Badlittlekitten's top 50 indie/alternative tracks of this century so far.

Badlittlekitten · 11-30-2010, 08:25 PM

I've wanted to speak about a particular time in music for a while, and seeing as I was in my late teens/early twenties throughout the last decade, I feel this time period is my safest (easiest) bet. Obviously I haven't heard every indie track ever (god, I've tried) but i'm sure I've sampled everything I would be interested in. My only rule is that I'm not including more than one track per artist - I didn't want it this way, but I soon realised my top 5 would comprise of the same few artists. The list is totally subjective, with some of the choices reflecting personal impact and others for being bloody great tunes. My posting is likely to be sporadic at best. Discussion/dismissal of my submissions and omissions is welcome and encouraged.

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Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To
Album: Vivian Girls
2008
As soon as those guitar chords come in, surfing on the Motown beat, my face is already grinning like a simpleton. The all female Brooklyn trio are part of the whole, lazy, back to basics DIY 60s'/80s indie pop thing. This slice of surf pop is the best thing to come from the scene. The harmonies on the chorus are somehow full of sunshine and darkness at the same time, and the way the notes ascend during "do you run to babyyyyy" is joyous. The lyrics could be about a lover that shoots his load and promptly disappears. But I'm probably completely wrong.

11-30-2010, 08:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Badlittlekitten And then there was music Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Near Wild Heaven Posts: 287	Badlittlekitten's top 52 indie/alternative tracks of this century so far. I've wanted to speak about a particular time in music for a while, and seeing as I was in my late teens/early twenties throughout the last decade, I feel this time period is my safest (easiest) bet. Obviously I haven't heard every indie track ever (god, I've tried) but i'm sure I've sampled everything I would be interested in. My only rule is that I'm not including more than one track per artist - I didn't want it this way, but I soon realised my top 5 would comprise of the same few artists. The list is totally subjective, with some of the choices reflecting personal impact and others for being bloody great tunes. My posting is likely to be sporadic at best. Discussion/dismissal of my submissions and omissions is welcome and encouraged. 52 Vivian Girls - Where Do You Run To Album: Vivian Girls 2008 As soon as those guitar chords come in, surfing on the Motown beat, my face is already grinning like a simpleton. The all female Brooklyn trio are part of the whole, lazy, back to basics DIY 60s'/80s indie pop thing. This slice of surf pop is the best thing to come from the scene. The harmonies on the chorus are somehow full of sunshine and darkness at the same time, and the way the notes ascend during "do you run to babyyyyy" is joyous. The lyrics could be about a lover that shoots his load and promptly disappears. But I'm probably completely wrong. __________________ 'Said do you feel it? Do you feel it when you TOUCH ME?. THERE'S A FIRE! THERE'S A FIRE!' The Stooges. Dirt. https://soundcloud.com/bad-little-kittens My Top 100 LPs My Top 52 Indie Tracks Of The 21st Century (incomplete) Last edited by Badlittlekitten; 12-02-2010 at 10:37 AM.