Indie rock
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| + | [[Kill]] him already, kill him.<br> | ||
| + | [[Fucking]] kill him, fucking kill him<br> | ||
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| + | "[[1000 Hurts |Prayer to God]]" (2000) by Shellac | ||
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| + | '''Indie rock''' is a music genre denoting [[rock music|rock]] artists signed to [[independent record label|independent (indie) record labels]], often equated with [[alternative rock]]. | ||
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| + | In the early 2000s, a new group of bands that played a stripped-down, back-to-basics version of guitar rock emerged into the mainstream. The commercial breakthrough from these scenes was led by four bands: [[The Strokes]], [[The White Stripes]], [[The Hives]] and [[The Vines (band)|The Vines]]. Emo also broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s. | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Independent music]] | ||
| + | *[[Indie music scene]] | ||
| + | *[[Indie cred]] | ||
| + | *[[List of indie rock musicians]] | ||
| + | *[[Underground music]] | ||
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Indie rock is a music genre denoting rock artists signed to independent (indie) record labels, often equated with alternative rock.
In the early 2000s, a new group of bands that played a stripped-down, back-to-basics version of guitar rock emerged into the mainstream. The commercial breakthrough from these scenes was led by four bands: The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Hives and The Vines. Emo also broke into mainstream culture in the early 2000s.
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