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The History of Indie Music

The History of Indie (Independent) Music


1980's - Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. The genre itself is very diverse, with and includes sub-genres: indie rock, indie pop, jangle pop, and lo-fi, among others. Originally used to describe record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock.


1990's - Grunge bands broke into the mainstream, and the term "alternative" lost its original counter-cultural meaning. The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained dedicated to their independent status.


2000's - In the early 2000s, a new group of bands that played a stripped-down and back-to-basics version of guitar rock emerged into the mainstream. The commercial breakthrough from these scenes was led by four bands: The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Hives and The Vines.

Bibliography of Genre (Indie/Indie Rock)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcf6iQDWPEo – Peace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlRElbxazs – The Little Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXwYJyrKK5A -  Two Door Cinema Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkaMiaRLgvY – The Kooks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwlgC-jSPTk – Bombay Bicycle Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8-tXG8KrWs – The Strokes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG6lTQNW04I – Vampire Weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ht80uzIhNs – Imagine Dragons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5G9tIe84lE – Neon Trees

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCdwKhTtNNw – The Neighbourhood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_wKWqKJDfw – Battles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_426RiwST8 – The Black Keys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8tLS_NOWLs – Arctic Monkeys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkubQCI4Fxo – The 1975

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