Indie Wedding Playlist – Music for Dancing

In case you didn’t know Indie Wedding DJ Toronto loves indie dance music. What indie fan doesn’t enjoy dancing to LCD Soundsystem or Hot Chip? (by the way, if you consider yourself an indie dance fan and you don’t know these bands, then look them up NOW). When making an indie playlist for a wedding, I always try to err on the side of poppier sounding indie songs. For example, I am a huge fan of Sleigh Bells and Crown On the Ground is an awesome indie dance song, yet I feel like grandma might not appreciate the hard beats as much as me.

Before I go much further, I want to make sure to remind you of my previous post which included some of my favourite indie dance tracks: Indie Music For Your Wedding. Now that the self promotion is over with I’d love to share with you some awesome indie music for dancing:

Broken Social Scene – Almost Crimes [Radio Kills Remix] This one is a little more risky, as Almost Crimes doesn’t exactly have a strong beat that most people like to hear when their dancing, but the song is light, fun and awesome.

Feist – My Moon My Man [Boys Noize Remix][*] Feist is about as pop as indie music gets. My Moon, My Man is one of my favourite songs of hers and although the original version works well, the Boys Noize Remix gives the track an amazing dancy beat.

M.I.A. – Paper Planes Some of you may say that M.I.A. isn’t indie. Some of you may say that this is too easy of a choice. Some of you are probably so sick of this song. I still think that this is a great track and I love to hear it while I’m on the dance floor.

Phoenix – 1901 Due to some appearances in different commercials, your great aunt might even recognize this track.

The Ting Tings – Great DJ (Calvin Harris Remix) Indie pop with a strong enough sound that even your nerdy cousin will stay on beat. How could you go wrong?

That’s all for now folks. I’d love it if you’d add your indie favourites in the comments.

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Amazing Indie First Dance Song

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I was just listening to Teen Dream by Beach House and realized that the track ‘Take Care’ is very sweet and it could be an awesome first dance song. It’s perfect for someone who is looking for something that is a little different and not too sappy. Check it out here:

Beach House – Take Care of You

If you’re looking for some other awesome first dance songs for your wedding then check out my past post: Indie Wedding Songs – First Dance.

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Indie Music for Your Wedding

When choosing indie music for your wedding, make sure that all of the songs have a ‘pop’ sound. Here are 10 suggestions for indie songs that can work well at a wedding. (click the titles to hear the songs)

Popular/fast indie tracks that even your Great Aunt Mildred might recognize:

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Heads Will Roll 

Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running

Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folks

The Strokes – Last Night

MGMT – Kids 

A little different but perfect for a wedding:

Chromeo – Tenderoni

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Home

Definitely not as radio/Uncle Jim friendly but some really nice slow dance tracks:

The National – Slow Show

XX – Islands

The perfect way to end a perfect evening:

LCD Soundsystem – All My Friends

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Arcade Fire – Sprawl 2 (Mountains Beyond Mountains)

I can see a large gang of indie music lovers moving and swaying to this amazing new track at your wedding.

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Indie Wedding Songs – First Dance

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Indie First Dance Music

Here are five indie first dance songs that are highly recommended by Indie Wedding DJ Toronto with one very non-traditional bonus track. All five tracks are very sweet and would be a perfect start to any wedding reception. I’ve included links for your listening pleasure.

Stars – My Favorite Book

Neutral Milk Hotel – I Love How You Love Me

Yo La Tengo – Our Way to Fall

The Bees – I Love You

The Decemberists – Red Right Ankle

Bonus Track:

Hot Chip – One Life Stand

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