Indie Pop
Indie Pop is a genre. Defining acts include beabadoobee, TV Girl, The Marías, Billie Eilish and Lorde, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Indie Pop grew out of Indie rock, Pop, Indie folk, Sunshine Pop and New Romantic. Its influence carried into Shibuya-kei and twee pop, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 12 connections around Indie Pop. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Indie Pop came from and where it led.
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Indie Pop connections
Indie Pop grew out of Indie rock, Pop, Indie folk and Sunshine Pop, went on to shape Shibuya-kei and twee pop. 12 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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