Indie Folk Pop vol. 2
Tactile organic modern folk pop recordings (includes two songs w female vocals), the soundtrack to your next indie coming-of-age movie or documentary. Featuring the LA-indie trend rubber bridge guitar. (E&E-040)
Music has a way of softening the edges between past and future. The songs we carry with us in those in-between times… senior year endings, new cities, first heartbreaks… become anchors.
Indie Folk Pop vol. 2 (E&E-040) is intended for exactly that space: tactile, organic, emotionally grounded. It’s modern folk pop in its most intimate form (with two songs featuring female vocals), full of the LA-Indie nuance propelled by the now omnipresent rubber bridge guitar.
The rubber bridge guitar has somewhat recently become a signature in up-and-coming folk and indie singer-songwriter scenes. The LA shops behind those mods, like Reuben’s Old Style Guitar Shop, assemble guitars where a strip of rubber acts as the saddle, damping overtones and creating a soft, rounded “thud” tone—one part rumble, one part whisper. We acquired ours from Reuben’s, and it’s quickly become a favorite among visiting musicians at our Seattle studio.
That same tonal trend is behind the warm, muted strum in Taylor Swift’s “Invisible String,” where the rubber bridge “deadens the strings so it sounds old,” giving the song its nostalgic folk-pop character.
On this release from our Eyeballs & Eardrums label, that rubber-bridge character becomes a voice itself—not just a texture but a guiding shape, creating space for voice, breath, and lyrical proximity. A few songs lean into soft chorus, others into acoustic minimalism… across the record the tactile guitars are paired with understated piano, ambient pads, and carefully organic percussive touches, giving each moment emotional wiggle room.
Because this release is very much built for licensing and sync, it sits comfortably in the inner worlds of film and television. Think of scenes where characters wander city streets at golden hour, sifting through memory; or montage sequences in coming-of-age stories, where nothing big is happening but everything is shifting. Visuals of late-night drives across winding roads, candid interviews in documentary-style films, or indie documentary scores in the social justice/youth culture space—those are natural homes for this sonic palette.
Shows like Conversations with Friends and Normal People have embraced folk and indie flavors (Nick Drake, London Grammar, SOAK) to ground emotional moments in realism. Music supervisors working in those spaces are already familiar with how a quiet acoustic cut can land stronger emotionally than a big recognizable needle drop. In film, the push toward soundtrack selections that aren’t telegraphed but let story breathe is quite relevant.
On the advertising side, brands targeting Gen Z and Millennials—especially those selling sustainable goods, artisan lifestyle products, or travel experiences—are increasingly using atmospheric singer-songwriter music. These campaigns are less about spectacle and more about mood, trust, and emotional alignment. Indie Folk Pop vol. 2 is built to meet that moment: not polished pop, not dusty folk, but intimate, weathered-by-purpose.
If you’re a music director or supervisor looking for something of the moment yet somehow timeless, this record offers you both character and flexibility. The rubber-bridge guitar gives a distinct sonic stamp without locking you into cliché. The dynamics are spacious… never crushed, always open. And don’t miss the vocal options on here, either… with compelling lyrical performances from the intimate angel Amanda Huff.
When the closing credits roll over an indie coming-of-age film, or you need that internal monologue underscore in a documentary, or when a brand wants to whisper instead of shout… Indie Folk Pop vol. 2 is ready to live in that space.
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