Take me in and dry the rain.
Tag: Indie Rock
Meat Puppets – Up On The Sun: #318 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Fill up the bucket with whatever you got. Make sure it’s something that the bucket likes a lot.
The Orwells – Terrible Human Beings: #333 of best 1,000 albums ever!
All right make it quick, good songs make you rich.
R.E.M. – Document: #344 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine.
The Walkabouts – Cataract: #351 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Now tell who’s that clown who pulled this veil on down.
Fishbone – Fishbone: #356 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Party at ground zero, a B Movie starring you, and the world will turn to flowing pink vapor stew.
R.E.M. – Dead Letter Office: #357 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Look at all the flags and all the banners waving – open up our arms, a magic kingdom, open-armed and greet us all.
Frank Black & The Catholics – Black Letter Days: #368 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I have a flask but I do not have the wine. I have a suit but I do not have a dime.
The Ponys – Turn The Lights Out: #374 of best 1,000 albums ever!
My heart’s on the brink, I thought you should know, and my body shakes, every time you show.
Allah-Las – Worship the Sun: #383 of best 1,000 albums ever!
But it all just came and went faster than I could, have the time to separate the bad from good.
Brian Wilson – Smile: #390 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A pirate with a tune on a holiday. Ol’ lazy mister moon want a getaway. And isn’t that a moon for a milky way?
Eels – Meet the Eels: Essential Eels 1996-2006 Vol. 1: #397 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Goddamn right it’s a beautiful day.
LEN – You Can’t Stop the Bum Rush: #402 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I know it’s up for me if you steal my sunshine.
LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem: #404 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Everybody makes mistakes, but I feel all right when I come undone.
Fiona Apple – When the Pawn…: #409 of best 1,000 albums ever!
And I went crazy again today, looking for a strand to climb, looking for a little hope.
Ben Folds Five – Whatever and Ever Amen: #416 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’m big and important – one angry dwarf and 200 solemn faces for you.
Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation: #426 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Can’t forget the flashing, can’t forget the smashing, the sending and the bending, the atmosphere re-entry.
Jack White – Blunderbuss: #437 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’m hungry and the hunger will linger, I eat sixteen saltine crackers then I lick my fingers.
The Ponys – Laced With Romance: #450 of best 1,000 albums ever!
You make me feel just like I’m insane, yeah, and you’re trouble. You’re trouble.
Caesars – Love For The Streets: #459 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Wind me up, put me down, start me off and watch me go.
Fastbacks – Truth, Corrosion, and Sour Bisquits: #485 of best 1,000 albums ever!
And so I wondered and wandered around the planet, looking for some things that might have mattered to me.
Foster the People – Torches: #488 of best 1,000 albums ever!
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks: you better run, better run, outrun my gun.
Meat Puppets – Too High To Die: #490 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Exchange our fears for little glass holes and broken dreams of bent-backed trolls.
The Dandy Warhols – Welcome to the Monkey House: #491 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A long time ago, we used to be friends but I haven’t thought of you lately at all.
Blind Melon – Blind Melon: #498 of best 1,000 albums ever!
And I don’t understand why I sleep all day, and I start to complain that there’s no rain.
The Breeders – Pod: #506 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Walking on his highways, we leave the land and float inside the dark, black water, robin flies again.
They Might Be Giants – Flood: #508 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, been a long time gone, Constantinople, now it’s Turkish delight on a moonlit night.
MGMT – Oracular Spectacular: #530 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This is our decision to live fast and die young. We’ve got the vision, now let’s have some fun. Yeah, it’s overwhelming, but what else can we do? Get jobs in offices and wake up for the morning commute?
The Dead Weather – Horehound: #535 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Well, you know I look like a woman, but I cut like a buffalo.
OK Go – Oh No: #555 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It starts out easy, something simple, something sleazy, something inching past the edge of reserve. Now through the lines of the cheap venetian blinds, your car is pulling off of the curb.
Frank Black – Christmass: #566 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’ve kissed mermaids, rode the El Niño, walked the sand with the crustaceans. Could find my way to Mariana on a wave of mutilation.
Sonic Youth – Goo: #568 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Time to take a ride, time to take it in a midnight eye. And if you want to go, get on below.
