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Elitist, liberal (not Democrats, they're all Libertarians and Green Party and such) people aged 16-28 who listen to independent music. Better than regular people, they're smarter, hotter (they generally try and act like they don't care about how they look, but they do), and better than the general populace. Do not mistake them with emo kids, emo is the ANTI-INDIE. Emo kids and Indie kids have had a long-standing war since emo became the "new thing". Indie kids hate indie yuppies also, indie yuppies are the Starbucks-drinking, Volvo-driving kids who thing that the music they hear on The O.C. is "indie", think that that Shins song is life-changing, and only pretend to read James Joyce.
Non-Indie: Hey, I heard those Franz Ferdinand people you were telling me about, they sound great.
Indie: I told you about them in fucking Novemeber of 2003, before they sold out. Go listen to some Gang of Four anyway, they're ace, and Franz Ferdinand are just GOF knock-offs anyway.
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Guys who despise conformism and the whole buying into commericial crap dealio. quite often musicians, and ironically many people are so obsessed with not conforming to other peoples beliefs they in turn become indie conformist wannabee's.
generally indie guy's have their own opinions on politics etc. and refuse to mindlessly accept facts they are fed because they are popular:
Mindless Chav: " George Bush is a twat innit!"
(REAL) Indie guy: " hmmm, probably but why should i believe you? eh? eh?! starts self righteous quest to find truth { or just decides to go listen to some idlewild and shut up for a while} :)
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Indie clothing comes in two forms:
-> Clothing from lesser known, independent clothing brands.
-> Old / vintage clothing usually from a thrift shop.
Independent labels:
- clothing made by small artistic start-up lines that haven't been cannibalized by corporate america. they often do their own printing or sewing, a lot of times by hand.
- these are pretty unrelated to thrift store clothes, as these are good quality due to the painstaking attention to detail and hand made nature of the items.
- the opposite of indie clothing are places like The Gap and American Eagle.
Thrift store stuff:
- flannels, old retro / band t-shirts, chucks converse, skinny jeans.
- these are of varying quality, though they usually look worn.
"Hey check out this sweet artsy t-shirt I got from Oddity Clothing Co. They are such a rad indie clothing line!"
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Indie rock- A genre of music and cult following of younger generation which is striving to be different from pop music followers. Music is often “underground”, not known to popular audiences because of independent record labels. The musical style combines british punk, rock and roll, and heavy metal.
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Originally a term for the Independent/Unsigned Indie Rock scene, now is a sub-genre of alternative rock. Not only categorized anymore by the Independence or label of the band, but rather by the sound. Vocals usually exemplify attributes such as exadurated consonant pronunciation, Poetic/symbolic/allegoric lyrics, lyrics which are completely random and interpretive, or lyrics that tell a story. The lyrics of certain songs may be confused with "emo" music, but the Indie scene does not center on such pathetic subjects and has an overall brighter philosophy on life. Sloppy guitar chords, random solos, violin/other commonly classical instrumentals, Off-beats and unique digital editing.
The Pixies
Arctic Monkeys
Bright Eyes
The Fratellis
The Killers
Franz Ferdinand
I know they're on a major label, but they are definitely Indie Rock!
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A person who believes their musical taste is superior because they listen to bands most people haven't heard of.
Herbert:"You've never heard of Herds of the Mogwash? Psh, their only THE high-profile, underground band from Romania.
Agnes:"You're such an indie fag."
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a teenager or young person who listens to independant music. they dont necessarily only listen to indie music but they still do to some degree. unlike what some other definitions say, an indie kid doesnt have to fit a certain description, as long as they listen to indie music.
I listen to some independant music, I guess I'm kinda an indie kid
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