Thursday, June 17, 2010

What my indie music tastes say about me...

These are all bands that I have either put on mix-tapes, or listened to on tapes I've gotten. My favorite band on the list has me pegged as "Stay at home dad..."
see the full list here




Yeasayer
Guys who have proposed The Holy Mountain as an alternative to watching A Kid in King Arthur’s Court at family get-togethers.

My Morning Jacket
People whose reaction to the Grand Canyon could be summed up as “Eh.”

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Girls who bought checkered sneakers in the 8th grade.

TV On The Radio
Politically-correct hipsters.

Wavves
Dudes who think low production value is “authentic” and would go down on Todd P.

Devendra Banhart
People who have considered becoming a squirrel.

Animal Collective
Guys who make “Best of the Year” lists in January based predominantly on “feeling.”

Death Cab for Cutie
Girls who quote lyrics as their Facebook status.

The Shins
Premature alts who considered Garden State a life-altering viewing experience.

Radiohead
Everyone.

Tegan & Sara
Lesbians and guys who firmly believe that when there are two girls on stage together, there is a 63% chance of them making out.

Japandroids
Guys who only read Pitchfork for the ratings and haven’t showered in at least two days.

Kimya Dawson
Chicks who are described by their girlfriends as “sweet” and “really nice” when guys ask if their friend is hot.

The Flaming Lips
Self-actualized bros who grow pot.

Phoenix
People who don’t listen to enough music.

M.I.A.
Girls who don’t understand politics.

Justice
Bros who, at one point in their lives, have tried to grow a mustache.

Arcade Fire
Frequent transcendental experience havers.

Deerhunter
Avid doodlers.

Wilco
Guys who go to concerts to relax.

Woods
Indie dudes who wear beanies and you can see the front of their hair pulled back beneath it.

Spoon
Bros who drink shitty beer without ironic intentions.

Dirty Projectors
People who like way too many toppings on their pizza.

Interpol
Dudes who are thwarted by the Chinese finger trap every single time.

Black Lips
Guys who don’t get jobs because their potential employer discovered photos of them bro icing on Facebook.

MGMT
Pre-Congratulations: 81% of College Freshmen. Post-Congratulations: Guys who consider the ability to store 13 pencils in their hair to be an evolutionary advantage.

Of Montreal
Guys who bought kaliedscopes with their Chuck E. Cheese tickets.

Broken Social Scene
People who fantasize about riding an eight-person, single-gear bicycle to the Brooklyn Bowl.

HEALTH
Guys who lit fires in their backyards before hitting puberty. Then they took up smoking.

Iron and Wine
Grown men who always get roped into being the DD for “Ladies Night Out” with their mother and her coworkers from Office Depot.

Pavement
Stay-at-home dads.

Sonic Youth
Guys who mistake their blender for a radio.

Modest Mouse
People who expressed legitimate concern regarding the state of humanity when J.D. Salinger died.

The Decemberists
Virgins, not in the name of God, but as a result of valiant attempts to achieve poetic justice.

Fiery Furnaces
Those dicks who still won’t smile, even after you acknowledge their apathy with the “Woah, don’t get too excited!” joke.

LCD Soundsystem
People who are obsessed with their creepy uncles.

The Pixies
Dudes who feel the need to comment on how advanced Ren & Stimpy was whenever someone discusses their love for Lilo & Stich.

Belle & Sebastian
People who have ended their tweets on multiple occasions with #BringBackMessengerBags.

Dinosaur Jr.
Guys who refused to go on Xbox Live with Halo 2 because it eliminated the community aspect of LAN parties.

Feist
Chicks who”didn’t agree with the ending” of (500) Days of Summer.

Elliott Smith
People who felt really bad for Buzz Lightyear when he discovered he couldn’t actually fly. And think Toy Story 3 is a step backwards for Pixar.

Yo La Tengo
Mature men who wish Q104.3 would expand their horizons to alternative old-people music.

Magnetic Fields
People who “discover” new bands via NPR.

Panda Bear
Young men who know what a 401(k) is.

Neutral Milk Hotel
People who get where Christians are coming from with the whole “hope Jesus will rise again” thing.

1 comment:

CnC said...

yeah. i'm gonna have to repost this dude.