1. Used to describe a music genre including Alternative/Rock/Punk elements. Include bands such as: The Smiths, Radiohead & The Libertines.
2. Clothes including Mod elements, often non-branded items. Indie kids may visit shops such as: Beyond Retro, Urban Outfitters or Fred Perry. Examples of indie clothes are: Pointy brown shoes, Skinny jeans, Polo tees or checked shirts, leather jackets.
3. Word mistakenly and wrongly used by underage kids to describe themselves as "cool". Often those who go to shops such as Topman, or read NME as it is so cool.
2. Clothes including Mod elements, often non-branded items. Indie kids may visit shops such as: Beyond Retro, Urban Outfitters or Fred Perry. Examples of indie clothes are: Pointy brown shoes, Skinny jeans, Polo tees or checked shirts, leather jackets.
3. Word mistakenly and wrongly used by underage kids to describe themselves as "cool". Often those who go to shops such as Topman, or read NME as it is so cool.
1.
Indie Kid: How much did you pay for In Rainbows? They made more from this album than Hail to the Thief.
Scenester: Radiohead are soooo good, have you heard Paranoid Android? I read in NME
Indie Kid: Yes...
2.
Normal Person: What clothes did you buy?
Indie Kid: Just a new pair of shoes and a Lyle & Scott t-shirt.
3.
Scenester 1: We are so indie with our Topman hoodies, hey
can we go and buy NME to read the New Bands section?
Scenester 2: I know, Pigeon Detectives are going to be soooo good. We should also go to The Wombats, they're sickk.
Indie Kid: I've already seen the Pigeon Detectives by chance and they're really not that good... Try Babyshambles or The Cribs.
Scenester 1: Yeah The Cribs are quality. They played them in topman earlier. Hey is that song "Did you see the stylish kids in the riot...?" by Babyshambles or The Libertines?
Scenester 2: DON'T YOU KNOW THAT? THE LIBERTINES BROKE UP BECAUSE OF KATE MOSS!
Indie Kid: No that's not true... Anyway I have to go to the record store.
Scenester 3: Is that the one in Shoreditch? It's sooo indie there, let's go!
Indie Kid: *Hits Head on Bound Together book*
Indie Kid: How much did you pay for In Rainbows? They made more from this album than Hail to the Thief.
Scenester: Radiohead are soooo good, have you heard Paranoid Android? I read in NME
Indie Kid: Yes...
2.
Normal Person: What clothes did you buy?
Indie Kid: Just a new pair of shoes and a Lyle & Scott t-shirt.
3.
Scenester 1: We are so indie with our Topman hoodies, hey
can we go and buy NME to read the New Bands section?
Scenester 2: I know, Pigeon Detectives are going to be soooo good. We should also go to The Wombats, they're sickk.
Indie Kid: I've already seen the Pigeon Detectives by chance and they're really not that good... Try Babyshambles or The Cribs.
Scenester 1: Yeah The Cribs are quality. They played them in topman earlier. Hey is that song "Did you see the stylish kids in the riot...?" by Babyshambles or The Libertines?
Scenester 2: DON'T YOU KNOW THAT? THE LIBERTINES BROKE UP BECAUSE OF KATE MOSS!
Indie Kid: No that's not true... Anyway I have to go to the record store.
Scenester 3: Is that the one in Shoreditch? It's sooo indie there, let's go!
Indie Kid: *Hits Head on Bound Together book*
by Jack Penate Hater January 06, 2008
by Nonindie Kid. December 10, 2006
Independant, You dont wallow in self pitty, every indie person is different thats part of being indie,
Indiekid:Hey guess what?
Emo/anyone Else: what?
IndieKid: I got an obscure Sonic Youth Cd
Emo:Sonic Youth?
Indie: Well maybe you'll know Pavement
Emo: nope but i got a new My Chemical Romance Cd I think a whole bunch of us are gonna go cry afterwards.
Indie:Shit, forget all of those names of the bands i just stated cause if u emo ppl listen to them ull just ruin it
Emo/anyone Else: what?
IndieKid: I got an obscure Sonic Youth Cd
Emo:Sonic Youth?
Indie: Well maybe you'll know Pavement
Emo: nope but i got a new My Chemical Romance Cd I think a whole bunch of us are gonna go cry afterwards.
Indie:Shit, forget all of those names of the bands i just stated cause if u emo ppl listen to them ull just ruin it
by nerd Sheek August 24, 2005
by ad November 12, 2003
Something so awesome that it can hardly be described in any language formed by the human body, except through the word indy.
by Scrimshaw May 06, 2006
by mark90210 August 12, 2006
Anybody who is themselves and doesnt follow the rest of the sheep.
It can also mean music. The Killers, Snow Patrol and Stereophonics are not Indie
A list of some Indie bands:
Arcade Fire
Rogue Wave
Coconut Records
The Walkmen
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
The Wyo's
The Flaming Lips
It can also mean music. The Killers, Snow Patrol and Stereophonics are not Indie
A list of some Indie bands:
Arcade Fire
Rogue Wave
Coconut Records
The Walkmen
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
The Wyo's
The Flaming Lips
The Killers are NOT indie!!!
by Scott-James October 19, 2007