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I'm in the mood for infectiously giddy alterna-pop songs. Give me a list that I can download and enjoy.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 22:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Dan, Follow the link to download Xiu Xiu - I Broke Up.

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:06 (twenty-three years ago)

If you can find it try "What Do All The People Know" by The Monroes. It's fun!

― Kim (Kim), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:08 (twenty-three years ago)

how about speedway baby by the velvet crush ?

― mike (ro)bott, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:11 (twenty-three years ago)

"Mass Romantic" - The New Pornographers
"Gin-Soaked Boy" - The Divine Comedy
"The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side" - The Magnetic Fields
"Talk" - Ludicrous Lollipops (and if you can find this, tell me where!)

― Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:17 (twenty-three years ago)

"atta girl" by heavenly

― mike (ro)bott, Tuesday, 8 October 2002 23:41 (twenty-three years ago)

"Holiday" by Jason Falkner

"Ontario" by the Posies

"This Boy Is Exhausted" by the Wrens (pref. drive thru version)

"Vicky Verky" by Squeeze

"Squeaky Fingers" by Ted Leo

"Sittin' Pretty" by Brendan Benson

"Hand-Me-Downs" by the Minders

― Al (sitcom), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 01:13 (twenty-three years ago)

Well, there was that Andrew W-- *is killed bloodily by Dan's screaming for vengeance avatar*

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 01:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Hey Hey Girl by Rocketship
Girl of My Dreams by Bram Tchiakovsky
Consolation Prize by Orange Juice
Roll Call by Daphne and Celeste

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 04:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Breeders - "Huffer"
Wannadies - "Hit"
Spoon - "Waiting For The Kid To Come Out"
Mates of State - "Proofs" (and pretty much everything else they've ever done)
Lilys - "Leo Ryan (Our Pharaoh's Slave)"
Built To Spill - "Big Dipper"
Enon - "Disposable Parts"
Madder Rose - "Sleep, Forever"
Unrest - "Cath Carroll"
Sugar - "Gee Angel"
Super Furry Animals - "The Teacher"
Dealership - "Model Mortal"
Cornelius - "Count Five Or Six"

and so on.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 05:41 (twenty-three years ago)

god how i hate you all, the obv non indie fuckwit answer is THIRD EYE BLIND - SEMI CHARMED LIFE

― simon trife (simon_tr), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 06:19 (twenty-three years ago)

New Radicals' You Get What You Give

― bnw (bnw), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 07:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Throwing Muses, "Not Too Soon"

― Underclocked, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 09:11 (twenty-three years ago)

god how i hate you all, the obv non indie fuckwit answer is THIRD EYE BLIND - SEMI CHARMED LIFE

The kid who used to sit next to me in science used to recite that song in deadpan fashion pretty much every week.

Anyway, "Leave the Biker" Fountains of Wayne

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 09:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Velvet Crush - Hold Me Up
Major Matt Mason - Mittens
Weezer - The Good Life
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 10:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Seek ye the Wonder Stuff!!!!!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 15:21 (twenty-three years ago)

seek ye anyone other than

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

mates of state ? no, thanks nick i would really rather butter my bread with shit thanks.

― mike (ro)bott, Wednesday, 9 October 2002 20:59 (twenty-three years ago)

"Semi-Charmed Life" was, like, their worst single. Get "Losing a Whole Year" and "Never Let You Go".

― A.V. Alexandre (Keiko), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 21:12 (twenty-three years ago)

honeyrider 'starcrossed summer'

― keith (keithmcl), Wednesday, 9 October 2002 23:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Genius songs of recent vintage:

Guided By Voices - "Cheyenne"
Anna Waronker - "I Wish You Well"
Tender Trap - "Oh Katrina"
Ashby - "Horizon"
Don Lennon - "My Debut Album"
The Action - "Brain" (re-issue)
Milky Wimpshake - "Dialling Tone"
Sahara Hotnights - "With Or Without Control"

keith

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Thursday, 10 October 2002 19:58 (twenty-three years ago)

We're Not Deep -- The Housemartins
She Wants To Be a Model -- Gary Myrick & the Figures
Roller Coaster -- Jonathon Richmond
Horsefly from Hell -- John Kruth
King Contrary Man -- The Cult
Bone Work -- Fetchin' Bones
Can U Dig It? -- PWEI
The Cutter -- Echo & the Bunnymen
There's No Resistin' a Christian -- Brian Ritchie

― christoff (christoff), Thursday, 10 October 2002 20:22 (twenty-three years ago)

(DJ Martian's definition of "infectiously giddy" is really, really odd. Cool song, though.)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 10 October 2002 20:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Not sure I'd call "the Cutter" by the Bunnymen "infeciously giddy".

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 October 2002 03:45 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, you're right Alex, but i'll come on back with Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jewboys' Schwinn 24.

honk, honk!

― christoff (christoff), Friday, 11 October 2002 16:22 (twenty-three years ago)

OK Go!, Dan. You want OK Go! Don't fuck around w/ D/Ling MP3s - just scoot over to Newbury Comics or Tower. Their disc is probably only $9.99 or something. If you can't find that, go get Veruca Salt's _Eight Arms To Hold You_. (Or D/L "Awesome" from that very album, if you can't get away from the PC.) If that doesn't work, try that dog.'s _Retreat From The Sun_ (D/L "Gagged & Tied" or "Retreat From The Sun" or "Never Say Never"). The Anna Waronker album is damn good, too, but the song recommended above is one of the weaker tracks - you'd want "Hollow Daze".

Sweet lord, did I see someone actually recommend Xiu Xiu? Or is this a rejiggered Xiu Xiu, swapping clausterphobic atmosphere and tortured bleating for paisley wall hangings, a clean bong, and lots of "ba ba ba"s? (Apologies if I'm taking DJ Martian's suggestion too seriously - he doesn't strike me as the type of chap to be that blatantly cheeky.)

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 11 October 2002 16:55 (twenty-three years ago)

get all 3 Holiday albums

― g (graysonlane), Friday, 11 October 2002 17:10 (twenty-three years ago)

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