Indie rock music
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "guitar pop rock".
Conventions of indie rock music
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Indie rock music tends to hold deeper meanings
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Indie rock music videos use close up/extreme close ups to show the bands emotion
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Use lowkey lighting as it adds to the darkness of narrative themes
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Wear black/dark clothing
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Slow motions reflects narrative showing disorientation, reflects grievance
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Clothing examples: skinny jeans, leather jackets, plain white t-shirt
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Drugs/substance abuse can be shown in some music videos
