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In light of the fact that today is Hallmark Appreciation Day (or more commonly called "Valentine's Day"), this column is going to be the four best songs to make out (and/or whatever else you'd like to do) to. Be forewarned that paying too much attention to the music can detract from other, far more interesting activities when with a lover.
Anyone Else But You The Moldy Peaches
This song might not really qualify for underground or unknown anymore, as it recently served as it was recently featured in the indie-now-mainstream breakout film Juno.The Moldy Peaches wrote this song, though it's performed by Ellen Page and Michael Cera in the film. Regardless, with lyrics like "Up up down down left right left right B A start / just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart / I don't see what anyone could see in anyone else but you," how can anyone not feel weak in the knees?
West Coast Coconut Records
Some connoisseurs of Wes Anderson films (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) may already be familiar with this band—then again, most probably aren't. Jason Schwartzman, star of countless Anderson films, recently released Nighttiming, the freshman effort of his solo side-project Coconut Records, and it is pretty impressive. I was having trouble deciding which song from this album to use for this list, and I only settled on "West Coast" because I love the intertwining classic and electric pianos. Honestly, this entire album would make a pretty good soundtrack to some heavy cudling. If "And I'll miss you / I'm going back home to the west coast. / I wish you / would put yourself in my suitcase. / I love you /
standing all alone in a black coat" doesn't set the mood for some "what if I never see you again?" hanky-panky, then I don't know what will.
Lovecraft in Brooklyn
I think this might be among the pop-lest songs that The Mountain Goats have ever written, which really is saying something considering their discography lists 13 full-length albums, 14 single EPs and more than 30 other compilations and vinyls. This song isn't really romantic in a lyrical sense, but if you listen to it, I think you'll agree that the drum and guitar beats mixed with waning violins that then lead up to a powerful crescendo—much like something else you might be interested in. Come to think of it, the more time I spend writing this the more I realize that listening to the Mountain Goats while fooling around might just be the best fantasy I've ever had.
Take It Easy [Love Nothing]
I would be remiss to leave out Bright Eyes from any list of indie music, even if the band is much more popular than your typical indie group. This song starts with the line "first with your hands, then with your mouth," just in case she wasn't getting the message. That said, there really aren't any other lyrics in this song that you or your partner should listen to—though hopefully you're already too busy with other activities to pay attention to anything other than each other.
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