Mad Men, Paul & Joe’s Spring-Summer collection, and Oliver Peoples’ new video campaign will all tell you that a sixties’ revival is now in session.

The era’s guitar strums, riffs and retro grandeur are yet again reprised in today’s indie albums. Only versions of doo-wop and sing-along vocals in sophisticated arrangements make for a perfect Spring time playlist as we anticipate basking on seasides and playing ukulele’s on balconies.

We’ve included some of today’s indie pop sets as the latest mutations of the oldies featured on the list. Side A starts us off with the days of countertops, jukeboxes, soulful laments for heartbreakers, and twisting and shouting.

Streamable on Les Flâneurs’ Last.fm and our Hypem loved tracks.
Click on song titles for individual tracks.

1. Your Mother Should Know – The Beatles
2. Wonderful World – Sam Cooke
3. Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? – She & Him
4. The Strangers – St Vincent
5. Runaway – Del Shannon
6. Tell Me Now So I Know – Holly Golightly
7. Beetles – Warpaint
8. Remember (Walkin’ in the Sand) – The Shangri-Las
9. Walkabout – Atlas Sound featuring Noah Lennox
10. I Get Around – Beach Boys
11. Lust for Life – Girls
12. Runaround Sue – Dion
13. Excuses – The Morning Benders
14. Vienna – Matt Costa
15. Bitter Heart – Zee Avi
16. It’s Now or Never – Elvis Presley
17. French Navy – Camera Obscura
18. Laisse Tomber Les Filles – France Gall
19. I Love You, Ono – Stereo Total
20. Go Outside – Cults

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Front page image:
David LaChapelle “Recollections in America VI: Kahlua & Milk“, 2006
Above: “Girl groups” from prettypix.blogspot.com