IANAOUAIWBYA:
Just the other day, I got the closest thing to an indie album I’ve ever owned. In fact, before a couple of months ago, I had no idea what indie music was. But then I discovered sites like Amie Street, which has a huge collection of the stuff, and I was instantly interested. And then I got this in the mail, and I was instantly hooked. As far as I can tell, if you aren’t listening to indie, you aren’t listening to music.
It might sound like I’m bashing major record labels. And I am. It’s not to say that there isn’t any merit in browsing through the years and years of history found on the Billboard Charts. But it seems that most music these days is just recycled past the point of entertainment, at least to my ears. There’s the whiny teenage boy bands (Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco), the completely un-gangster rap groups (do I need to make a list?), and even more whiny semi-goth post-punk boy bands with guys in suits (My Chemical Romance, the various bands who look and sound exactly the same as My Chemical Romance), the list goes on and on and on. And don’t even get me started on this chick.
Luckily…
Luckily, there’s an alternative. Indie music, while sometimes copying the more popular bands, often has a unique sound, something more personal than the mainstream monotony of the chart-toppers. Unfortunately, indie music is often harder to find, though that may change due to a recent happening. So my advice? Give indie music a try. It’s cheaper, different, and usually better. And if you don’t like it, well, I’m sure Kelly Clarkson needs another sports car.
I think the great thing is that indie artists are getting the right attention nowadays and are actually putting up serious challenge to a lot of the majors. Which is why a lot of actually great bands are getting signed now. And a lot are also being smart and just signing distribution deals.
But ya, props to the post, indie music needs to be given a try. A lot of really exciting stuff out there nowadays.
I like indie music…and not all is like the popular music…there is a lot that is nothing like it at all.