Music Research

We have decided to choose 'inide' music as a genre to look at, so our research will base around the indie music genre.

In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie", is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous.

In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that independent labels struggled to become established. Several British producers and artists launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked.

The history of Indie Music dates long back in 1960′s. The format of the music then was pop, rock and roll and a slight dash of R&B. The lyrics of the songs was inspired by peace, love and anti-war thoughts. There immerged some bands like "Velvet Underground". This was the band which could be considered as a real "Indie" band. They did everything regarding their album all on their own and created a difference in traditional music.

"Indie" music has not changed in definition over the years, however from the 60's, 70's and 80's it has became more diverse in both style and popularity from what we class as "Indie" music now. "Indie" artists in 2011 include:
Biffy Clyro, Bombay Bicycle Club, Local Natives, The XX and more
There has also been a divide in this genre of music today such as "Indie rock" and "Indie pop".
Sources: Wikipedia
By Hannah Liddle