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One of those things was the idea that rock music was supposed to be cool – "cool" meaning sexy, tough, arty, fiery, or fantastical... The charts had "cool" covered – these kids, in their basements and bedrooms, were trying to hand-craft a mirror-image of it, a pop world where they were the stars...
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Indie pop is not just "indie" that is "pop." Not too many people realize this, or really care either way. But you can be sure indie pop's fans know it. They have their own names for themselves ... the music they listen to ... their own canon of legendary bands ... and legendary labels ... their own
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3285:DIY culture
3209:Lo-fi music
2968:Post-grunge
2951:Wizard rock
2916:Chamber pop
2863:Gothic rock
2670:Teenybopper
2665:Sasaeng fan
2660:Bobby soxer
2414:Kazakhstani
2407:Shibuya-kei
2343:Chinoiserie
2296:Azerbaijani
2182:Traditional
2130:Psychedelic
2125:Progressive
1990:Bro-country
1928:Alternative
1911:Quiet storm
1699:Works cited
1637:Shibuya-kei
1519:Bob Stanley
1393:2 September
1262:(in German)
1184:"Indie Pop"
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951:Chamber pop
945:Chamber pop
935:Grand Royal
921:Shibuya-kei
914:Shibuya-kei
908:Shibuya-kei
802:Bob Stanley
764:the Pastels
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727:psychedelic
647:Johnny Marr
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269:chamber pop
195:lo-fi music
114:Chamber pop
96:Shibuya-kei
3254:Categories
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3107:Post-metal
3092:Pagan rock
3048:Mangue bit
3036:Madchester
2985:Jangle pop
2980:Indie folk
2975:Indie rock
2877:Styles and
2853:Proto-punk
2848:Noise rock
2836:Riot grrrl
2821:Avant-punk
2811:Jangle pop
2804:Precursors
2738:Girl group
2711:Songwriter
2569:Macedonian
2542:French pop
2503:Turbo-folk
2459:Vietnamese
2449:Philippine
2377:Indonesian
2165:Electropop
2076:Orchestral
2049:Hypnagogic
2024:Disco polo
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1681:PopMatters
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1488:12 January
1383:NOOGAtoday
1358:Amazon.com
1152:PopMatters
998:References
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843:quickly."
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3260:Indie pop
3199:Indie pop
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3102:Post-rock
3087:Noise pop
3068:Blackgaze
3058:Dream pop
3002:Math rock
2946:Geek rock
2858:Post-punk
2816:Punk rock
2755:Worldbeat
2728:Teen idol
2655:Celebrity
2635:Ukrainian
2628:VIA music
2559:Hungarian
2532:Eurodance
2520:Nederbeat
2475:Austropop
2444:Pakistani
2439:Malaysian
2397:Kayōkyoku
2270:Nueva ola
2243:Argentine
2215:Afrobeats
2170:Futurepop
2160:Synth-pop
2145:Space age
2108:Pop metal
2017:Freestyle
2007:Dancehall
1970:Bubblegum
1906:Christian
1859:Pop music
1686:7 January
1625:LA Weekly
1575:2 January
1565:Time Out!
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1096:194113672
902:K Records
860:John Peel
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631:Pitchfork
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567:Pitchfork
540:DIY music
536:Post-punk
489:June 2016
469:citations
433:talk page
423:K Records
415:post-punk
323:talk page
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249:post-punk
245:pop music
241:DIY ethic
229:indie-pop
225:Indie pop
205:noise pop
190:dream pop
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3238:Category
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3063:Shoegaze
3012:Slowcore
3007:New rave
2936:Dolewave
2843:New wave
2733:Boy band
2598:Schlager
2581:Romanian
2387:Japanese
2370:Hindutva
2321:Mandopop
2306:Cantopop
2291:Assyrian
2258:Tropipop
2238:American
2220:Moroccan
2150:Sunshine
2113:Pop-punk
2093:Pop rock
2071:Operatic
2044:Hyperpop
1916:Rhythmic
1783:Tangents
1732:(2011).
1662:Archived
1658:Ondarock
1630:Archived
1601:Archived
1596:AllMusic
1457:Archived
1425:25 March
1419:AllMusic
1325:30 April
1291:30 April
1266:30 April
1214:The Week
1189:AllMusic
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875:Twee pop
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2608:Swedish
2603:Serbian
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2564:Italian
2537:Europop
2525:New pop
2510:British
2498:Tallava
2418:Korean
2402:Ryūkōka
2382:Iranian
2360:Bhangra
2316:Hokkien
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2088:Pop rap
2081:Baroque
1985:Country
1975:Chamber
1940:Ambient
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931:Matador
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683:), the
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479:Please
366:sources
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149:Dunedin
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2963:Grunge
2623:Soviet
2586:Manele
2493:Manele
2483:Chalga
2468:Europe
2355:Indian
2333:Xinyao
2326:French
2286:Arabic
2210:Africa
2203:Africa
2103:Jangle
2002:Cringe
1995:Cowboy
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2488:Laïko
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2422:North
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2311:Hakka
2253:Latin
2187:Wonky
2155:Swamp
2118:Power
2054:Indie
2029:Dream
2012:Dance
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1950:Avant
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