At LARK, Noah Derksen’s Berlin performance unfolds as a study in shared listening, communal warmth and the quiet poetics of everyday life. Canadian singer-songwriter Noah Derksen brought his genre-blurring blend of folk, country and indie to Berlin at a moment of quiet momentum. Emerging from Winnipeg’s tightly knit indie scene, he has built a reputation for attentive songwriting that finds resonance in the ordinary - small mercies, fleeting encounters and the fragile archit

From Shoegaze Reveries to Queer Bedroom Pop and Street-Level Anthems - This Week in Three Track Week #7 This week’s selections move between dreamlike reinterpretation, intimate bedroom pop confession, and street-level political urgency. From shoegaze textures that reframe alternative rock history to songs that confront identity, intimacy and urban displacement, these releases reflect how independent artists continue to transform personal and collective realities into sound. B

A support set at LARK that explores intimacy, audience attentiveness and the quiet negotiation between vulnerability and self-definition. Portland-based singer-songwriter Kendall Lujan arrived in Berlin at a pivotal moment in her artistic development. Following her 2025 debut Lucky Penny and ahead of her forthcoming full-length My Heart Needs Love (2026), her work reflects a growing emotional and stylistic maturity, navigating heartbreak, renewal and the complexities of

The global music landscape is more accessible than ever - and more crowded. Every day, tens of thousands of new releases enter streaming platforms, creating an unprecedented imbalance between cultural production and listener attention. For independent artists, the central challenge is no longer access to distribution, but visibility within an environment defined by abundance. This shift reflects the dynamics of the attention economy, in which human attention functions as a sc

From Coming-of-Age Indie Pop to Protest Glam and Power-Pop Legacy this week in Three Track Week #6 This week’s selections highlight how independent artists across generations and regions continue to reinterpret identity, history and emotional experience through distinct sonic languages. From Australian coming-of-age indie pop to power-pop continuity and politically charged glam, these releases reveal the diversity of approaches shaping today’s independent music landscape. The

Berlin has never been a polished city. It is layered, fractured, and permanently in transition. And that instability is precisely what fuels Berlin’s independent music scene. Beyond the commercial festival circuits and tourist nightlife lies a network of basements, collective-run venues, rehearsal rooms, and temporary cultural spaces. This is where Berlin’s underground music culture continues to evolve: raw, self-organised, and resistant to mainstream formulas. For artists an