The document discusses the history and genres of indie music. It notes that in the mid-1980s, the term "indie" began to describe music produced on post-punk labels rather than just the labels themselves. This included college rock bands from the US and UK that rejected 1980s synthpop sounds. In the UK, a 1986 NME cassette helped define an indie pop scene. The term "indie rock" came to represent bands that remained dedicated to independence and didn't achieve mainstream success, often drawing on retro genres like garage rock. The document also lists examples of indie bands and subgenres like indie pop, indie rock, and indie electro.

1. Task 6 – Research into the
Indie genre

2. The History behind the Indie
 College Rock and Noise Rock – In the mid-1980s, the term "indie" began to be
used to describe the music produced on post-punk labels rather than the labels
themselves. The indie rock scene in the US was prefigured by the college rock that
dominated college radio playlists, which included key bands like R.E.M. from the US and
The Smiths from the UK. These bands rejected the dominant synthpop of the early 1980s,
and helped inspire guitar-based jangle pop
 Indie Pop – In the Uk during 1986 the cassette tape of the NME compilation
featuring Primal Scream, The Pastels, The Wedding Present and other bands, was a
document of the UK indie scene at the start of 1986. It gave its name to the indie pop
scene that followed, which was a major influence on the development of the British indie
scene as a whole.
 The term "indie rock" became associated with the bands and genres that remained
dedicated to their independent status. And didn’t make their way into the mainstream. It
has been argued that indie rock turned to the past to produce forms of "retro" rock that
had influences from garage rock, rockabilly, blues, country and swing.

3. Type of Indie Bands and sub genres
Indie Bands
Bloc Party Indie pop
Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club Never Shout Never
Indie Rock Cults
Eels
The Fratellis Foster The People
The Black Keys Gotye
The Kooks Florence and the
Kids In Glass Houses Hellogoodbye
Machine Lenka
The Maccabees Ellie Goulding
Mumford and Sons Morrissey
Ocean Colour Scene Indie Electro
Kate Nash
R.E.M The Stone Roses
The Smiths Friendly Fires
Vampire Weekend Two Door Cinema Club
The Wombats
Owl City
Naked and Famous

4. The Image