Indie pop

AJR is an indie pop band containing three brothers Adam, 23, Jack, 16 and Ryan,19 from New York City. Their musical sound incorporates oldies music with a modern twist. According to a personal interview, AJR stated their musical influence is that, “We grew up listening to 50s and 60s music from The Beach Boys to Simon and Garfunkel. They have really inspired our sound. We combine those stylings with the more contemporary sounds of Fun, Imagine Dragons and Vampire Weekend. We like to think that our

Instruments: Music Artist: • Electro Pop/ Indie Pop. • Electro Pop Music was derived from Synth Pop, which focused on the featured instrument called a synthesizer. To elaborate, it was prominent in the 1970’s to the 1980’s in Japan, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Ultimately, Electro Pop was differentiated by the focus of a vigorous electronic sound. Meanwhile, Indie Pop was based from Rock Music in the 1980’s within the United Kingdom. Furthermore, Indie Pop had a subtle sound compared to the fierce

lyrics to songs don’t matter much in pop culture, judging by the songs played on pop radio that involve sex, drugs, and partying. Those like me who truly have passion for music realize that lyrics are, in fact, important, if not the most important part of a song. Those that are as passionate about music as I am tend to appreciate a song more if its melody is nice and its lyrics are meaningful, rather than one or the other. Most of the overplayed music on pop radio has lyrics that take less deep thinking

Music is an extremely important factor in our lives. In today’s society, walking into a store and hearing a pop song that you know all the lyrics to is a very common occurrence. If I were on a stranded island, I would bring the album Born To Die by Lana Del Rey. Some songs or albums evoke certain types of emotions whether through the utilization of lyrics, instrumentations, or beats. These emotions can elicit different types of moods as well; and we often come by songs can put us in the mood to do

The Drums are an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York. When the group moved from Kissimmee, Florida to New York, they immediately got the attention of the indie world when their album Summertime was released. The album Summertime is a collection of beach pop fantasy with tracks that are filled with sentimental yearning that really sweeps over an individual. They became an irresistible and popular band in the summer of 2009. The Summertime record has become the perfect upbeat and post-punk

American philosopher Rebecca Goldstein once said, “"Our society is falling back increasingly on rampant consumerism and self-promoting social media as a way for people to feel that their lives matter - self-centered means of numbing the questions of mattering.” In a world caught up in mass media and consumerism, there is an underlying argument that there is a lack of positive social interaction. With the ability to say anything without having a face-to-face conversation, hate is easier than ever

viewer's involvement with and enjoyment of the band. We chose to produce a music video, suitable for mainstream TV. Establishing band idenity The song has a clear Indie style with its grungy guitar and vocals. It also has a very individual style and sound. We felt that our band could be marketed as an Indie band brandishing a new style. Whilst the band would be very stylised, its main concern is for it's music. The bands style would grow from their passion for their

Alternative music is a subgenre of rock music, which emerged from indie music in the 1980’s, and has since gained a lot of popularity. The word alternative in the dictionary translates to unconventional, uncommon, and non-standard, which is so cool because all the music is under the same genre umbrella, but none of the bands sound the same at all, and I like to think of it as the melting pot of music. Since each band has a different style it is likely you’ll be able to find something you enjoy. It

“Riptide” is an awesome indie folk and indie pop song with a fun riff, beachy feel, steady tempo and very is unique to other songs. It was created by Vance Joy, who had been working on the song for about four years. He started in 2008, and during an interview, he had said, “The words came to me without meaning,” although a few lyrics relate to his personal life, such as “I was scared of dentists and the dark, I was scared of pretty girls and starting conversations,” where he was actually a shy kid

Music junkies, concert connoisseurs, and vinyl vigilantes everywhere need to know about the similarities and differences between the alternative rock and indie rock genres. The genres alternative and indie are terms sometimes used interchangeably, but their origins are indeed differing. There has been a varying progression of media platforms used to listen to these genres among the past few decades due to society’s social and economic changes. In terms of instrumental progressions and technological