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Aug 17, 2018 · Overview. Best Albums. New Releases. This Year. Top Artists. The Best Indie Rock Albums of 2018. Decade. 2010s. Source. All. Genre. Indie Rock. 2010s. 2011. 2012. 2013. 2014. 2015. 2016. 2017. 2018. 2019. 1. Mitski - Be the Cowboy. August 17, 2018. Art Pop, Indie Rock, Indie Pop. Critic Score. 85. 40 reviews. Amazon. Music. Spotify. 2.
- Definition and Conception
- Recent Indie Rock Trends
- Hipster Becomes Mainstream
While music is highly subjective, Indie rock got its start in the US and UK in the 1970’s as a way to describe the new, experimental music coming from smaller, independent record labels or bands. While used interchangeably with Alternative, or Alt, rock, modern day Indie mixes influences from punk, classic rock, blues, electronic music, pop, dance,...
1980’s Parental Influence
Take The 1975 for example, a popular group from the UK boasting almost 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Their modern take on rock music could easily be confused with the backing track to classic ‘80s movie “The Breakfast Club”. This influence even found its way into our television shows, just look at the popularity of Stranger Things. Just like the parental punk influence that the grunge generation felt in the 1990’s, the 2000’s kids are clearly basking in the nostalgia of a previous g...
Jazz Chords
While many guitar technique sticklers will be quick to point out that copying some new chord voicings is not the most impressive thing to borrow from Jazz, it nicely displays indie rock’s prevalence for borrowing and mixing genres at will. Additionally, bands like Hippo Campus have borrowed many of the clean, rounded guitar tones associated with smooth Jazz soloing. Featuring clean guitar lead lines and horn sections, the St. Paul, Minnesota based band has significantly contributed to the cur...
Whack Job Guitars
Nick Valensi (The Strokes), Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), and Todd Rundgren all use various Eastwood guitar models. Brad Shultz of Cage the Elephant, and Beck both have made a ‘64 Silvertone 1448 one of their main instruments. Jake Tilley and Eric Cannata of Young the Giant also have a vast collection of whack job oldies including a Silvertone 1457, Kay Value Leader K1962, and a hollowbody, Silvertone 1453. Still not convinced? Check out Alex Turner’s (Arctic Monkeys) Vox Starstream or Mac DeMar...
I’m not making any judgements on the merits or consequences of these phenomena, instead I’d just like to discuss and observe the growth of indie music that highly contrasts the stagnation of many other guitar-based bands in the rock and metal world. While I personally do not believe either rock or the guitar is dead, this increase in popularity and...
Nënzhanret e rock-ut që vazhduan në vitet `80 ishin New Wave, hardcore punk dhe alternative rock. Në vitet `90 hynë rrymat e tjera pasuese të rock-ut si grunge, Britpop, indie rock, dhe nu metal. Një grup muzikantësh të specializuar në muzikën rock quhen një bandë rock-u ose një grup rock-u.
The story of indie music as we know it begins with Buzzcocks’ Spiral Scratch EP. First released in April 1977, this influential four-track 7” from the iconic Manchester pop-punk quartet is ...
Dec 1, 2023 · The Best Indie Songs Of 2018. Ranker Music. Updated December 1, 202374.7K views. Ranked By. 4.3K votes. 1.1K voters. UPDATED: Check out the best new indie songs of 2019! If you prefer a less mainstream sound, you may keep an eye on the best indie songs of 2018.
2019. 1. Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) February 16th, 2018. Indie Rock. USER SCORE. 89. 7,082 ratings. Amazon. iTunes. Music. Spotify. 2. Niños Del Cerro - Lance. August 31st, 2018. Neo-Psychedelia, Indie Rock, Dream Pop. USER SCORE. 84. 216 ratings. Amazon. iTunes.
2018 Indie Rock album releases. A list of all music releases for 2018. Find the best music on Album of the Year.