Angel Olsen – My Woman: #585 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Shut up, kiss me, hold me tight.
Mark Lanegan – Bubblegum: #589 of best 1,000 albums ever!
There is no morphine, I’m only sleeping. There is no crime to dreams like this.
Pavement – Slanted & Enchanted: #593 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’ve been crowned the King of Id, and Id is all we have, so wait to hear my words and they’re diamond sharp.
Tom Waits – Rain Dogs: #598 of best 1,000 albums ever!
We sail tonight for Singapore. Don’t fall asleep while you’re ashore. Cross your heart and hope to die, when you hear the children cry.
The Rapture – Echoes: #602 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The city breathing, the people churning, the conversating. The price is what?
The Greenhornes – Dual Mono: #604 of best 1,000 albums ever!
He told you he loved you, well that’s just a lie. I don’t need possession to satisfy my mind.
Jack White – Fear of the Dawn: #605 of best 1,000 albums ever!
If I die tomorrow, what did I do today? You want fresh air? You won’t find it this way.
First Aid Kit – Stay Gold: #611 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I hear a voice calling, calling out for me. These shackles I’ve made in an attempt to be free.
Cat Power – The Greatest: #623 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Anyone can tell you there’s no more road to ride. Everyone will tell you there’s no place to hide.
Arcade Fire – Funeral: #633 of best 1,000 albums ever!
As the day grows dim, I hear you sing a golden hymn.
R.E.M. – Fables of the Reconstruction: #638 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Maybe these maps and legends have been misunderstood.
Broken Bells – Broken Bells: #643 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Come on and get the minimum, before you open up your eyes.
Beat Happening – Dreamy: #651 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Heed what this wise man says: stay away from redheads.
Spoon – Gimme Fiction: #652 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Yeah, you got the weight of the world coming down like a mother’s eye.
Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold + Tally All the Things That You Broke: #656 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Coffee breaks and lamb’s tail shakes aren’t arbitrary marks.
The Jayhawks – Tomorrow The Green Grass: #659 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Keep my real light shining.
The Fratellis – We Need Medicine: #674 of best 1,000 albums ever!
One part evil, three-fifths blind.
Jack White – Lazaretto: #680 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The Jack White Experience produces another successful experiment.
Pavement – Wowee Zowee: #684 of best 1,000 albums ever!
We got the money! We got the money now!
The Fratellis – Here We Stand: #686 of best 1,000 albums ever!
You can find her screaming along with the ghosts, reminds you she’s the one that you need the most.
Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain: #688 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The band that I feel I should really like more but… erases the but.
Parquet Courts – Wide Awake!: #697 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Easily one of my favorite “new” finds of this decade.
The Shins – Oh, Inverted World: #700 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’d tell you, but you need to understand the new slang to get it.
PJ Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea: #702 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This is love, this is love that I’m feeling.
Babyshambles – Down in Albion: #720 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but I still turned out to be a huge Babyshambles fan, didn’t I?
Parquet Courts – Human Performance: #722 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The humans of Parquet Courts have banged out yet another remarkably consistent performance.
Neutral Milk Hotel – In the Aeroplane Over the Sea: #725 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Highly unique yet strangely comforting? Just ask the king of the carrot flowers.
Wipers – Over the Edge: #748 of best 1,000 albums ever!
An early ‘80s gem with a super unique sound coming out of the gloom of the Pacific Northwest.
Allah-Las – Allah-Las: #764 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Garage rock with the perfect concoction of indie, moody pop, and psychedelic influences.
Teleman – Brilliant Sanity: #766 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Intelligently hook-driven, guitar rock. But, you know, also fun.
Cornershop – When I Was Born For the 7th Time: #768 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Record scratches, catchy pop hooks, and Indian influences that will butter the soul.
Beck – Modern Guilt: #769 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It grooves and clicks and jumps like a fanciful anxious thought, beautiful and foreboding.
Hüsker Dü – New Day Rising: #771 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Listen to this on a battered cassette player for maximum effect.
10,000 Maniacs – MTV Unplugged: #772 of best 1,000 albums ever!
The magic of the live and acoustic setting shines through for Natalie Merchant and crew.
Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes: #776 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s gorgeous and piercing and moving all at once.
