The 100 Best Indie Rock Songs of All Time
December 6, 2024
There’s something about great indie rock bands that makes you think of the underdog coming on top or something extraordinary occurring despite the odds. The best indie rock songs of all time are nearly all famous against tougher pop competitors vying for the same chart…
The Libertines - “Up the Bracket” Reviewed and Revisited
December 1, 2024
The Libertines, by their own admission, came to London seeking fame and fortune and willing to do anything for it. By 2002, they were England’s answer to New York’s The Strokes and heralded by the local music press as geniuses. “Up the Bracket,” in…
Top 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums of the Early 2000s
November 30, 2024
Indie-rock albums often dominated the charts in the 2000s, while bands routinely scored hit singles and influenced fashion trends. That was then; this is now. Does 2000s indie stand up to the scrutiny of time? Many of the albums of the time certainly do. Some of them are…
The Black Keys - "Ohio Players" Review
November 19, 2024
The Black Keys is one of all the retro-rock bands, the one that’s figured out how to sound distinctive while always quoting other musicians. The duo can do the blues or 70s pop-rock alright.
Oftentimes, their new tunes sound just like the samples on an old rap…
Top 150 Greatest Rock Bands of the 2000s
August 18, 2024
The greatest rock bands of the 2000s were often on the charts, had millions of fans worldwide, and some of them played to stadium crowds. This didn’t happen so long ago. Yet, in a commercial sense, this was the last stand of rock music for a while.
All of the…
Top 100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All-Time
August 8, 2024
The greatest indie rock albums of all time all have a few things in common. They contain great, usually off-kilter songs. They’re made following the muse, often to dark corners, not trailing commercial expectations. And all, without exception, have caused a few other…
The greatest alternative albums of all time have staying power. They have great legacies. They were innovative, daring audiences to broaden their horizons. And, more often than not, they were made by bands and artists who sponsored seriously bizarre fashion choices.
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Indie-rock is alternative-rock’s younger brother. While some may say they look alike, and some even suggest that they might be twins, they insist that important differences distinguish one from the other.
I tend to be on board with the theory of differentiation…
The greatest alternative rock artists and bands that you’re about to find on Alt77’s list have a few things in common. They all wrote and recorded incredible songs and albums. They all challenged the format of pop music, introducing uncommon stylistic elements…