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Twee as Fuck - Pitchfork's history of indie pop

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ASturge:
I think of 'Indie ' as a sound nowadays, rather then 'Independent' or 'Band that is not mainstream'.

The Killers are indie, just reeeeeealy shit indie.

KharBevNor:

--- Quote from: nickyandthefuture ---On the indiepop list, the genre "Tweevil" was named.  There are no bands yet, but it is already the greatest.
--- End quote ---


Zombina and the Skeletones could arguably be described as tweevil, though I would call their aesthetic 'cutesygoth'. I rather enjoy them in small doses, probably the closest I come to the whole 'twee' aesthetic. You may enjoy their more saccharine tracks such as 'Transylvanian Xmas', 'Horror Highschool' and 'The Count (of Five)'. My personal favourite is 'Nobody Likes You When You're Dead'

"Nobody likes you when you're dead,
and that ain't right!
Just 'coz I'm biting on your head,
there's no need to be impolite.
And if I still had eyes,
Well, I would surely cry.
Nobody likes you when you're dead,
and that's the story of my life!"

They play halloween gigs in primary schools with their occasional swearwords left out, so I presume they fit the bill somewhat.

nickyandthefuture:
Thanks for pointing them out Khar - they're pretty amusing!

saturnine1979:
i thoroughly enjoyed the article, as indie pop is assuredly my favourite genre of music.

i'm hoping to get a hold of the albums discussed.
very interested.

nickyandthefuture:
If you're interested in some more recent indie pop, take note that Shelflife Records is having a big moving sale where pretty much all of their catalogue is going for $1 per CD.  Holy fucking shit.  I strongly recommend Language of Flowers (sounds a lot like Heavenly), Souvenir (bouncy French pop), Evening Lights (a band which has Laura Watling in it, which is always reason enough to buy the album- they remind me of the Softies a bit) and, well, Laura Watling. <3 .

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