Is it just me or has “indie” lost its meaning?

[@mccheki1070]

To me, indie was always a label put on a smaller/not that popular/nesh band. It doesn't matter if they're with a label or not. If the band has fool freedom of making music, the shows are small and cheap, probably in some kind of a basement and the whole event feels personal, it's an indie band to me. Kinda like to call it "Small Room Music" (SRM) and I like the reference in the name. But honestly, it's always going to be called indie music.

[@mccheki1070]

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[@jmantruth]

I'm here early to let everyone know this guy is going to blow up. So much knowledge in his shorts lead me to watching his videos and I love it all! Keep on going!

[@annabellescobie]

Small room is surely gonna catch on

[@rabbitandhedgehog]

For me, I feel like indie kids have been subgenre-ing for decades. Almost to rediculous levels e.g. jangle pop. Love the terms "small room" and "post-indie".

[@lancegibson1343]

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[@Simon-zan]

Post-indie could be good but then 'post' does has a musical connotation of long progressive structures (e.g. post-rock and post-metal) so I don't think it would quite work. Note on 'big room' techno, it also denotes a kind of commercialness in it's accessibility as it refers to a big-room club space as opposed to a more niche / scene venue playing a left-field / forward variety of electronic music

[@derrickgee]

I agree post does mean progression, not just “after”

[@beeldbuijs1003]

The truly indie artists don’t need labels any more, since the internet went popular. Doesn’t help that music / fashion doesn’t seem to have that spunk it any more but hopefully that’s just me becoming old.

[@Greenhouse_Co.]

independent music content creators vs major music content creators. I.e those people who accept money from major companies to promote/ review music and those who don't. Everyone has a price it's a question of whether or not you have morals

[@independentfilmfestival]

Did you work in Indiemusic for 35 years? It’s having a research right now that it hasn’t had since the grunge era… you should talk to people like me first before you retire anything.