19 '00s Dance Punk Songs You Totally Forgot You Used To Love

    Dance to the underground.

    1. Bloc Party, "Banquet"

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    From: Silent Alarm

    Play while: Complaining about this year's Coachella line up.

    2. Franz Ferdinand, "Take Me Out"

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    From: Franz Ferdinand

    Listen to: As you trawl through pictures on Makeout Club.

    3. Interpol, "Evil"

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    From: Antics

    Listen to: While reading the latest free issue of Vice.

    4. Tom Vek, "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes"

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    From: We Have Sound.

    Listen to: While nonchalantly smoking a cigarette outside Shout.

    5. Hot Hot Heat, "Talk With Me, Dance With Me"

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    From: Make Up the Breakdown

    Listen to: While rearranging your Myspace Top 8.

    6. The Kaiser Chiefs, "Every Day I Love You Less And Less"

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    From: Employment

    Play while: You're getting your Romulan haircut trimmed.

    7. Chromatics, "In the City"?

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    From: In the City

    Play while: You're making copies of your new art zine.

    8. The Bravery, "It Was An Honest Mistake"

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    From: The Bravery

    Listen to: While buying a new white belt at American Apparel.

    9. The Rapture, "Whoo Alright Yeah Uh Huh"

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    From: Pieces of the People We Love

    Listen to: As you wait for that person you like to text you back on your pink Razr phone.

    10. Radio 4, "Dance to the Underground"

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    From: Gotham!

    Listen to: As you stalk your crushes' Livejournal.

    11. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Y Control"

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    From: Fever to Tell

    Play when: You're making fliers for your friend's one-off DJ night.

    12. Art Brut, "My Little Brother Just Discovered Rock & Roll"

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    From: Bang Bang Rock & Roll

    Play while: Debating the creepiness of the Cobra Snake's relationship with Cory Kennedy.

    13. Joakim, "Lonely Hearts"

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    From: Monsters and Silly Songs

    Play while: Making sure your all-black outfit actually matches.

    14. Soulwax, "NY Excuse"

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    From: Any Minute Now

    Play while: Reorganizing your 7-inch records by a taxonomy that only YOU understand.

    15. Arctic Monkeys, "I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor"

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    From: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

    Play while: Debating the merits of Gang of Four over Wire.

    16. The Gossip, "Standing in the Way of Control"

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    From: Standing in the Way of Control

    Listen to: While you decide between buying an iPod or a Zune.

    17. New Young Pony Club, "Ice Cream"

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    From: Fantastic Playroom

    Play while: Arguing whether this band actually sold out by having their song appear in an Intel Core 2 commercial.

    18. The Faint, "Agenda Suicide"

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    From: Dance Macabre

    Listen to: As you straighten your bangs for the hundredth time.

    19. LCD Soundsystem, "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"

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    From: LCD Soundsystem

    Play when: You want to complain about how old you feel. LOL.