The Indie Pop genre began in the Uk, developing from
alternative Rock. originating in the mid-1980s having origins in Post-Punk
bands of the Postcard Record company.
Indie pop was inspired by punk's DIY ethic and related
ideologies. The term "indie" had been used for some time to describe
artists on independent labels (and the labels themselves), but the key moment
in the naming of "indie pop" as a genre was the release of NME's C86 tape
in 1986.
The genre was initially dubbed "C86" after the
tape itself.
A link between a genre and the C86 tape is often disputed by
journalists and the bands on the tape. Everett True has argued that "C86
didn't actually exist as a sound, or style. I find it weird, bordering on
surreal, that people are starting to use it as a description again"
Indie pop continues to have a strong following and inspire
musicians, not just in the UK but around the world, with new bands, labels and
clubs devoted to the sound.
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