 📍 Yarra Ranges National Park, Australia

Can you hear it? The Wild is Calling ↟ A new playlist arrives this week.

Hello brighter days! Welcome to our Indie Folk compilation for Spring 2026 🌼 ▶️ Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOUE... 📍 The New Forest, England We hope you enjoy! 💛

We started this from a bedroom, sharing our favourite music online... and right now we're in Australia meeting the artists in real life 🤯 To hang out with some of our favourite musicians, share stories, and experience the corners of the world that inspire their music is the greatest honour ❤️

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A day in Byron Bay, Australia 🏖️🇦🇺

Australia is just stunning💙 📍Blue Mountains

We made it to AUSTRALIA 🦘🐨☀️ it's so beautiful! 💛

About to embark on our biggest trip ever... SEE YOU SOON AUSTRALIA! 🇦🇺 It's an absolute dream come true to finally visit, and we're so ready to capture some beautiful landscapes and meet so many musicians after working together for literally years 🥹 We'll see you down under!! 🦘

The year is flying by... crazy to think that March is just around the corner! We're currently writing this from the airport about to fly to Australia for a big alexrainbirdMusic trip down under, but first - Indie/Rock/Alt time! 🌳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Gd... 📍 Blackwater Arboretum, England

Here's our early March gift to you - a new Indie/Pop/Folk compilation! 🏞️ Once again, we've found over 40 new songs for you to discover, from underrated independent artists from all over the globe🎧 ▶️ Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1NP... Enjoy! 💚⛰️ 📍 Lake Louise Village, Canada

Hi! We combine our travel photography with beautiful songs that inspire our adventures 🏞️ Today we are sharing this beautiful sunny afternoon at Emerald Lake, Canada with Ryan Harris's 'Feel it All'... a song about being present in the moment and embracing life 💙 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fQm...

Escape to the forest with the best indie folk music... our Off the Grid playlist is out now 🏕️ Last month, we stayed in a tiny forest cabin for the weekend. We unplugged, disconnected and it was wonderful. Welcome to Off The Grid 💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqZv... 📍The New Forest, England

We don’t feature AI-generated music in our playlists, but we’re seeing more and more AI submissions! Here’s how we spot them 👀: 🎤 Vocals that sound slightly "off" ✍️ Generic lyrics 📱 No socials or live videos 👥 Every song has a different vocalist We hope this helps you spot real music from fake 🎶

We made a playlist inspired by our escape to a tiny forest cabin last month.🌲 Off The Grid arrives everywhere this Wednesday 18th!⛺️ Watch early now on Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/alexrainbi...

When you wake up at 3:30am to watch the sunrise but didn’t check the weather... despite the clouds, Moraine Lake in Alberta, Canada is still the most beautiful place on earth💙 New playlist out today - the best indie folk and acoustic artists you NEED to know in 2026⛰️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4oB...

Happy February! Your monthly indie/rock/alt fix has arrived 🏔️ Two hours of incredible music from independent artists and Iceland is our location of choice! The mighty 200-foot high Skógafoss waterfall is one of our favourite places in the country... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmnx... Enjoy! 💙

It's almost a new month... and you know what that means! February Indie/Pop/Folk is out now🌲 Beth is the face of a new month of incredible independent music 🎧 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiqX... Spotify: spti.fi/IndiePopFolk... We hope you enjoy! 💚 📍 Blackwood Forest, England

We’re so proud to announce... we are returning to the Between The Trees Festival this August!! 🌲 We’ll be presenting an incredible indie lineup in the heart of the Welsh forest, taking alexrainbirdMusic offline and into the heart of nature. We are beyond grateful & excited💚 betweenthetrees.co.uk

'Love Brought Weight' is one of our favourite Old Sea Brigade songs, so when we saw a new "winter version" a few weeks back, we already knew it was gonna be perfect... turns out, we were right ❄️ Do you prefer it over the original? 💙 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl7h...

The world is a loud place... it's time for some Peace & Quiet ☕ New playlist out today! As always, these tracks have been handpicked by us and feature REAL musicians - no AI here. Happy listening! 🎧 ▶️ Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRF3... 📍 Blackwood Forest, England

One of the greatest gifts in life is to look around and realise... you've already got everything you really need 🥰 🎵 Jack Cullen - All I Need 📍 The New Forest, England Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzWc...

A beautiful song to escape, unwind and feel at home 🌲 🎵 Peter Katz - I Am Home 📍 Blackwood Forest, England Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1if...

Good morning! When we took these sunrise photos at around 9am last November, we knew they'd work perfectly for our new playlist, out today ☕ Start your day with the best independent music from the world's most underrated artists 👇 youtu.be/z83RP1Q8dMk 📍Blackwood Forest, England

The perfect song for the season ❄️ 🎵 Hazlett - queen of the season 📍 Lapland, Finland Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBAZ...

Hey everyone! Hope you're having a great first week of 2026, how has it been for you so far? 😊 Today is one of our favourite days of the year... planning our playlists for the next 12 months! There's a LOT of exciting things to come. Which playlists do you want us to make in 2026?

