Music Mirror

Talking with my daughter Sara, who is a music encyclopedia, I had to agree with her that music reflects the times. Simplistic as that may seem, her expertise is in the "indie" scene where, she tells me, the real music exists. Here where the "suits" have no control, the artist is free to express without the conflict of marketing, AR, profit thresholds and Billboard 100. Content is reflected in a true creative environment akin to pure water pushed through rock... the real kind not the music type.

For us boomer types we like the comfort of our known bands. Give me Genesis, U2, the Police and Coldplay. But travel to a younger state and you hear tunes from St. Vincent, MGMT, Tokyo Police Club and  The Notwist.

My daughter thinks it's weird I like St.Vincent. Why? She tells me... "Because I just recently found them and you're much older than me and that's just weird."

Here's a band she turned me on to called Nickel Creek...

...what happens when a band stops being indie because they become mainstream? Do they loose their reflection on the world or gain it? Is it bad or good for the art from of musical expression? What's your favorite indie band or do you not have one?
 
Respectfully submitted as one of topics of conversation around the Watercooler this day. Check it out here.

Comments

[angela hart]

Auhhhh...Nickel Creek. What a lovely walk in the park this band is.

Right now, as I'm writing, I'm listening to Mindy Smith, another indie. Do you know her music? Her album "One Moment More" slays me and reminds me of that time when... And she sings like an angel dove. Or what I would imagine one to sing like.

Don't you love music that rings the cowbell of some memory or season in your life?

Happy Indie listening.