DDEX Data Dictionary for Allowed Value Sets, 2019-09-16

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Intro

IndiePop

Often incorporates (but certainly isn't limited to) jangly guitars, sloppy riffs, ironic and/or cutesy lyrics, and lo-fi production. In many ways it has developed out of a suburban interpretation of the cool aesthetic. Currently, Indie Pop has a strong international following, with many bands coming from the UK, United States, Continental Europe, Japan, Australia, etc. Indie Pop has its roots in the Alternative Rock/Pop and Underground scenes of the UK and United States. Initially, the term 'indie' referred to bands signed to independent record labels. Indie Pop initially referred to music which utilizes the musical elements of pop music while existing outside of the politics and PR of mainstream pop music. However, many Indie Pop bands signed to major labels as the popularity of the subgenre has grew, especially in the late-90s and early-aughts of the 21st century. Indie Pop can be used as a catch-all phrase for many underground subgenres from the 1980s and 1990s, such as Dream Pop, Post Punk, Power Pop, Twee Pop, Shoegaze, etc. Its sound is less aggressive than its sister subgenre, Indie Rock.

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Parents	Pop	Popular music, for lack of a better term. Consists almost entirely of short-to-medium length songs, with heavy use of verse-chorus structures and a strong emphasis on melodicism and catchiness. Has no singular sound - often incorporates the popular sounds of the day (thus pop was synonymous with rock through the 60s, picked up elements of EDM in the late 2000s/early 2010s, and often features trap beats in the late 2010s). UMG's bread and butter.
Belongs to AVS	avs:SubGenre	A Type of SubGenre.

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