Short for Independant Rock. Music that is made by people that are too untalented for realy rock and too self aware to become emoand listened to by people that think they are way too hip for any other music, when in fact they are all tools. The staple lyrical content for the Indie genre is that off very sad relationships which becomes worse than emo becuase it's posed as being independant although it is all the same and in reality all very dependant on each other and huge record labels.
Most obvious bands that are Indie include
The Kooks
Razorlight
Most obvious bands that are Indie include
The Kooks
Razorlight
Tomos "Dude! did you hear the new indie band last night"
Sean "No! I was too bussy having a life and not trying to be obscure and failing"
Sean "No! I was too bussy having a life and not trying to be obscure and failing"
by Semaj_notnar April 26, 2008
by Phil January 12, 2004
Indie is the stereotype for people who belong to no stereotype. There is indie music, and there are indie films and designers. Some artists that would most likely be considered indie are Pinback, Andrew Bird, Nick Drake, Sufjan Stevens, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, etc. A lot of people say that an indie kid can't actually say that they are an indie kid, because that is accepting a label and indie kids are against labels. Personally, I'm really into independent music and films, and I was before it was classified as "indie", so I proclaim myself to be an indie kid. It's nice to have people ask what indie is. And otherwise people seem to think I am either emo or goth.
Me: I watched Manic last night, that movie is so amazing. Zooey Deschanel did a great job.
Other Kid: What is Manic? I've never heard of it.
Me: Well, you wouldn't have. It's an indie movie.
Other Kid: What is Manic? I've never heard of it.
Me: Well, you wouldn't have. It's an indie movie.
by EllieExuberant May 03, 2009
Music created by emo kids with acoustic guitars, or other obscure instruments that have no real purpose but to create distracting noise.
by ByteMii September 26, 2009
An individual that wears only vintage, old skool and thrift store clothing; also customises their items of clothing with studs, laces, gems, etc.
by riddledskater January 03, 2012
Indie is a shortform of "independent"; it is often used to describe a person or a group of persons who in their life style, taste and outlook take a rather sophisticated and Bohemian stand against the mainstream.
Indie as an avantgarde discourse began spreading in the beginning of the twenty-first-century and has not yet reached its climax, but a new parellel, and even more "Indie" development is beginning to evolve slowly especially in Scandinavia: "First Indie"
"First Indie" is a discursive combination and contraction of two concepts; "First mover" and "Indie".
The "First Indie" is extremely independent in its nature, lifestyle and perception of the world and people around him, but what differs him/or her from the "old indie" is that he doesn't see the concept of distancing himself from the mainstream as a goal in itself, but rather "First Indie" uses the mainstream media to his own advantage to set his subjective agenda.
Indie as an avantgarde discourse began spreading in the beginning of the twenty-first-century and has not yet reached its climax, but a new parellel, and even more "Indie" development is beginning to evolve slowly especially in Scandinavia: "First Indie"
"First Indie" is a discursive combination and contraction of two concepts; "First mover" and "Indie".
The "First Indie" is extremely independent in its nature, lifestyle and perception of the world and people around him, but what differs him/or her from the "old indie" is that he doesn't see the concept of distancing himself from the mainstream as a goal in itself, but rather "First Indie" uses the mainstream media to his own advantage to set his subjective agenda.
Person 1: Why did you join that television show - it is so mainstream?
Person 2 "First indie (or real indie)": I know it is, that's why I joined it.
Person 1: What!!! You have a black hat - how could you do that, I thought you were sooooo indie?
Person 2 (first indie): Well, that's not up for me to define - but I wanted to use the mainstream media for my own individual(idealistic) purposes. I mean if you want to communicate with people who don't belong to your normal sphere, it's a rather good idea to try to go ahead and cross the sphere, right?
Person 1: That's just so indie....
Person 2 "First indie (or real indie)": I know it is, that's why I joined it.
Person 1: What!!! You have a black hat - how could you do that, I thought you were sooooo indie?
Person 2 (first indie): Well, that's not up for me to define - but I wanted to use the mainstream media for my own individual(idealistic) purposes. I mean if you want to communicate with people who don't belong to your normal sphere, it's a rather good idea to try to go ahead and cross the sphere, right?
Person 1: That's just so indie....
by Libra2000 July 17, 2010
Pretty much the new scene kid, but lazy, and kinda worse
the idea is to spend a lot of time doing your hair and choosing your outfit (like scene) but instead of looking like this, you want to look like you slept with your hair wet.
They will Pretty much eat anything pushed out by Urban outfitters up (See Hottopic 2.0) except their so indie they'll steal it and hide it in their designer purse.
the idea is to spend a lot of time doing your hair and choosing your outfit (like scene) but instead of looking like this, you want to look like you slept with your hair wet.
They will Pretty much eat anything pushed out by Urban outfitters up (See Hottopic 2.0) except their so indie they'll steal it and hide it in their designer purse.
by the art trend sucks March 18, 2009