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Here are our Top Voted Songs for the week!!! Two ties giving us 12 amazings song to add to the Spotify playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29udpr0DH32c7BeBdmRwYN?si=6fabff9fb6554670
Lots of oldies this week and I am not complaining!
- 110: Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
- 61: The Cardigans - My Favourite Game
- 60: Beck - Loser
- 56: Pulp - Common People
- 46: The Breeders - Cannonball
- 44: Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere
- 40: Crash Test Dummies - Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm
- 38 (Tie): Luscious Jackson - Naked Eye
- 38: Rocky Horror Picture Show - Time Warp
- 34: The La’s - There She Goes
- 32 (Tie): Puscifer - The Remedy
- 32: Nine Inch Nails - Hurt
Thank you everyone for posting songs & helping to build the community!!! Your posts & votes matter!
DAY 4 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!
Challange four gets a little deep and dark….
Each day I’ll post the challenge and you share some of your favorite alternative & indie songs that meet the challenge!
- www.nts.live NTS Guide to: Shoegaze 2k24 12th September 2024
Playing Post Rock, Shoegaze. A snapshot of the current shoegaze revival which is taking the gauzy indie rock style into a multitude of distinct directions, influenced by club music, ambient, breaks and more.
A snapshot of the current shoegaze revival which is taking the gauzy indie rock style into a multitude of distinct directions, influenced by club music, ambient, breaks and more.
- lunarvacationatl.bandcamp.com Everything Matters, Everything's Fire, by Lunar Vacation
9 track album
I've shared other things from this Georgia (US) band before. This is their second ful length LP. Good stuff but a bit different from before. I need to listen some more to get fully into it.
- inv.nadeko.net The Belair Lip Bombs - Say My Name (Official Video)
‘Lush Life' - Out on C.W. Records, 25th August 2023 Pre-order: https://bit.ly/419OqF7 _____ Directed, Filmed & Edited by Gus Fiedler _____ Written & Performed by The Belair Lip Bombs Recorded, Mixed, Mastered by Nao Anzai Produced by Nao Anzai & The Belair Lip Bombs Vocals Recorded & Produced by Ma...
Youtube link, because Invidious is a bit flaky right now.
The album came out a year ago, but even though they are from the city I live in (Melbourne), I just discovered them today. I like the sound of this track and have queued the rest of the album to have a listen to.
Here's what a review I read said about them:
>Frankston's The Belair Lip Bombs deliver their genuinely unique brand of left-field indie rock with complete poise. > >At one moment you'll hear shades of Interpol and The Smiths, at others they hint at PJ Harvey and Best Coast. Ultimately, the band's infectious take on a well-traversed genre is their own. > >They will have truly cross-generational appeal, giving their younger peers the kind of guitar-driven indie rock many of them crave, and offering older fans something fresh that still taps into something a little nostalgic. > >They're honestly a band too difficult to describe, but one that indie rock fans must be across. They've already signed to Jack White's Third Man Records, so now is the time to get on board.
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You're feeling lucky
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Those eyes light a fire in my stomach
- daily.bandcamp.com Today is Bandcamp Friday
We are happy to announce that Bandcamp Fridays will continue in 2024.
Hey y'all... I know some folks have issues with the new owner of Bandcamp, but I still like to support bands via their platform.
If you have some money and a favorite band on there, go support them, eh.
> Bandcamp Fridays began in March of 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when the shuttering of venues led to a loss of vital tour revenue for artists. Bandcamp Fridays—on which we waive our revenue share and pass the funds directly to artists & labels—has resulted in millions of fans paying over $120 million directly to labels and musicians they love.
Might I suggest Teens In Trouble?
https://teensintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/whats-mine-2
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A new chapter for Linkin Park.
- stream.mxtthxw.art inpc - a human playing music
The Kali Mera Show is where I play a whole bunch of records I love and drop the odd bit of knowledge. I often play records I've worked on over the years or those made by friends. Every show is different and I play a very wide variety of music including Dub, Prog, Jazz, Hip Hop, African, Middle East...
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- MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4e210d41-b3e3-4e34-8c3b-3b8cc2116562
- Official homepage: https://manmanbandband.com/
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- MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/425c3cf6-0ac3-4b03-a689-f91e57e4a270
- Official homepage: https://www.lucykrugerandthelostboys.com/
I still have a few music mags from the 1990s on my shelf.
Juice (Australia), Lime Lizard (UK), Vox (UK), Rolling Stone (Australia), Puncture (USA)
What music magazines did/do you buy?
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This image shows a collection of 1990s alternative music and culture magazines spread out on a wooden surface. The magazines include multiple issues of "Lime Lizard," "Vox," "Juice," and others like "Puncture" and "Rolling Stone." The covers feature various musicians and bands popular in the alternative and grunge scenes of the era, with bold typography and striking portrait photography. The overall aesthetic is very characteristic of 90s rock and alternative culture, with a mix of colorful and monochrome designs. This collection provides a nostalgic glimpse into the music journalism and visual style of that period. Michael Hutchence (INXS), Nick Cave, Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays), Hole, Lush, Whitney Houston, Carter USM, The Shamen, Kristin Hersh and Angie Hart (Frente!).
- yewtu.be Soft Blue Shimmer - Canti (Official Video)
Soft Blue Shimmer // Canti // 2024 Other People Records Stream digitally - Song written by Meredith Ramond, Charlie Crowley, and Kenzo Cardenas Lyrics by Charlie Crowley Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Corey Coffman Produced by Corey Coffman Art by Charlie Crowley Lyrics: hear my voice past t...
I have just stumbled across this band.
