best indie rock songs ever

Deezer releases series 3 of its must listen to podcast, Trailblazers. “I was raised up believing I was somehow unique… and now after some thinking, I’d say I’d rather be a functioning cog in some great machinery serving something beyond me.” Robin Pecknold’s vocals shine and the harmonies have never been better as the song ebbs and flow from soft to loud with the story twisting around the idea of serving the whole rather than the individual. Weeks On Chart----1 It’s rare for a band to find mass success with their debut record it’s even rarer to find the success with their debut single, but the talent of these women is undeniable and the pop aesthetics like the song’s predecessor is the reason why this song has stood the test of time, becoming one of the best songs of the decade.“County Line” is built upon a sleek jazzy keyboard line that’s complemented by a sexy bass, intermittent guitar licks, and a church style organ that calls back to the softer side of the classic rock era.

A song echoing over time, with Legrand’s words complemented by Scally’s ringing guitar, “Loves like a pantheon, it carries on forever.”Sprawl II is Arcade Fire’s climax track to one of the best albums of the 2010s, but really it feels like the climax to a trilogy of albums that dominated the indie charts and introduced them to the masses.

Little did we know how prophetic they would be with the political climate we now find ourselves in. Dunes reflects about his own mortality buttoned up into a story about the old surf legend, but Dunes does leave hope for himself as he eases Miki Dora’s fears by telling him there’s, “Still enough time, to roll around with me.” Don’t worry there are always more waves.Josh Tillman found himself depressed stuck behind Robin Pecknold and his Fleet Foxes band mates late into their Japanese tour for their then critically acclaimed second album Formed by Kurt Vile and Adam Granofsky in 2005, The War On Drugs was somewhat of a side project for Vile and some of his backing bandmates, but after Vile left Granofsky took sole possession of the band and made it his own. 22 Feb 2020 The singing is weird, the lyrics even weirder, and the musical compositions not exactly arranged in standard A B A format.

A girl group power-pop song Angel Olsen’s  “Shut Up Kiss Me” is a makeup song built around a catchy hook that gets deep into your brain and makes you want to scream the words when the chorus comes around. The Chainsmokers played at a charity concert taking place in the Hamptons this weekend and it turns out it may have not... If he can’t trust her then who can he trust?

Top 500 Indie Rock Songs of All Time This is a project of the top, best, most popular 500 indie rock songs of all time.

By the time the guitar comes in like a line from Joy Division or New Order we understand why Jewel makes sure every note is exactly how he wants it because when every piece is at its very best you create something that goes beyond the individual parts. What many didn’t know but know do is how wild they can get up on stage.

Where the song really hits its stride is when it breaks down and the relationship starts to falter, she pleads to her significant other to just let go, but ultimately concedes “It’s all over, but I’m still young.” She screams as we hop back into the chorus and a guitar rips over the top like the blade through the heart.

Monstercat continue to prove themselves as the sound-track of gamers around the globe. 20 Apr 2020 "Let me be the one / that shines with you." Artists with destiny take your breath away from the first instance. The sax solo that dominates the end of the track has also made it okay to feature the sax on songs again.

Mac DeMarco has slowly built himself into a household name, not by luck, but by blue-collar hard work, and would you expect anything less from a Canadian? In case you missed it, January’s Top 10 indie songs playlist was really […]FacebookLikeShareTweet Memphis DIY alt. Clairo started with lo-fi bedroom pop that showcased her talented songwriting ability and beautiful voice, but she has truly grown into a songwriter as her debut album has given her songs a sense of professionalism and maturity that we rarely see in a debut.

It’s a raw emotion McCombs leaves us with, one that many of us have felt just like him.“Round and Round” is a nonsensical anthem created by one of the most acentric weirdoes in indie Ariel Pink. They continued that trend into the following decade with a ready-made road-tripping track featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack in “Stylo.” However, this was the first time Damon Albarn went out right political with the song’s statement on the mistreatment of our planet and a warning of what we as people are doing to it. "Wide Awake" by Parquet Courts. Claimed by many critics to be the best song of 2010 the song has stood the test of time as Beach House amassed more and more fans by following the same blueprint that this song and album laid out.

“You never even tried to love me” McCombs sings as he reaches the county line returning to the place he had left behind after suffering a loss and running away. It’s a real sense of loss we feel for the narrator a feeling we can’t help but relate to.One can argue that M83’s song “Midnight City” singlehandedly brought back the 80s. This band may have started out as a side project, but they truly have come into their own.Alex Turner has always been a wordsmith, turning a phrase into clever little lines over garage rock/punk rock riffs, but it was on Phoebe Bridgers’s “Funeral” is a sadly beautiful song. Please share this list on your socials with a hashtag #top500indie .

There’s a lot more than meets the eye with these Brits as their lyrics have shown a lot more depth than most dance music acts, and that certainly is the case with their song “Busy Earnin’.” A song centered around greed Jungle have found a way to sound fun around dark subject matter, but what has made Jungle and especially “Busy Earnin’” so special is the music that surrounds the subject matter.

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