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Friday, June 26, 2009

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Indie Pop: Now You Know

Helpful hints for Times readers: "Indie pop is literate, low-fidelity, oft-downbeat music that doesn't sell very well and is usually distributed by undercapitalized independent record labels."

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Music, Indie Pop

18 Comments / Post A Comment

GiovanniGF
GiovanniGF (#224)

"And is used as soundtracks for Target and car commercials."

kitten_witawip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF-qX72om5w

Ted Maul
Ted Maul (#205)

They're not wrong!

brianvan
brianvan (#149)

Everyone knows that only illiterate music is marketable.

//puh-puh-puh-poker-face

KarenUhOh
KarenUhOh (#19)

It's for people who'd like to be cowboy junkies but feel they can't afford the proper clothes to be either.

Slapdash
Slapdash (#174)

Under capitalized due to the fact that they're paid for by people's parents. Ergo the muted rebellion.

MisterHippity

"Low fidelity"???

I think these guys would disagree with that description: http://thepilver.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/high_fidelity.jpg

brent_cox
brent_cox (#40)

Was that snark?

Flashman
Flashman (#418)

Indie pop is music that'll change your life.

propertius
propertius (#361)

If I don't change the station first.

Slapdash
Slapdash (#174)

So will herpes.

Slapdash
Slapdash (#174)

Herpes will change your life too. Or not, if you're Paris Hilton. But then she's dependy, so I guess that doesn't count.

FeyBoohoozer
FeyBoohoozer (#410)

where I come from, we call it indie soda

kitten_witawip

When you take it to the checkout do they ask you if you would like an indie sack or an indie bag?

FeyBoohoozer
FeyBoohoozer (#410)

you can check in but you can never check out

My Number Is My Address

Undercapitalized. You know, like the Congo.

JayCruz
JayCruz (#972)

Indie pop is just pop rock guitar music influenced by the sixties, but more intellectualized than it should.

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