Best Indie Songs

From Arctic Monkeys' scuzzy garage-rock riffs to Tame Impala's psych-pop haze and Vampire Weekend's preppy art-rock hooks, this is the best indie playlist for guessing your way through the genre's defining decade-spanning hits. Expect bedroom-pop breakouts, festival-headlining anthems, and deep cuts from The Strokes, MGMT, Mitski, and dozens more acts who shaped independent music.