The History Of Indie Rock Music In The UK
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In the United Kingdom, independent DIY record labels were started, like Factory Records and Rough Trade. These labels released music by artists (on a much smaller promotional budget) who perhaps the major labels weren't too interested to begin with - until they realised that there was actually a big market for the style of music. However, 'indie labels' gave a band more credibility ('indie cred') than if they went with an unfashionable large and money-led label. | In the United Kingdom, independent DIY record labels were started, like Factory Records and Rough Trade. These labels released music by artists (on a much smaller promotional budget) who perhaps the major labels weren't too interested to begin with - until they realised that there was actually a big market for the style of music. However, 'indie labels' gave a band more credibility ('indie cred') than if they went with an unfashionable large and money-led label. | ||
| - | Some definitive British indie bands of the late 1970s and 1980s were The Smiths, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Cure, Happy Mondays, [http://www.legalsoundz.com The Jesus and Mary Chain] , Orange Juice, My Bloody Valentine, Siouxsie | + | Some definitive British indie bands of the late 1970s and 1980s were The Smiths, The Specials, The Stone Roses, The Cure, Happy Mondays, [http://www.legalsoundz.com The Jesus and Mary Chain] , Orange Juice, My Bloody Valentine, Siouxsie as well as the Banshees, whose 'classic' music during this time directly influenced 1990s alternative genres such as shoegazing and also Britpop - which eventually went on to blur the line between independent and major labels.In the mid-1990s, led by Oasis and Blur, a list of [http://www.legalsoundz.com Britpop] indie bands dominated the singles and album charts in the UK. More conventional 'pop acts' were often beaten in sales by more guitar based indie acts. The Britpop genre included artists such as Pulp, [http://www.legalsoundz.com Supergrass] , The Verve, and Radiohead. This trend has continued into the present day, with bands such as Artic Monkeys, The Strokes, [http://www.legalsoundz.com The Libertines] , Klaxons etc, are still able to chart in the upper reaches of sales charts. |
