Deep Elm has set a May 10th release date for the upcoming second edition of This Is Indie Rock. The compilation will feature The New Lows, (New York, NY), The Forecast (Peoria, IL), Jena Berlin (Southampton, NJ), Deathships (Skokie, IL), The Silent Press (Troutville, VA), Maxel Toft (Chicago, IL), Sedona (Raleigh, NC), Cameran (Austria), Meredith Bragg (Alexandria, VA), The Call Up (Watertown, MA), Bernard (St. Augustine, FL) and Nature Living (Japan). The bands were selected from over 1,000 submissions.

The label explains that the compilation was

…created to document the music, spirit and resolve of the independent artist, each volume of […] features twelve or more unreleased and exclusive songs from the hottest new indie rock bands / artists throughout the world. You'll find a diverse mixture of hardcore, punk, rock, emo, metal, pop.

Sample tracks from the release are available here.