The Catchiest Indie Songs in Current Rotation

"Don't Wait" is a perfect storm of great production and Mapei's soulful, smoky vocals. The beat is simple, with occasional extra flourishes, but the real star is Mapei's voice—instantly warm, inviting, and utterly catchy.

"Talk About It" from Sweden's Erik Hassle is a soulful kind of catchiness, understated until that chorus comes sweeping in. Some catchy songs are meant for bopping along to in your car, some are meant for fist-pumping in the club, and some are meant for staring at yourself in the mirror and crying hysterically as your face gets sloppy and swollen. This is the last kind.

The great thing about "I Don't Need Much" is that it's Sway Clarke II's first official drop under his own name. After writing for other artists, the Berlin-based singer decided to keep this song for himself, and it's a song that has placed him high on the list of artists to look out for. The bad thing: "I Don't Need Much" is a song that is going to be hard to follow.

The synth-pop of New Zealand duo Broods is not quite as epic, or immediately in your face as that of, say, CHVRCHES, but the restraint shown in the verses of "Bridges" just makes that pulsating chorus even more immediate and arresting. A study in the exercise of build and release, this song is not only tastefully restrained, but impressively catchy.

When you can get motherfuckers singing in a foreign language that they don't even understand, you know your song's catchy. Sing along with this M.I.A.-style tune from Washington D.C.'s Misun. Somewhere between a song you'd hear on a playground and a track you'd blast at a club, "Goodbye Sasha" is as eccentric as it is gratifying.

"Do svidanya Sasha"

Moko's "Honey Cocaine" starts off with an sultry, electronically tinged '90s R&B vibe, but it's the chorus of this one that will stick with you for weeks. It's the kind of chorus that you'll be humming before the song is even over, but unlike some songs that get annoying on repeat listens, "Honey Cocaine" is like a high that you'll want to keep chasing.

Laurel's type of pop isn't run-of-the-mill or formulaic; it isn't obvious, yet there's still an addicting quality to it like you'd expect from Katy Perry type songs. Tinged with a cloud of darkness, her music inspires intrigue all the while highlighting her feather-light voice. "Fire Breather" is a good example of this as her buoyant vocals perfectly match the pulsating percussive elements. It's like a perfect game of seduction, hooking you in and keeping you there while you submerge yourself in this air of mystique.

Songs with oboe solos aren't often the ones that we'd describe as "catchy," but yo, on "Alarm" Wise Blood has made a timeless-feeling song with an incredibly catchy chorus AND an oboe solo. Shout out to Wise Blood, shout out to oboes.

Within the first 10 seconds, Philadelphia duo Marian Hill's "Lovit" is captivating. It's smooth, sexy, and super accessible. But those horns. Making a non-vocal element the catchiest part of your song is not an easy task, but when it's done right, it pays off. Marian Hill did it right.

The Jamaican vibes on "Music Is Life" might confuse some listeners who are expecting Scandinavian pop from Swedish singer Elliphant, but fuck it. This song is the poppiest thing Elliphant has ever made, but it's also one of the most uplifting songs of the year—a relentlessly sweet slice of dance floor bliss.

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Not only are Max Elto and Miike Snow both Swedish indie pop artists with a song that has "animals" in the title, but both manage to make music that is quirky, not immediately, obviously catchy, but that worms its way slowly but surely into your consciousness.

With Max Elto's "Backyard Animals" (the surprisingly epic video for which we premiered) it might not even be the vocal melody that's the most catchy element, but you will find yourself thoughtlessly humming something about "backyard animals" next time you're standing waiting for the subway.

Swedish/Barbadian musician Naomi Pilgrim's "No Gun" may not be a cheerful, upbeat, let's all sing along to the words and be happy kind of song. It's filled with lyrics detailing the small, mundane annoyances of everyday life (not charging you iPod before a flight, missing a band) alongside larger emotional and metaphysical issues (the non-existence of God, not being able to be with your soulmate). Regardless of the subject matter, "No Gun" is catchy as hell, in the offbeat way that Swedish pop does so well, with Naomi Pilgrim situating herself as a potential successor to Robyn's pointed pop crown.

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London duo Arkon Fly may not have given away much information about themselves, but who really cares when they're coming with funk-laden throwback jams like this? The bouncy beat and bright synths let you know immediately that this is going to be a fun song, a song that doesn't take itself too seriously, but it's those suggestive lyrics of "let's take it to the backseat baby" that will be stuck in your head once the song finishes.

NONONO, it seems, can only make catchy songs. Their debut track "Like The Wind" was an electro-pop fist-pumper, and they followed that up with "Pumpin' Blood," which had a memorable whistling section. Their most recent release, "Scared," starts slowly but packs a powerful chorus, catchy both in its simple repetition, and softly haunting melody.

When we talk about catchy songs, it's bright synth-pop music that might spring immediately to mind, or hook-driven R&B. Hozier's bluesy, raucous rock, however, while raw and impassioned is also incredibly catchy, with the rousing chorus perfect for thousands of people to shout at the top of their voices.

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