In the arms race of car commercials with indie pop/ electronic soundtracks, the new Civic ad would seem to have the edge. What’s next, Toyota pumping out The Faint as they pimp the new Prius?

Although it is amusing to watch Honda mix semi-hallucinatory, eco-themed visuals with a song ostensibly about nuclear holocaust. But as long as their checks to Jimmy Tamborello and Ben Gibbard don’t bounce, we guess that’s their problem.