why is indie rock so popular?
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It seems its like the most popular music in the world right now/
I turn on the tube and Band of Horses are providing the soundtrack for a car commercial.
It reminds me of Liz Claibornes 94 fashion wardrobes of "grunge" models with flannel clothes.
Why is this music resonating with so many people right now?
You could name any number of bands that are really at the apex of the mainstream music scene Death Cab, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Damien Rice etc...
I turn on the tube and Band of Horses are providing the soundtrack for a car commercial.
It reminds me of Liz Claibornes 94 fashion wardrobes of "grunge" models with flannel clothes.
Why is this music resonating with so many people right now?
You could name any number of bands that are really at the apex of the mainstream music scene Death Cab, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Damien Rice etc...
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People are enjoying indie music so much because right now mainstream music is glossy and based on vocal talent, vocal talent, and more vocal talent. Indie music is nearly opposite of what is going on in the mainstream and people are latching on to that aspect since its very hard to come by in the mainstream. So wether or not these indie bands are warranted for the label of being masterminds, they are going to be called masterminds because they are not playing boring music paired with vocal talent.
but i would hardly call the bands you listed as being at the apex of the mainstream music scene.
just my opinion.
With indie bands, I am finding more bands that suit my style of sound and yeah the grunge- post grunge sound never died for me. I just find myself liking bands of that style or ones who like to explore with sound best.
Most importantly though, bands on indie labels or (the ones who do it themselves through myspace) are doing what they want. they are creating the music they want to make, without the corporate backbone of a major label there to make the music sound that lines their pockets with millions of dollars.
Another great thing about indie bands or smaller not well known bands is there could be an opportunity for a job in the music biz with these bands once they do take off nationally. That's not a huge factor for popularity but I do want to go into the music biz and be a manger/ tour manager/ roadie whatever, so maybe meeting and picking up on these bands could lead to an opportunity. Wishful thinking anyway.
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i would have never called Arcade Fire indie....maybe "Indie" has gotten to the point that the word "grunge" got to ....doesnt mean now what it originally did etc
personally my favourite grunge bands are Puddle Of Mudd, Creed, Nickelback, and my favourite indie band is Pearl Jam. oooh and that old Indie band "Television".
or is it New Wave?? Punk Rock???? Grunge???
Alternative???
ugh
Somewhere down the line I think bands that are on independent record labels just became known as "indie" in a genre labeling of the music scene, that's my take anyway.
I really don't understand the difference between major label and indie label except that major labels are all about making money and sometimes that requires the band altering their image/ music to a case of sometimes even being labeled a sellout.
That wonderful band from Texas known as the Toadies is a perfect example of a major label fucking a band over. The album that was supposed to be their 2nd record (It's called Feeler) well what I have heard of it was very good showed real music growth from Rubberneck. Any way, Their lead singer now goes with indie labels because they can get major label treatment while still having the ability to create the music they want to make and they still own their music too.
One hard and frustrating thing for me regarding indie bands is getting the word of their music out there, it seems that even with national exposure people continue to ignore it at least on here that's ok though we all like different things and their is so much music and so little time to explore all of it.
One question though: Do bands make more money on an independent label or does it just depend on the popularity of the band and how well the album sales?
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I don't think looking to this place is going to give you the best answer. You could find a much better answer by just looking up indie culture on wikipedia.
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because it's a "cool" and because indie kids are "cool" and their haircuts are one of the "coolest"
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exactly....say what you want about the "scene," but some of these bands are pretty damn good
-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
actually, yeah i've been dissing the scene so much that i might end up looking like i hate indie, but i don't. i think some of the music they produce is awesome
I'm drawn to a lot of bands that are labeled indie because it seems a lot of the singers are singing about stuff i can relate too and actually care a little about what they are saying. I also think much of the music is interesting.
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