now serving: indie

What is indie? What does it sound like? Do you have to be on in independent label to be an 'indie' band? Luckily I am not equipped with the enthusiasm or bullshit to answer either of those questions. Indie bands, including the now dreaded term ‘emo’, will always be associated with an era to me and not a sound per se. It was 2000, I was 25, back in school for design - Chad had played me 'Emergency and I' and Connors loaned me 'Winners Never Quit'. That era ended when I got the sweet bitter 'Wood/Water' from the used bin for $4.99 a couple of years later.