# Ok help me out here. 70's vs. music of the last 10 years. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 8, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278 "2016-03-08T14:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/21 "2016-03-08T20:06:13Z")
2015: [Angels](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5TJkBajmk) or [Sunday Candy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ooH8frBWg) - Chance the Rapper 2015: [Depreston](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NVOawOXxSA) - Courtney Barnett 2013: [Do I Wanna Know?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM)- Arctic Monkeys 2010: [This Too Shall Pass](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKythlXAIY) - Ok Go 2009: [No One Knows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s88r_q7oufE) - Queens of the Stoneage 2008: [You Don’t Know Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskSU5BoyZs) - Ben Folds This list is sort of top-heavy. But still, all great songs! ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2016, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/22 "2016-03-09T22:20:50Z")
Thanks folks. I’m going to make a playlist out of these. My 10 year old really digs Django Django ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/23 "2016-03-10T15:55:19Z")
I can’t meet the challenge – [but I heard 1 song a few years back that really rocked me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrmLialpjG0)– _Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That_ by Robert Randolph. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/24 "2016-03-10T18:20:30Z")
Oh and no one has posted anything by TV on the Radio, Gogol Bordello, Arcade Fire, Drake, The New Pornographers, Nico Case, Daft Punk, Vampire Weekend, Kanye… Lots of others. We are falling down on providing modern music. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/25 "2016-03-10T21:24:26Z")
My music tastes definitely skew towards the 1970s, but here are a few recent songs which I really enjoy (in most cases, I’ve bought an album or two from the artists, and liked everything I’ve heard). It’s probably not a coincidence that a lot of these have a retro sound to them. 🙂 2013: [Lose Yourself To Dance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF-kLy44Hls) - Daft Punk 2013: [A Year In Its Passing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgAXbxOhqSo) - The Wilderness of Manitoba 2013: [Firecracker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pG6abKaQGDY) - Michael Bernard Fitzgerald 2012: [Little Talks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghb6eDopW8I) - Of Monsters and Men 2011: [Moneygrabber](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3WRXYYBwRA) - Fitz & the Tantrums 2011 (though popular in the US in 2014): [Come With Me Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz2GVlQkn4Q) - Kongos 2008: [White Winter Hymnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrQRS40OKNE) - Fleet Foxes ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/26 "2016-03-10T22:25:28Z")
Lucius, [“Go Home”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwoqKaXF7GI) The Bird and the Bee, [“Again and Again”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMy6X5cQul8) The Weepies, [“Antarctica”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv6AeVgoP5s) A Silent Film, [“You Will Leave a Mark”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xv8ruOUDs) Ray LaMontagne, [“Repo Man”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Aijo6uILk) Tom Waits, [“Hell Broke Luce”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Fju9o8BVJ8) Ultimate Painting, "[Three Piers"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8UFRQp4Rc) ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/27 "2016-03-10T22:42:44Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Oh and no one has posted anything by TV on the Radio, Gogol Bordello, Arcade Fire, Drake, The New Pornographers, Nico Case, Daft Punk, Vampire Weekend, Kanye… Lots of others. We are falling down on providing modern music. Fair point… I’ll post 7 songs picking from… Arcade Fire, Drake, Vampire Weekend, Daft Punk, and Kanye… you can get the others (as I don’t know them as well) ;). I’ll only pick hits of theirs Arcade Fire: “Ready to Start” Arcade Fire: “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” Daft Punk: “Get Lucky” - it may not be their best in the last 10 years, but it definitely is the most iconic Drake: “Hold On, We’re Going Home” Kanye West: “Runaway” - though it was insanely hard to pick between this and “Power” which was on the same album Kanye West: “Heartless” Vampire Weekend: “Hannah Hunt” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/28 "2016-03-10T23:10:13Z")
I’ll give a couple of New Pornographers tunes to help with the above (agree with the rest of the choices, too.) From the most recent album: [“Dancehall Domine”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBDzsNwe56w) From the first album: [My Slow Decent into Alcoholism](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZDxzlGbN4). Or [Mass Romantic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_amzzg34Rc). From somewhere in the middle: [Use It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvqU2cmK8I). Love the drumming on these albums. Kurt Dahle is one of my favorite modern drummers. Unfortunately, he left the band a year ago. ☹ If you love the 70s and know Zep’s “Fool in the Rain” pretty well, watch for the nod to Bonham in “Use It” with the couple bars of the Fool in the Rain beat at the end of the choruses. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/29 "2016-03-11T00:51:46Z")
I still haven’t listened to everything but here’s a little feedback: I was already familiar with Ben Folds “You Don’t Know Me”, so yeah that’s top notch. Ben Folds is awesome. Natalie Prass’ “My Baby Don’t Understand Me” was fantastic. Some of these songs are too formulaic. “Hospital Beds”, “Kids”, “Young Blood” start out with the hook…repeat it six times, throw in a few lyrics and repeat the hook another 4 times. It’s cheesy. BLAM you’ve written 1/3rd of a song without even trying. That said…they’re fun. They’re fine. Just not top-notch IMHO. That Sloan song was great. The Foxygen song a lot of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/30 "2016-03-11T01:17:21Z")
