Except for the songs that made my Top 20 songs of 2004 and the representative tracks from my Top 20 Albums of 2004, these are the rest of the best indie and indie-minded rock tracks of 2004, volume three. To be eligible, a song needed to be included on an album released in the United States between December 1, 2003 and November 30, 2004.

1. The Hiss “Clever Kicks” Panic Movement (Sanctuary)
2. Eagles of Death Metal “I Only Want You” Peace Love Death Metal (Ant Acid Audio)
3. The Hives “A Little More for Little You” Tyrannosaurus Hives (Interscope)
4. Modest Mouse “Bury Me With It” Good News For People Who Love Bad News (Epic/Sony)
5. Ted Leo & the Pharmacists “Shake the Sheets” Shake the Sheets (Lookout!)
6. Interpol “Next Exit” Antics (Matador)
7. The Arcade Fire “Rebellion (Lies)” Funeral (Merge)
8. The Polyphonic Spree “Section 12 (Hold Me Now)” Together We’re Heavy (Hollywood)
9. The Delgados “Girls of Valour” Universal Audio
(Chemikal Underground)
10. The Features “Blow It Out” Exhibit A (Universal)
11. Phantom Planet “Making a Killing” Phantom Planet (Epic/Sony)
12. The Von Bondies “No Regrets” Pawn Shoppe Heart (Sire)
13. PJ Harvey “Who the Fuck?” Uh Huh Her (Island)
14. New Black “Hot Box” New Black (Thick)
15. Blonde Redhead “Falling Man” Misery Is A Butterfly (4AD/Beggars Group)
16. Aveo “Hypochondria Is Spreading” Battery (Barsuk)
17. The Mountain Goats “Letter From Belgium” We Shall All Be Healed (4AD)
18. The Helio Sequence “Everyone Knows Everyone” Love and Distance (Sub Pop)
19. Elf Power “Never Believe” Walking With the Beggar Boys (Orange Twin)
20. Kings of Convenience “I’d Rather Dance With You” Riot On An Empty Street (Astralwerks)
21. Matt Pond PA “Closest (Look Out)” Emblems (Altitude)