The Smashing Tunes Thread (Part 1)

World Leader Pretend and Country Feedback are masterpieces in my view.

I am amazed by the remainder of the list though and even more startled that there is nothing from the IRS years.

Itā€™s almost like heā€™s trying to justify the latter part of REMā€™s career. He knows heā€™s fooling no one.

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Iā€™ve always liked this tune. The way it changes direction after the intro is superb.

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

https://youtu.be/h66dI0q_9As

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The Beta Band - Dry the Rain

https://youtu.be/DS0hSP-3U14

Kurt Vile- Pretty pimpin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=659pppwniXA

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Great tune regardless of being played to death back in the day.

Drive By Truckers - Three Great Alabama Icons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MIztbe1_e8

Hunx and His Punx - Lovers Lane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDnFG0T5KrI

Keane - Bedshaped

https://youtu.be/JugGmkvhsKQ

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Ride-Vapour Trail
This came on a Spotify playlist this morning and knocked me out all over again, what a tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhNi5cU8mo

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https://youtu.be/rdrScNQDFMM

Out of Africa main theme. John Barry

Sigrid - strangers
https://youtu.be/cIriwVhRPVA

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Nowhere is one of the great shoegaze albums, the genre doesnā€™t get much better than Dreams Burn Down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO5T4-cphpw

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I much prefer nowhere to loveless but in saying that I think Ride weā€™re always a great band

Ah here, Loveless is in itā€™s own category.

Thatā€™s what Iā€™ve always heard but I donā€™t agree, personal choice.

She was on Norton last week gave this serious holly. Id never seen or heard of her before. Great tune

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My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dJqlvOSq4

The Ronettes- Be my baby

perfection

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g_FD_sYazk

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Speaking of shoegazing, Spectorā€™s wall of sound was a huge influence.