Indie has always meant an independent band to me, one that is not affiliated with a major label.
Interpol (a band I like, hence, my username) are no longer an independent band (some would say the detrimental effect of major label influence is evident on OLTA).
Despite this however, press releases, articles and promotions regularly still define Interpol as having an "indie" sound.
I wonder how this is possible, given the origins of the term. It is not definable in anyway shape or form. It has always been a term to discuss the financial affiliations of a band, not a sound.
Does it concern you that the term has been hijacked by major record labels to sell and promote product?
Does it concern you that journalists that are too lazy or too incompetent to draw accurate musical comparisons bandy the term around to define a "sound" when the term inherently does not have a sound associated with it?
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