- invidious.nerdvpn.de The Pains of Being Pure At Heart - "Young Adult Friction"
Video for The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - Young Adult Friction Download on iTunes: http://georiot.co/3AP0 Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1jsduiI Watch similar videos: http://bit.ly/1l9gG3d Directed by Art Boonparn. http://www.slumberlandrecords.com Store: http://bit.ly/1jDgmdP Facebook: https://www....
I just found out that the band have reformed.
- stereolab.bandcamp.com One Small Step, by Stereolab
from the album Aluminum Tunes [Switched On Volume 3]
- yewtu.be darwin deez - radar detector (official video)
darwindeez.com directed by ace norton girl: charlene deguzman 'radar detector' taken from debut album darwin deez out now : http://www.smarturl.it/pdt909 lyrics: you and i buy star maps and drive my car around los angeles you and i buy star maps and ding dong ditch a televangelist it's only been...
This song got played a heap on the office stereo where I worked, at the time.
- yewtu.be Coconut Cream - Your Drug On Computers (Official Video)
#CoconutCream – ‘Your Drug On Computers’ Official Video Listen: https://orcd.co/coconutcream_yourdrugoncomputers Shot by Hudson Reed and Coconut Cream Edited by Josateki Lalagavesi Follow Coconut Cream https://www.facebook.com/coconutcream... https://www.instagram.com/_coconutcream https://coco...
Catchy tune from this Sydney band!
- yewtu.be Juliana Hatfield - Universal Heart-Beat (Live on 120 Minutes 1995)
Juliana Hatfield performs Universal Heart-Beat live on 120 Minutes, April 09 1995 Recorded to Betamax and transferred by Art & Steve
I saw JH and her band when she toured the album Only Everything. Arguably, when she at the height of her powers. Good TV performance of Universal Heart-Beat, this.
- yewtu.be The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Smash It Up (video)
Distributed by WMG Smash It Up (video)
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- yewtu.be Laura Veirs - Black Eyed Susan
Taken from the 2001 album "The Trimphs & Travails of Oprhan Mae"... Originally released in 2001, edited on vinyl, 2010... http://www.lauraveirs.com/
From the debut album The Troubles And Trevails Of Orphan Mae.
- yewtu.be The Spinanes- KId In Candy
The Spinanes KId In Candy Arches and Aisles 1998 Take a shine to the West Coast heaven Looking best when we're together Gliding through the East Side twilight It's silent past when a girl could like it Feeling good yeah, feeling fine everyday That's because you're three thousand miles away Take ...
A while back, I posted a song from The Spinanes’ debut, 1993 album.
Kid In Candy is the lead track from their third and final album from 1998. I like it.
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19251251 > Discussing the song's subject matter in 1996, Eels frontman E said, "Part of my problem is with intimacy. 'Novocaine for the Soul' sounds detached because it's about detachment. That's what I think is so great about that song, and on that level I think it's almost genius. It's detachment personified. I'm singing about numbness and I'm numb. It's about having too much feeling."
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New album dropped today!
- yewtu.be Drivin' on 9 - Ed's Redeeming Qualities
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Drivin' on 9 · Ed's Redeeming Qualities Ed's Kitchen ℗ 2011 Ed's Redeeming Qualities Released on: 2011-02-07 Lyrics: [Verse 1] Drivin' on 9 You could be a shadow Beneath the street light Behind my home Drivin' on 9 I sure miss you Pass the motel Give a dog a bone ...
This is the original version of the song covered by The Breeders on Last Splash, a few years later. Carrie from Ed's later toured with The Breeders for some time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed%27s_Redeeming_Qualities
- yewtu.be Black Francis and Kristin Hersh - Wave of Mutilation - July 13, 2012 - Northampton, MA
Black Francis and Kristin Hersh duet on the classic Pixies song "Wave of Mutilation". Recorded with an iphone at the Pleasant Street Theater on July 13, 2012 in Northampton, MA. A wonderful night all around.
Cease to resist, given my goodbyes
Would love to see more from this duet
- yewtu.be Tanya Donelly - Here Comes Your Man (Pixies cover)
Tanya Donelly (Throwing Muses, Belly) covers The Pixies for her Sunday Series. Please visit her bandcamp page to stream and donate. https://tanyadonelly.bandcamp.com/
Someone said we need more Pixies, but I also think we need more Tanya D!
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- MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/29a2e15e-b14f-42ca-8f65-d52479872452
- Official homepage: https://goatgirl.co.uk/
- yewtu.be Joe 90
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises Joe 90 · Bored Games Who Killed Colonel Mustard ℗ 1982 Flying Nun Records Released on: 1982-05-01 Auto-generated by YouTube.
This short-lived Flying Nun Records band was led by "the punk rock self-belief" of Shayne Carter, who went on to play and release music as part of Doublehappys, Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer, The Adults (a Kiwi supergroup), with NZ post-punk luminary, Peter Jefferies and solo as Shayne P. Carter.
I like the youthful energy of the song, even though it sounds like it was recorded in a burlap sack!
This is the full run down about the EP that this track is from. It was re-issued for Record Store Day, a few years ago.
- yewtu.be "Air Guitar" by Sobs (official video)
"Air Guitar" is taken from Sobs' 'Air Guitar', out October 26, 2022 via Topshelf Records ❍ for more information, visit https://www.topshelfrecords.com/roster/sobs ❍ listen to "Air Guitar" and order the record https://www.topshelfrecords.com/252 Directed by Edward Khoo Produced by Lee Yi Jia Direct...
A breezy slice of indie rock/pop from Singapore's Sobs. I don't know much more about them, but note that they also got over to Seattle, last year, to do this session.