The best Indie pop / rock tracks from December 2025. Full playlist at www.birp.fm // Updated monthly, so save your favorites!  Indie, Bedroom Pop, Lofi, Surf Rock, etc.

Indie Pop / Rock Playlist | BIRP! December 2025

when it doesnt add up
there must be something in between
something they dont tell you
flashing on the screen
looking up at the sky
to figure out what it means
whats it all about now
the chaos in your dreams

you try to figure it out
the smoking gun goes cold
inundated with doubt
are you gonna fold
and say its over

when it doesnt add up
you gotta take something away
can be hard to figure out
but theres no other way
looking at the bigger picture
the corners start to fade
and if you really had to
could you ever change

you try to figure it out
the smoking gun goes cold
inundated with doubt
are you gonna fold
and say its over
and say its over
and say its over

Cold

Between Two Bodies Of Water

Honest Man

Liquorice

Carousel

27 Days

Upstairs

hazel

Video Games

Incredibly Blind (feat. X-Cetra)

away

Closer

make me right for you

make me right for you (feat. Yndling)

idc what she doin lol

wants and needs

This album is an inner journey in constant motion. It explores the invisible spaces between action and stillness, between momentum and pause. Each track feels like a transition — slow signals, unseen lines, held breaths, and steps that keep moving without urgency.

Rather than chasing instant peaks, the music invites immersion. It unfolds as a nocturnal, introspective, urban experience where time stretches and emotion flows quietly but steadily. Designed to be heard as a complete body of work, the album moves like a single continuous piece — the body in motion, the mind at rest.

Musical Style

The foundation is contemporary electronic music, influenced by:

Emotional / Deep House

Atmospheric Synth-Pop

Electronic Dream Pop

Ambient and Downtempo textures

Retro-futuristic and analog sound design

Steady but gentle rhythms, deep basslines, warm synthesizers, long delays, and spacious reverbs create a sense of forward motion without rush. The production emphasizes space, air, and detail, allowing each sound to breathe.

Inspiration

The album draws inspiration from:

Inner movement that continues even in stillness

Emotional transitions that are unseen but deeply felt

Nighttime cities, distant lights, slow transmissions

The idea that progress doesn’t always mean speed — sometimes it means presence

This is music for walking alone, late-night drives, quiet reflection, or simply being in the moment. A subtle statement runs through the album:

Everything keeps moving, even when it feels still.

Delayed Signal

https://devinshaffer.bandcamp.com/album/in-my-dreams-im-there-3

“I have a million fantasies a minute,” says Chicago musician Devin Shaffer, explaining the background of her debut LP In My Dreams I’m There. “I’m a chronic daydreamer - I don’t have just one pipe dream sitting there, but possibilities that rotate constantly through my mind as a means of escape.” To a first-time listener, the album - a collection of songs that juggle folk, ambient music, and experimental traditions - may not scream “escape” so much as transversal - across land, ideas, emotions, and dreams themselves. Shaffer does this by wielding field recordings, finger-picked guitar, synthesizers, and her gentle, lullaby voice, showcasing not just one dream or locale, but a way to click through them like channels on a television.

Devin Shaffer - Enemy

Saccades is the solo project of Nicholas Wood, one half of the acclaimed electronic duo The KVB.

In 2017, Wood introduced Saccades with a self-titled debut album, departing from the dark, atmospheric soundscapes of The KVB to embrace stripped-back, psychedelic guitar-driven melodies and bedroom pop sensibilities.

The project's follow-up, Flowing Fades, was released in April 2021, accompanied by a UK tour. With this album, Wood expanded his sonic palette, incorporating influences of Yacht Rock along with the sounds of New Wave inspired vintage synthesizers, while maintaining the relaxed and carefree style of the project.

In 2023, Saccades returned with Land of the Hearth, a more electronic and Balearic-leaning record that retained the blissed-out, hypnotic qualities that Saccades has become known for. The album weaves together soothing, sun-soaked vibes with subtle undercurrents of tension, capturing the evocative spirit of the project.

In March 2025, Saccades unveiled a new single, "Sightseer," which explores a more lo-fi pop sound with heavy hauntological influences. The track blends a woozy, nostalgic production with an eerie sense of melancholy, while still preserving the ethereal, introspective vibe at the core of Saccades’ identity.

Between Two Bodies Of Water

Saccades

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