What are some of the best indie rock songs?

LuckyGuy asked:


I wanna discover more songs to listen to and learn on my guitar and piano. Like The Flaming Lips and their song Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots. Ideas?

Ian
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5 Responses to “What are some of the best indie rock songs?”

  1. Jason Says:

    Mason

    I would recommend Elliott Smith if you have an acoustic.

    I love playing his songs

  2. Anna Says:

    Chase

    PJ Harvey- Down By the Water

  3. Gabriel Says:

    Nicholas

    Animal collective
    grizzly bear
    the white stripes
    dead weather
    metric
    spoon
    them crooked vultures

  4. Aiden Says:

    Zachary

    Between the Bars – Elliott Smith
    well anything really

    anything by MGMT… faves are Weekend Wars, Brian Eno, and Kids

    stuff by Nick Drake

    Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games – of Montreal

    Peacebone – Animal Collective

    Here it Goes Again – OK Go

    Phantom Limb – The Shins

    Naive – The Kooks

    She moves in her own way – the kooks

    too much to ask – the arctic monkeys

    fluorescent adolescent – arctic monkeys

    teddy picker – arctic monkeys

  5. Carter Says:

    William

    You may find something you like in here….

    My Morning Jacket – Touch Me I’m Going to Scream part 2, I’m Amazed
    Fleet Foxes – Winter Hymn, Your Protector
    Snow Patrol – Run, Open Your Eyes, Shut Your Eyes
    Neon Trees – Animal
    Paper Route – Second Chance, Carousel, You Kill Me
    Stereophonics – Maybe Tomorrow
    New Frontiers – Strangers
    The Bravery – I Believe
    Neon Horse – Cuckoo
    Surrogate – State of Jefferson
    Turn off the Stars – Falling into You
    Jonsi – Go Do
    Sky Sailing – Brielle
    The Fold – Neverender
    The Kooks – Always Where I Need to Be
    Lost Ocean – Lately I Can’t Fly, Close to Me, Trust, Vast
    Future of Forestry – Set Your Sails, So Close so far, Holiday, Hills of Indigo Blue
    Postal Service – Sleeping In
    Jon McLaughlin – Beating My Heart, Beautiful Disaster, Always on My Mind
    Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks
    Ben Folds Five – Brick
    Eisley – Ambulance
    The Myriad – The Accident, You Waste time Like a Grandfather Clock, A Thousand Winters Melting, A Clean Shot
    Raconteurs – Steady as She Goes
    Kyle Andrews – You Always Make Me Smile
    Remy Zero – Prophecy
    Vampire Weekend – A Punk, The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance, I Stand Corrected
    Carolina Liar – I’m Not Over, Show Me What I’m Looking For
    Broken Bells – Vaporize
    Mute Math – You Are Mine
    Queens Club – Less Talk
    Phil Wickham – Coming Alive
    Doves – Snowden, Words
    Gungor – Dry Bones
    Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
    The Afters – Ocean Wide, Light Up the Sky
    Cage the Elephant – Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked, Back Against the Wall
    Rooney – When Did Your Heart Go Missing, I Can’t Get Enough
    The Strokes – Someday
    Safetysuit – Anywhere But Here
    The Dead Weather – Blue Blood Blues
    Jet – Look What You’ve Done
    Keane – A Heart to Hold You, You Don’t See Me, Somewhere Only We Know, Everybody’s Changing, Is it any wonder, Stop for a Minute
    The Good the Bad and the Queen – The History Song, 80s Life, Northern Whale
    Deas Vail – Birds
    Vast – Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me, I Don’t Have Anything
    Alpha Rev – New Morning
    Barcelona – Come Back When You Can, Falling Out of Trees
    Band of Horses – No One’s Gonna Love You
    Death Cab for Cutie – Soul Meets Body, I Will Possess Your Heart
    Bright Eyes – We Are Nowhere and it’s now
    One Republic – Secrets
    Civil Twilight – Letters From the Sky
    The Killers – Smile Like You Mean It, Read my Mind
    David Gray – This Years Love
    Pilot Speed – Alright
    Air Traffic – Shooting Star
    The Get Up Kids – Close to Me
    Something Like Silas – In the Burning
    The Moody Blues – Tuesday Afternoon, Nights in White Satin, Go Now
    Simon And Garfunkel – the silence, bright eyes, bridge over troubled water
    Dirty Vegas – Days Go By (Acoustic)
    Peter Bjorn and John – Young Folks
    Manchester Orchestra – Where Have You Been

    Owl City – Vanilla Twilight

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    Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You, Your Call
    Deas Vail – Birds
    Civil Twilight – Letters From the Sky
    Alpha Rev – New Morning
    Howie Day – Collide
    Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In, Iris
    Edwin McCain – I’ll Be
    Wallflowers – One Headlight
    Hoobastank – The Reason
    Safetysuit – Anywhere But Here
    Keane – A Heart to Hold You
    The Afters – Ocean Wide
    One Republic – Secrets
    The Fray – You Found Me
    Carolina – Show Me What I’m Looking For
    My Morning Jacket – I’m Amazed
    Finger Eleven – One Thing
    Vast – I Don’t Have Anything, Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me
    Train – If It’s Love, When I look to the sky
    Grey Holiday – You Belong to Me
    Barcelona – Falling Out of Trees
    Jewel – My Hands
    Matt Wertz – Carolina, I will not take my love away
    Matt Nathanson – Come on Get Higher
    Leona Lewis – Run
    DHT – Listen to Your Heart
    Live – Heaven

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