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    Light, upbeat indie pop to help you start your day.
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    Songs by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and similar artists
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    Starting in the mid '00s, the line between indie and mainstream pop started to get blurry. These are the songs that have helped bring "indie" music to the masses.
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    This playlist features artists who've managed to maintain their indie street-cred while being signed to a major label.

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    The first wave of punk bands in Britain produced some of the fastest, hardest, and grittiest rock music the world had ever heard. Hold on and get ready for "anarchy in the U.K."
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    It's easier than ever to lose it these days, so here's a little music therapy from the '70s. Enjoy these songs of comfort, joy, and common sense from the "Me" generation.
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    Wham bam, thank you ma'am! Glossy and raucous tunes from the 1970s glam-rock era, from both leading lights and also-rans of the glitter scene.
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    This playlist of mostly acoustic guitar-centric songs is perfect for long, relaxing nights in your bedroom. By yourself, or with someone special, listen to this until the sun rises.
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    Characterized by its lush vocal harmonies, "doomph, doomph" bass lines, group snapping, and high falsetto, doo-wop was one of the most popular musical styles of the '50s and '60s.
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    Punk rock was born in New York City, but by the late '70s the genre's infectious primitivism had reached cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, where bands began playing a tougher, thrashier style of punk.
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    Songs by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and similar artists
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    A collection of rock's hardest-hitting classics, get ready to whip out your air guitar and let it rip!
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    These are the songs you heard as a kid in the backseat of Dad's car. Relive the memories while you take the wheel on a long drive with your dad.
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    Despite the prominence of malaise-infused genres like grunge, the '90s yielded a glut of shamelessly fun-loving, crowd-pleasing hits. Here's our salute to the '90s songs that made us feel so good.
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    The hit TV show Grey's Anatomy is known for featuring great songs and breaking new artists. These are songs from all seven seasons.
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    Light, upbeat indie pop to help you start your day.
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    How do indie rockers fit into their skinny jeans? By hitting the treadmill with these uptempo, accessible indie jams.
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    From World War II through the early '60s, The Golden Age of Big Band Jazz brought us some of the greatest interpreters of song, arguably ever. This velvet sound is the stuff of legend.
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    Starting in the mid '00s, the line between indie and mainstream pop started to get blurry. These are the songs that have helped bring "indie" music to the masses.
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    This playlist features artists who've managed to maintain their indie street-cred while being signed to a major label.
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    Songs by Night Ranger and similar artists
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    Park your T-Bird under the stars on a cool summer night with that special someone and get romantic with the best love ballads from the mid-'50s to early '60s. Just remember to get home before curfew.
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    From the underground to your above ground; chill by the chlorine with your Ray Bans on and waste away the day with these sun-drenched indie tunes.
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    Think of these progressive instrumentals as the ultimate "temp tracks" -- that is, the music used during the editing phase of a film production to set the mood for a scene. Great for budding indie filmmakers and soundtrack enthusiasts.
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    In late '50s Britain, the young Beatles absorbed a surprisingly eclectic mix of styles, including early rock & roll, pop, jazz, blues, folk, country & western, and swing. Here are the songs that inspired the 20th century's most influential band.
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    The best indie rock, soul, and dance tracks by all the artists who performed at the 2012 Sasquatch Festival held in the beautiful Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington.
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    What becomes of the brokenhearted? They console themselves with these classic soul songs about love and loss.
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    The American punk underground spawned some of the most creative, fiery and fiercely independent bands of the 1980s. Listen to the groups that paved the way for grunge, emo and pop-punk's commercial ascent in the 1990s.
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    The Beatles are arguably the most important group in the history of recorded music. This playlist features essential songs by The Beatles, solo recordings by individual members, as well covers from their friends and indebted followers.
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    Songs by The Kooks and similar artists
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    Go deeper into the chilly beauty, imagination and melancholy that's at the heart of Justin Vernon's music. Explore his influences, contemporaries and several of the artists Vernon (aka Bon Iver) has collaborated with.
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    Got yourself a '69 Pontiac Trans Am with a 350 H.O. under the hood, a two-tone custom spray job and racing slicks out back? Blast these scuzzy, '70s-leaning rock anthems from your radio and taste the envy in the parking lot air.
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    Songs by Vampire Weekend and similar artists
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    Enjoy these predominantly acoustic, unplugged songs with a distinctly wintry feel. Imagine yourself snowed-in on a winter day, sitting by the fireplace with little to do but reflect.
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    During the 1980s and '90s, D.C. was the place to be for hardcore. Enjoy the finest bands from that time and place, as well as their latter-day incarnations that branched out in different sonic directions.