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Japanese Breakfast, Alex G, Speedy Ortiz, more make new ‘Rolling Stone’ list

Rolling Stone published its list of “The 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 21st Century So Far” and Philly artists make up nearly five percent of those featured.

Japanese Breakfast, Alex G, Speedy Ortiz, more make new ‘Rolling Stone’ list
Japanese Breakfast, Alex G, Speedy Ortiz, more make new ‘Rolling Stone’ list

Local Grammy Award-winning producer Will Yip in June said Philly is the center of indie rock music on World Cafe. And with the local scene’s increasing prominence in the modern music atmosphere, we’re happy to tell you that a handful of local acts have just been shouted out in a new, extensive list from Rolling Stone.

The storied publication released its list of “The 200 Greatest Rock Songs of the 21st Century So Far.” Nine Philly acts are representing the scene in the list. We’re not going to spoil the whole list, but we’re going to highlight our Philly friends’ placement!

No. 198
Speedy Ortiz — “The Graduates”

No. 190
Alex G — “After Ur Gone”

No. 157
Hop Along — “The Knock”

No. 151
Kurt Vile — “Pretty Pimpin”

No. 142
Low Cut Connie — “Revolution Rock n Roll”

No. 101
The Roots feat. Cody Chesnutt — “‘”The Seed (2.0)”

No. 97
Japanese Breakfast — “Be Sweet”

No. 79
The War on Drugs — “Red Eyes”

No. 77
Mannequin Pussy — “Drunk II”

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