Landfill Indie - a term most likely derived from a white pretentious hipster, circa 2000-2005 via the Midwest. Lumping several artists/bands music into a “landfill” of same/similar music. Labeled as uninspiring and mass produced. Something they are unable to gate keep due to its mass appeal. Fueled by Organic Liberica coffee and an asshole-ish wit, they tend to “one up” all music suggestions. Most don’t even play an instrument, yet are entitled to speak on all music. Especially when given the opportunity to give their opinion.
by Danko_James June 8, 2025

by abcd official May 23, 2024

Refers to the surface level of indie music, it is for people that have just left the loop of mainstream top 40 music because of tiktok. Surface indie music fans think high of themselves as they think their music is uNdErGrOuNd or deserves more attention. They mostly prefer listening to individual songs on their chill out/aesthetic/pov playlists over albums. When you ask them to name their favourite artists, they can throw out a bunch of names. But in reality, they only know a few songs from each of the artists.
Typical examples include:
Clairo, Wallows, The Neighbourhood, Arctic Monkeys, Mother Mother, Mitski, Cavetown, Gorillaz, chloe moriondo, Mac DeMarco, girl in red, Nirvana, Beach Bunny, Chase Alantic, Cage the Elephant, Conan Gray, IDKHBTFM, Cigarettes After Sex, Sasha Alex Sloan, Lovejoy, Joji, Cuco, Glass Animals, Wilbur Soot, The 1975, Jeremy Zucker
Typical examples include:
Clairo, Wallows, The Neighbourhood, Arctic Monkeys, Mother Mother, Mitski, Cavetown, Gorillaz, chloe moriondo, Mac DeMarco, girl in red, Nirvana, Beach Bunny, Chase Alantic, Cage the Elephant, Conan Gray, IDKHBTFM, Cigarettes After Sex, Sasha Alex Sloan, Lovejoy, Joji, Cuco, Glass Animals, Wilbur Soot, The 1975, Jeremy Zucker
A conversation over a social media platform...
user 1: OMG bestie! your music taste is exactly the same as mine MARRY ME
user 2: mitski lmao depressed sis
user 3: beach bunny is so underrated, glad someone finally appreciate their music
(woke) user 4: This is surface indie, stop acting surprised that someone is listening to these artists.
user 1: OMG bestie! your music taste is exactly the same as mine MARRY ME
user 2: mitski lmao depressed sis
user 3: beach bunny is so underrated, glad someone finally appreciate their music
(woke) user 4: This is surface indie, stop acting surprised that someone is listening to these artists.
by Your damn hand March 6, 2022

The starter-pack of the failure.
by KaspiyskiyGruz_lovestory January 13, 2022

by Beidoumain42069 November 29, 2021

That girl is like 5'3" and has an ass big enough to look huge on someone who's 6'2", talk about Indy Syndrome.
by muddafakka July 27, 2016

Umbrella term given to someone that seems to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer etc. Doesn’t necessarily have to correlate with sexuality - one can dress or act indie also or have an indie vibe.
by Belluga May 13, 2025
