It was the musical movement that exploded and, for many, defined the Noughties.  Kickstarted by The Strokes and immortalised by Mr Brandon Flowers, it knocked traditional boybands to the floor, kicked sand in the face of speed garage and influenced a million wardrobes. 

This list has tried to take the pivotal bands, and present a song that perhaps is not the one we would naturally associate with them- after all, we've all heard 'Last Nite' a million times haven't we?  As such we have 'You Only Live Once' from The Strokes, 'The Beginning of the Twist' from The Futureheads, rather than 'Hounds of Love', and 'Like Eating Glass' rather than 'Flux' from Bloc Party.

Of course, there are many out there that have had enough of these tunes now, believe they have sounded the death knell for 'real' indie music (whatever that is) and would prefer to confine them to the indie graveyard.  But do to so would be to ignore some of the best pop music of the last 10 years.  So, if you're up for it, let Spotify take you on a journey into the heart of the indie disco.


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1- Can't Stand Me Now- The Libertines
2- The Beginning Of The Twist- The Futureheads
3- Heads Will Roll- The Yeah Yeah Yeah's
4-You Only Live Once- The Strokes
5- Like Eating Glass- Bloc Party
6- Our Velocity- Maximo Park
7- The Great Escape- We Are Scientists
8- Getaway- The Music
9- Uncle Jonny- The Killers
10-Can't Go Back- Primal Scream
11- Fast Fuse- Kasabian
12-No Time For Tears- The Enemy
13- I'm On A High- Millionaire
14- Semi-Mental- Biffy Clyro
15-Whatever Happened To My Rock N' Roll- B.R.M.C

Posted In Gobify, Feb 02 2010. Words - Chris Marshall