Indie rock
Rock written and preformed by artists more concerned with self-expression than self finance, often considered "hipster" music
Indie rock bands: The Wombats, The Pigeon Detectives, The Strokes, etc.
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indie rock
Elitist pop music for people who like to think of themselves as being "artsy" but still want something that adheres to the same general composition formats and harmonic structures of all pop music for the past 70 years, and is sufficiently non-abstract enough to be appreciated without exerting too much intellectual effort.
Indie rock fan: Hey, check out this new vinyl I paid $35 for of the new digitally recorded "Metric" album! They are really pioneering new territory here! Avant-guard jazz fan: Sigh...
By i_have_feet
indie rock
Alternative Rock music that didn't cross over into the mainstream(by choice or not) after the "alternative revolution" of the 90's. Typically, the music is relased on small "indie" labels. Indie Rock bands do music that doesn't necessarily appeal to wide mainstream audiences. There are a variety of reasons for this but some of the more common examples are the sound being to raw and abrasive(i.e to much distortion/feedback), the lyrics being to cryptic and abstract or the production and musicianship being to amateurish. In more recent years however some indie bands such as Modest Mouse, The Shins and The White Stripes have found some mainstream success. These bands however are still considered indie because they still have a decidedly non-mainstream sound.
90's indie rock-Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Pavement, Superchunk, Archers of Loaf, Neutral Milk Hotel, Fugazi, Modest Mouse, Radiohead(controversially) 2000's indie rock-The White Stripes, The Shins, The Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, The Strokes, Artic Monkeys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Subgenres 90's-lo-fi, emo(went mainstream in 2000's), post-hardcore, noise pop, dream pop, neo-psychedelia, shoegaze, indie pop 2000's-garage rock revival, post-punk/new wave revival, freak folk, new weird America, dance punk, indietronica
By Devmeister
Indie Rock
1. A rock band that hasn't been signed on to a record label. Therefore, an independently managed rock band. 2. A band that fits under the label 'indie-rock' which nowadays rarely actualy means a band without a record label but instead fits the general 'indie-rock' sound. Their followers [may] not necessarily follow them because they [like] their [music] but just to be able to have something obscure on their I-Pod and to be able to criticize people who don't [like] or haven't heard of said band. If a band manages to sign a record deal or get on a popular radio station they will often loose a large chunk of their fan base who now no longer consider them 'indie' enough for them and will deem them as 'sell-outs'. Indie-rock is usually simply referred to as Indie. Keep an eye out for people who want to get attention or be considered 'cool' for liking indie [music]. People [like] these are often referred to as Indie Posers or Hipsters. These people fall into two major categories: 1. Those who download hoards of indie rock playlists and keep the songs whether they [like] them or not. They get great enjoyment from watching their [friends] scroll through their artists and not recognizing any of them. 2. The people who know only four or five indie bands but still think that they're avid listeners to the [music]. They get really disappointed when they find out that most of their [friends] know those bands too. They normally only know [one] or two songs from each artist.
Some of the well know Indie Rock bands are: Arcade Fire, Wintersleep, Arctic Monkeys, the Decemberists, Phoenix, the Holloways, Mumm-[Ra], Modest [Mouse]. An example of an Independent band is Hawksley Workmen. Friend: Oh hey, can I see your I-Pod? Indie [Poser]: Sure. But you probably won't know any of the artists, they're all [pretty] obscure. Friend: Wintersleep, Arctic Monkeys, Arcade fire, I love those bands. Although a couple of songs on the album Funeral took a bit of time to get used to. What did you think of it? Indie [Poser]: Er, what? -Indie [Poser] [pwnd]- Indie Poser1: Do you know -insert obscure band name here- Indie Poser2: Duh. Of course. How could anyone not have heard of them? -Indie Poser1 is now deletes that band from their I-Pod. Indie Poser2 adds their entire album since they'd never heard of them before. The best way to mess with their minds is to ask them if they know a band who's name you just made up. Wait for an appropriate [time] after they've agreed they're fans of it to say you made it up. Watch them squirm.
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indie rock
indie rock is a sub group and culture of music that is defined by poetic lyrics and instrumentals that follow suit and accent the lyrics. The thing that many indie rock followers dispute about are posers and sell outs. first i'd like to say that because a band like death cab sign with a big label, their music is still following the same style as it did in their past records. the other thing that many followers argue about is posers. the indie rock poser is one of two things... 1-the kid who hears about an indie band on tv and begins acting like they have been a follower from the begining... or 2-the indie obbsessor who reads up on bands they don't even like or that don't sound good just because they're indie and they can be added to their iPod to make said kid look more indie. that being said indie rock is one of the greatest genres of music ever created and i love it.
indie rock bands include... death cab, foals, postal service, wolfparade, explosions in the sky, mogwai, and many others...
By Keon15