JUDGE POP is back

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Another week, another case for JUDGE POP. This time he's investigating an outbreak of TWEE on the streets of MEGA CITY POP. The good Judge has his suspects - Belle And Sebastian, ten-year indie pop veterans who regularly turn up high on the Poptimists last.fm charts. Are they a credit to pop - or a menace?

[Poll #965057]

If Belle And Sebastian are cubed, they will join PATRICK WOLF, who was narrowly found guilty last time the good Judge's services were called upon.

Comments

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

I'm using it to describe poppy and possibly a bit jangly guitar music. There's probably a big sixties and soul influence. There is nothing that will frighten your gran.

eg Slint are indie but they are not nindie.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

yes, NINDIE seems to be a synonym here for REAL ACTUAL PROPER INDIE, ie postcard/cherry red/sarah influenced, jangly/acoustical gtr. stuff.

distinct again from PROPER INDIE which is early 90s post-baggy, non-grunge uk gtr pop (eg tfc, boo radleys etcetc)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

a Venn Diagram might be helpful* at this point

*on indieguilt where I can't see it, not here obv

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Hmm I think I hate both of those.

What sort of indie are PJ Harvey, YYYs, The Knife, The Gossip, LCD Soundsystem et al, ie the music I like which makes people accuse me of being indie?

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

MODERN INDIE

[strange-powers.livejournal.com]

Ha ha! They are ROCK!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

I think there's a good point to put forward HAIRCUT INDIE again m'lud (but not Peej!!)