What are the characteristics of indie music?
Aesthetically speaking, indie rock is characterized as having a careful balance of pop accessibility with noise, experimentation with pop music formulae, sensitive lyrics masked by ironic posturing, a concern with “authenticity”, and the depiction of a simple guy or girl.
What is the indie sound?
Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock, the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free.
What instruments define indie music?
Instrumentation:
- Vocals (usually male)
- Backing Vocals.
- Two guitarists – Lead and Rhythm.
- Keyboards.
- Bass.
- Drums.
How do you make indie folk music?
Starts here9:30Recording an indie folk song from scratch – YouTubeYouTube
Is there such a thing as indie music?
So many artists are considered “indie” yet are on a major label and have widespread appeal. So do you think that branding something “indie” is considered an overall genre or sound to the music, or is it an umbrella for which to classify artists despite not having any “indie” characteristics (i.e. production, label, distribution)
What makes an independent band an indie band?
Today independent labels often specialise in genres. When you say “indie band” now, you know what that music’s going to sound like, and that’s a real shame. The independent artists that excite me today are people who stay true to themselves, who make music that is personal, guttural and unapologetic.
Is indiindie a musical style?
Indie is NOT a musical style, or even a short list of loosely associated musical styles. I can say a band sounds like The Shins and is therefore an indie band, but there’s a long list of other so-called indie bands that sound nothing remotely like The Shins!
How did the Beatles influence indie music?
The Beatles inspired indie music not just in sound, but in attitude as well. The Beatles were one of the first popular bands to take full control of their sound and make album orientated music. They were socially and politically conscious and were pioneers of new recording methods.