Friday, September 22, 2023

VA - Underrated Indie Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4

INDIE ROCK

VA - Underrated Indie Rock (A Butterboy Compilation) CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4

Indie rock is a genre of music that emerged in the 1980s and 1990s, characterized by its DIY ethos, diversity, and experimentation. Indie rock songs often defy mainstream conventions and explore themes such as alienation, identity, politics, and social issues. However, despite its artistic merit and influence, indie rock is often overlooked or dismissed by the mainstream music industry and media. Indie rock songs tend to be complex, nuanced, and challenging, requiring more attention and engagement from the listeners. They also often use unconventional instruments, sounds, structures, and lyrics, which may not appeal to the mass audience or fit into the radio-friendly formats. Moreover, indie rock songs are usually released by independent labels or self-produced by the artists, which means they have less exposure and promotion than the major label releases. 

Indie rock songs are often underrated because they are not easily accessible or marketable, and they are not adequately appreciated or respected by the mainstream music industry and media. However, this does not mean that indie rock songs are inferior or irrelevant. On the contrary, indie rock songs are valuable and significant because they offer diversity, creativity, and originality in the music scene. They also represent the voices and visions of the independent and alternative artists who dare to be different and challenge the norms. Indie rock songs deserve more recognition and appreciation from the music lovers and listeners who seek more than just entertainment and enjoyment from music. (B)

Here are 80 such examples that deserve more recognition, appreciation and more attention. Enjoy.

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Track lists

CD1

01 Cure - Harold & Joe 5:09

02 Brian Jonestown Massacre - She's Gone 7:18

03 Soft Boys - Queen Of Eyes 1:59

04 Prids - Like Hearts 3:46

05 Ride - Sennen 4:23

06 Built To Spill - Carry The Zero 5:43

07 Jesus And Mary Chain - Between Planets 3:28

08 Red House Painters - Strawberry Hill 7:34

09 James - What's The World 1:56

10 Morrisy - Nobody Loves Us 4:50

11 Sea Power - Childhood Memories 3:36

12 New Pornographers - The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism 3:58

13 Yo La Tengo - Today Is The Day 4:30

14 Guided By Voices - Pantherz 2:35

15 Hayden - Bad As They Seem 3:31

16 Thurston Moore - Psychic Hearts 4:04

17 Echo & The Bunnymen - Monkeys 2:49

18 Bonnie Prince Billy - At Break Of Day 4:16

19 Silver Jews - Advice To The Graduate 3:18

20 Screaming Trees - Bed Of Roses 3:05


CD2

21 Times New Viking - Teen Drama 2:33

22 Hold Steady - The Swish 4:08

23 Bettie Serveert - Tom Boy 4:23

24 Sloan - Underwhelmed 4:42

25 Heatmiser - Blackout 2:34

26 Bottomless Pit - Cardinal Movements 4:19

27 Stephen Malkmus - Church On White 3:20

28 Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Capital Letters 2:55

29 My Bloody Valentine - Cigarette In Your Bed 3:27

30 Ben Lee - The Loft 2:27

31 Lilys - Coby 5:04

32 Cat Power - Colors And The Kids 6:35

33 Hazel - Dayglo 3:07

34 Amps - Dedicated 4:16

35 Hüsker Dü - Amusement 4:54

36 Big Dipper - Faith Healer 3:00

37 Preston School Of Industry - Falling Away 3:41

38 Quicksand - Dine Alone 3:27

39 Wire - Ex Lion Tamer 2:19

40 Flaming Lips - Turn It On 4:40


CD3

41 Curve - Coast Is Clear 4:01

42 Unwound - Hexenzsene 4:36

43 Sundays - Can't Be Sure 3:37

44 Slint - Good Morning, Captain 7:39

45 Boston Spaceships - How Wrong You Are 2:27

46 Non-commissioned Officers - Just North 2:31

47 Eddie Vedder - Local H 3:37

48 Lush - Scarlet 3:31

49 They Might Be Giants - Narrow Your Eyes 2:46

50 Pj Harvey - Plants And Rags 4:09

51 Bedhead - Powder 7:06

52 Xiu Xiu - Sad Pony Guerrilla Girl 3:18

53 Bauhaus - Slice Of Life 3:44

54 Sleater-kinney - Slow Song 2:00

55 Baby Dayliner - Silent Places 2:37

56 Buffalo Tom - Staples 3:37

57 Robert Pollard - Get Under It 2:21

58 Hallelujah The Hills - Wave Backwards To Massachusetts 3:32

59 Ocean Breathes Salty - Sun Kil Moon 4:36

60 Liz Phair - Canary 3:19


CD4

61 Happy Mondays - Dennis And Lois 4:24

62 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck 3:18

63 New Order - Lonesome Tonight 5:14

64 Low - Starfire 3:07

65 Thermals - A Passing Feeling 1:58

66 Pavement - Ed Aims 3:19

67 Gardenhead - Leave Me Alone 3:14

68 Beatnik Filmstars - Hairstyle Of A Smug Bastard 0:59

69 Pixies - Dancing The Manta Ray 2:15

70 Cpc Gangbangs - Teenage Crimewave 2:02

71 Library Is On Fire - Magic Bumrush Heartz 3:36

72 Joy Division - Sound Of Music (Peel Session) 4:25

73 Extra Glenns - Badger Song 1:31

74 Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream 1:49

75 Waxahatchee - Bathtub 3:12

76 Mission Of Burma - That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate 2:05

77 Love And Rockets - The Dog End Of A Day Gone By 7:41

78 Polvo - Feather Of Forgiveness 3:45

79 Archer Of Loaf - Form And File 3:01

80 Lemonheads - Glad I Dont Know 1:20

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10 comments:

  1. Excellent all round -

    Cheers
    Stephen

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  2. Very good selection. Thank you so much.

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    1. Thank you, Stéphane.
      I hope you will enjoy it now and in the future.
      Cheers.

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  3. I just got around to listening to this collection. It's right up my alley - many thanks!

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    1. Hi Berni,
      I am glad to hear that you like the selections on this set.
      There is a lot to love with this music.
      Cheers.

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  4. Excellent comp BB. Be great to see more in the future. Cheers!

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    1. Thanks zipper.
      Glad you are enjoying it. Let see what the future brings.
      Cheers.

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