The 2000s-mid 2010s indie sleaze scene is one of my favorite music and fashion eras. There was a blend of NYC rock bands with electronic and electroclash, blending references to both grunge and high fashion. It’s glittery, and messy, and it’s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen with huge purses and sunglasses, skinny jeans, and high heels. The indie sleaze era pretty much transitioned into what I grew up calling “Tumblr”: black and white, tights under shorts, the 1975 and Arctic Monkeys and Lana. I think Sky Ferreira is a good bridge here, since Night Time, My Time came out in 2013, so she is featured in this playlist quite a bit. There’s The Strokes, Interpol, Metric (one of my absolute favorite bands that were quite instrumental to this era), all the way to Crystal Castles, Lady Gaga (I know she said in an old interview she was inspired by this electroclash era which she helped make the sound of mainstream pop), Charli XCX, and Air. Now, Air may be a bit of a stretch in terms of being considered indie sleaze… but I don’t care. I needed “Surfing on a Rocket” here somewhere.
And now for my favorite picture of the beloved Olsen twins.
- Helicopter – Bloc Party
- Banquet – Bloc Party
- She’s Hearing Voices – Bloc Party
- Reptilia – The Strokes
- You Only Live Once – The Strokes
- Ive of the World – The Strokes
- Meet Me in the Bathroom – The Strokes
- What Ever Happened? – The Strokes
- For All the Boys in the World – Chicks On Speed
- Vanished – Crystal Castles
- Crimewave – Crystal Castles
- Courtship Dating – Crystal Castles
- Air War – Crystal Castles
- Suffocation – Crystal Castles
- Alala – CSS
- Dawn of the Dead – Does It Offend You, Yeah?
- Tell Her Tonight – Franz Ferdinand
- Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
- The Dark Of The Matinée – Franz Ferdinand
- Cheating On You – Franz Ferdinand
- Dance Yrself Clean – LCD Soundsystem
- Just Dance – Lady Gaga, Colby O’Donis
- D.A.N.C.E. – Justice
- Paris Is Burning – Ladyhawke
- Daft Punk Is Playing at My House – LCD Soundsystem
- Tribulations – LCD Soundsystem
- I Can Change – LCD Soundsystem
- Gold Guns Girls – Metric
- Help I’m Alive – Metric
- IOU – Metric
- Hustle Rose – Metric
- Succexy – Metric
- The List – Metric
- Kids – MGMT
- Of Moons, Birds & Monsters – MGMT
- Sleepyhead – Passion Pit
- The Reeling – Passion Pit
- When I’m Small – Phantogram
- Black Out Days – Phantogram
- Mouthful of Diamonds – Phantogram
- 1901 – Phoenix
- House Of Jealous Lovers – The Rapture
- Echoes – The Rapture
- You’re Not The One – Sky Ferreria
- I Will – Sky Ferreria
- Boys – Sky Ferreria
- Shut Up and Let Me Go – The Ting Tings
- That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings
- Great DJ – The Ting Tings
- Happy Idiot – TV On The Radio
- Wolf Like Me – TV On The Radio
- The Rat – The Walkmen
- Hate To Say I Told You So – The Hives
- Paparazzi – Lady Gaga
- The Fame – Lady Gaga
- Bulletproof – La Roux
- 11th Dimension – Julian Casablancas
- Instant Crush – Daft Punk feat. Julian Casablancas
- Seventeen – Ladytron
- Time to Pretend – MGMT
- PDA – Interpol
- I Disappear – The Faint
- Rich – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- A Million Ways – OK Go
- Gold Lion – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Sexy Boy – Air
- Hard Smart Beta – STRFKR
- Lost In My Bedroom – Sky Ferreira
- Jerk It Out – Caesars
- Heavy Metal Heart – Sky Ferreira
- Blue Jeans – Ladytron
- Digital Love – Daft Punk
- Jimmy – M.I.A.
- Technologic – Daft Punk
- Da Funk – Daft Punk
- Heads Will Roll – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Dragon Queen – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Not In Love – Crystal Castles
- Walking On A Dream – Empire Of The Sun
- Grins – Charli xcx
- Fancy Footwork – Chromeo
- Beautiful, Dirty, Rich – Lady Gaga
- One – Sky Ferreria
- Celestica – Crystal Castles
- Paper Planes – M.I.A.
- We Are The People – Empire Of The Sun
- When You Die – MGMT
- Nuclear Seasons – Charli xcx
- Stay Away – Charli xcx
- Surfing on a Rocket – Air
- Bury Us Alive – STRFKR
- Disparate Youth – Santigold
- Evil – Interpol
- Medicine – STRFKR
- Julius – STRFKR
- Millions – STRFKR
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