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Indie pop

Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture[1] that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic[3] in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music.[8] It originated from British post-punk[4] in the late 1970s and subsequently generated a thriving fanzine, label, and club and gig circuit. Compared to its counterpart, indie rock,[5] the genre is more melodic, less abrasive, and relatively angst-free.[5] In later years, the definition of indie pop has bifurcated to also mean bands from unrelated DIY scenes/movements with pop leanings.[4] Subgenres include chamber pop and twee pop.[5]

For the pop music scene of India alternately called "Indi-pop", see Indian pop.

Indie pop

Late 1970s, United Kingdom

List of indie pop artists

; Horne, Howard (2016) [First published 1988]. Art into Pop. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-22803-5.

Frith, Simon

(2011). Retromania: Pop Culture's Addiction to Its Own Past. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-1-4299-6858-4.

Reynolds, Simon

Fonarow, Wendy, "Empire of Dirt, The Aesthetics and Rituals of British Indie Music" 2006

Hann, Michael, (The Guardian, 2004)

Fey city rollers

Pearce, Kevin, (Tangents, 2001)

A Different Story: The Ballad of the June Brides

Rogers, Jude, (The Observer, 2007)

Smells like indie spirit

Stanley, Bob, (The Times, 2006)

Where were you in C86?

TweeNet - indiepop reference web site

INDIE POP BR - Brazilian indie pop music reference web site