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Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture [1] that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic [3] in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. [8] It originated from British post-punk [ 4 ] in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine , label , and club and gig circuit.
Indie pop is a style of pop music that originally grew out of British post-punk in the late 1970s. [18] [19] Indie pop was one of the first independent music genres, and was initially synonymous with "indie". [19] Indie pop is characterized by a focus on melody, arrangements, and harmony, with less angst and distortion as compared to indie rock.
The UK Independent Singles Chart and UK Independent Albums Chart are charts of the best-selling independent singles and albums, respectively, in the United Kingdom.Originally published in January 1980, [1] and widely known as the indie chart, the relevance of the chart dwindled in the 1990s as major-label ownership blurred the boundary between independent and major labels.
Independent record labels are small companies that produce and distribute records. [1] They are not affiliated with or funded by the three major records labels.According to SoundScan and the Recording Industry Association of America, indie labels produce and distribute about 66% of music titles, but only account for 20% of sales.
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House-pop (sometimes also called "pop-house") [22] is a crossover of house and dance-pop music that emerged in early '90s. [23] The genre was created to make house music more radio friendly. [ 24 ] The characteristic of house-pop is similar to diva house music, like over-the-top vocal acrobatics, bubbly synth riffs, and four-on-the-floor rhythm.
In the 2000s, indie rock blossomed. Heartfelt emo/indie act The Morning After released their 2008 album, another day like today, to local acclaim and inspired many of Malang’s contemporary indie ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced.