Inspired by Paste Magazine's official Indie Rock Alphabet Book, here is an A-Z:
A is for Apple, Fiona's her name,
B is for Beirut, rambling drunk through Spain.
C means Cat Power; Bob Dylan fans like her too,
D's the The Dandy Warhols, Bohemian just like you.
E stands for Extol, a Norwegian Christian metal band,
F is for the Flaming Lips, bizarrest in the land.
G could be Godspeed You! but it might just be Guess Who?
H is not for Hanson, because they're terrible. That one won't even rhyme.
I is for Iain Cook, the local Hawaiian/South African kind,
J's for Jeremy Enigk, who penned my favourite line.
K means Kaki King, who writes with sweet harmonics,
L stands for Ladytron, who use sweet electronics.
M is for Maclean, who play the Langley Vineyard soon,
N are the National; Jordan Hughes gave me their tunes.
O will be of Montreal, with all their sexy glam,
P stands for Phoenix, another of which Jordan's a fan.
Q will always be Q and not U,
R will always begin "adiohead" for me.
S gets you Sufjan, who's so creative I don't even know where to begin,
T is for Thrice, or maybe Tegan (and Sara) Quinn.
U will stand for Underoath, though scene kids make me cry,
V will be the Velvet Teen, they're hard to classify.
W stands for the Weakerthans on the Reconstruction site,
X is for Xavier Rudd, Xiu Xiu, and XTC, right.
Y could be for Yeasayer but I really like Yael Naim, and
Z ends us off with Zero 7, I hope you've liked what you've seen.
