Indie Rock Genre Information

Genre Info

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Indie rock was formed as a sub-genre to alternative rock and was established in the 1980s. The creation of the genre has helped to create further genres such as; indie pop and jangle pop. As grunge and punk bands in America became mainstream, British bands also began to break through onto mainstream music. The bands that broke through in the UK were deemed to fall into the indie rock category. In the mid-1980s the term “indie” was being more commonly used to describe the music produced on punk and post-punk music labels. Indie rock began to grow in the US through college radio playlists, bands such as the US’ R.E.M. and the UK’s The Smiths. The 1990’s saw major changes to the rock scene. Bands such as Nirvana and Green Day in the US and Blur and Oasis in the UK brought alternative rock to the mainstream. In the 2000s the internet allowed underground bands like The Strokes to gain mainstream commercial success. The garage rock revival in the 2000s led to bands such as The Artic Monkeys, The Libertines and Kaiser Chiefs. 

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