Sonic Youth – Rather Ripped: #778 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Do you believe in this sweet sensation? You should.
The Black Keys – El Camino: #785 of best 1,000 albums ever!
This one trucks (vans?), hammers, and stomps.
Various Artists – Empire Records: The Soundtrack: #786 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A highly pleasurable mix of mid-‘90s tunes and one absolute stunner.
Beck – Morning Phase: #788 of best 1,000 albums ever!
What eludes easy definition becomes a core strength.
Blues Traveler – Four: #792 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Even upon a midnight eerie, you’re not gonna want to give this album a run-around.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!: #799 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Heads will rock n’ roll to this one.
Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy: #802 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Much more than a standard issue album handed out at my undergrad college dorms.
Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal: #807 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Hits that perfect sweet spot between alt rock and garage rock.
Bikini Kill – The Singles: #809 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Fantastic, aggressive, riot grrrl punk rock.
Plumtree – Mass Teen Fainting: #822 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Inviting, energetic, and catchy pop punk.
Belly – Star: #826 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A pop grunge vibe that completely works.
Alice in Chains – Facelift: #830 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Lots of AiC in slower-paced grunge mode? Yes please.
Hootie & The Blowfish – Cracked Rear View: #832 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Mellow, optimistic roots rock with perfect vocals from Darius Rucker.
Arctic Monkeys – AM: #841 of best 1,000 albums ever!
I’ll call it up when I’m… in any number of states.
Mitski – Be the Cowboy: #842 of best 1,000 albums ever!
What’s difficult to define and describe becomes essential to why I’m drawn to it.
Cracker – Kerosene Hat: #848 of best 1,000 albums ever!
They keep it low, they keep it hot, they keep heads covered.
Various Artists – Luaka Bop 10th Anniversary: Zero Accidents on the Job: #864 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Legit excellent world music, alt rock, funk, and pop from an eclectic group of bands and musicians.
The Pogues: If I Should Fall from Grace with God – #871 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Meshes traditional Irish sounds with a propulsive punk sensibility. In short, a bottle of smoke.
Mad Season – Above: #872 of best 1,000 albums ever!
A supergroup with real chemistry. An album that’s deeply affecting and melancholy and cool.
The Beta Band – Hot Shots II: #885 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Conjures hyper specific sound collages and delivers songs that immediately feel essential.
Lucinda Williams – Lucinda Williams: #891 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Whether this is country or rock or blues or whatever, it’ll make you say, “Hell yeah.”
Sinéad O’Connor – I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got: #900 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Sure, it’s the “Nothing Compares 2 You” album, but there’s a range of Celtic-influenced rock and gorgeous pure pop to enjoy besides.
Indigo Girls – Indigo Girls: #911 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Folk rock that bridges the gap from the 1960s to the Lilith Fair generation.
LCD Soundsystem – Sound of Silver: #915 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s rangy and genre bend-y. It’s electronic and lounge-y and rock and dance-y and then it’s an ethereal kind of something else.
Bitter:Sweet – Drama: #917 of best 1,000 albums ever!
For when you’re ready to feel relaxed and swanky at the same time.
The Dead Weather – Dodge and Burn: #930 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It gets under your skin, holding a dark, rocking, and compelling power.
Screaming Trees – Sweet Oblivion: #938 of best 1,000 albums ever!
It’s delicate (grunge?), but it all clicks.
Bachelor – Doomin’ Sun: #939 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Because sometimes music can save your life, and sometimes music can save a best 1,000 albums ever list (or both?).
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Revelation: #945 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Melancholy yet upbeat, accessible yet deeply indie.
Hüsker Dü – Zen Arcade: #947 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Variety and range, from hardcore punk to an acoustic jam that you could almost imagine being on a 1980s-era Midnight Oil record.
Moon Duo – Mazes: #954 of best 1,000 albums ever!
An unusual musical locale that’s hard to nail down, but well worth the journey.
Dinosaur Jr. – Without A Sound: #956 of best 1,000 albums ever!
Quintessential mid-1990s alternative rock.
Black 47 – Home of the Brave: #968 of best 1,000 albums ever!
An unusual but ultimately pleasing combination of traditional Irish music and modern American rock.