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Riding Paper Airplanes

The impossibly lovely melodies and gentle electronica that made the Postal Service such a revelation, find a nice new outlet in John Wu's project. The Seattle-based artist weaves pensive vocals into his husky tracks like they're just another shade in the sonic palette.

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Indie To Go Vol. 15

This iPod-friendly sampler features topnotch indie newcomers and chart-toppers. Stream now (while you work), then visit the artist pages to download the songs to go. And check out previous Indie To Go playlists.

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"Balloons" by Foals

filed under: Alternative/Punk » Alternative Dance

"Paper Gown" by Midlake

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"Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)" by Radiohead

filed under: Rock & Pop » Pop/Rock

"Inside A Boy" by My Brightest Diamond

filed under: Alternative/Punk » Indie Rock

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" by She & Him

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Audience favorites - Forget our opinions--this mix gathers top alternative artists as rated by you, the listener. We salute your tastes: from the famous (The White Stripes and Bright Eyes)--to the lesser known (BiPolar Bears, The Honorary Title)--each one strikes us right, too.

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Indie To Go Vol. 3 - This iPod-friendly sampler features topnotch indie newcomers and chart-toppers. Stream now (while you work), then visit the artist pages to download the songs to go.

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Royal beatdown - After we pulled a muscle attempting to dance to Rilo Kiley last weekend, one thing was clear: we needed some indie-style cuts that could let us shake a leg. Luckily, it's not just DFA and retro rockers who've been serving up some mad beats. All the artists here could have been smooth funkmasters, if not for that pesky minimum-muscle-mass requirement.

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Indie To Go Vol. 1 - This iPod-friendly sampler features a mix of indie chart-toppers and newcomers. Stream now (while you work), then visit the artist pages to download the songs to go.

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Dark horses - Good luck coaxing a grin out of any of these mopers, who pen gorgeously gloomy ballads like it was their job-- which in fact it is. Highlighted by a soaring Rufus Wainwright rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows," this list follows the moody bard's example and makes art of darkness.

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Dance music for hipsters - If you're too cool to shake it to Justin Timberlake, here's a mix of danceable rock featuring artists that have enough indie cred to dismiss them from being "guilty pleasures."

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Scott's Playlist: Invective and theory - My preoccupation with songs that sound serrated and lacerating has unfortunately waned over the past few years. So I thought I'd revisit some of the adrenaline-boiling anthems of the old days--and maybe commit a crime or two.

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Emo playlist - From the scrappy Midwest scene of yore to the slicker stylings of today's faux-hawked over-emoters, get to know what the kids call emo.

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Studio C: Akron/Family

As "well-mannered" as Akron/Family is in person, their music remains impossible to compartmentalize. But that's not to say their mix of gentle folk harmonies and free-form grooviness isn't knockout beautiful. See what we mean as they chat about their latest album, Love Is Simple, and play low-key acoustic versions of three songs live during our latest Studio C podcast.

Colin Meloy Sings Live

On CD, indie rock's style skews deprecation over veneration, which, of course, is nothing like going to the show. The lead Decemberists newest is a welcome change of tone. "Colin Meloy Sings Live!" adds to the short canon of indie live LPs with a set that's at once fiery, folkish, and whimsical.

Replacements CD reissues

Fans of The Replacements have reason to celebrate, as the band's first four Twin/Tone releases--debut Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out the Trash, EP Stink, and seminal albums Hootenanny and Let It Be--have all been reissued from Rhino Records in remastered versions, each with a bunch of bonus material.

Foals

Britain's second generation of post-punk is no longer a new and thrilling thing; the trade-off may come as it gets smarter and more refined. These Oxford lads make sinewy vocals stick with rhythmic punctuations as fine as their town's native comma--a good thing, no matter what Vampire Weekend says.

	"Inside A Boy" My Brightest Diamond	Sample
	"You Me And The Bourgeoisie" The Submarines	Sample
	"For What Reason" Death Cab for Cutie	Sample
	"Paper Gown" Midlake	Sample
	"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" She & Him	Sample
	"Abandon" French Kicks	Sample
	"Three Women" Stereolab	Sample
	"Pretty Buildings" People in Planes	Sample
	"Tane Mahuta" The Ruby Suns	Sample
	"About To Walk" Throw Me The Statue	Sample
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Riding Paper Airplanes

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Indie To Go Vol. 15

"Balloons" by Foals

"Paper Gown" by Midlake

"Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)" by Radiohead

"Inside A Boy" by My Brightest Diamond

"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" by She & Him

"New Violence" by White Williams

"About To Walk" by Throw Me The Statue

"Blue Driver" by Vetiver

"Out Of Time" by Jason Collett

"You Me And The Bourgeoisie" by The Submarines

"Tane Mahuta" by The Ruby Suns

"Yes I'm Cold" by Chris Bathgate

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Studio C: Akron/Family

Colin Meloy Sings Live

Replacements CD reissues

Foals

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