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Indie pop is a style of pop music that originally grew out of British post-punk in the late 1970s. [18] [19] Indie pop was one of the first independent music genres, and was initially synonymous with "indie". [19] Indie pop is characterized by a focus on melody, arrangements, and harmony, with less angst and distortion as compared to indie rock.
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture [1] that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic [3] in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. [8] It originated from British post-punk [4] in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, label, and club and gig circuit.
The Madchester scene's distinct combination of indie rock and dance music became termed indie dance by critics, or more specifically the subgenre baggy. [47] Madchester and baggy's most infamous moment was the 27 May 1990 Spike Island concert headlined by the Stone Roses. With an attendance of around 28,000 and lasting twelve hours, it was the ...
Indie dance, or alternative dance, a type of dance music rooted in indie rock and indie pop; Indie electronic, a music genre; Indie folk, a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community influenced by folk and country music; Indie hip hop, hip hop music that primarily exists in the independent music scene
Independent record labels are small companies that produce and distribute records. [1] They are not affiliated with or funded by the three major records labels.According to SoundScan and the Recording Industry Association of America, indie labels produce and distribute about 66% of music titles, but only account for 20% of sales.
The movement is led by female performers, for one, and artists who don't immediately fit into a traditional genre format. They also offer an alternative to traditional images of indie rock ...
It supports multiple local scenes in different genres: indie rock, pop, and hardcore all thrive alongside one another. “The music in Jakarta is pretty diverse,” says Avin Yunus of emo/indie ...
Indie dance or Alternative dance, a musical genre that mixes alternative rock with electronic dance music; Indie electronic, a style of indie rock and electronic music that originated in the 1990s, also sometimes known as Indietronica; Indie folk, a style of folk music from the 1990s; Indie hip-hop or Underground hip-hop, an umbrella term for ...