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Best 2010s Alternative and Indie Songs

The best alternative songs of the 2010s (10s), ranked — each one links to the album it came from, on vinyl, CD or Amazon Music.

Reviewed by Callum Ashworth, 247 Album Verdict · Last updated · How we rank

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    VW

    Step

    Vampire Weekend · from Modern Vampires of the City (2013) · Album scores 79/99

    A literate, harpsichord-laced gem.

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    AM

    Do I Wanna Know?

    Arctic Monkeys · from AM (2013) · Album scores 79/99

    The riff and the swagger: the first truly global Arctic Monkeys moment.

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    TI

    The Less I Know the Better

    Tame Impala · from Currents (2015) · Album scores 83/99

    A funky bassline and woozy melody.

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    TI

    Let It Happen

    Tame Impala · from Currents (2015) · Album scores 83/99

    Seven minutes of psychedelic pop that earns every second.

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    MI

    Your Best American Girl

    Mitski · from Puberty 2 (2016) · Album scores 94/99

    The guitar feedback and the cultural displacement: indie rock as identity crisis.

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    Fill in the Blank

    Car Seat Headrest · from Teens of Denial (2016) · Album scores 79/99

    The most cathartic shout-along in lo-fi rock.

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    MI

    Nobody

    Mitski · from Be the Cowboy (2018) · Album scores 84/99

    The most painfully accurate song about loneliness in recent memory.

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    Not

    Big Thief · from Two Hands (2019) · Album scores 80/99

    Adrianne Lenker's voice against an electric guitar: deceptively minimal.

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