2. Introduction Indie pop or twee pop(USA) is a type of alternative rock music. It originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s. Unlike Indie rock, Indie pop is more easy on the ear, not as noisy, and fairly angst-free. Indie meaning an independently owned business, while pop means popular. Indie pop is popular independent music.
3. Birth of indie pop The birth can be linked with the post-punk explosion in small shop-based record labels. Glasgow's Postcard Records and London's Rough Trade Records, were examples of these.
4. Indie pop influences Origins of Indie pop are linked with: Velvet Underground The Television Personalities Swell Maps The Undertones Buzzcocks Ramones
5. Key Bands- The Smiths A English band, formed in Manchester in 1982. Band based on writing partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums). Critics called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s. The band broke up in 1987 and have turned down several offers to reunite since then. Johnny Marr Andy Rourke Mike Joyce Morrissey
6. Key Bands- Heavenly Heavenly were a 1990s indie pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Mathew Fletcher (drums; Amelia's brother), Peter Momtchiloff (guitar) and Robert Pursey (bass) had all been members of Talulah Gosh.
7. Generic Features of Indie pop Jangling guitars Love of sixties pop Lyrics are innocent, simple, relatable and cute Songs will have catchy choruses Lyrics vocals will not be harsh. the lyrics should be simple, relatable and cute female vocalists are the majority
8. Generic instruments of Indie Pop The typical instrument for indie pop bands and artists are… Bass Vocals Guitar Drums
9. Bands now- Snow Patrol Snow Patrol are a band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994, band is now based in Glasgow. Gary Lightbody Gary Lightbody Nathan Connolly Nathan Connolly Jonny Quinn Tom Simpson Paul Wilson
10. Artist Now- Feist Leslie Feist, known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene.
