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Alternative Nation: The Fediverse's Alternative and Indie Music Community

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Alternative Nation : The Fediverse's largest alternative and indie music community! All things alternative music, from 80s college rock to today's indie and all the amazing alternative music in between. Welcome home, music nerds!

Some of y'all may remember MTV's Alternative Nation or 120 Minutes, awesome programs & incredible ways to discover #music back in the 80s & 90s...

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DAY 11 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!

SONG SO NICE, LET’S PLAY IT THRICE!

Each day I’ll post the challenge and you share some of your favorite alternative & indie songs that meet the challenge!

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[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Arlo Parks - Caroline

https://youtu.be/T4kYkFRYbaU

I absolutely love her sound and vibe. All of her stuff is worth checking out.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Love Arlo Parks but will have to revisit this song specifically now.

[–] kvn@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

This is very nice. I know I've listened to her before but I'm not sure I've given her proper attention. I think I'll give her another shot.

[–] krzschlss@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

One of few songs I can listen on repeat without getting bored of it

...

This is what you want, this is what you get

This is what you want, this is what you get

This is what you want, this is what you get

This is what you want, this is what you get

...

[–] ren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

youtube being weird. Not sure why. Here's another link https://youtu.be/O0bk6Hbz0ZU?si=Z63dt05MSQeQdGE-

The Order of Death by Public Image

[–] krzschlss@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh.. that's strange. I changed my country in youtube to Russia, because of the sanctions they don't have any ads even without adblocker... might have something to do with that.

[–] mPony@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TON3PORRDQ
It's still a perfect pop song ; I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Bangles - The Real World

From their first EP, before they became mainstream pop idols.

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=cZe-wzeVmjE

[–] CmndrShrm@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

La Costa Brava by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. This song and album is in rotation no matter what else I happen to be listening to.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

don’t cha just love it!

[–] ren@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This one is going to be tough for me because I have sooooo many! ugh.

I guess I can start with an REM song, Pilgrimage - https://youtu.be/FvgUD9nnXQk?si=jnPTToy4OjptXu2l

Just having it play in my head, the ending gives me goosebumps!

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is almost cheating. That entire album is wonderful.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Haha! True! BUT it’s Pilgrimage - when that song comes on a playlist, I almost always play it at least twice!

[–] kvn@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When Angel Olsen's 2019 album All Mirrors came out I had this song on repeat.

Chance - Angel Olsen

And here's another. Radiohead is one of my most listened to bands probably of all time. Here's one my favorite songs from my favorite album.

Nude - Radiohead

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Note to self for a Question Of The Week after our 30 Day Song Challenge: What bands totally fall in your wheelhouse but somehow you just can’t get into them?

Radiohead for me. On paper I should LOVE Radiohead. While I like some of their songs, frustratingly the band just never clicked for me. 😒

[–] misericordiae@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Not β€œalternative” but….

Lager lager lager lager

Shouting

Lager lager lager lager

Shouting...

Lager lager lager

Shouting Mega mega white thing Mega mega white thing Mega mega white thing Mega mega

Shouting lager lager lager lager Mega mega white thing Mega mega white thing

never gets old for me.

Born Slippy

[–] FunnyFondue576@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago