Indie (music)

Indie is a word that is short for independent. When people talk about indie in music, they mean music that is made by people independently from major record labels (mainly rock and roll groups and artists). Indie music could also be very experimental, meaning that people try out things like new or different sounds. The styles can range from rock music to house music to pop music.

Examples of what could be described as indie music include indie rock and indie pop.

The group of stereotypical teens who tend to listen to indie music are called indie kids.

Independent artists

Chris Walla of Death Cab for Cutie

• Arcade Fire
• Archers of Loaf
• Blood Red Shoes
• Death Cab for Cutie
• Franz Ferdinand
• Pavement
• Modest Mouse
• Sonic Youth
• DaForce Dawg
• Foals
• The Maccabees
• Chad Valley
• Raquels
• The Pierces
• Wiz Khalifa
• The Cults
• Radiohead
• Frank Ocean
• Billie Eilish

Indie (music) Media

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  Indie music is known for its DIY, low-budget approach to music

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  Indie pop band The Smiths in 1985.

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  Alt-pop musician Lorde in 2022.

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  Indie pop musician Elliott Smith

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  Indie rock band The Strokes

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  Indie folk musician Phoebe Bridgers

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  Musical group "The Postal Service"