ren

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Hey, uhh...what year is it? New releases feel familiar today. in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

lol, what’s old is new again.

[Fresh] Bombay Bicycle Club - I Want To Be Your Only Pet in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

haha! glad you gave it a go!

[Fresh] Say She She - Echo In The Chamber in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 2 points 2 years ago

ish groovy bb!

[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 3 points 2 years ago

God this is hard. Ended up picking an old cover fave of mine, REM's "Wall Of Death" https://youtu.be/UuMWS3LsOos?si=_ju0wWXINkNkOPaA

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/r-e-m-richard-thompson-wall-of-death/

[Fresh] Bombay Bicycle Club - I Want To Be Your Only Pet in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

oh dang... trippy and so much drums! so good.

[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

nice! I added the Paranoid Android to the playlist - since it had the best sound recording

[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

what's your fave tho? Gotta pick one, maaaaaybe two.

[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

nice!!

Beck - Loser in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 1 points 2 years ago

did he finally get out? good for him! Like mormonism, it's super culty and hard to leave.

Beck - Loser in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 2 points 2 years ago

God, when this album came out, it blew my mind.

Broken Social Scene - 7/4 Shoreline in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 2 points 2 years ago

Love BSS. <3

Hug Of Thunder stays a regular in my house!

[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 15 - An alternative song you like that's a COVER of another artist. -- WITH YOUTUBE PLAYLIST! in c/alternativenation

[–] ren 3 points 2 years ago

For fun, while I try to pick something - here's my gender neutral cover of "I'm Your Man" by Leonard Cohen

https://youtu.be/DYU__WdmXq0?si=a1TJnGxTunRnLoGA

Real happy with this one.

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[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 14 - An alternative song you'd want played at your WEDDING (lemmy.world)

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DAY 13 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!

Hard to top yesterday's, but then you and your partner done get hitched!!! What alternative song MUST be played at the wedding???

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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[Fresh] The Chemical Brothers - Skipping Like a Stone (feat. Beck) (lemmy.world)

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https://youtu.be/LPhj9k9Gl2o

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[Fresh-ish] Orville Peck - This Masquerade (lemmy.world)

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https://youtu.be/AeIw6zhzw8c

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[Fresh] Slow Pulp - Broadview (lemmy.world)

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https://youtu.be/Sl2p3Ggjmuw

"Broadview" by @slowpulp from the album 'Yard', available September 29

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[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 13 - A song you like from THE 70S! (lemmy.world)

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DAY 13 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!

When music started getting WEIRD which led to the awesome 80s College Rock years - the 70s!!!

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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Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia (2004) (lemmy.world)

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I’m not a Green Day fan, but thanks @[email protected] for reminding me of this awesome song!

https://songwhip.com/green-day/jesus-of-suburbia

https://youtu.be/fZFmaMbkUD4

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Talking Heads - Road To Nowhere (1985) (lemmy.world)

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Today’s Song Challenge got me back on this…

https://youtu.be/LQiOA7euaYA

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[Fresh] Explosions In The Sky - Moving On (lemmy.world)

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https://youtu.be/jTv8-DWWW3I?si=NkpMIQ75pZBaeArF

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Alternative Nation's 10 Top Voted Songs (well, 11 and a bonus song) for the week ending August 20, 2023 - Official Spotify Playlist updated! (lemmy.world)

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Here are our 10 (well, 11 and a bonus song) Top Voted Songs for the week!!! Two ties giving us 12 amazings song to add to the Spotify playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29udpr0DH32c7BeBdmRwYN?si=6fabff9fb6554670

114: Tenacious D - Kickapoo
91: Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
56: Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
54: Fugazi - I'm So Tired
45 (tie): Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
45 (tie): Queens of the Stone Age - In My Head
41: The Mars Volta : Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
38: A Perfect Circle - Outsider
33: Soccer Mommy - circle the drain
32: Faith No More - We Care a Lot
32: Pixies - Hey
Honorable mention (since Mazzy Star is a playlist duplicate) at 30: Soundgarden - Spoonman

Thank you everyone for posting songs & helping to build the community!!! Your posts & votes matter!

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[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 12 - An alternative song from your PRE-TEEN years 🧒🏻🧒🏼🧒🏽🧒🏾🧒🏿 (lemmy.world)

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DAY 12 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!

Time to give away just how old you are! lol - reach back, y'all! What's an alternative childhood song ya love?

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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[Fresh Chart] New Alternative 40 - August 20, 2023 - Sufjan Stevens, National, Death Cab, and Future Islands debut! (lemmy.world)

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Youtube playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SeE6rJrnfc&list=PLxlSBzMcrtkMCVtuXEIz5BXpPfycTwsS5&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oek0V0Gmx1QO4ZTNERl3U?si=81654b4f85664bf5

Apple https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/new-alternative-40/pl.u-Z60jTzlR6Xj

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[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Nation Edition] Day 11 - An alternative song that you NEVER get tired of 🙌 🙌 🙌 (lemmy.world)

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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!