Year 12Indie-Rock

ObjectivesTo learn about the history of rock music (part 1!)To learn about Indie-Rock, and do some Indie-listening

Indie-RockGenre of RockIt can be called Indie and Indie-Rock and AlternativeThe genre is named after bands who had record deals with independent labelsBecause of this, there are loads of sub-genres, and the styles can be totally different!Low-fi, sadcore, C86, math-rock, twee-pop, post-punk, punk-pop, shoegazer, new prog, indietronica, brit-pop (not exhaustive!)

ListeningWhat instruments can you hear?What is the structure of the song, use words such as verse, intro, middle-8What is the subject of the song

Common threadsStandard band line upPop-style songsVerse-chorus structureLyrics can often be about everyday life, depressing subjects or be quite obscure and nonsensicalGuitar solos are often understated, sometimes being a re-iteration of the melody

Timeline1980s: The Smiths, The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, The Housemartins1990s: Sound Garden, Pearl Jam, The Boo Radleys, Pulp2000s: Because of the internet music industry and online music, bands who would have become famous on Indie labels are being signed to bigger labels, from the 2000s, Indie-rock is formally known as Alternative-rock, though there is still an underground Indie movement