College Rock Deep Cuts

Apple Music Alternative

A selection of lesser-known gems and crucial album cuts. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Depeche Mode
Dreaming of Me
Depeche Mode
Speak & Spell
3:44
New Order
Love Vigilantes
New Order
Low-Life
4:19
R.E.M.
These Days (Remastered)
R.E.M.
Lifes Rich Pageant (Deluxe Edition)
3:24
The Smiths
Well I Wonder
The Smiths
Meat Is Murder
4:00
The Cure
Charlotte Sometimes (Single Version)
The Cure
Faith (Deluxe Edition)
4:13
Devo
Uncontrollable Urge
Devo
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
3:11
Pixies
I’ve Been Tired
Pixies
Come On Pilgrim
3:00
Blondie
Rip Her to Shreds
Blondie
Blondie (Bonus Tracks Edition)
3:22
Violent Femmes
Gimme the Car (Live in Wisconsin, October 1998)
Violent Femmes
Viva Wisconsin (Live)
5:44
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Happy When It Rains
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Darklands
3:36
Echo & The Bunnymen
My Kingdom
Echo & The Bunnymen
Ocean Rain
4:05
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Dear Prudence
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Hyaena (Remastered and Expanded)
3:48
Joy Division
Insight
Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures (Collector's Edition)
4:26
Buzzcocks
I Believe
Buzzcocks
A Different Compilation
7:22
Public Image Ltd.
This Is Not a Love Song
Public Image Ltd.
This is What You Want ... This Is What You Get
4:12
my bloody valentine
(When You Wake) You're Still In a Dream
my bloody valentine
Isn't Anything
3:18
The Specials
Concrete Jungle
The Specials
The Specials (Deluxe Edition)
3:20
The Psychedelic Furs
Mr. Jones
The Psychedelic Furs
Talk Talk Talk
4:03
Hoodoo Gurus
What's My Scene
Hoodoo Gurus
Blow Your Cool
3:49
The Replacements
Unsatisfied
The Replacements
Let It Be
4:01
Sonic Youth
Schizophrenia
Sonic Youth
Sister
4:38
XTC
Ball and Chain
XTC
English Settlement
4:32
The Jam
Man in the Corner Shop (Remastered)
The Jam
Sound Affects (Deluxe Version)
3:12
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Big Tears
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Taking Liberties
3:08
The Go-Betweens
The Wrong Road (Remastered)
The Go-Betweens
Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (Remastered)
4:58
Simple Minds
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) [Remastered]
Simple Minds
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
5:38
Hüsker Dü
Books About UFOs
Hüsker Dü
New Day Rising
2:49
Suicide
Ghost Rider (2019 - Remaster)
Suicide
Suicide (2019 Remaster)
2:33
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Acid Bird
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians
Gotta Let This Hen Out
4:46
R.E.M.
Gardening At Night
R.E.M.