We took these photos in Lapland, Finland last month as the sun was rising on a very cold morning. It felt like the right place for a new era of independent music discovery in 2026 🌲 Our January Indie/Rock/Alt soundtrack is live on YouTube 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8JP... 📍 Lapland, Finland

Welcome to 2026, and to a new era for alexrainbirdMusic. We’re so tired of everything being AI generated, so it’s time to bring back real human connection. Real people, beautiful places and the same incredible independent music. Begin your journey here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiWk... ❤️⛰️

GOODBYE 2025! 🎉 Our first year married, our first festival partnership, and first time sharing 100+ hrs of independent music. Not forgetting incredible travels and meeting so many amazing people. 2026 marks 15 years of alexrainbirdMusic - a brand new era is coming 😁 THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Happy Holidays everyone! 🎄 While we take a break from finding music and making playlists over Christmas, we wanted to jump on here to send a whole lot of love your way ❤️ However you’re celebrating the season, we hope it’s filled with magic and lots of great music ✨ Alex and Beth x

Happy birthday Beth! Together almost 12 years, married for the last year, and have been working together on alexrainbirdMusic for 8 years! What an incredible journey. Every year is such an amazing adventure and I wouldn’t want to do this life with anyone else 🥰🎈 Love you so so much, -Alex

Today's our last day in the alexrainbirdMusic office for 2025! We're spending it listening to the last of your song submissions, and getting ready for a brand new era in 2026 😄 We're so ready for a restful holiday season, we hope you're excited too! Have a lovely weekend!

Welcome to our final playlist of the year... this is the Best Indie Music of 2025 🎉 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2k... Spotify: spti.fi/BestIndie2025 Thanks so much for supporting these amazing artists, and for all the love you've given us this year! ❤️ Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year! 🎇

Live music is magical. We've shared 68 acoustic performances on alexrainbirdSessions this year, and today we've collected all of our favourites 🎶 WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FokG... A HUGE thank you to all of the artists for lending their time and talents to be part of this in 2025! 🧡

These are the best indie folk & acoustic songs of 2025 🪕 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DMg... Spotify: spti.fi/BestIndieFol... It was very tough to pick just 30 songs from the year, and there were sooooo many incredible folk releases we couldn't fit! Have a fabulous weekend 💚

Out of the nearly 500 indie/rock/alt songs we shared this year, these are our top 30! Best Indie Rock of 2025 is out now 🎸 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQym... Spotify: spti.fi/BestIndieRoc... This is your cheat sheet of all the artists and bands you need to know in 2025 and beyond! Enjoy! 😄

Cold days are here again and so is our Winter Cabin collection. Inspired by quiet snowy moments, our mugs, sweatshirts and t-shirts are back for the season. Grab something cozy while they’re here - once winter melts, they disappear again ❄️ store.alexrainbirdmusic.com

This year has been SO good for independent music, that we're making multiple Best Of 2025 playlists! First up is Best Indie Pop of 2025, out now 🙌 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j91l... Spotify: spti.fi/BestIndiePop25 We hope you enjoy our top 30 indie pop picks from the last 12 months! 😄

There's no better feeling than being cozy at Christmastime... welcome to A Very Cozy Christmas Playlist 🎄 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBU7... Spotify: spti.fi/VeryCozyChri... We've picked out some of our favourite festive songs from years past to bring in a very special festive season. ✨

It feels surreal that after sharing over 100 hours of music this year, our final collection of new indie songs for 2025 is out today - this is December Indie/Rock/Alt! ❄️ YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwIX... Spotify: spti.fi/IndieRockAlt... Happy December! Hope this is a great month for you 💙

And that friends, is that! Our final monthly Indie/Pop/Folk compilation for 2025 is here - HAPPY DECEMBER! YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBkZ... Spotify: spti.fi/IndiePopFolk... If this is your first alexrainbirdMusic video, or if you've been watching for years, THANK YOU so much. We love you!🩵

Our dream came true... we finally saw the Northern Lights!!! We weren't able to catch them in our past trips to Canada and Iceland, so it was so very special to witness the absolute beauty of the aurora for the first time here in Lapland, Finland and capture them for you - they did NOT dissapoint 🌌

Hello from Lapland, Finland! We just landed in this beautiful country for the first time, for a week of exploring the snowy wilderness and taking our own photos for 2026! Everywhere looks like something out of snow globe and we're feeling so grateful to be here... -27 degrees never felt so good ❄️

It's that time of year again!! Our Indie Christmas 2025 playlist is out today 🎄 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FStN... Spotify: spti.fi/IndieChristm... It's hard to believe that this is our 12th annual Christmas playlist, and we're once again back with two hours of festive songs. Enjoy! 🎁

Hazel the Pumpkin Bird is flying away soon! 🎃🐦 Grab our exclusive autumn merch before it disappears at the end of the season. 👉 store.alexrainbirdmusic.com

There have been so many incredible albums this year, but Harrison Storm’s Empty Garden has truly stayed with us 🌙 One of its most emotional moments is ‘Moon and Back’ - a song that captures heartbreak, and the ache of losing someone you thought you’d have forever. 🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXW6...

If you're looking for an endless mix of chill music to start your week, our Winter Radio is BACK today! Streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it's the best place to find the best acoustic/folk music and some stunning winter footage from our travels ❄️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGC3...