indie music
Label-free artistic expression
Indie music originally meant music released on independent record labels rather than major corporations, but the term has drifted toward describing a particular aesthetic—melodic, earnest, often guitar-driven rock or folk with lo-fi or unconventional production values.
She's really into indie music and obscure bands.
The boundaries are fuzzy; commercially successful artists may still be called indie if they maintain the sound or ethos.
- DIYAmateur home projects
- indie rockSelf-released alternative music genre
- alternativeAnother available choice
- lo-fiImperfect audio quality, informally
- BandcampIndependent music distribution site
bedroom pop · solo project · authenticity · zines · experimental · crowdfunding · niche audiences · subculture · small venue · shoegaze · dream pop · artistic integrity · SoundCloud · college radio · word of mouth · melodic · acoustic · creative freedom
- culturebeliefs, food preferences, custom, festivals, art galleries
- musicsong, songs, singing, singer, singers
- Community Radiocommunity radio, college radio, public radio, listener-supported, grassroots media
- indie cultureindie film, indie rock, indie games, indie press, indie comics
- indie mediaindie films, indie games, indie bands, indie rock, indie pop
- Indieindie rock, indie pop, indie folk, indie film, indie label
indie musicmainstream pop
Widely popular commercial music
pop music · Top 40 · chart music · stadium rock · arena rock