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What are some good love songs from recent indie rock?

Quirky indie songs about love and happiness

  • My dear friend who is known for making awesome mix tapes/CDs/playlists is getting married, and I'd love to give him an awesome mix CD as part of my wedding present. So, musical & in-the-know folks of AskMe, please give me your best suggestions for what songs should be on it! Artist suggestions welcome too, but ideally you will suggest specific songs. What I'm looking for: * Songs about happiness and love and making a life together (especially songs about love between two playful, creative, quirky people) * Summery-feeling songs or songs that evoke California and L.A. * At least a few lesser-known artists/songs. He is pretty knowledgeable about music, but it would be awesome to be able to introduce him to something new. * I have a slight preference for current stuff, so that this mix can remind him of 2013 and this time in his life. Older stuff is fine too though. He has pretty broad taste in music, but his favorites tend towards quirky and well-made indie-type stuff, alt/jazzy bluegrass, and some classic singer-songwriter/rock. By way of getting your minds going, here's a long list of some of the many artists he likes: * John Hartford * The Magnetic Fields * Bela Fleck * Beach House * The Books * Animal Collective * The Decemberists * The Shins * The Mountain Goats * Fun * Gotye * The Tallest Man on Earth * Dirty Projectors * Seu Jorge * Iron Horse * Deerhunter * Best Coast * Florence + The Machine * OK Go * Lost in the Trees * Phosphorescent * Arcade Fire * Neutral Milk Hotel * Lightships * Wilco * Iron & Wine * The Avett Brothers * Old 97's * Beirut * Tom Petty * The Beatles * Paul Simon * Cat Stevens All right, dazzle me with your songs of love and joy!

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It's not new, but I love almost every band on your list and my favorite love song about growing old together is John Prine's Spanish Pipedream. Starts off a little questionably, but ends most delightfully. The Avett Brothers covered this beautifully, for a more up-to-date indie version. (The original version was my parents' wedding song. Very questionable!)

peacrow

Janie Porche's http://www.last.fm/music/Janie+Porche/_/Sick+Day. If you think you've heard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fupFba-_7-M before, http://workbench.cadenhead.org/news/3180/stalking-janie-porche. Why don't you grab a glass of that lemonade / that I made for you this morning? You could scoot your chair -- from over there -- we could watch the storms roll in. We could rearrange the furniture so it blocks all the doors Build a blanket house, on a blanket street -- little blanket stores. We could build a movie set / of a downtown street And act out a tiny love affair -- with our feet -- under the sheets. We could play breakfast cereal checkers, baby -- I get to be the Lucky Charms. King me with your Froot Loops, double-jump my pink marshmallow heart. We could take all day -- and play with finger paints like we were nine. I could take all night / to sign my name on your spine. We could stay in / spend the whole day / spend the whole day playin' We could just stay in You could call in sick today, you could call in sick today You could take a love-sick day, and stay with me.

orthicon halo

It's not new, but I love almost every band on your list and my favorite love song about growing old together is John Prine's http://grooveshark.com/s/Spanish+Pipedream/3C70XV?src=5. Starts off a little questionably, but ends most delightfully.

stellaluna

Robyn Hitchcock's "I Something You" is pretty awesome and also sly. If I ever manage to find someone stupid enough to marry me again, I plan to play this cover of Talking Heads' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IslMHJFkIME

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purpleclover

Beat Happening - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxj1KibOJi0 Daniel Johnston - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2oyg3yOueQ or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zojEIR_SGSk Jonathan Richman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVB49knyJvI The Microphones - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bAOwBwAv-g The Blow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgiYQsrViY4 The Robot Ate me - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQukF4_ISqA Diamond Rings -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdkPL4MDLKI/www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIkMeaAfIRw"> Yo La Tengo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az3SHeMHC6c or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIkMeaAfIRw Calvin Johnson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJRiuZ0syzU Talking Heads - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVrVY540xdc Lavender Diamond - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0hbgCMSIzg Dear Nora - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtdTPjaUBCQ Ok, time to stop procrastinating and get back to work. ;)

dottiechang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUnXgucl748 by Alexander It's sweet and romantic :) Like a meteor crush I'm gonna tell the world Been a million years full of tears But I found my girl

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loveyallaround

of Montreal - Lysergic Bliss

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