That would be a canonical matter

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

No canon today as my list is at work and I am not - instead, a question:

Is there an artist or group that suddenly springs to mind when you think of 'pop'? What about 'indie'? Or 'emo'? Do you think there can be 'defining songs' for a genre?

In other words - are there canonical artists/songs in pop? How changeable are they over time?

Comments

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

Indie = Cute Is What We Aim For

[koganbot]

I actually considered "Cute," for being worse than The View, but I decided they weren't indie enough.