Friday, May 11, 2007

50 Best Indie Rock Anthems according to EW

Beck, "Loser"
Neutral Milk Hotel, "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"
Pavement, "Cut Your Hair"
White Stripes, "Fell in Love with a Girl"
Velvet Underground, "All Tomorrow's Parties"
Common, "I Used to Love H.E.R."
Liz Phair, "F--k and Run"
Gang Starr, "Mass Appeal"
Matthew Sweet, "Divine Intervention"
R.E.M., "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)"
Hole, "Violet"
Soundgarden, "Black Hole Sun,"
My Bloody Valentine, "Soon"
Reflection Eternal, "Fortified Live"
Mudhoney, "Touch Me I'm Sick"

They Might Be Giants, "Birdhouse in Your Soul"
Joy Division, "Love Will Tear us Apart"
X, "Los Angeles"
Public Enemy, "Don’t Believe the Hype"
Guided By Voices, "As We Go Up We Go Down"
Le Tigre, "Deceptacon"
Fugazi, "Waiting Room"
NWA, F--k tha Police"
Black Flag, "Rise Above"
Primal Scream, "Come Together"
PJ Harvey, "Sheela-Na-Gig"
Arcade Fire, "Rebellion (Lies)"
The Cure, "10:15 Saturday Night"
Patti Smith, "Gloria"
Black Star, "Respiration"
Antony & the Johnsons, "Hope There's Someone"
Modest Mouse, "Float On"
The Breeders, "Cannonball"
Spoon, "I Turn My Camera On"
Radiohead, "Karma Police"
Sonic Youth, "Teenage Riot"
Built to Spill, "The Plan"
Interpol, "PDA"
Roky Erikson, "You Don't Love Me Yet"
Magnetic Fields, "Papa Was a Rodeo"
New Pornographers, "The Bleeding Heart Show"
Yo La Tengo, "Autumn Sweater"
Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House"
Pixies, "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
Pretenders, "Message of Love"
Violent Femmes, "Blister in the Sun"
The Clash, "London Calling"
Blur, "Song 2 "
The La's, "There She Goes"
Teenage Fanclub, "Star Sign"

There are quite a few of my favorites on this list. Obviously the Built To Spill and Sonic Youth songs rule, but I am glad they did not forget about Neutral Milk Hotel and My Bloody Valentine. This list would make a great IPOD playlist or mix cd, eh?

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