Common questions

What should I name my indie band?

What should I name my indie band?

Anyways, we did a minimal amount of thinking to bring you 100 hypothetical indie band names.

  • Nurse.
  • Dumb Glitter Pots.
  • Name of Sport.
  • The Succulents.
  • A. daire.
  • Candles.
  • Suck You Lent.
  • The Gateway.

Who is considered the first indie band?

For example, in 1983, REM (one of the first ‘Indie’ bands) got the award for the best album of that year, the album Murmur. In 1985 they re-appeared with the number 5 album, Biograph. suited the money-making requirements of the major label, the labels would seek them out and ‘buy’ the bands.

What is a cool band name?

Cool Band Name Ideas

Chaos In Control 100 Days 5 Nights Well Well Well
Got Hot Not Dead Hands Front Seven
Tech Giants Freemium Too Far For Gracie
The Badlands Loophole 3 Day Rain
Savage Groove Rug Cutter Western Front

What is a good band name?

An Extensive List of Band Name Ideas

Band Names 0-10, A-H Band Names H-P Band Names Q-Z
Agnostic Invisible Lover Random Dancing
Ahead Full Iron Lightning Rated R
A Is For Aftermath Jackaroo Reckless X
Albino Love Slaves Jabberwocky Re-dress

Is Nirvana an indie?

Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing them into the American mainstream like no other band to date. While their sound was equal parts Black Sabbath (as learned by fellow Washington underground rockers the Melvins) and Cheap Trick, Nirvana’s aesthetics were strictly indie rock.

Is Oasis an indie?

Oasis was British, but they were played on multiple radio stations here in America in the 1990’s. They were only “indie” to people who were unaware of what indie really was. I classify them as mainstream, but not Top 40 teenager music that has NO substance or depth.

Who are the best indie bands of the 90s?

50 Forgotten ’90s Bands Who Prove ’90s Indie Wasn’t Just About Oasis And Blur 1 The Longpigs. 2 Marion. 3 Strangelove. 4 My Life Story. 5 Babybird. 6 Campag Velocet. 7 Electronic. 8 These Animal Men. 9 Terris. 10 King Adora.

What was the indie music of the 2000s?

THE 2000S WAS a landmark decade for indie music, producing acts that are still huge today – Arctic Monkeys, Arcade Fire, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to name but a few. But it also lead to the scourge of ‘landfill indie’ as the decade wore on. Fancy a trip down Indie Memory Lane? You got it.

Which is the best alternative band of all time?

1 The Pixies. We generally like music that sounds like music that we already like. 2 Radiohead. People tend to either love or hate Radiohead. 3 Sonic Youth. Formed in 1981, Sonic Youth was prolific, releasing 15 studio albums, seven EPs, six live albums and nine experimental albums over their 30-year career. 4 Talking Heads.

Are there two waves of alternative rock bands?

In some ways, there are two waves of alternative bands, with Nirvana’s unprecedented crossover success in 1991 actin… It looks like you’re using an ad blocker.

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Ruth Doyle