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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 31 December 2024. Genre of rock music For the radio format associated with this genre, see Modern rock. Alternative rock Other names Alternative music alt-rock alternative Stylistic origins Punk rock post-punk new wave hardcore punk Cultural origins Late 1970s to early 1980s, United States and United ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced.
Indie rock (also referred to as simply "indie") [21] [5] is a style of rock music and is one of the most popular independent music genres. It originally grew out of the alternative rock, punk rock, and independent movements of the 1980s, [2] [21] with local scenes emerging in many American cities and college towns. [22]
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a subgenre of alternative rock and subculture [1] that combines guitar pop with 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.
Punk was an influence into the 1980s on the subsequent development of other subgenres, including new wave, post-punk and eventually the alternative rock movement. From the 1990s alternative rock began to dominate rock music and break through into the mainstream in the form of grunge, Britpop, and indie rock. [8] Further fusion subgenres have ...
Alternative music may refer to the following types of music: Independent music; Alternative rock; Alternative pop; Alternative R&B; Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul; Alternative reggaeton; Alternative hip hop; Alternative dance; Alternative metal; Christian alternative rock; Indie folk, sometimes referred to as alternative folk ...
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, [5] [6] or R-Neg-B [7]) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator, Drake, the Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, Bryson Tiller ...
The success of these bands boosted the popularity of alternative rock and made grunge the most popular form of rock music. [8] Several factors contributed to grunge's decline in prominence. During the mid-to-late 1990s, many grunge bands broke up or became less visible.