History Main / IndiePop

** ''Music/{{Halcyon}}'' (2012)

The foundations for indie pop can be traced back to the early 1980s, when British bands such as Music/OrangeJuice and Music/{{Felt}} sought to break away from the dark, abrasive sounds which defined PostPunk by making music that was softer, more romantic and melodic, whilst retaining that scene's grassroots, do-it-yourself spirit. Other notable artists of this period included Dolly Mixture, whose sound was indebt to 60s' girl groups, and Marine Girls (featuring Tracey Thorn of later Music/EverythingButTheGirl fame), who incorporated elements of folk and bossa nova. Due to the naive, unpolished and stripped-back nature of their songs, both bands are considered instrumental to the subgenre twee pop.

The foundations for indie pop can be traced back to the early 1980s, when British bands such as Music/OrangeJuice and Music/{{Felt}} sought to break away from the dark, abrasive sounds which defined PostPunk by making music that was softer, more romantic and melodic, whilst retaining that scene's grassroots, do-it-yourself spirit. Other notable artists of this period included Dolly Mixture, whose sound was indebt to 60s' girl groups, and Marine Girls (featured Tracey Thorn before she found fame with Music/EverythingButTheGirl), who incorporated elements of folk and bossa nova. Due to the naive, unpolished and stripped-back nature of their songs, both bands are considered instrumental to the subgenre twee pop.

The foundations for indie pop can be traced back to the early 1980s, when British bands such as Music/OrangeJuice and Music/{{Felt}} sought to break away from the dark, abrasive sounds which defined PostPunk by making music that was softer, more romantic and melodic, whilst retaining that scene's independent, do-it-yourself spirit. Other notable artists of this period included Dolly Mixture, whose sound was indebt to 60s' girl groups and are considered an UrExample of the twee pop subgenre, and Marine Girls, who incorporated elements of folk and bossa nova music and featured Tracey Thorn before she found fame with Music/EverythingButTheGirl.

* Music/FatherJohnMisty

* Music/MarinaDiamandis

* MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: Can range anywhere from 1 to 5, depending on the artist and song in question.
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally 1 to 3. It doesn't get too hard, it's still indie '''''pop''''' after all.

* Music/JapaneseBreakfast

* Music/JakeBugg
* Music/JessieWare

* Music/NerinaPallot

* Music/{{Lydia}} (indie rock)

* Music/DanielJohnston (also an example of OutsiderMusic)