pretty much refers to any bands/artists music that is released independently, so not through a record label. it mostly refers to indie rock or indie pop. some bands choose to stay independent even if they have contract offers with record companys. most probly because they want to play and write how they want, without producers making money off their original music. that was my intepretation of it.
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indie music is sort of a cross between rock and pop. It doesnt have guitar solos like most rock, and it sounds fresh like pop.
some examples are;
Boys Like Girls
Beat Union
Arctic Monkeys
indie can sometimes be similar and even classified as emo music as well.
emo band examples;
From First To Last
Escape The Fate
The Used
pretty much refers to any bands/artists music that is released independently, so not through a record label. it mostly refers to indie rock or indie pop. some bands choose to stay independent even if they have contract offers with record companys. most probly because they want to play and write how they want, without producers making money off their original music. that was my intepretation of it.
that link would answer most of your questions
Technically - it's any music released on an independent record label.