1. Indie Pop
Genre Research

2. Introduction
Indie pop or twee pop(USA) is a type of alternative rock music.
It originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s.
Unlike Indie rock, Indie pop is more easy on the ear, not asnoisy, and fairly angst-free.
Indie meaning an independently owned business, while pop means popular. Indie pop is popular independent music.
3. Birth of indie pop
The birth can be linked with the post-punk explosion in small shop-based record labels.
Glasgow's Postcard Records and London's Rough Trade Records, were examples of these.
4. Indie pop influences
Origins of Indie pop are linked with:
Velvet Underground
The Television Personalities
Swell Maps
The Undertones
Buzzcocks
Ramones
5. Key Bands- The Smiths
A English band, formed in Manchester in 1982.
Band based on writing partnership of Morrissey (vocals) and Johnny Marr (guitar), the band also included Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums).
Critics called them the most important alternative rock band to emerge from the British independent music scene of the 1980s.
The band broke up in 1987 and have turned down several offers to reunite since then.
Johnny Marr
Andy Rourke
Mike Joyce
Morrissey
6. Key Bands- Heavenly
Heavenly were a 1990s indie pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher (vocals/guitar), Mathew Fletcher (drums; Amelia's brother), Peter Momtchiloff (guitar) and Robert Pursey (bass) had all been members of Talulah Gosh.
7. Generic Features of Indie pop
Jangling guitars
Love of sixties pop
Lyrics are innocent, simple, relatable and cute
Songs will have catchy choruses
Lyrics vocals will not be harsh. the lyrics should be simple, relatable and cute
female vocalists are the majority
8. Generic instruments of Indie Pop
The typical instrument for indie pop bands and artists are
Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Drums