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110 of the Best Indie Wedding Songs

Indie music is a huge genre so we've picked out some of the best romantic songs that will get your guests in the mood to dance!

We’re pretty sure someone will request Wonderwall on your wedding day. But, if you’re a lover of indie music, then perhaps you’ll want to include a few more alternative options to your playlist!

Whether you’re looking for the perfect song for a romantic first dance or just want a few tunes to get people up and dancing, we’ve created a list of 110 of the best romantic indie songs.

You can find the Indie wedding songs Spotify playlist below to keep things simple!

  1. First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
  2. Q&A – Kishi Bashi
  3. Anyone Else But You – The Moldy Peaches
  4. You Really Got A Hold On Me – She & Him
  5. Bloom (Bonus Track) – The Paper Kites
  6. Friday I’m In Love – The Cure
  7. Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
  8. 5 Years Time – Noah and The Whale
  9. Samson – Regina Spektor
  10. Loving Is Easy – Rex Orange County
  11. California Daze – Peace
  12. For You – Sharon Van Etten
  13. Don’t Delete The Kisses – Wolf Alice
  14. My Body – Young the Giant
  15. She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks
  16. Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
  17. You and I – Ingrid Michaelson
  18. Ho Hey – The Lumineers
  19. Only You – Joshua Radin
  20. Wild Horses – Rolling Stones
  21. Slow Show – The National
  22. You’ve Got the Love – Florence and The Machine
  23. Closer – Tegan and Sara
  24. Your Light – The Big Moon
  25. You & Me Song – The Wannadies
  26. Toothpaste Kisses – The Maccabees
  27. Video Games – Lana Del Rey
  28. Sea Of Love – Cat Power
  29. R.O.S.I.E – Jordan Allen
  30. Sleep On The Floor – The Lumineers
  31. Young and Beautiful – Lana Del Rey
  32. Something Changed – Pulp
  33. Marry You – Bruno Mars
  34. Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
  35. Home – She & Him
  36. Take Me To Church – Hozier
  37. Still Together – Mac DeMarco
  38. Only Love – Ben Howard
  39. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
  40. Flightless Bird, American Mouth – Iron & Wine
  41. Grow Old With Me – Tom Odell
  42. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
  43. Just You And I – Tom Walker
  44. Ten Storey Love Song – The Stone Roses
  45. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
  46. Cocoon – Catfish And The Bottlemen
  47. Double Life – Conor Oberst
  48. Love – Lana Del Rey
  49. Thunder Clatter – Wild Cub
  50. Take Over the World – The Courteeners
  51. Wonderwall – Oasis
  52. Bluish – Animal Collective
  53. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys
  54. Read My Mind – The Killers
  55. Lover of the Light – Mumford & Sons
  56. Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  57. All Delighted People – Sufjan Stevens
  58. Cosmic Love – Florence and The Machine
  59. Ne Me Quitte Pas – Regina Spektor
  60. Looking for Shelter – Good Old War
  61. Stuck On The Puzzle – Alex Turner
  62. Ophelia – The Lumineers
  63. Say Yes – Elliott Smith
  64. Like Real People Do – Hozier
  65. Yellow – Coldplay
  66. Sonnet – The Verve
  67. I Would Do Anything For You – Foster The People
  68. Riptide – Vance Joy
  69. I Always Knew – The Vaccines
  70. Brand New Colony – The Postal Service
  71. I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab for Cutie
  72. To Be Alone With You – Sufjan Stevens
  73. It’s Time – Imagine Dragons
  74. One Thing Is For Sure – The Spill Canvas
  75. Do You Realize? – The Flaming Lips
  76. Say Something Loving – The xx
  77. Fallingforyou – The 1975
  78. The Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side – The Magnetic Fields
  79. Archie, Marry Me – Alvvays
  80. What’s Important – Beat Happening
  81. The Purple Bottle – Animal Collective
  82. Home – Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
  83. 505 – Arctic Monkeys
  84. Hand In Glove – The Smiths
  85. That Kiss – The Courteeners
  86. No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
  87. Falling Slowly – Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
  88. The Luckiest – Ben Folds
  89. I Don’t Want To Change You – Damien Rice
  90. A Dustland Fairytale – The Killers
  91. Starlight – Muse
  92. Dog Days Are Over – Florence and the Machine
  93. Fix You – Coldplay
  94. My Heart Is An Apple – Arcade Fire
  95. VCR – The xx
  96. Two Doors Down – Mystery Jets
  97. Connect the Dots – The Spill Canvas
  98.  I Love You – Under the Influence of Giants
  99.  Sleepwalking – Modest Mouse
  100. I Love How You Love Me – Neutral Milk Hotel
  101.  Hostage – Billie Eilish
  102. I Found You – Alabama Shakes
  103.  Lovesong – The Cure
  104.  Just Like Honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain
  105.  Us – Regina Spektor
  106.  Make It Wit Chu – Queens of the Stone Age
  107.  Be My Baby – Vanessa Paradis
  108.  Old Pine – Ben Howard
  109. I Wanna Be Yours – Arctic Monkeys
  110. Need the Sun to Break – James Bay

Been through this playlist and decided that indie music isn’t right for your first dance after all? Why not consider one of the best modern wedding songs instead?