Alterna-pop
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- The Basics
The anger that once boiled your blood has been reduced to a simmer and the artists that fueled your youthful rage have grown up as well. These essential tracks are the best examples of pop and rock made just left of the mainstream, by and for people who haven't lost a taste for groundbreaking sounds.
$23.49 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 1234 Feist 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) Gnarls Barkley 2:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Dashboard Modest Mouse 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 A-Punk Vampire Weekend 2:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Nude Radiohead 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 What Light Wilco 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 No I In Threesome Interpol 3:51 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Shadowplay The Killers 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Phantom Limb The Shins 4:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Funplex The B-52's 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Salute Your Solution The Raconteurs 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Two Ryan Adams 2:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Ruby Kaiser Chiefs 3:23 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 The Moneymaker Rilo Kiley 2:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 On Call Kings of Leon 3:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 The Prayer Bloc Party 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Is There a Ghost Band of Horses 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Mistaken for Strangers The National 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Young Folks Peter Bjorn and John 4:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 7/4 (Shoreline) Broken Social Scene 4:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Handle With Care Jenny Lewis 2:56 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 21 Songs - Next Steps
More hand-picked samples of the most adventurous and eclectic sounds in pop music today, courtesy of veteran and developing artists who push rock into the future while clearly respecting its past.
$25.56 Next StepsParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Supernatural Superserious R.E.M. 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 The Great Escape Patrick Watson 3:07 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 An End Has a Start Editors 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 Believe The Bravery 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Take Me to the Riot Stars 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Montréal -40°C Malajube 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Straight Lines Silverchair 4:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Tessellate Tokyo Police Club 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Sea of Love Cat Power 2:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Lazy Eye Silversun Pickups 5:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Creeper Islands 3:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Bye Bye Bye Plants and Animals 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 In the Beginning The Stills 5:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 My Rights Versus Yours The New Pornographers 4:19 $0.69 View In iTunes 15 Vanished Crystal Castles 4:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Nowhere With You Joel Plaskett Emergency 3:01 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 Chinese Translation M. Ward 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Jezebel Two Hours Traffic 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Bang On The Breeders 2:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 9 Crimes Damien Rice 3:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Whose Authority Nada Surf 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Tick Tick Boom The Hives 3:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 Aly, Walk With Me The Raveonettes 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 ExplicitFoundations Kate Nash 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 24 Songs - Deep Cuts
Just because you've grown up doesn't mean you've grown old. Discover new songs that will remind you what you've always loved about alternative rock with these tracks.
$25.08 Deep CutsParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 Baltimore Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 6:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 The Silence Between Us Bob Mould 3:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Strange Times The Black Keys 3:10 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 A&E Goldfrapp 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 6 Coast Is Clear In-Flight Safety 4:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Cheap and Cheerful The Kills 2:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 ExplicitTime to Pretend MGMT 4:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Au gré des saisons Dumas 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Flathead The Fratellis 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Drama Queen Switches 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 I Don't Always Know What You're Saying Ladyhawk 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Fa-Fa-Fa Datarock 5:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Fancy Footwork Chromeo 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Bright Young Thing Albert Hammond Jr. 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Weighty Ghost Wintersleep 3:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Tonight I Have to Leave It Shout Out Louds 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 We're from Barcelona I'm from Barcelona 3:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Paper Planes M.I.A. 3:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 D.A.N.C.E. Justice 3:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Ready for the Floor Hot Chip 3:51 $1.29 View In iTunes 22 Home Great Northern 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Lake Michigan Rogue Wave 3:48 $1.29 View In iTunes 24 Nothing Changes Around Here The Thrills 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 24 Songs - Complete Set
The anger that once boiled your blood has been reduced to a simmer and the artists that fueled your youthful rage have grown up as well. These are the best examples of pop and rock made just left of the mainstream, by and for people who haven't lost a taste for groundbreaking sounds, but have learned when to whisper and when to scream.
$74.13 Complete SetParental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 1234 Feist 3:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) Gnarls Barkley 2:44 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Dashboard Modest Mouse 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 A-Punk Vampire Weekend 2:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Nude Radiohead 4:15 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 What Light Wilco 3:35 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 No I In Threesome Interpol 3:51 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Shadowplay The Killers 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Phantom Limb The Shins 4:47 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Funplex The B-52's 4:07 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Salute Your Solution The Raconteurs 2:59 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 Two Ryan Adams 2:38 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Ruby Kaiser Chiefs 3:23 $1.29 View In iTunes 14 The Moneymaker Rilo Kiley 2:51 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 On Call Kings of Leon 3:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 The Prayer Bloc Party 3:45 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Is There a Ghost Band of Horses 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Mistaken for Strangers The National 3:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Young Folks Peter Bjorn and John 4:39 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 7/4 (Shoreline) Broken Social Scene 4:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Handle With Care Jenny Lewis 2:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Supernatural Superserious R.E.M. 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 The Great Escape Patrick Watson 3:07 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 An End Has a Start Editors 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Believe The Bravery 3:46 $1.29 View In iTunes 26 Take Me to the Riot Stars 3:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 Montréal -40°C Malajube 3:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Straight Lines Silverchair 4:17 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 Tessellate Tokyo Police Club 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 Sea of Love Cat Power 2:19 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Lazy Eye Silversun Pickups 5:54 $1.29 View In iTunes 32 Creeper Islands 3:14 $1.29 View In iTunes 33 Bye Bye Bye Plants and Animals 3:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 In the Beginning The Stills 5:43 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 My Rights Versus Yours The New Pornographers 4:19 $0.69 View In iTunes 36 Vanished Crystal Castles 4:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Nowhere With You Joel Plaskett Emergency 3:01 $1.29 View In iTunes 38 Chinese Translation M. Ward 3:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 Jezebel Two Hours Traffic 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Bang On The Breeders 2:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 41 9 Crimes Damien Rice 3:37 $1.29 View In iTunes 42 Whose Authority Nada Surf 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 43 Tick Tick Boom The Hives 3:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 44 Aly, Walk With Me The Raveonettes 4:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 45 ExplicitFoundations Kate Nash 4:06 $1.29 View In iTunes 46 I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor Arctic Monkeys 2:55 $1.29 View In iTunes 47 Baltimore Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks 6:37 $0.99 View In iTunes 48 The Silence Between Us Bob Mould 3:34 $1.29 View In iTunes 49 Strange Times The Black Keys 3:10 $1.29 View In iTunes 50 A&E Goldfrapp 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 51 Coast Is Clear In-Flight Safety 4:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 52 Cheap and Cheerful The Kills 2:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 53 ExplicitTime to Pretend MGMT 4:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 54 Au gré des saisons Dumas 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 55 Flathead The Fratellis 3:17 $1.29 View In iTunes 56 Drama Queen Switches 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 57 I Don't Always Know What You're Saying Ladyhawk 4:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 58 Fa-Fa-Fa Datarock 5:08 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 Fancy Footwork Chromeo 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 60 Bright Young Thing Albert Hammond Jr. 3:11 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Weighty Ghost Wintersleep 3:38 $0.99 View In iTunes 62 Tonight I Have to Leave It Shout Out Louds 3:33 $0.99 View In iTunes 63 We're from Barcelona I'm from Barcelona 3:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 64 Paper Planes M.I.A. 3:25 $0.99 View In iTunes 65 D.A.N.C.E. Justice 3:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 66 Ready for the Floor Hot Chip 3:51 $1.29 View In iTunes 67 Home Great Northern 3:49 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 Lake Michigan Rogue Wave 3:48 $1.29 View In iTunes 69 Nothing Changes Around Here The Thrills 4:12 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 69 Songs
