5 Favorite Indie Songs

So for my last music list blog, I decided to try and be original by listing my top five favorite Indie songs! This is completely ironic because Indie music is supposed to be about being different and original, and I am trying to be original and unique by talking about it but I am not really….hahaha ha ha….. well maybe its not that funny, but anyway here are my favorite indie songs that I love to listen too:

1. A-Punk – Vampire Weekend: This is one of my favorite indie songs ever. Its extremely hard to have an indie list and not have any songs from Vampire Weekend on there. This song is an extremely upbeat sounding song with its fast paced yet whimsical guitar. It’s a song that is becoming increasingly more and more popular among people and is a song that everyone should check out.

2. West Coast – Coconut Records: Coconut Records is actually one mans side project that he works on in his spare time. The man’s name is Jason Schwartzman; he is a Hollywood actor that stars in a number of his own movies. The song West Coast is an amazing song about a guy he longs to return to the west coast to go back to his lover. He composed this song with the help of other actors like Kirsten Dunst. Coconut Records is just an awesome song that everyone should listen too.

3. Sparrows – Anathallo: Anathallo is an eight-man band that mixes the sounds of a normal band with the sounds of symphony. They like to mix a lot of acapella sound into their music. They are highly talented musicians and are a treat to listen too.

4. Young Pilgrims – The Shins: You have to have The Shins on your list of indie music if you like indie music. They are a unique band that has a really happy sound to their music.

5. Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and other games) – Of Montreal: As the name suggests this song and band is very weird. This song was actually used on the original Outback Steakhouse commercials (which is kind of selling out for a band). Nonetheless this is still a great song that I recommend people look up.