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landfill indie

landfill indie

9.5
A type of indie music from the 2000s that people see as very similar and not original
  • noun
  • Literature
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  • Although some dismiss landfill indie as generic, fans appreciate its raw, unpolished sound.

Examples

  • His playlist was full of obscure landfill indie tracks from local garage bands.

  • Many critics argue that landfill indie bands dominated the UK charts in the mid-2000s.

  • Many bands from the 2000s were labeled as landfill indie.

  • The term landfill indie describes a specific style of music.

  • Fans of landfill indie cherish the DIY ethics and unique sounds that define this subgenre.

  • The playlist featured catchy melodies typical of landfill indie bands from the 2000s.

  • In the early 2000s, many music lovers embraced the distinct style of landfill indie music.

Surface Forms

landfill indie singular
landfill indies plural

Morphology

landfill + indie

The constituents 'landfill' (rubbish dump) and 'indie' (independent music) give a clear metaphorical, negative clue — an indie style regarded as disposable or low-quality. However, the term is a culture-specific music-press label for a somewhat formulaic 2000s subgenre, so learners would only get a rough negative impression from the parts and not the full, nuanced meaning without exposure.

Etymology

Landfill indie may come from a simple picture: a music landfill where many similar small indie bands are piled up like rubbish. So the phrase describes 'do-it-yourself' indie music that people often call 'ordinary' or 'low-profile' because it feels like just one more band in the pile.