The Best Indie Songs of 2014 - Death from Above 1979

Death from Above 1979's Trainwreck 1979 (July'14) takes the cake for both band and song names. The song is a quirky dance punk number vaguely reminiscent of Indie Brit bands of Cool Britannia vintage but more of a headbanger than any of those butt bandits.

“I was born on the highway in a trainwreck
With a heart that was beating outta my chest”

 

 

 

 

Death from Above 1979 are a Canadian duo from Toronto who have been creating white riots since 2001. Trainwreck 1979 comes hard swinging off their second long player The Physical World. 1979 refers to the singer slash drummer’s birthday.

The tune is a little bit dance and a lot bit punk and it's no surprise the band have expressed admiration for a variety of musical influences like Mastodon, Diana Ross, Daft Punk, ACDC, Deep Purple and Michael Jackson.

Here is a picture of Death From Above 1979 in their grots, because that's the way they roll.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The double dip is Tweeter and the Monkey Man by The Headstones simply because they are Canadian too and it's a punk rocking tune.

“Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Were hard up for cash
They stayed up all night
Selling cocaine and hash”

Pure poetry. Do not go near the Travelling Wilbury’s version. It's shit.