In the beginning Lou Reed created the Velvets and the Underground, and the Underground was without form, and Void; and the Mainstream was the face of Rock Music. And then the Spirit of Punk moved upon the face of the sub-culture, and Lou Barlow said, “Just Gimee Indie Rock!” and there was Indie Rock. And so, we’re kicking it old school with these 19 classic Indie Rock songs from the antediluvian 1980s, featuring Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr., and 16 more bands who have eaten the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

19 tracks