DC power-pop punk Bad Moves recently released their new album Wearing Out The Refrain on Don Giovanni, and now they’ve made us a list of songs that influenced the album. It’s an especially detailed list, with multiple songs that inspired each song on the album, including songs by Can, Sonic Youth, Bongripper, The Apples In Stereo, Ty Segall, The New Pornographers, T Rex, The Mamas & the Papas, The Beach Boys, The Chiffons, Stevie Wonder, Carly Rae Jepsen, Parquet Courts, The Modern Lovers, Ted Leo, Radioactivity, Belle & Sebastian, Squeeze, Martha, David Bowie, Superchunk, Bikini Kill, Jeff Rosenstock, Weezer, Swearin’, and more.
“It’s pieced together from various playlists for each song that we made as reference points either when we were writing or mixing these songs,” the band says. Check out the extensive list below.
Bad Moves are playing release shows for the album this weekend at Black Cat in DC on Friday (9/27), Foto Club in Philly on Saturday (9/28), and Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn on Sunday (9/29). They’re all with Perennnial, and they’ve also got Ekko Astral in DC, 2nd Grade in Philly, and Groupie in Brooklyn. Tickets here.
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SONGS THAT INFLUENCED BAD MOVES’ WEARING OUT THE REFRAIN
A DROWNING CONFESSION
Can – Moonshake
Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
The Cool Greenhouse – Alexa!
Bongripper – W
LET THE RATS INHERIT THE EARTH
The Apples in Stereo – Tidal Wave
Mike Krol – An Ambulance
Ty Segall – Harmonizer
The New Pornographers – High Ticket Attractions
T Rex – Children of the Revolution
The Mamas & the Papas – I Saw Her Again
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
The Chiffons – One Fine Day
Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
Supergrass – Alright
Carly Ray Jepsen – Run Away With Me
EVICTION PARTY
Telekinesis – Please Ask for Help
T Rex – Metal Guru
Sheer Mag – Can’t Stop Fighting
Sly & the Family Stone – Dance to the Music
The Beths – You Wouldn’t LIke Me
Ex Hex – Don’t Wanna Lose
HALLELUJAH
Parquet Courts – Berlin Got Blurry
The Modern Lovers – Government Center
Ramones – Surfin’ Bird
? & the Mysterians – 96 Tears
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ U.S.A.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists – The Ballad of the Sin Eater
I KNOW I KNOW
The Strokes – Last Nite
Radioactivity – Silent Kill
Coyote Shivers – Sugarhigh
The Bananas – Slippery Subject
The Beatles – Day Tripper
OUTTA MY HEAD
The Rondelles – Please Shut Up
Vacation – Like Shit
that dog. – Never Say Never
The Rentals – Waiting
Pixies – Break My Body
The Shakedowns – I Don’t Wanna Rock No More
The Darkness – I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Sesame Street – Sesame Street Theme
NEW YEAR’S REPRIEVE
The Pogues – Fairytale of New York
The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
Titus Andronicus – Richard II
Thin Lizzy – The Boys are Back in Town
Bruce Springsteen – Blinded by the Light
Belle and Sebastian – The Boy with the Arab Strap
SORRY THAT I’M NOT BETTER
The La’s – There She Goes
Squeeze – Up the Junction
Billy Bragg – Greetings to the New Brunette
Trust Fund – Cut Me Out
Martha – The Awkward Ones
THE UNDERTOW
Elastica – Annie
Oasis – Supersonic
Flasher – Material
Dry Cleaning – Strong Feelings
David Bowie – Heroes
Superchunk – Everything at Once
Dazy – Mental Math
A LAPSE IN THE EMPTINESS
Diners – Domino
2nd Grade – Boys in Heat
The Beatles – Paperback Writer
The Bananas – Me & My Shadow
DAYS DON’T QUIT
Bikini Kill – Feels Blind
Jeff Rosenstock – Hall of Fame
Weezer – Falling For You
Swearin’ – Movie Star
LVL UP – Total Loss