What is indie?

[darkchicken101]

The genre... What kinda music is it? I thought it was indian music because I'm ignorant.

[SHEEPY]

Stuff I am into actually. Coldplay, Radiohead, REM, bands like those.

[NekkLe]

I suppose its a more mellowed out rock? Its easy listening. I think some of the music produced for indie can contribute to anyone, some of its like-able

[RedStratocas]

Im pretty sure where the word came from was "Independent". Its music that doesnt have a major label, its unlike any other genre and original, kinda. Its almost like an "Other" section in genres, usually rock. Radiohead is a good example of indie, because up until the time they came out, there were no bands that had the same sound as they did. The differences may be small, but they are there.

This definition used to be "Alternative" but then it kinda morphed into an actuall genre, rather than the absence of one.

[beth]

I suppose its a more mellowed out rock? Its easy listening. I think some of the music produced for indie can contribute to anyone, some of its like-able

Yeah I think it just basically is a mellowed out rock isn't it?

Uhm.. didn't they call the Killers indie for a while?
-shrug-

[kasi]

indie isn't any of those really..
it's like; music that not alot of people know about. take death cab for cutie for example. no one knew about their music a long time ago. and when mcr had their first album; that was indie. and from first to lasts first album; aesthetic. no one knew about it really. OR the arcade fire. no one knew about them until rebellion [lies] came out. i hope i gave enough examples.

[RedStratocas]

indie isn't any of those really..
it's like; music that not alot of people know about. take death cab for cutie for example. no one knew about their music a long time ago. and when mcr had their first album; that was indie. and from first to lasts first album; aesthetic. no one knew about it really. OR the arcade fire. no one knew about them until rebellion [lies] came out. i hope i gave enough examples.

Well its not so much as "unpopular" as much as it is unlike any other. Otherwise it would be just be every band whos indie other than the ones that are popular. And if it was judged by how popular it was, it would be a genre by perspective completely. Whats popular to someone, someone else might have never hear of. So to someone it wouldnt be indie, but someone else, it would be.

[beth]

indie isn't any of those really..
it's like; music that not alot of people know about. take death cab for cutie for example. no one knew about their music a long time ago. and when mcr had their first album; that was indie. and from first to lasts first album; aesthetic. no one knew about it really. OR the arcade fire. no one knew about them until rebellion [lies] came out. i hope i gave enough examples.

I love basically all the bands you mentioned then excluding mcr.

Anyway; I think genres these days are really hard to define.

I think it probably lies on your like.. opinion of music.

[kasi]

I love basically all the bands you mentioned then excluding mcr.

Anyway; I think genres these days are really hard to define.

I think it probably lies on your like.. opinion of music.

true. and yeah i hate mcr. only song i like by them is demolition lovers; from their first album.

[beth]

true. and yeah i hate mcr. only song i like by them is demolition lovers; from their first album.

Demolition lovers makes me cry :']
I can only do Drowning lessons or Bury me in black.