Supertracks from the last 10 years? Check out **Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round** : [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiLqAu4s-_s) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/31 "2016-03-11T01:38:23Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I’ll give a couple of New Pornographers tunes to help with the above (agree with the rest of the choices, too.) > > From the most recent album: [“Dancehall Domine”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBDzsNwe56w) > > From the first album: [My Slow Decent into Alcoholism](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtZDxzlGbN4). Or [Mass Romantic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_amzzg34Rc). > > From somewhere in the middle: [Use It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpvqU2cmK8I). > > Love the drumming on these albums. Kurt Dahle is one of my favorite modern drummers. Unfortunately, he left the band a year ago. ☹ If you love the 70s and know Zep’s “Fool in the Rain” pretty well, watch for the nod to Bonham in “Use It” with the couple bars of the Fool in the Rain beat at the end of the choruses. Enthusiastic agreement on New Pornographers. ‘Together’ is also a great, great album. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/32 "2016-03-11T02:02:55Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > 2010: The National - Bloodbuzz Ohio Might be the best song in the last 10 years. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/33 "2016-03-11T02:53:36Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Enthusiastic agreement on New Pornographers. ‘Together’ is also a great, great album. Honestly, I think all their albums are great. It depends on what mood you’re in, but they really could do no wrong by me, if you like interesting pop music. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/34 "2016-03-11T03:06:08Z")
Sing Me Spanish Techno by The New Pornographers. One of the best songs EVAH. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bRzaOjVEvIE/hqdefault.jpg "The New Pornographers - Sing Me Spanish Techno") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzaOjVEvIE) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/35 "2016-03-11T09:35:17Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Sing Me Spanish Techno by The New Pornographers. One of the best songs EVAH. > > [http://youtu.be/bRzaOjVEvIE](http://youtu.be/bRzaOjVEvIE) This is also one of the best songs of the last 10 years. Possibly the best. ---
**Author:** ![Islander\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@Islander\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Islander_M)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/36 "2016-03-11T09:45:01Z")
Thank God people have come to their senses and forgot all about “The Greatest Music Video of All Time.” ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/37 "2016-03-11T11:58:23Z")
Enjoying this thread, just not sure when I am going to hear all this stuff. I am a New Pornographers fan, but am way behind in their output, so look forward to listening. By the way, the NYTimes has a special feature on their website: 25 songs that tell us where music is going. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/38 "2016-03-11T16:20:41Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > By the way, the NYTimes has a special feature on their website: 25 songs that tell us where music is going. Wow - I got to bookmark it and make my way through its epicness! > **[25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going (Published 2016)](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/10/magazine/25-songs-that-tell-us-where-music-is-going.html)** > > A playlist by the writers Marlon James, Jenna Wortham, George Saunders, Wesley Morris, Mary H. K. Choi and others. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/39 "2016-03-11T21:35:06Z")
[Belle and Sebastian - Act of Apostles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlHbKTYyM-I) TV on the Radio - either [Golden Age](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wTHxUl9WdQ) or [Wolf Like Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1-xRk6llh4) - I can’t choose. [Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZP8zQ5kzk) [Gogol Bordello - When the Trickster Starts a Poking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_l85pRCaqI) - this one is a bit of a cheat, but I don’t care. Most people found out about them within the last 10 years. [Rilo Keily - Portions for Foxes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtNV3pOqcjI) - Also a cheat but I decided that I liked this song better than their more recent works. I refuse to be constrained by your arbitrary endpoint rules! The Mountain Goats - [Dilauded](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qvEr2tI9Yc)and [Dance Music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEUvA9gnVcc) are my favorite tracks. They have released lots more recent tracks. Down with arbitrary endpoints (maybe I need to stop listening to so much music from 10 years ago?) [Jonathan Colton - Code Monkey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYodWEKCuGg) - not actually my favorite of his songs but probably the best introduction to his music. If you like this he has LOTS more and much of it is even better. And even with cheating I am out of space again. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2016, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278/40 "2016-03-11T21:51:04Z")
Oh and, if you didn’t like Kids by MGMT give [Time to Pretend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9dSYgd5Elk) a shot before deciding to write the band off. At least it’s pretty funny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278.md?page=3)