Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Indie rock was extremely diverse, with subgenres that include 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. As grunge and punk revival bands in the US, and then Britpop bands in the UK, broke into the mainstream in the 1990s, it came to be used to identify those acts that retained an outsider and underground perspective. In the 2000s, as a result of changes in the music industry and the growing importance of the Internet, a number of indie rock acts began to enjoy commercial success, leading to questions about its meaningfulness as a term.

In the mid-1980s, the term "indie" began to be used to describe the music produced on punk and post-punk labels. A number of prominent indie rock record labels were founded during the 1980s. During the 1990s, 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. By the end of the 1990s indie rock developed a number of subgenres and related styles. Following indie pop these included lo-fi, noise pop, emo, sadcore, post-rock, space rock and math rock. In the 2000s, changes in the music industry and in music technology enabled a new wave of indie rock bands to achieve mainstream success.

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Boulder-area events for Monday, March 31: Pop-fuzz and daydream indie jams come to the Fox ...

Daily Camera 31 Mar 2025
Next up is Vundabar, a Boston-based trio that delivers jangly, fuzzed-out math-and-surf-tinged indie with plenty of post-punk spirit à la Beantown luminaries The Pixies.

Boulder-area events for Sunday, March 30: Bottle feed baby goats at Growing Gardens and 5 ...

Daily Camera 30 Mar 2025
Next up is Vundabar, a Boston-based trio that delivers jangly, fuzzed-out math-and-surf-tinged indie with plenty of post-punk spirit à la Beantown luminaries The Pixies.

Sam Akpro – ‘Evenfall’ review: a captivatingly eerie debut

NME 28 Mar 2025
Previously described by NME as “an artist with an intensity at his core”, the southeast London-born vocalist blends punk, indie, hip-hop, and jazzy experimentation — often laced with a slightly ...

Punk rock to take over Garland Theater in Spring Reverb Bash

The Spokesman-Review 27 Mar 2025
The shows of each night range from more outright punk rock to screamo and indie-punk, whereas the matinee is characterized by the “more aggressive” hardcore groups while simultaneously calling back to an older rock tradition.

Nia Archives named artist of the year at Northern Music Awards

AOL 27 Mar 2025
Punk poet Dr John Cooper Clarke received the Northern Music Award 2025 for his “exceptional influence on the worlds of music, poetry, and beyond”, from New Order bassist Peter Hook.

London’s ‘best-kept secret’ band – and its growing cult following

Islington Tribune 27 Mar 2025
From rock and roll punks Twenty Flight Rockers to indie rock legends Balaam And The Angel and glam rockers Bad Detective to pub rock favourites The Runner Brothers, Ian, from Queen’s Crescent, has played just about every famous venue in the borough.

Every ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ soundtrack – ranked!

NME 26 Mar 2025
And soundtracking all that frustration was a bloated 58-song playlist that brought together indie rock staples (Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Band Of Horses, The Raconteurs) with the world of dance-punk spearheaded by the likes of MGMT.

Manchester Psych Fest announce third wave of acts for 2025 edition

Skiddle 26 Mar 2025
Warmduscher leads the third wave, bringing their bold, funky, post-punk energy to the mix. Also announced are the vibrant Yin Yin, the soulful Yellow Days, indie rockers The Bug Club, spoken word ...

It's Kelsea Ballerini's moment and she nailed it: The genius of her 1st arena tour in AZ

Azcentral 26 Mar 2025
The Japanese House followed Taylor as the main support act, treating the crowd to a breathtaking 10-song performance whose haunted synth lines, shimmering guitars and occasional saxophone was equal parts contemporary indie pop and ‘80s post-punk.

Sacred Paws – Jump Into Life

The Quietus 25 Mar 2025
This energetic merging of post-punk, indie-pop and highlife was only accentuated by their seamless partnership, which leapt out at anyone listening to or watching the pair.

Larry Wilson: Radio Free Europe loss means one cowboy less on world stage

Press Telegram 22 Mar 2025
In pop music, the tipping point that led to the renaissance that was American indie rock after a period when only the British post-punk bands — the Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees, or the Irish ...

Sea.Hear.Now tickets 2025: Cheapest prices, schedule, lineup to see Hozier, Blink-182 at music festival

Sportingnews 21 Mar 2025
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Sea.Hear.Now announces 2025 lineup: See Hozier, Blink-182, more

New York Post 20 Mar 2025
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner ... 13-14 include folksy hitmaker Hozier, punk vets Blink-182, dance-y indie icon LCD Soundsystem, roots-y rockers Alabama Shakes and “American Woman” singer Lenny Kravitz ... Sept ... 13.

TuneCore takes off in Cebu

The Manila Times 19 Mar 2025
Over the past year, Making Space has already established itself as a home for indie musicians of all genres, from hip-hop and pop to punk and hardcore ... With 16 years of experience in the indie music ...
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