DAY 3 of the 30 Day Song Challenge, alternative music styles!
Each day Iāll post the challenge and you share some of your favorite alternative & indie songs that meet the challenge!
3ā¦. Thatās the magic number!
[30 Day Song Challenge: Alternative Edition] Day 3! An Alternative Song You Like That Reminds You Of Summer š
30 Comments
ren@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Donāt get much better than LENās āSteal My Sunshineā for my money!
https://youtu.be/E1fzJ_AYajA
jbwharris@mstdn.ca · 3 pts · 2y
@ren itās funny, my former boss was in this video. I have so much respect for Len after hearing the story. They basically knew they caught lightning in a bottle with that song and took a bunch of the labels money and used it to fly all their friends from St Catherines down to Florida to shoot a guerrilla video. No permits or anything, just getting drunk and fucking about on the boardwalk.
Gingerlegs@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
jbwharris@mstdn.ca · 1 pts · 2y
@Gingerlegs Iām trying to find some article from years ago that told the story of the video in depth. They seemed pretty well aware of the game they were playing. I think many one hit wonders have the idea itās the start of a career, but Marc knew it was a rocket ride that was only going to result in a crash, so he just enjoyed it while he could, then fucked off to do the things he wanted to do in life with the money from a certified mega hit.
ren@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
amazing! Itās a super fun album too.
jbwharris@mstdn.ca · 2 pts · 2y
@ren and you are correct, this is the #1 A+ with a gold star summer song
Gingerlegs@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
weeoooweeooo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Mansard Roof has always felt very summery to me.
ren@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, nice! Yeah, VW definitely gives summer vibes somehow
perishthethought@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 2y
The Breeders-Saints
https://youtu.be/29DKkmZMTlk
bobotron@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
Babe rainbow! Beach vibes in the vein of electric acid Kool aid test https://open.spotify.com/track/742oWlfJlZRsX6SA2QLRtD?si=8ogit9ylRK-ixl-o0bss7A
misericordiae@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
The War on Drugs - Suffering
Actually found this harder than expected--most of the songs I associate with summer are the wrong genre, or became super mainstream. But I played this album extensively one summer, and this song in particular has that warm, stuffy evening vibe for me.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Crying Lightning - Arctic Monkeys
Not sure why but its got a strange summer vibe for me.
FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
Usually struggle with picking just one for these but it has to be Hunnybee by Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Sunny days and smiles are all I get from this song!
Edit: Okay I lied about picking just one, there's also L.S.D. by Skeggs, can't go wrong with a "woohoo" and "so I'm just gonna enjoy the sunshine" for summer lyrics.
BzzBiotch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
The writhing south - Say Anything. I dunno man. Makes me happy! https://open.spotify.com/track/6NCjnGKa1Nj6blTwdnaNab?si=nzMqzh8sSg-Z5p9MOU5mYw
ren@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
thatās all that matters!
RGB3x3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Heat of the Summer by Young the Giant
Is that alternative? Either way, that song was released during the summer of 2018 and I couldn't stop listening to it.
ren@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
if it aināt mainstream! ;)
HowShouldIKnow@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
20ish years ago I made a mixed cd for a bunch of friends when we were working at a summer camp. This song was dedicated to my best friend who lived just outside DC.
Smart Went Crazy - d.c. will do that to you (1997) https://youtu.be/PZTSIIhwi_A
iamyourunspokenmind@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Can I believe you by fleet foxes!
most of that album actually, for some reason it makes me think of summer.
ren@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
ooo! great one!
AcornCarnage@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Oh! Sad I missed days 1 and 2. I'll have to go back and take a look.
A summer song... Everything - Hooch - this song is just so chill and makes my body feel like moving. Always loved it.
ren@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
yeah, after seeing people post the challenge on Mastodon, I thought it would be super fun to do one for our community, get some good alternative/indie tracks to discover!
kvn@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
Lost in My Mind - The Head and the Heart
For me, summer is best for that indie-folk foot stomping music. I was really into their debut album when it came out and I saw them live in the summer of 2011.
ren@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
LOVE head and the heart!
Good call - we need to share some of their albums in this community.
Hitchie_Rawtin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Minus the Bear - Absinthe Part At The Fly Honey Warehouse
Pretty much the whole album's a summer-soaked stomper but this one hits me with that nostalgic pang of young love heading somewhere for a romantic summer holiday.
weeoooweeooo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Feels Like Summer by Weezer. Too on the nose? š
oo1@kbin.social · 2 pts · 2y
arab strap - the first big weekend
ren@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
ren@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Whoops. My bad, wrong challenge thread lol
nhombrenovalido@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Big D and the Kids Table -Shining On
N4CHEM@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Supergrass - Alright (Spotify / Tidal / YouTube video / YouTube Music). To me this is the sound of summer holidays beginning, forgetting any worries and start enjoying summer