What is the history of indie rock?

Indie rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the United States and United Kingdom in the 1970s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or “guitar pop rock”.

Who was the first indie rock band?

For example, in 1983, REM (one of the first ‘Indie’ bands) got the award for the best album of that year, the album Murmur. In 1985 they re-appeared with the number 5 album, Biograph. suited the money-making requirements of the major label, the labels would seek them out and ‘buy’ the bands.

When did indie rock peak?

To those who lived through the period, it seemed like it would last forever. But youth, like cultural history, rarely signals when it is about to disappear. For a series of reasons that would have been hard to discern at the time, 1997 stands as both Peak Indie and the beginning of the end for the style’s heyday.

Is indie rock dying?

Indie Rock isn’t dead, but the media coverage really isn’t there for it anymore. Go to Bandcamp or any local venue, indie rock is still the dominant genre. The role of the music media seems to have changed somewhat though.

Is indie rock still popular?

Any time a type of music gets popular, the trends associated with it enter pop culture and the associated audience. Indie rock is popular right now in 2019 and has been for the better part of the last decade.

Does Alternative rock still exist?

Despite a change in style, alternative rock still managed to be mainstream. Post-grunge remained commercially viable into the start of the 21st century, when bands like Creed and Matchbox Twenty became among the most popular rock bands in the United States.

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Why is indie rock so popular?

And popularizing indie pop made it so that self-published bands had a genre that allowed them to shine. Beginning in the late 70s, indie music did not originally have multiple different genres. However, indie pop appeared as a way to create mainstream-style music but produce it alone.