Chronic Town - EP
3:29
The House of Love
Destroy the Heart (BBC Radio - John Peel Session)
The House of Love
The House of Love: 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
2:46
The Mighty Lemon Drops
Inside Out
The Mighty Lemon Drops
World Without End
3:26
The Fall
Couldn't Get Ahead
The Fall
This Nation's Saving Grace
2:36
The Chills
I Love My Leather Jacket
The Chills
Kaleidoscope World
2:58
The Sisters of Mercy
Floorshow
The Sisters of Mercy
Some Girls Wander By Mistake
3:40
The Birthday Party
Nick the Stripper
The Birthday Party
Prayers on Fire
3:52
Billy Bragg
To Have and to Have Not
Billy Bragg
Back to Basics
2:33
The Clash
Groovy Times
The Clash
Sound System
3:26
Killing Joke
Wardance
Killing Joke
Killing Joke
3:45
The Dream Syndicate
Halloween
The Dream Syndicate
The Days of Wine and Roses
6:10
Tones On Tail
O.K. This Is the Pops
Tones On Tail
Weird Pop
3:03
Talking Heads
Artists Only (Live)
Talking Heads
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Live)
3:49
The The
Perfect (Original 7" Version 1983)
The The
45 RPM - The Singles of The The
4:00
This Mortal Coil
Song to the Siren
This Mortal Coil
It'll End in Tears (Remastered)
3:31
Rain Parade
Talking In My Sleep
Rain Parade
Emergency Third Rail Power Trip
3:49
Throwing Muses
Fish
Throwing Muses
Lonely Is an Eyesore
4:33
Yo La Tengo
The Pain of Pain
Yo La Tengo
Ride the Tiger
5:35
The Soft Boys
Queen of Eyes
The Soft Boys
Underwater Moonlight
2:01
Delta 5
Mind Your Own Business
Delta 5
Mind Your Own Business
3:13
Gene Loves Jezebel
Cow
Gene Loves Jezebel
Immigrant
4:47
Wire
Our Swimmer (Single Version)
Wire
Document & Eyewitness 1979-1980
3:30
The Teardrop Explodes
Bouncing Babies
The Teardrop Explodes
Kilimanjaro (Deluxe Edition)
2:27
Magazine
Give Me Everything
Magazine
Scree
4:22
Ramones
Bad Brain
Ramones
Road to Ruin
2:25
The Smithereens
House We Used to Live In
The Smithereens
Green Thoughts
4:03
Strawberry Switchblade
Deep Water
Strawberry Switchblade
Strawberry Switchblade
3:57
Gang of Four
Outside the Trains Don't Run On Time (2021 Remaster)
Gang of Four
Solid Gold (2021 Remaster)
3:17
Blake Babies
Lament
Blake Babies
Earwig
3:26
Cabaret Voltaire
Just Fascination (7" Version)
Cabaret Voltaire
#7885 (Electropunk to Technopop 1978-1985)
3:35
Iggy Pop
Some Weird Sin
Iggy Pop
Lust For Life
3:41
Prefab Sprout
Appetite (Acoustic Version)
Prefab Sprout
Steve McQueen (Legacy Edition)
3:56
The Legendary Pink Dots
Love Puppets
The Legendary Pink Dots
Curse
6:56
The Three O'Clock
A Day in Erotica
The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
4:28
The Waterboys
A Girl Called Johnny (2002 Remaster)
The Waterboys
The Waterboys
3:57
Guadalcanal Diary
Trail of Tears (LP Version)
Guadalcanal Diary
Walking In the Shadow of the Big Man
2:27
Mission of Burma
Einstein's Day
Mission of Burma
Vs. (Remastered) [Bonus Track Version]
4:35
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Charlotte Street
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition)
3:51
Dumptruck
Going Nowhere
Dumptruck
For the Country
2:57
Cocteau Twins
Because of Whirl-Jack
Cocteau Twins
Lullabies to Violaine, Vol. One
3:26
Danielle Dax
Cat House
Danielle Dax
Dark Adapted Eye
3:28
Pylon
Stop It (Remastered)
Pylon
Gyrate (Remastered)
3:06
The Raincoats
No One's Little Girl
The Raincoats
Extended Play - EP
4:20
Scruffy The Cat
Mybabyshe'sallright
Scruffy The Cat
Tiny Days
2:46
Ultra Vivid Scene
Mercy Seat
Ultra Vivid Scene
Ultra Vivid Scene
4:09
The Verlaines
Joed Out
The Verlaines
Juvenilia
3:39
Minutemen
Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing
Minutemen
Introducing the Minutemen
1:30
Meat Puppets
Swimming Ground
Meat Puppets
Up on the Sun
3:06
Julian Cope
Sunspots
Julian Cope
Fried
5:12
The Smiths
You've Got Everything Now
The Smiths
The Smiths
3:59
The Bangles
James
The Bangles
All Over the Place
2:36
Camper Van Beethoven
Still Wishing to Course
Camper Van Beethoven
Camper Van Beethoven
3:50
Galaxie 500
Oblivious
Galaxie 500
Today
3:18
Soul Asylum
Closer to the Stars
Soul Asylum
While You Were Out
2:51
The Long Ryders
Too Close to the Light