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First, a disclaimer: It’s hard to define what the best indie albums are, because it’s hard to define what ‘indie music’ really is. What was once an identifier of music made outside the major label system (in other words: independent) has since come to encompass all kinds of artists and genres under the vague umbrella of guitar music, and often beyond.
Now, we consider indie music to be a vibe. An ethos. A way of life. A smudgy kohl eyeliner or a cigarette hanging jauntily out the side of your mouth but never actually being lit. Over the past four decades of breathing in its aural smog, plenty of legends have been born, and with them some truly groundbreaking, generation-defining records. From the jagged, anti-establishment creations of the ’80s to the frenetic hedonism of post-Y2K adolescence, indie music has always acted as a soundtrack for the youth of the times, carving itself out amongst the culture and politics of the day. These 15 best indie albums of all time are a riot of hedonism, adolescence and smudgy eyeliner, April 2024
Das übliche pseudophiliosophische Blabla. „Indie“ ist noch weniger ein musikalisches Genre als Grunge (Grunge war immerhin noch ein Kleidungsstil). Wie soll es denn da ein entsprechendes „Auswahlfeld“ geben, wenn selbst die ursprüngliche Definition „Gitarrenmusik außerhalb der Majorlabel-Landschaft“ schon längst obsolet ist? Ich habe auch noch nie jemanden sagen hören, dass er/sie „Indie“ hört.
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"Really good music isn't just to be heard, you know. It's almost like a hallucination." (Iggy Pop)