Even when is difficult to summarize a regional music scene, the Pacific North-West scene seems to be indie rock. Here’s a list with the best 25 records this region’s band has ever released.
25. The Body, The Blood, The Machine by The Thermals.
24. The Exploding Hearts, by Guitar Romantic.
23. Furnace Room Lullaby by Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
22. In the Graveyard by Dead Moon
21. Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound
20. Wipers by Youth of America
19. Give up by The Postal Service
18. Twin Cinema by The New Phonographers
17. All Hand on the Bad One by Sleater-Kinney
16. Celebration Rock by Japandroids
15. Streethawk: A Seduction by Destroyer
14. Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
13. Built to Spill by Keep it Like a Secret
12. Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
11. Jamboree by Beat Happening
10. Pussy Whipped by Bikini Kill
9. Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
8. The Moon & Antartica by Modest Mouse
7. XO by Elliott Smith
6. Diary by Suny Day Real Estate
5. There’s Nothing Wrong With Love by Built to Spill
4. The Lonesome Crowded West by Modest Mouse
3. The Glow, Pt. 2 by The Microphones
2. Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney