Alternative Grab Bag II

Today was an unseasonably warm and sunny day here in the Washington, D.C. area - it really felt like spring (though the New Yorker in me knows it’s only a false spring)- and now feels like the perfect time to do some musical spring-cleaning. Come join me, the Jean, as we dust off some of my favorites from indie/alternative, punk, Britpop, emo/hardcore, post-punk, and ska revival. Yep. It’s another alternative music grab bag. You know what to do. Enjoy- and stay safe!

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

01. Smashing Pumpkins – “Disarm” (1993)
02. Social Distortion – “Still Alive” (2011)
03. The Dead Milkmen – “The Thing That Only Eats Hippies” (1986)
04. The dB’s – “Big Brown Eyes” (1981)
05. Keane – “Somewhere Only We Know” (2004)
06. Fugazi – “Full Disclosure” (2001)
07. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones – “Hope I Never Lose My Wallet” (1989)
08. The Go-Betweens –“Love Goes On!” (1988)
09. Madness – “It Must Be Love” (1981)
10. Dinosaur Jr. – “Watch the Corners” (2012)
11. Superchunk – “Digging for Something” (2010)
12. The Queers – “I Enjoy Being a Boy” (1998)
13. Superchunk – “What a Time to Be Alive” (2018)
14. Travis – “Closer” (2007)
15. Brandon Flowers – “Crossfire” (2010)
16. The Mountain Goats – “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” (2002)
17. Pulp – “Common People” (1995)
18. Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros – “Redemption Song” (2003)
19. The Clash – “London’s Burning (Live)” (1978)
20. Bad Religion – “You Are (The Government)” (1988)

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