The Best Indie Songs of 2014 - Bishop Allen

Bishop Allen's Start Again (June'14) is an instant classic of indie pop rock in the vein of the Eels Mr E's Beautiful Blues. Start Again has somewhat melancholy lyrics juxtaposed with amazingly upbeat music. All summer sun, blue sky and a woman left behind. Ironically it makes you happy to be alive. Not that you aren't already but.

“If you wanna burn it down If you wanna start again,
If you wanna turn around then go ahead”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bishop Allen are from New York and have been together for more than ten years. Their fourth album Lights Out was released in August’14.

 

 



 

 
And here's the Eel’s Mr E’s Beautiful Blues live at Reading Festival for comparison.