A collection of delicate indie, dream-pop, and underground tracks capturing the bittersweet tension of mutual pining, unspoken devotion, and the agonizing hesitation of harboring a secret crush.
A minimalist indie-pop masterpiece that perfectly captures the fragile, quiet anxiety of realizing you are falling for a friend and wondering if they feel the same.
K Records
2
Another Sunny Day
You Should All Be Murdered
1989
Indie Pop
Despite its dramatic title, this Sarah Records classic is a jangly, Melancholy anthem about intense romantic obsession and the frustration of keeping your feelings hidden.
Sarah Records
3
Land of Talk
Some Are Lakes
2008
Indie Rock
With its raw guitars and yearning vocals, this track captures the bittersweet summer intimacy of two people hovering on the edge of admitting their devotion.
Saddle Creek
4
The Field Mice
Sensitive
1989
Twee Pop
An exquisite, fragile track about being too emotionally delicate to make the first move, hoping the other person will read between the lines.
Sarah Records
5
Hazel English
Never Going To Give It Up
2016
Dream Pop
A shimmering, sun-drenched dream-pop song about the intoxicating cycle of infatuation and the fear of breaking the spell by speaking up.
Polyvinyl Record Co.
6
Camera Obscura
Eighties Fan
2001
Indie Pop
A melancholic chamber-pop gem filled with longing, capturing the supportive yet painful position of loving someone from a safe, unspoken distance.
Andmoresound
7
Coyote Theory
This Side of Paradise
2011
Indie Rock
An underground indie-pop track that builds on the desperate, hopeful energy of asking a crush to finally bridge the physical and emotional gap between you.
Coyote Theory Music
8
Alvvays
Agency Group
2014
Indie Pop
A B-side style deep cut from their debut album, detailing the awkward, unspoken friction and intense longing between two people sharing a close space.
Polyvinyl Record Co.
9
The Radio Dept.
1995
2003
Dream Pop
A lo-fi, hazy shoegaze track drenched in nostalgia, perfectly soundtracking the fuzzy, uncertain boundaries of a mutual but unconfessed teenage crush.
Labrador Records
10
Lontalius
Sleep Thru Ur Alarms
2014
Bedroom Pop
An incredibly intimate, slow-burning bedroom pop song that feels like a late-night diary entry about harboring deep, quiet devotion for someone close to you.
Partisan Records
Theme: Songs about mutual pining or struggling to reveal a crush
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