The official lineup for the 2014 Lollapalooza music festival has been announced with Outkast, Arctic Monkeys, Eminem, Skrillex, and Kings of Leon as the headliners. The festival will take place in Chicago’s Grant Park on August 1-3 2014.

Other notable artists in the lineup are: Calvin Harris, Spoon, Cut Copy, Chvrches, Phantogram, Chromeo, Blood Orange, and many more. See the full lineup poster below.

Each week we bring you the current Top 10 indie tracks streaming on Spotify to help you create the perfect workweek playlist.

Arctic Monkeys have held onto the top spot for the past 4 weeks…wonder who will eventually take over their coveted spot? “The Wire” has swapped spots with “Reflektor” while the rest of our Top 10 appears to be about the same with the exception of The 1975’s “Girls” breaking in at #7, “R U Mine” & “My Number” both dropping 2 spots and “Falling” breaks into the #10 spot.

Weekly Top 10 Indie Tracks Streaming on Spotify

1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
2. “The Wire” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]
3. “Reflektor” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
4. “Chocolate” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]
5. “Afterlife” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
6. “Afraid” – The Neighbourhood (I Love You.) [Spotify]
7. “Girls” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]
8. “R U Mine?” – Arctic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
9. “My Number” – Foals (Holy Fire) [Spotify]
10. “Falling” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]

Megan’s top pick for the week:

“Chocolate” – The 1975 (The 1975)

Each week we bring you the current Top 10 indie tracks streaming on Spotify to help you create the perfect workweek playlist.

Well, well, well. Artic Monkeys are still locked in this week with “Do I Wanna Know?” at our number one position with Arcade Fire’s “Reflektor” holding strong in the number two slot. “The Wire” (Haim) has snuck back into the Top 3 again this week and “Forever” (also Haim) is back in our Top 10 this week after falling off the list last week. There are however two new comers to our Top 10 this week; Foals with “My Number” and Two Door Cinema Club with “Changing Of The Seasons”.

Weekly Top 10 Indie Tracks Streaming on Spotify

1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Artic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
2. “Reflektor” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify] 
3. “The Wire” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]
4. “Chocolate” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]
5. “Afterlife” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
6. “R U Mine?” – Artic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
7. “Afraid” – The Neighbourhood (I Love You.) [Spotify]
8. “My Number” – Foals (Holy Fire) [Spotify]
9. “Forever” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]
10. “Changing Of The Seasons” – Two Door Cinema Club (Changing Of The Seasons) [Spotify]

Megan’s top pick for the week:

Chocolate – The 1975 (The 1975)

Each week we bring you the current Top 10 indie tracks streaming on Spotify to help you create the perfect workweek playlist.

This week we still see Artic Monkeys’ “Do I Wanna Know” standing strong at number one, but you will notice how Haim have fallen from the charts with only one track gracing our Top 10 (The Wire). Arcade Fire have climbed the charts this week with “Reflektor”, moving up 6 slots along with “We Exist” breaking into the Top 10. Stay tuned as we will have our review of Reflektor on the site later in the week.

Weekly Top 10 Indie Tracks Streaming on Spotify

1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
2. “Reflektor” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
3. “Breezeblocks” – alt-J (An Awesome Wave) [Spotify]
4. “The Wire” – Haim (The Wire) [Spotify]
5. “Chocolate” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]
6. “Angels” – The xx (Coexist) [Spotify]
7. “We Exist” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
8. “Afraid” – The Neighbourhood (I Love You) [Spotify]
9. “R U Mine?” – Arctic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
10. “Sex” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]

Megan’s top pick for the week:

“The Wire” – Haim (The Wire)

Welcome to the newest weekly segment for Way Too Indie! We are bringing you the Top 10 indie hits streaming on Spotify for the week to help you create the perfect workday playlist, every week.

Looking at this week’s Top 10 I should remind you to check out our recent review of Haim’s newest album Days Are Gone. Haim clearly has made a splash on the top streaming list for this week with three appearances on it, two of those being from their newest album. Let’s dive right into the countdown!

Weekly Top 10 Indie Tracks Streaming on Spotify

1. “Do I Wanna Know?” – Arctic Monkeys (AM) [Spotify]
2. “The Wire” – Haim (The Wire) [Spotify]
3. “Sweater Weather” – The Neighbourhood (I’m Sorry…) [Spotify]
4. “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High” – The Arctic Monkeys (Why’s You Only Call Me When You’re High?) [Spotify]
5. “Breezeblocks” – alt-J (An Awesome Wave) [Spotify]
6. “Chocolate” – The 1975 (The 1975) [Spotify]
7. “Falling” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]
8. “Reflektor” – Arcade Fire (Reflektor) [Spotify]
9. “Angels” – The xx (Coexist) [Spotify]
10. “Forever” – Haim (Days Are Gone) [Spotify]

Megan’s top pick for the week:

Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood (I’m Sorry…)

Back in 2006, when Arctic Monkeys rose to wider prominence with their highly acclaimed debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, only a handful of music enthusiasts would expect their haughty Sheffield frontman to release an acoustic solo EP in the next few years. Thankfully, at least some of contemporary musicians are still willing to step out of their comfort zone and continually provide us with exceptionally fresh music. Alex Turner proved to be one of them by writing a soundtrack for Richard Ayoade’s debut directorial feature, Submarine. In brief, it’s the precise opposite of everything associated with Arctic Monkeys.

The entire EP is narrowed down to the bare essentials – acoustic guitar, an occasional piano, mellow drumbeat and slightly stertorous vocals. If one were to pick the colossal peak of Submarine, then “Piledriver Waltz” would unerringly secure the laurel wreath. The aforementioned track is a mellifluous amalgam of mollifying guitar work and tenebrous lyricism, which has now evolved into an integral part of Turner’s songwriting. Startlingly, a version of the song was featured on Monkeys’ fourth album Suck It and See but hardly reached the eminence of its original.

Perhaps the most valuable result of Turner’s lyricism is the lingering “Hiding Tonight,” which narrates a story of a dawdling yet sanguine individual that could feasibly be found in each one of us – he/she will be stronger tomorrow but is ‘quite alright hiding tonight.’

Yet another sparkle of immensity is hidden in “Glass In The Park,” which acquires the listener to hold himself in suspense, perhaps even quieten his breathing in order to grasp the track in its full worthiness. As the case may be, the closest to a failure is the fourth song “It’s Hard To Get Around The Wind,” which proves to be slightly arid in comparison with the long sequence of true acoustic gems. Ultimately, the EP’s catchiest track “Stuck On The Puzzle” is presented in two renderings, a short one-minute intro and a blithely pleasant full version, the single most pop-sounding tune to be featured on the record.

Taking everything into account, Submarine is not quite turning the world of rock’n’roll on its axis, but in all honesty, that was far from its purpose. What Alex Turner inevitably proved with his first abundant solo project is his independence and versatility – two qualities that are deemed particularly useful when one is about to launch a solo career. Therefore, Mr Turner, we are eagerly awaiting you.