SPOTIFY PLAYLIST: 00s NYC Underground
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(Photo: Gang Gang Dance)
There was certainly something in the air during the aughts in New York City. I mean, you know the deal. It was a confusing time here – an apocalyptic threat around every corner, and many local musicians responded with a level of brutal honesty that we haven't seen since 'the laptops' took over. As the legend goes, the big three – Black Dice, Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance – all shared a practice space, but it's actually informative to view the period through the prism of these three acts. They all eventually built on early critical accolades to become influential behemoths.
Perhaps you want to revisit the period, learn the basics or just get a little weird for an afternoon, so I threw together this Spotify primer of my favorite (and likely, the most lasting) underground New York acts of the early-mid 2000s. Yes, we love The Strokes and Grizzly Bear at RCRD LBL, but we'll save that for a different time with less sawdust on the floor.
LISTEN: A Primer To 00s Underground NYC on Spotify
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Black Dice - Things Will Never Be The Same
Blood On The Wall - Keep Your Eyes
White Magic - Long Time Ago
Animal Collective - Kids On Holiday
Gang Gang Dance - Before My Voice Fails
Gavin Russom & Delia Gonzalez - Relevee (DFA Remix)
Terrestrial Tones - Perfume
First Nation - Female Trance
Excepter - Kill People
Samara Lubelski - The Fleeting Skies
Electroputas - Echo Temptation
Black Dice - Smiling Off
Animal Collective - Slippi
