Our group have decided to look more into the 'Indie' genre as we all seem to agree on liking this genre. As part of our research we have been looking into sub-genres for 'Indie' itself. For example this could range between indie rock, pop, jazz, folk and so many more. Below are a few music videos within each sub-genre.
Indie Rock:
The Killers are an American rock band. Their song 'Mr Brightside' was released as the band's debut first single; which was also debuted in their first album Hot Fuss. Both band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning had wrote the song which was originally performed and released on September 29, 2003 however it had achieved minor success. On the other hand upon release, it had become more popular upon it's re-release in 2004. Due to it;s success it made it to number 10 in both the U.S and U.K. There were two music videos made for their song; one being in black and white which had featured the band playing in an empty room, and the other was filmed for re-release which was inspired by the 2001 film Moulin Rouge. It was named "song of the decade" by UK radio stations Absolute Radio and XFM; moreover in April 2010 Last.fm revealed and announced it was the most listened to track since the launch of the online music service.
The Killers: Mr Brightside
Arctic monkeys are an English indie rock band. The song was written by vocalist Alex Turner and bassist Nick O'Malley. It was released as a digital download on the 27 February 2012 in the UK, but it was released in stores and online (through Amazon) for the Record Store Day on April 21st 2012 on a limited edition double A-side purple 7" vinyl along with new song "Electricity". The vinyl was limited to a run off only 1750 copies. The song debuted at number 23 on the UK singles.
Arctic monkeys are an English indie rock band. The song was written by vocalist Alex Turner and bassist Nick O'Malley. It was released as a digital download on the 27 February 2012 in the UK, but it was released in stores and online (through Amazon) for the Record Store Day on April 21st 2012 on a limited edition double A-side purple 7" vinyl along with new song "Electricity". The vinyl was limited to a run off only 1750 copies. The song debuted at number 23 on the UK singles.
Arctic Monkeys: R U Mine?
Tegan and Sara are a Canadian pop duo composed of identical twins Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kirstein Quin. Both musicians are not only vocalists but they are both songwriters and can perform on Guitar and Keyboard. The song was written by Tegan Quin with contributions from her twin sister Sara Quin and Greg Kurtstin. The song was featured in the hit U.S t.v series Glee during it's 82nd episode.
Tegan and Sara: Closer
Indie Pop: Indie pop differs from Indie rock to the extent that it is more melodic, less abrasive and relatively angst-free. In the late 1980's indie pop was criticised for its associations with 'shambling' (a self conscious primitive approach of some of the music) however it is now recongised as a pivotal movement for independant music in the UK.
Echosmith is an American pop band and in their debut studio album Talking Dreams released in 2013, included their hit song Cool Kids which was written by the band themselves alongside the help of Jeffery David and Jesiah Dzwonek. The song was originally released on the 31 May 2013 and was labelled the iTunes Store Single of the week. The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California which was directed by Gus Black. On the 21 June 2013 the video was released on Echosmith's official youtube channel. Since the video passed one million views they had released an acoustic version of the song. As well as this they released a new music video on September 11, 2014.
Echosmith: Cool Kids
Lana Del Rey is an American recording artist who had released her song Born to Die which is the second studio album and major-label debut. On January 27 2012 by Interscope Records, Polypro Records and Stranger Records. To achieve her desired sound for her song she had to collaborate with 8 different people some of which include Patrik Berger, Emilie Haynie and Justin Parker. The record debuted at number two on the U.S Billboard 200 within the first week of sales; selling 77,000 copies; which then was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Born to Die had reached peak position on Eleven international record charts, and has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide.
Lana Del Rey: Born to Die
Foster the People are an American indie pop band who had released their debut single Pumped up Kicks in September 2010.The song itself became the group's breakthrough hit as well as becoming one of the most popular songs of 2011. It was written and recorded by frontman Mark Foster whilst he was working as a commercial jingle writer. The lyrics contrast the beat and tempo of the song as they describe the homicidal thoughts of a troubled youth; whereas the instrumental is rather upbeat. The music video was directed by Josef Geiger which had featured the band playing a show.As well as this there a also cut shots to band members doing other activities such as playing frisbee, surfing and playing in the streets. In Canada it peaked at number 21 on the MuchMusic Countdown. As well as this the video has received over 180 million views.
Foster The People: Pumped up Kicks
Indie Folk: Jazz first came into play in the 1990's. It combines the catchy melodies of indie rock with the acoustical sounds of (contemporary) folk music.
Passenger is a British recording artist and his song Holes was released on February 15, 2013. It was his third single from his album All the Little Lights. Holes was written by Michael (Mike) Rosenberg also known as Passenger, and was produced by himself and Chris Vallejo.
Passenger: Holes
"Ho Hey" was produced by an American folk band The Lumineers and was released on June 4, 2012 as the lead single from their debut self-titled album. On March 11 2012 they had released their music video and it had reached number 1 for 18 non-consecutive weeks on the billboard rock songs chart; alongside this it had also reached number 3 on the billboard hot 100 chart. Furthermore "Ho Hey" was their first single to reach Platinum status in the U.S.
The Lumineers: Ho Hey
Ben Howard a British singer-songwriter released his song "Keep Your Head Up" from his debut studio album Every Kingdom. It was released as a single in the U.K on August 26, 2011 as a digital download. The song itself was to be voted 3VOOR12 song of the year on the Dutch radio station 3FM. The music video was released on the 18 August 2011 with a total length of three minutes and fifty-five seconds.
Ben Howard: Keep Your Head Up
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