indie rock

Arguably the best sub-genre of modern music today, not that that's saying much. Is highly derivative of 80s college rock and 90s alternative rock. The overall sound is often highly pretentious, and it is clear that many indie rock artists consider themselves to be musical geniuses. Never mind the fact that the songs hardly ever deviate from standard song structure and cliche lyrics(albeit in a pretentious fashion, utilizing ridiculous metaphors and overblown instrumentation). Still, a step up from the pop punk and party rap on MTV.

Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, TV on the Radio, Modest Mouse, Arctic Monkeys, Broken Social Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs. These are all indie rock bands. It should be noted that some of these bands take a garage rock approach, yet the ridiculously convoluted lyrics and delusions of genius remain. Sounds like some people missed the point of punk rock's simplicity.

by MusicIsDead January 9, 2008

indie fart

a fart that no one can smell except for the elitist of all fart smellers.

jack: hey timmy, are you okay?

timmy: *snickers as he recognizes the smell of his own indie fart*

by i am cooler than you are January 17, 2008

indie snob

someone who is into "indie music" and thinks all other music is unworthy. Indie snobs typically look down on all other music genres and, as a result, think they are superior to other music fans and have superior music taste.

Indie snobs are typically white, middle class, wear black t-shirts, glasses with thick black frames, and smell like stale cigarettes.

by Just Me August 19, 2003

Indy Punk

adj. extremely cool or impressive, having the characteristics of a hardcore punk rocker. The "Indy" is for effect.

Note: This description can also be followed by the phrase "Indy Rocker 93'", a phrase whose origin is yet unknown, to intensify the meaning.

"Wow, man, that song is indy punk."

"Amoth= indy punk, indy rocker 93'"

"That was a sweet movie. It was indy punk."

by Nick mfdjhshgjskg April 28, 2007

indie halo

the circle between someone's ankle and the roll-up of their mom jeans

'wow, she's rolled up her mom jeans so nicely'
'yeah, check out her indie halo'

by awesterlymotion June 4, 2014

Indie Kid

Someone who isn't into most of the trends, but won't ostracize you for liking mainstream stuff. Are not hipsters, who are douches about blabbering on about the countless bands they can name. Rather, indie kids like counterculture stuff, but aren't vicious and venomous like punk kids or emos.

Indie Kid: "Did you hear the Nightbirds latest album?"
Normal Kid: "Um, who?"
Indie Kid: "Oh, there just a band I like. You should give em' a listen sometime. You might like them."

by Mr_WongDong May 19, 2015

Faux-Indie

Any piece, material, song, film, etc. Attempting to be indie with the sole purpose of seeming so.

That film tried to meta so hard and it's ad campaign changed it from being indie to faux-indie

by AUnknownSeaUrchin October 20, 2018