Lizzy Goodman's songs from the scene

In 2017, a music book came out that had everyone talking. Meet Me in the Bathroom was an oral history capturing a definitive era in New York City indie music. At almost 600 pages long, everyone from Karen O to Julian Casablancas, James Murphy to Regina Spektor were part of it, and it instantly became a bestseller.

In the last year, the book has been adapted for screen; captured in a documentary that brings to life the early days of some of our most loved bands, and how it all began.

Lizzy Goodman is the author of this epic book, and Executive Producer of the film, and joined me to Take 5 with songs from the scene. From definitive early days with The Strokes, to the power of Karen O fronting Yeah Yeah Yeahs, this will catapult you into the noughties in the most beautiful of ways.

• Pixies – Debaser
• James – Laid 
• The Strokes – Barely Legal 
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Our Time 
• Interpol – PDA